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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Scientific journals say that milk decreases
according to the amount of rain. Com
mon people find that the reverse is often the
case
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

SUSPENSION OF THE CHICAGO BANKS. A
telegram received SATURDAY. from Chicago
announces that all the banks in that city
have suspended.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

The Postofice Department rules that a
single word written on the wrapper of n
book or a newspaper other than the neces-
sary address subjects the book or newspaper
| to letter postage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Senator Sherman says the people Of the
West consume two bushels of grain in re
moving one to market.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

The Boston Advertiser processes to have
information that Roscoe Conkling is likely
to be appointed Chief Justice, and protests
against it, as very improper appointment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

One hundred and six aspirants for fresh
man honors, of whom ten are women, arc
knocking at the doors of Michigan Univer-
sity. The number will be considerably m
creased
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

There is not a railroad at the West that
can carry all the freight offered to it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

rf'ssmen are fortunate above all Other
laocrers' Tor they arc never out of bps;nese
IL tnoy give up work as pressmep ,hsr :.
media'eiy become ex-pressmeu. '
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

The Dartmouth triennial, which appears
this year printed IN English for the first
time, registers 5,3l7 alumni, of whom over
1900 are living. About two-thirds of the
graduates have been from the academical
department, 200 from the medical school,
200 from the scientific, and eight from the
agricultural department.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Miss Florence Nightingale in letter t.
DR.. Wines, ON the subject of prison dlsei-
pline, proposes that in all claims involving
the unlawful conversion of alien property
punishment should be made to include res
titution or, as she puts 1t, the " thiet
should be obliged to work out and repay
the price of his theft" Stealing, she thinks,
would in that case cease to be lucrative, and
prisons would speedily lose the attractions
which, supplying as they do good food and
shelter at least, they undoubtedly often
present to the idle, unskilful. or inveter-
ate thief At present Miss Nightingale Is
of opinion 90 a good prison is actually re-
ward, not deterrent, and to the criminals
of the worst, because the most irreclaima-
bic, type, presents itself rather as the in
centive than the. penalty of crime. 50 far
as it is possible to include this feature OF
restitution, there can be no doubt OF the
desirability of it. But it seems to be very
difficult to connect work houses with the
smaller iails and prisons
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

br te aA;IP men are not all great guns,
put sui they bear some resemhia5o anS
Ihem' Tor they are very apt to make 80 70
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

TnE OBSCENE PUBLISHER. Iunter, the pub
Usher of the Star Sp0ngled Banner at Hins-
dale, n. III. who was arrested for sending OBJ
scene literature through the mails, has been
held in $4,000 to appear before the United
States Court at Exeter, in October. Five
of his clerks were also arrested and placed
under bonds of 81 500 each to appear for
trial ct the same court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

\ despatch from St Johns, Newfound-
land, states that the steamer Midway,
Captain Harris, which sailed from that
port on the evening of the ID inst, has
been lost near Anchor Point shore, off
Belle Isle. No date is given. The mate
and six men were drowned The Midway
is first-class steamship, sailing between
Quebec and London.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Hereafter no cashier or treasurer should
be retained in Office who has ~, I'M
through the rudimen;s of Latin far eD,' yeeii
TO enable him to know the J;iys~n..S-s 81
between meum and fuum.-N Y enc
mercidI ~ l. Tom
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

have come to see that farming VIII pay IN
the East as well as in the west, II Mes.e.n
enternriso can only be added to Eastern
econamv and they are making up their
minds TO stav at home and inluse Young
blood into the system of farming. ms Is
all that Vermont needs in order t. De the
first n rricultural State in the Unlon-thal
the enterprising young men should say
unon the farms. educate themselves IN the
science of farming as far as it IS a science;
and make every farm IT. Vermont Soou
enough to live on and die on Ihere Is no
better place to live in and there Is no pace
nearer heaven to die in than Vermont. Ana
no man under Gods blue sky has iairer
chance both for earth and for heaven than
the Vermont farmer.
MAsoxIc.-The Grand Lodge of Quebec
held its annual communication in Montreal
last week. Among the visitors were VIII
liam Brinsmaid of this city, Grand Sword
Bearer Of the Grand Lodge of Vermont.
The attendance was very large. Grand
Master j. II. Graham, of SherbroOke, was
reelected (for the fourth time) Grand Mas
ter, and j. H. Isaacson, of Montreal, Grand
Secretary. George o. Tyler, Of this city,
Past Master of Milton Lodge Of Three
Rivers. was elected Grand Registrar.
The new Masonic Temple on the corner Of
Broad and Hilbert streets, Philadelphia,
which was dedicated at noon Friday, rs
claimed to be one Of the finest specimens oil
architectural skill and art in the country;
The cost of the structure is 81 800, 600, anu
it has been nearly five years IN building IL
is built entirely of granite outside, with
brick backing, walls and arches, which are
very thick and substantial. The building
is three lofty stories and n basement IN
bei0bt. The main entrance on Broad street
Is modelled after the doorway Of st. Mark
Church in Venice, with the exception
of the figures. which are symbols
of the order The Norman and GOthlc
STYLES Of architecture prevail on the iirst and
second floors, and COrinthian throughout
the rest Of the ediiice. The meeting
room of the Grand Lodge is the representa-
tive apartment Of the Temple, and the
largest one in it. From an Octag0nal YES
thule of the western end the visitor enters
through massive doors, artlstlcally con-
,tructed of walnut. with cedar slnkings anu
raised panels. made Of mOttleSwalnut IN
Dorted from France. The work i highly
polished. and these panels present the ap-
pearance of marble The furniture of the
hall is of walnut and cedar, covered with
blue plush. Everywhere Masonic emblems
meet the eye, carved in wood or stone, or
shining from stained glass windows ana
handsomely-cut globes. The next larger
room IS the Grand Chapter Hall, then fol-
low the Egyptian Hall, the Ionic, the Nor
nal, the Oriental and numerous other halls,
for large meetings The library room Is
situated on the second floor, and Is intend
ed for use as well a. ornament, and will be
the repository Of ia complete Masonic libra
~, if the plans Of the Grand Lodge can be
81 7cessfully carried out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Ex-Governor Cooke of Washington, styles
the Geographic report that he, as the sole
executor Of Chief Justice Chase, had entan-
gled that trust estate in the affairs Of the
firm and Of the First National Bank of
Washington, an infamous lie, and says that
not q dollar had been lost, as the securities
were safely locked up on special deposit in
the vaults Of the Fidelity Trust Company
of Philadelphia.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

ST. ALHANs.-Thc st. Adams printing
binding and paper manufacturing company
mas purchased the stock fixtures and good
viii Of Mr. +. A. M0rtOns Job printing
office, and secured the services of Mr.. james
Myers, the foreman Of the Office, to accom-
pany it.
1t Is rum0red that the law firm Of Bailey,
Davis * Adams, from which Mr. Bailey re
tired few years since, Is to be Teorganized
in Chicago at an early day Messrs. Park
Davis and Henry C.. Adams, the present
partners. are both able lawyers and highly
esteemed citizens whom the town would re
greet to lose. Mr.. Bailey's business keeps
him in the West a good share of the time
now.
No definite clue to the perpetrator Of the
murderOus assault on Miss Bninerd has
yet been obtained and the Missioner SAYS
there Is a feeling among many good citizens
that the authorities OF 81 Adams and
Franklin county are not sufficiently yigor-
Gus in the detection, pursuit and punish
ment Of criminals.
\ change Is about to be made in the
various Offices of the Central Vermont Rail-
road. The Offices Of the freight department
now occupy the southeast portion of the
depot building on the first floor. where are
some twenty clerks under Mr. Lansing
Mills, the new General Superintendent of
Iraie. This department is now To De IT,
moved 10 the third story where the civil
engineers offices are located. with the cx-
ceptlon Of Mr.. Mills private office, which
will be on the second floor, taking the
library room and another heretofore oecu-
pied By the National Car Company. max
ing a very fine Office and great
Improvement upon the present quarters.
The rooms in the third story. which are
to be occupied by the clerks under the i'm
mediate direction of William Laird. the
chief clerk Of the freight department. are To
be turned into one large Office for their re-
ceptiOn, which will netcssitate some altcra-
tons IN the appearance Of that floor. The
eIyu engineers will probably occupy the
rooms on the first floor. to be vacated hv the
traffic department. Mr.. Mills j. 70 b. as
sisted by Mr.. Laird. as above stated. and
Mr.. Charles \. Converse as corresponding
secretary, with some eighteen others. who
attend to the details of the freight business
on the Central Vermont and its many con-
Meeting lines.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Early Friday morning the train on the
Midland Railroad, bound to New York. was
run into near Durham by a westward bound
freight train. Both engines were smashed.
and the freight cars and first car Of the pas
senger train, which was teleseoped with the
tender. Five persons were injured. but none
seriously. The accident was caused by the
conductors watch being eight minutes be-
hind time. the same fault as caused the re-
cent disaster in Illinois on the Alton road.
The sales Of L. 5. bonds by the Govern
ment, in New York, were suspended. it
seems, because the currency balance Of SIl.-
600 600 in the Treasury was exhausted. in
the purchases already made. and because.
though the purchases, doubtless. had on
the whole good effect, they did not afford
the relief expected, the sales being largely
made By savings banks, who hold the cur
reney 30 procured against the contingency
OF runs upon them, which thus far have not
taken place. The currency is thus with
held from circulation
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

CAPT. Hans DANA cable despatch
to the n Y Herald states that Morton. the
second mate Of the Polaris, who personally
attended Capt. Hall to the moment Of his
death, says that Hall returned in perfect
health from the journey which preceded his
final illness. He was a short time in his
cabin, where he took some coffee and immc-
diatcly afterwards became sick and yomit-
ed. Hall said they were poisoning him
Morton evidently believes the same thing.
He also suspects his subsequent treatment.
lie has, however, violent feeling against
the doctor, which may color his Judgment.
The meeting of the English stakeholder,
Of the Erie Railway Company, called by
President Watson. took place in London,
Thursday. The meeting is said to have
been stormy. \ resolution Of thanks 20
Mr.. Watson was unanimously adopted
The names of Bischofseheim and Henry Were
greeted with a storm Of mingled Kisses and
cheesr Mr. Watson, in explanation Of the
affairs Of the company. said there was some
apparent dubiouSness about the accounts,
but he believed they were correct. They
wanted $50 200, 600 Immediately to furnish
the Improvements already commenced and
to lay third rail. The meeting was at
tended by many Americans
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

NEsNoNr PArENTs EXTENDED. - Alcxan-
der Boyd and Samuel Wheclright. cxecu-
tors of John c. Boyd; Elastic Hose Tubing.
Pat. Aug. 50. 1853
Edward NJ. Manrle; Improvement in
stoves. Pat. Sept. 9TH, 1853.
Avian C. Mason improved machine for
9th, 1859.
Silas B. Terry; improved machine for
making paper boxes. Pat. Sept. 9Th. 1899.
InE Civil SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. - Mr..
Dorman &. Eaton, chairman of the new
Civil Service Commission, has issued a cir
eular repeating in detail the order of the
President dividing the country il five Dr.
trictS for the examination of applicants for
Office The Civil Service districts are livi-
ded as follows:
'First-The States Of Maine. New Ilamp-
shire, Massachusetts,, Vermont. Connecfi-
cut, Rhode Island and New York and the
examinations therein shall be held alter
nately at New York and Boston. hut first M
New York.
Second - The States of New Jersey
PENNSYLVANIA, Delaware. Maryland. North
Nsip4lhtf NIsluli. W est ' lrglnIa and the
District OF Columbia and the examinations
therein shall be held at Washington.
IhIrd-The States Of Ohio. Micbioan
Indiana, Wisconsin and kentucky and
the examinations therein shall be held
alternately at Cincinnati and Detroit. Int
ilrst at Cincinnati
tourth-The States Of Illinois. Nissan
II, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska.
Nevada, California and Oregon, and also
an the territories. except New Mexico and
the District Of Columbia and the cxami-
nations 5I therein shall be held at St. Louis.
filth-Ihe States Of South Carolina
georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
Arkansas, Louisiana. Texas and Tennessee
together with the territory of New Mexico,
and the examinations therein shall be held I
alternately ut Savannah and Memphis. Int
irst at Savannah"
This plan has been adonted for two (
reasons First, because it will accommodate [
'andidates for appointments by bringino I
The examining board nearer their ho9es
md, second. because it will give the dii3sr' I
mt parts OF the country better oppertnr;- I
" to compete for the offices.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Edmund Yates says there is not in all
Europe a restaurant as good as Delmonico's.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

The farmers Of Pawlet are giving up
sheep raising and going into the manuiae-
ture of cheese. The town has four cheese
factories, and five other factories near ITS
limits monopolize the surplus milk
4 rattlesnake was killed in the mountains
back of West Castleton last week. whose
body was as large as a man swrist.
A lodge of 4" Knights Of the Palm Tree
has been established at Wallingiord.
Mrs. Harvey Chapman of West Claren-
don. lady about seventys years OF age, iell
last Saturday, and fractured the meek OF
the right femur. Her recovery Is doubtful
Robert Morris Copeland formerly of West
Castleton, now a landscape gardener OF Dos
ton. is LAYING out a new rural cemetery ut
Meriden. Conn, by direction of the town
authorities.
The citizens of Wallingiord are taking
measures to celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary of the foundation of the town.
De Witt Leonard of Fairhayen, is heavy
loser by the failure of Henry Clews i Go.
The grand jary of Rutland county have
presented the county Jail at Rutland as
wholly unsuited for the purpose for which
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

The New York banks, in order to pre-
vent further drain Of greenlacks, and new
lock-up~ of currency, already in too ~canty
supply. found it necessary 10 refuse pay
ment> of large checks and drafts, while still
holding themselves prepared to cash small
checks, drawn in the ordinary course of
business Similar action at once became
necessary in other monetary centres. Thus
the Boston banks found that New Workers
were picking up Boston checks. and that
large sums Of grecnbacks, were beng sent
from Boston to New York They at once
held a meeting for concerted action and
adopted the same measure of partial sus-
pension. The same causes led to the same
precautionary measure. on the part Of the
banks in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago,
Cincinnati, indianapolis, and other large
cities Probably majority of the banks
Of the principal cities Of the Union have by
this time followed the example of New
York
The country banks are not in equal dan
ger of drains Of currency, and probably do
not in many eases find it necessary to give
iormalinotice of similar precautions. Yet
their attitude, IN the nature Of things, must
be substantially the same. While all goes
on quietly and ON the usual course Of bust
ness, they will make no difference in their
mode Of doing business; but they would I'M
questionably meet any concerted or unusual
demand for currency, by refusal to pay
greenbacks and a tender Of some other
form Of payment, as certified checks, or
drafts.
Our Burlington banks are sound and
strong and as long as our business men
and community generally keep their heads,
and make no unnecessary or unusual de-
mands. they viii unquestionably keep right
on in the ever tenor Of their way, respond
ing as usual to all ordinary demands. While
the banks thus do their duty, it is for the
community to remember that a duty also
rests with them. No one should hoard
greenbacks, or needlessly withdraw them
from circulation. Let every one that has
cash use what he needs, and thus keep it
moving, and deposit what he does not need
in the banks, to help keep up their sup
ply of currency. With such wise action,
there need not be, and We suppose there
will not be, any disturbance of the usual
course Of business among us.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03
NORTHERN xEw roEK.

More butter factories are being erected
in ST. Lawrence County
The assistant postmaster at Pot-iam
Junction has been arrested for stealing
letters.
The Ogdensburg Journal goes into oesta-
cies over Schuyler Coliax. and in con-
Guiding Il notice Of his address a the s.
Lawrence county fair, it says: d" The
hearts of all who heard him warmed towards
Mr.. Coliax."
frank Sullivan killed his sister, 1t De
troit, recently, by throwing a stone at q
Young man with whom she was walking,
and who was distastciul to him. The stone
struck her in the temple and caused death
in a few minutes. The family had recently
moved from Osden-burg.
The little steamer Allison was sunk. a
Prescott, Sept. 2jth She was at the
Ottawa depot where they were cndeavor-
ing to lift her stern, with large crane or
derrick, in order 10 repair her wheel. The
derrick capsizei, and falling upon the
steamer, sent her 10 the bottom in eight
feet of water.
Hon Weiss. Dickinson Of Bangor. has
been renominatcd by acclamation from the
Seventeenth q. y Senatorial District.
The following are the Republican n0mi-
nations in Franklin county
Member OF As-embly-John d. Badger,
Chatelugay.
County Clcrk-A. ". Merrick, Fort Gov
ington.
Superintendent of Poor-H Powell VIII
son, Bangor.
Justice of Sessions-James II. Holland,
Malone.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

The New York State Fair pays in the ag-
gregate amount of premiums only SO 900
more than the Vermont State Fair.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Orr NATIONAL CUKRENcY. - Heretofore,
in every great financial disturbance, the
general evil was in the losses of individuals
of all classes in the depreciation ofpaper
money. Now, with all the suspensions of
banks and bankers, the national paper cir
culaton is everywhere held perfectly safe
and sound against stock jobberS, gold gam
blers, reckless spectators and frauds and
failures. We see in times like this the ad-
vantages to the people of a good, uniform
national paper circulation over the old
State. city, town and other local banks,
which gave rs such n variety OF paper
money OF different values, and 50 many fall
ures and 50 many counterleits, that upon
every counter new bank note detector,
with its list of hundreds of broken and
shaky Lanks and dangerous counterfeits,
was required from week to week. Now,
amid all the trouble, nobody looks twice at
any ordinary-sized bill. and most people
have no idea of what bank or banks are
the notes in their pockets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

The seyenty-three leading banks Of New
York city have joined hands and now make
virtually one compact body The legal
tenders in possession Of the various banks
are through the agency Of the Clearing
House, thrown into pool and divided
every day among the banks in such amounts
as will enable each bank to Do business on
the principle common to all The banks
refuses to meet demands on sight for very
large sums, but pay out legal tenders in
sums sufficiently large for all legitimate
purposes, as for the daily transactions OF
mercantile firms and for the payment Of
clerks. mechanics and laborers They also
extend reasonable accommodations to mer-
chants, but not to persons who want to
lock up currency. or to use it solely for
stockjobbing operations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

\ man named John Mold recently
fgured quite extensively in Pcacham with
nice horse and carriagc. which he en-
dcayored to -ell to Moses Porter Of Danyi!le.
stating that the team came from Winooski
Falls. Porter went to Wiuooski. but
falling to gain any knowledge it, return
ed and tried to find Mold, with a view To
arresting him, but be had fled to parts un-
known The team was found to belong to
Edwin Gauthicr of Sherbrooke. p. o.. of
whom Mold hired it. promising to return it
in lone hour.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03
VERMONT NEWS.


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l. Three boys of Addison caught an eel, few
Sais ago, which measured three and half
leet IN length, three inches in diameter.
ana weighed four pounds six ounces.
Inc eleventh annual fair of the Orwell
Farmers Club will be held on Wednesday
oet; oth. general invitation is extended
70 an towns in the vicinity to participate
IN inc exhibition. Some of the best horses
IN the State will be present. including
PANEL Lambert, y" Lady Foxlcy, -" Ga
zeile and others. \ fine show of blood
cattle and sheep is also anticinated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

HYDE Park has eight frst-cla,, circular
saw mills, mostly contiguous t. large
lumber region. on the Gihon and Green
rivers two tubs and pail factories doing a
large business; peg factory, where the
best pegs in New England are manuiactur-
ed a number ofoli fashioned saw mill-.and
water power enough to 10 all the manulac-
turing now done in Northern Vermont.
There are also fourteen natural ponds.
Charles W Merriam. aged II years. son
of A. C. Merriam. of Elm0rc, went outon
ledge % cut a small tree growing there.
when the part of the rock ON which lie
stood fell. prccipitating him TO the ground,
q distance of over - feet. lie was accom-
panied in lis fall hy several large pieces of
rock. and came out with % broken arm,
wrist out OF joint and several bruises.
When four Years old Le met with an acci-
dent that resulted in a broken leg IL is
hoped hc-h7S bad bis share Of casualties.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

\ South Hero man writes to the phu-
burgh Ss1hal that be and a Gaui ~
man. have been badly swindiel hy light
ning-rod peddlers, recently.