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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03
IBslcII0ss 4sD wAasISds.

The grand digestion urged by orr outside
friends to the Notch " route is lis alleged
.. enormous cost Who knows be't what the
e,st will be; we who hAye lad the matter under
careful study and consideration for years o.
those who stand sf.r oil aal decisim about il,
We ta5t- that notwithstanding The terrible sud
rugged grandeur Of the scenery in the a.
pros.hes and the jaws of the Nytca," the sc
tuAl roadway is comparatively smooth and Of
uniform rise. We know that the liability TO
6. snow embz-goes,'' either here Or elsewhere On
the line. when the road i, once fully in opera
ton. amounts TO nothing. So in regard TO the
" grades 50 and "curses.' The time Wss
when it was thought impossible to operate rail-
road with rice Of fifty feet 20 the mile, or on
curves, except Of enormous rsIias. Ii noun
tain were encountered it must be unaelei or
eloven through, whatever the cost might he.
Valleys Of wh,teyer depth must be filed up
th.ta straight and level course might be Sc
cured. We know Of railroads. sweating under
the burden Of debts usele,sy incurred in this
method Of construction. Nowadays obstacles
are avoided or surmountei The locomotive
goes sround or over the obstacle, not through IT,
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, one Of the
heaviest freight rosd. in the country, has one
grsIe. eleven miles long, Of 1l6 feet rise 20 the
mile, and curves that would have made an old
fashioned railway engineers hair stand on
end. Yet it is one OF the most successful roals
in the land.
As regards cur securing Western business,
ominous intim.tions bsye not teen wanting
thst baleiul influences at the further end of the
line will cut Us OF from possible connection with
the lakes and Montreal. How little We sre cor
osrn,d abou. this may 5e inferred from the
fact tna; s special business arrangement with
The .'Old Ozieusburg' liue, when The Port
land Railroad might have entered into. and
vas besought to enter into, was deemed Of too
little consequence to be contaminated. We W.
derstood What rights were sscred to US by the
laws Of New York, aud were satisfied. But
more than thst, the ultimsie arrangements had
in view by this road free il from dependence
upon ether iiues for access to either the lakes or
to Montreal We presume thst no one rosd has
presoriptiye right to all the railroad routes in
that part Of the world. Portland has no quar-
rel with any Of the lines with which her road to
the lakes may come in contact. She recognizes the
real community Of interest betwixt herself and
them She intends to both give aud take in
that grand system Of commercial tribute that
enriches all, impoverishes none. Temporary
piquef, the rivalry Of different ownerfhips,
never can hold out long against substantial
identity Of interests, especially when there are
based upon great geographical, natural and IN
ctsngesble conditions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03

Chas. II. Moore Of Plsl:shurgh.has been aP-
pointed agent for the NeS York Life Insurance
Company. Ths company has capital Of s 49,
900, 900, and is one Of the best in the country
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03

The loss Of life by the eruption Of Vesuvius
wss oyer-ststed. The last sivices state that
only twelve persons were thus far killed aud
twelve injured by running lava. The villages
Of San Sebastian and Massadsomma axe almost
entirely destroyed The laws is now s4v@aoiae
toward other Villages, which have been absa-
donel by the inhabitants.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03
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present copy OF stuarts large and beautiful Steel
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03

The New York Tribune szys Ne regre, 70
say that there is good foundation for the state
ment that the Administration mas already Aban
doned its sttiiule in relation 10 the AlAbama
question; that the Secretary Of State has writ
ten 10 Gen. SohencS, expressing his regret al
the misunderstanding that hiss arisen, saying
that the claims for indirect damages were IN
serted in the case because we conceived We had
the right to include them under the treaty;
that the case cannot he amended or withdrawn.
because the treaty contained no provision for
the amendment Of the case except by a counter
c&se; but thsJ we expected 10 award TO be made
for them; that we DO not wish any; that in
the interest both Of the United states and Of
England we desire that none may be made; snd
in consideration Of these amiable dispositions
CT ours. We hope that Her Msjesty's Govern
meut will permit the arbitration to 60 forward.
The New York Herald, on the contrary, says
that the rumor Of change OF attitude on the
Alabams question is the work Of lobby at
Washington Itssys; "But having made our
case in good faith, and in accordance with our
rights under a treaty solicited by England the
American people will demand, with their Pres
dent, thst 1t shall 20 intact before The Geneva
Tribunal for its confederation and judgment. -
No other paper but the Tribune appears to
haye the neEr. snl there is probably nothing in
il.
Particulars Of the la.e elrthquake in Syris
show that the fatNli,ies we're not the grsttest in
Amigo, but heavier III the country ia the vi
ciuity. 4 letter from Antioch, April 4,b,
says:
=" The American Protestant Church was SC
verely injured, and four Americans were killed
All the members Of the families Of missionaries
are safe The lumber Of persons killed in An
tiosh il less th4a three hundred, hut sixteen
hundred people in the surrounding towns and
country where the shocks we're IS severe. if not
greater than here, were silied. and this number
msy be increased. The distress OF the people
will be only temporary, as the crop prospects are
good. The supply OF provisions on hand is
moderate. Correspondents Of London papers
praise Rev Mr.. PoWefs, The American Mission
airy, for assiuity IN administering to the relief
of the afflicted people
A meeting was held in New York Monday
evening. presided over by Hon VIM. E Dodge,
to consider the best means Of slleyiAtng the suf-
fering st Antioch. and committee was sp-
pointed to solicit subscriptions Mr. johnson.
late Consul-Ganeral to Syria, who WAS present,
said that from the construction Of the buildings,
the destruction Of lie in the event of an earth
quake would be serious, but the damage to limb
would be ten times greater.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03

The Albany -7rgus repuli.teE in the name Of
the democrats party, the recent assumption Of
the New York World that the party will cup
port Mr. Adams if nominated at Cincinnati. The
-frgus tsys:
The true relations Of the democracy Of New
York are With the great west. For public
msn to have lived in the great valley Of the
Mississippi, shared its growth and development
and anticipated lie destiney. is almost demo
cratic education. If the democratic party if to
take part in political revolution it must ally
itself with the growing and generous west, where
lies the future of the republic, and not with
sections which have lost their energy and en-
ihusiat.n sld dwell only in the dead past
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03
d" An Arm f u1l."
FoUR DOLLARS WORTH for TWO.

The rsrular price Of this beautiful picture is two
dollars, and it cannot be obtained Of the PRINT
sellers for any less sum. We thus give
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03

The cable dispatch saying thst o'Coancr, Who
undertook 70 fire an unloaiei pistol at Queen
Victoria, had been sentenced to be hoggel, did
not give quite all the facts. The arrival Of Eng
lith papers ,hows that he was to be hogsed
with birch rod ike school-boy who hzs
duag his ink-a;And at the teacher.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03

tempt for Western connections, in copious
measure We remember the past, but only to be
instructed by it.
Again, we sre dOlefully reminded that the
lake, are frozen up to navigation for five months
of the yesr, snd there is an end to business.
Well, seven months remain in which they are not
frozen up. and il that seven, freights move
by water at four mills per ton per mile, against
twenty-five mills by rail. The lakes are closed
no sooner 70 the Portland rad than TO the Yer
mont Central, or 10 Buffalo and the Erie canal.
Iftbis item Ct the ice is so appalling. what means
that Il ghty laechirery Of transportation created
upon the likes At the aggregate coat Of hundreds
OF millions Of dollars? This IS idle even longer
than the railroads that supplement it, but we
presume it rsIs nevertheless
Bat il ia useless to attempt, te.iatim, 10 knock
over the scAreoroxs which ingenious Eni ofi;ious
perhaps no, unfriendy. hands have set up 70
fcighien US from our trask Their ZANE Is
legion But however monstrous in sspcc; they
are all monsters Of straw. Portland Is going
forward with her work. To satisfy few Of the
more timil. special inquiry is to be inside,
under the auspices Of the city government, into
the cost Of tie 4" Notch " section. The result
will be that the =, 800, 900 losn Of credit asked
Of the city will be found ample for the purpose,
and will he, by an overwhelming majority, grant
81 o.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03

know many gentlemen DO not share With me
in the apprehension that much danger will come
TO the government from this method Of mAnag-
ing parties and carrying election by the use Of
other instrumeatslities than sppeas TO tie in
telligence end patriotism Of the people But
my observation leads me 10 no such calm and
hopeful conclusion. The Democratic party wa5
an houest party when it took possession Of the
government more than forty years ago. For
thirty yearH 1t hsd nearly uninterrupted control
Of national Affairs, the Wing party only coming
into power at two distant intervals. To what
did this spoils doctrine bring the Democracy?
Did it not make that pSrty the plant ins;ru-
ment Of the STAKEHOLDER, until the whip On the
plantation was hardly less potent in driving the
trembling slave to his work than the slavehol-
er's lash in conventions and in Congress in
driving to their appointed taEk the subseryient
Northern ally Of the slave power, Do gentle
men not remember Sgainst what tremendous
odds 1T the beginning the battle Of freedom was
fought, when free press was destroyed in Il
linois and free speech was Smothered in Boston
By mobs, and OF the earlier champions Of the
slsve come gave their lives for the cause, and all
put in peril their reputation snd fought az lie a
forlorn hopper 1t was the spoils' Of party
and :" the spoils" of commerce that held the
North back for years in the var On slavery.
But commerce would hsve been soon helpless
against the rising tide of public sentiment and
an awakened public conscience had not the
power OF party army, with it's officers fed and
paid and bribed out of the public Treasury By
the spois, with a subordinate in every hamlet
North and South, cracking his party whip in
every election precinct in the country, been able
still TO hold back the nation from the work that
lay before it. Even the little taste which the
Wing party had Of the spoils in lS48 so
debsuched and debased it that four year,
later, in it's platform, it surrendered all its
manliness and mobility, and, like the human
form Dante saw in bis vision, crswied ard
licked the dust at the feet of the slsve mower
emulating its old antagonist in its pros:r.tion
and sbasement Many Of its great men; il,
chiefs and ttstesmen, shared in its humiliation.
and the party which had often in its history ut
tered grand words in behalf Of liberty was de-
fested; having sold its birthright for a mess of
pottage, it WAS cheated out OF its pay; and it
died, re Webster died, broken, disappointed, and
with its fame sullied by the dishonor which the
love Of office brought upon it.
And what Of the Democratic party Are the
Of Pierce and Buchanan forgot
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-07-20

THE sEAI-wHEKLY Sun.
Five eeples. one year, separately aaeIcssed;
Fight Dsllsrs.
Teu comics ore year sepsraieiv addressed lana
a. cIfrs cory 20 Getts- mp OF ciub),
Sixteen Dsltaros
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LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
LoOk at This.

A MAN
Can find at the store of Jonas Weifs
as well an assorted stock of goods, as
can be
FOUND
in the South, such as Dry Goods, Gro
ceries, etc. The Proprietor is not a
DEAD
man. but alive to his own, and the in
terest OF the public. Those wishing to
patronize him can do so, by calling
ON
him at his establishment, ia the rear
Of the Ice House, on
SECOND STREET,
where will be found as cheap stock
of goods, as can be found
IN ALEXANDRIA.
Dec. 24-1y.
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Use letters Containing noNy. Address
Nv. ENGLAND. Publisher,
Sun once. View YORK Ci,y.
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NEWESPAPERS.
NATIONAL
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WEEKLY PAPER published at Chicago 70
A devoted to reform in politics, CUISINES snr.s
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.t. z nnre and good, in or ont of the church
Contains Cont original stories of high and chas,e
o-dnr of excellence; and. also articles from
soene of the best friends efGOd and man, ~
this and other countries. Gives the news o.
the week in a condensed and attractive Torn.
One Dollar and a half a year; SIX iaon1ns -. !,
cents: three p,onths 90 cents. Address .h'
Editor. Y. C. EGGLESTON, ~ hadisoi
Street, Chicsgo.
Alexandria La. Jan. 9TH ISL
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Terms :-CsSH IN ADVANCE. 81
Address "PHE TRIBUNE
New York.
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Twenty COPIES cue year. tsparctely addressed
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I'M - q II II II VT
TO PLANTERS, AND OTHERS ON RED KiNEh, az
WANT OF LUMBER.
nRDERS will be filed at the low rate OF
" ais per thousand feet, delivered at the
steamboat landing in Pineville. discount
of ten per cent on all orders over 10000 feet
win be allowed In all cases, lengths are spe-
cially observed and every one may rely upon
having orders flied with exactness, and OF tRe
best lumber only.
Orders arded by any regular Shreveport
bea. going down, will he ready by her return
ANY Warehouse in Alexandria will receive
orders or they may be left with w. J. Rogers
Steamboat Agent, Alexandria, or with y. q A.
Jarreau, Pineville.
Address JANIS Ia NAlEhe,
March 25-tf Alexandria, La.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-07
Who IL Senator wilson's ForGer :

From tht New York Iribunt.
Several days ago letter was printed
IL newspapers friendly TO Senate: VII
son. addressed to certain Germans IL
BROOKLYN, denying that NJ. Wilson
mad ever been know-Nothiug. This
charge mad before me, with I'll an
blguous and evaslve answer from n.
Wilson, ana mad been conciuslYeiy
proved. When this fiat contradiction
appeared. in ms interest auu IL AL AZ
pareutiv authentic torn, w gave Sell
ator Wilson the benefit o. il, hut took
occasion al the same time to SHOW II
faisity. But the Senator, on reading
the letter IL Augusta, Maine. denounced
II a. forgery and We hasten 10 give
uuulicltv 10 thls statement also
There remains q mystery about the
matter. which ought 70 be cleared NJ.
NJ. Freyert, with whom the correspond
ence was held, has placed the letters IL
our hands for ms own justification.
The facts are these On the I'd OF July,
NJ Frevert and eleven other Germans
of BROOKLYN wrote to Nj. Wilson, an
nouncine themselves a. favorable to
GRANT, but desiring 10 he informed
whether Nj. Wilson was ever d
Know Nothing, 81 reported III some
papers and denied IN others On the
9th Of August Mr.. Frevert received IL
repiv the letter which M. Wilson nov
dsuounces A. 3 forgery. II Ii dated O.
Natick, August 2uth, pOstmarked BIOS
ton and bears the frank oi Senator
Wilson. 1t Is written IL German. and
slgned Henry Wilson, per Il. A. Ii
u impossible 10 state whether the iranh
l. q forgery or not If il Is, it's sutii-
cleutlv successful to pass the scrutiny o.
the Boston and BROOKLYN postoffIces.
Senator Wilson will do vel! not to
content himself with simple repudIs-
tiou Of Lis letter The tacts are lm-
portan, TO MN, aHd should be promptly
stated. The se-called forgery If cat
egorical reply to the letter addressed 10
INN hv FreYert and others. ii nur'
norris 10 have been written not hy ht'
hand but by that of al amanuensIs OF
secretary. Ii comes unstamped iron
Rostou. bearing his frank. Ii Is writ
len TO ms political friends and published
in his interest. II il If forgery, II Is
forgery tor his benefit alone, founded OF
information which could only hay'
come from him OF his friendly CORES
noudeut A crime has been committee
r. assist in Mr.. Wilson's election, ans
/ il behooves him more than any ont
else 10 ascertain who has committed Il
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-07
How ~ PRESERVE u CarriaSe-

- llrOILIDSLi CUEt1aSt uinA481dStUIcl
OF Nottingham. Lncland-Mr. Starev-
publishes T. series OF az sefnl Hints for
the Prone Preservation OF 3 ChrFiage,
from which We quote the following -
4 carriage should be- KEEP, III at airy,
d-v coach house, with Il moderate
amount ol lIch; otherwise the color
will l., DESTROYED.
There should he no COMMUNICATION
between the stables and the coach
nuuse Tns manure hrap o. Dit should
be-. KEEP; as ia aWsv a possible. Ammo
MA crack varn!sE amG fade the cOiors
both OF painting and lining
\ carrlage should neve: under any
circumstances, " put away dirty.
In washing carriage, keel II out Of
the sun and have the sets covered
with leather. Use plenty OF water,
which apply, where practicable with t.
hose or Il syringe, taking care that the
watsr IL moi forced INFO the body, 10 the
injury OF the lining When forced
water Is not attsinabie use for the body
i large, soft sponge. This when sal
urated. squeeze over the panel, and by
the flow Town OF the water the dirt
will soften and harnlessiy run OF then
tinish WITH soft chamois leather and
al old siik handkerchief. The same
remark, apply to the uAdef WORK and
the wheels except when the mud Is well
soaked q sott mop, tree from any hard
substance III the mead may be used.
Never u.s. spoke brush, which IL
coniunctl&n with the grit from the road
acts like ,sani paper on the vHrnish,
SCRATCHING! il, and, OF course, etfectuRliy
removlnCall gioss. Never allow water
to DIV itss. Oh the carriage, H. Ii lnvs-
rtabty le:fyes stains
Be cart4u to grease the bearings o.
the tore jarriage SO "a to allow il 10
turu trees lit turns with difficulty,
the snates or pole will probably strain
o. break
Examise carriage occasionally. and
wheneve: Dol; or slip appears TO be
getting [3osr, tighten Ii W with Il
wrench, iad always have little repairs
done ai C. Ct.
Never raw Out o" back & carriage
into 2 coach house with the horses al
tached, n more accidents occur from
this than any other cause.
Headed carriages should never stand
with the head down, and aprons o. ev-
cry kind should be frequently unfeided
or they viii soon spell.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-07
Sensational.

Thevhage ID certain town ID North
barn Pennsylvania two rival newspapers
WI ich are published or the same day Of
the,week. The editors make desperate
attempts IT, get ahead Of each other il
procufins~items and the consequences
are amusing Last week they were
serious. The siitpr OF the MOud.
S-ppn devised q scieueswhtch he cal
cuiated would lay the lGats-AEe out
cold Unemployed q msn TO make BID
attempt to, assssssinste ham jusrass hS
paper was gong 70 press. He bought
this man ! six-barreled revofNsr, and
instructed Sim to rush into the offfcesof
the Holh SOrqan AZ certain hour anu
begin TO sbang away g. the editor,
taking gotFi care not TO hit MIN. The
editor intet ded 10 permit him TO ESCAPE
and then u proposed TO Sit down and
run ont a,tsensalional local, with halt
s column or head lines about a
"Dastardl,S Attemp, al Assassination. !"
a Blo%s ..t Free press," etc, etc
Tue mar with the revolver seemed
really emit usisssic about il. When the
appointed hour arrived the editor took
q position neer the door In dashed Ftns,
william OF the piece with murder writ
tel all over MS countenance ardkbe-
gan TO lombard that eminent Journalist
with reckless ferOclty. The tIrs tshoi,
took etfec, in the editorial calf; the
second grazed his elbow; the third tore
= chanuel across his scalp. The
editor howieu al the ASSASSIN TO stop
bu, Inc ASSASSIN thought II was al
par, o. the plSy; so ne emptied three
more barrels a. him, scratching MIN g
little every Time. Then the editor
tainted from loss OF blood the assassin
was arrested IL rea. earnest the editor
o. the Uc4l.Ar. rushed round, wrote a
stunning account o. the tragedy, and
GOT his paper on the street SELF
ing like wild ire before the MoWih
organ man revived. But he Is sick,
now, the 'lholih Organ man is. He
saws the assassin mus; have mlsundel-
STOOD hi- Instructions somehow, or else
ne wa bribed 6v, thespreprietor Of the
Hez--4rs to play falsess.-And he does
not care IL organize any more schemes
for getting IN ahead with sensational
items. He thinks now that news.
paper ought 10 be- conducted SIpou 3
calmer Dasis. p
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-07

cba"ge2---iaaii---teA .you.' Gays The
Colonel, Il was down al Cincinnati
about two weeks ago, and met many OF
my old friends, both Republicans and
Democrats; / noticed particularly that
nearly every one OF the Republicans
asked me il j was going to attend the
Louisville Convention. Spoke OF the
movement in high terms, and adyised
me to 90 by ali means, and some OF
them addei they intended 10 be there,
as It was Foing to be the hngest affair
OF the three, etc; while none of my
Democratic friends mentioned the thing
to me- noticed too ttnat the Gazette
and other Grant papers were exuiting
over the fact that there was 70 be o
Convention at all, and honored the
call, etc; and ! came to the conclusion
that it was Grant movement procured
10y Grant, money, and would be al
tended by more Grant men than Demo
Gratis and, as ! could not affiliate with
any thing that even smelled OF Grant,
! concluded that there was only one
course left tor me 10 pursue; and In
our rambllngs over the country We find
the Colonel does not stand alone in mis-
impressions