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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

IHE Terrible AVALANCHE IN CrAu-The
Salt Lake City Herald Of the 9th and asth
ult., gives the following details OF the fear
iul snowslide of the 26th. from eye-wir
nesses
. The avalanche Of snow came down the
ridge Of the mountain side about a half
mile below the old Bruno furnaces. The
stage was IN waiting to pass the long line Of
teams IN front, when all at once the slide.
win width OF about two hundred wards.
ana having depth Of about ten feet. came
uown with terrific violence, carving men.
mules and wagons entirely across the creek
some NIFTY yards distant. and buryinr them
on the opposite shore. The new. of the
tragedy was Immediately sent 10 Central
and Alta cities, and large force of men.
armed with all the shOvels procunble in
DOth towns, came to the rescue While
large iorce was endeayOring to unburv men,
mules ana horses, others made a temporary
track across the route of the slide, in order
tnat the mail coach and rear teams migt pass.
Everybody went TO work with a will ami
mails with broken limbs that were olsen
tomoed were shot, and others were left
standing in snow pits. there being at the
time the stage left no means of extricating
them Messrs. Duncan and Smith. who
came down last night, and were at the To-
eallty of the slide as late "a p. IN. YES
terday, say that the number of lives lost
Will certainly reach twelve but thew in
elude in this number three miners said %
have been on one of the down-bound
wagons, and in respect to these men We
hope and have cause 10 believe that they
are mistaken, One man saved himself. al
though badly bruised, by grasping and
holding on for life TO firmly rooted shrub.
and allowing the slide to pass over him
Another escaped by sheltering himself
under the lee of huge boulder: and still
another was swept across the rapid and full
current of the canyon creek, high up on
the hillside, and left in an inverted position
but unframed. Mr.. Duncan saws that
men, mules, sheds and sacks of ore were
carried across the stream
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The Spirits" just slang themselves At
New York seance, the other night, at which
were present many distinguished Spiritual
lists and several skeptics. Mrs Harriet
Tackerburg Of Cleveland, played 'mejum
and was tied firmly in chair-her hands
being also securely bound-and after he-
mouth had been completely closed with
sticking plaster, she was placed in a cab5-
net. The audience We're allowed to examine
the cabinet. and no chance for cheat was
discovered, but after the cabinet was closed
murmuring sound, were heard, the
lights burned low. and the cabinet
itself moved soon a knocking was heard
and the spirit of '' Uncle Ben Tacker-
burg declared itself present. An unbe-
lever tried to flank Uncle Ben BY asking
pulling questions, but the old ghost made
a clean crush - and told lots of spirit
nsws, besides melodiOusly singing Old
Dog Tray" After this the spirit united
his supposed niece, and the audience saw
her with the rope in her lap, and the pla--
ter on her mouth, in a trance. After awhile
Uncle Ben went home to warm himself, and
Mrs. Iackerburg was found tied again, bur
in trance 50 deep that it seemed like
death. She soon returned 70 consciousness.
accompanied by the moving Of tables.
swinging Of pictures. and other unac-
phenomena. Ii was o. sticker
for the skepticS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

NERMoNTERs IN THE MASSACHUSETTS LEG
IsLATuRE.-There are two natives of Yer
mont in the Massachusetts, Senate and six in
the House of Representatives. as follows.
the first two being Senators
Jeremiah Clark, from the seventh Middle
sex district, born in Washington.
Samuel NJ. Griggs, from the second Wor-
cester district, born in Grafton.
Barney Hull. from the fourth Suffolk dis
trict, born in Nottingham.
Isaac W. Derry, from the second Middle
sex district, born in Fairlee.
Samuel f Hildreth, of the eleventh Wor-
cester district, born in Bratteboro
Emory A. Howard, of the fourteenth " or-
cester district, horn in Guilford.
Henry c. Skinner, of the fifteenth Wor-
cester district, born in Plainfeld.
Elijah Z. Belding, of the third Franklin
district, born in Vernon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

COLLEGE Commons Under the college
common system the authorities of vii
liams College have introduced new plan
Of furnishing board, whereby seventy stu
dents areisitting down at better table for
$3.50 per week than can be obtained else
where in the village. \ fine building, at
an outlay of SO, 200, has been erected, capa-
Bile of accommodating seventy students,
with additional rooms for several professors
with their families. The whole building is
under the charge of the steward, who pur-
chases provisions at wholesale and SIMPLY
prepares the food. The steward receives a
salary, and thus has no interest in furnish
ing poor board. Precedence is given to
students named by the donors to the college
hall fund, next to those entitled to aid from
the college, and lastly to the students in the
order of their application. The testimony
Of the students as to the practical efficiency
Of the "hash house." as it is popularity
called, is that the food is certainly plain
but substantial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

INSPECTOR OF FNAScE.-Gov. Converse
has appointed Charles Morgan of Rochester,
Inspector of Finance, in place of Evelyn
Pierpoint of Rutland. Mr.. Morgan Is said
to be gentleman of fine business qualities,
and represented his town with credit in the
HouSe of 1870
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

HE NEwFANE HERnT.-The Brattleb1rl
Ph@H'r has a sketch Of David Brown. who
died in Newiane. October 18th, at the az.
OF % Years, who was something of a local
celebrity a a hermit. He met with love
disappointment in early life. which nearly
unsettled his reason, and he developed an
extraordinary passion for books and trare'
W hen II years of age he married and
lived happily for four or five vears when
ms wife died, leaving an infant daughter
After this came his hermit life, he living In
house alone, buying and reading book
and writing poetry. In his earlier DAYS h.
wrote and published five hundred eopies OF
a little book called d" Florence NIangrove o.
1t Is said that at the time of his death De
had the largest collection OF books and pa
perS in Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The Fifth Avenue Theatre, burned in
New York on Wednesday, was one of the
most popular and fashionable of the city
play houses. 1t was noted for the perfec-
ton and nicely of its fittings and stage APP
pointmentS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The principal cost of the dress Of fashion
able ladies nowadays is in the labor Of
making, and the enormous price of import
ed articles. \ jacket or cloak, which
would have cost ten dollars ten years ago,
now costs twenty-five to thirty; suit that
could have been made for fifteen, can now
be only made or bought fer forty-fve; and
the substantial straw bonnet, for which
four or six dollars was considered 4 good
price, is transformed into Il nondescript
which is only adopted in certain styles of
dress, and is called cheap at from twelve to
fifteen dollars. The ladies spend much
more money on their clothes without being
any better dressed, than they used to be at
half the price.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

proportion of the accidents are fairly attri-
butable to criminal negligence. The New
York World has novel plan for diminish
ing such accidents. 1t proposes to require
of each road bond to pay for all lives lost
by accidents upon its line. 1t estimates
every life destroyed in this way to be worth
to the State "a 500, and this sum it proposes
shall be recovered as a penalty, in each case,
to be invested for the benefit of the helpless
survivors. 1t ventures to predict" that
the practical operation of such a system,
by making it cheaper to protect life than to
destroy it, would be to prevent the occur
renee of any such casualties in the future. =
We are willing to see it tried.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

Mr.. J. II. Huntington, who has for some
time been engaged on the geographical sur
vey of New Hampshire, has lately discoy-
cred, in Georgia, Vt, a fine specimen of the
trilobite olenus, species of fossil, which, it
is said, was never before found in this
country
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

\ New DAmY.-Many of our State IA
pers have recently announced that the Idde-
pendent and Courier, of Rutland. were 10 he
consolidated, and new daily paper started
IN Rutland with Henry Clark. Esq. as edi-
tor This Is news to us, the Courier fights
on ITS own hook, and is not to be consoli-
dated or managed by any other than the
present editor, who never had any idea Of
the kind. We learn, however. that a new
daily IS to be started in this place by abont
the ist OF january, Of which we shall freely
speak when we can ascertain its tone ifs
temper, its politics and its managers
Courier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The Postmaster General has decided that
families, firms or companies cannot combine
to rent postofice boxes conformity, but that
one rent must be collected for each firm,
family or company enjoying such facilities.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

Throughout the night Stokes slept well
in spite of the strong emotion under which
he must have labOred. When he woke
Sunday morning about seven O'Clock. h,
was very nervous and depressed under til,
terrible blow, all the more 50 that it wa.
50 little expected When his breakfast wa.
brought him he refused, saying to tn,
keeper
81 cannot eat
Then, throwing himself upon the bed in
his cell, his face concealed in the pillow.
and evidently laboring under the most Sc.
we're mental depression for hours, he never
stirred. lie did not weep, for when he
turned up his face at the question of the
keeper, whether he wanted to 20 out, hi.
eyes were not red, but his face was bag
gard and his look was that of man who
was undergoing the very extremity ofmental
anguish.
Monday, the day of Lis sentence, was the
anniversary Of the killing Of Fisk
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

LASonLE VALLEY RAlLRoAD.-On Satur-
day last, the people of Morrisvllle and
vicinity had the pleasure of seeing the loco
motive move into that,village. On the arri-
val of the train, the following dispatches of
congratulation were exchanged between
that town and ST. Johnsbury
MoRRIsvILLE, Dec. %, 1872.
To Hon. Horace Fairbanks, 81. Johns5ury,
W.:
AT 4, 80 this p. NJ, our town was Joined to
the commercial world by 90 Neio Ties" and
the iron rail. At SIS the noble engine 81.
Johnsbury ran majestically into our depot
amid great excitement and cheering. Our
entire community send greeting, and wish
you long life of happiness, for to you more
than any other, do they feel indebted for
this great event, and the prosperous future
that is to follow.
(Signed,) G. W. HESpEE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

LIFE AND DEATH IN NEW YoRK.-During
the year 1872 there were 30 ,469 deaths in
Yew York city, of which $50 were of per-
sons more than twenty years old, and 49,
| 600 of children less than five years old. The
past year was far more unhealthy than any
of the previous FIVE years. The nearest to 1t
was 1870, when there were 5000 fewer
deaths. Smallpox for some months caused
more than thirty deaths a week, and cere-
bro-spinal meningitis took off nearly fifty
week for some time, raging as an epidemic
and killing three quarters Of all who were
attacked by it. Between June 18th and
July 9th there was a period of intensely
hot weather and the suffering and death Of
that time were far in excess Of any other
similar number of days. In all, the small
pox killed 929 people, alcoholism 500, men
nights, $40, and violence ,329; 50 that a
New Workers. chance of dying drunkard
was almost equal to his chance of dying of
the smallpox, although the latter was epi-
demic for several months. Violence seems
to be continually epidemic. The deaths
were 81, 1863 and the births Of live children
81 ,s95, showing that there would have been
a loss TO the population Of nearly IL 900
were it not for immigration to the city.
There were nearly 2,3s0 still-births report
ed, and large number undoubtedly oc-
cured which never were'reported.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The four towns in Vermont which hay,
the largest grand list, in proportion to pop
ulation, are As follows, the population and
grand list being taken from the Vermont
Register Orwell has a population of l 1872
grand list, S7,l6s.l6; for each person,
$6.Ol. Shoreham, population, ,225, grand
list. $7.5O7.47; for each person, S6.l2
Addison, population. Oh; grand list, So
GOO.2i; for each person, S6.l4. Charlotte,
population, l,43O; grand list, S9,Ol9.72 ;
for each person, 5000. Randolph, which
used to be reported as the richest town in
the State, Is now returned as having pop
ulation of ESQ, grand list of SIC, 6O6.6i,
ayeraging'only 1914 for each person.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

In New York city on Wednesday, tor a
sleigh, the modest sum of seyenty-fve dol
lars was asked !; for a hack, from thirty to
fifty dollars, and at such prices all the pub
lie vehicles were let
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The suggestion Of a Pittsburg paper that
monument to Horace Greeley be made
from the worn out type of all the printing
Offices in the country that choose to con-
tribute is not a bad one.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10
ST. JoHssBuRY. Dec. %. 1872

Of. JUHNsBUKY, Dec. %, I5I2.
To Hon. G. w. Hendee, Morrispille. w.:
You have my warmest CONCENTRATIONS.
A new railroad is most fitting Christmas
present for your community.
(Signed,) HORACE FAIRBANKS.
The railroad bridge at Morrisville is near
ly completed, and the track will be laid over
it this week; the tracklayers expect to
reach Hyde Park this week, where the work
of ironing the road will be suspended until
spring, but work on the grading will be
vigorously pushed during the winter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The Railroad Ga>etfe gives long and
melancholy list of the railway accidents
that occurred IN this country dnring the
month of November. There were 1903 in all
vi this number 45were caused by 'derail-
ment," 81 by collision, by boiler e1plos-
ion, and 4 are ascribed to other causes
The whole number of persons killed was 81
injured ia This is rather CHASTITY record
Tor single month. The detailed summary
OF causes goes to show that by far the larger
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

To what extent Sumner, Banks, Bowics
& Co., were leaders, in their own State, Is
shown by the fact that there are only firo
Liberal Republicans in the new Massa-
ehusetts Legislature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

In referring to the exactness with which
the converging bores of the Hoosac tunnel
have Joined in the middle, the New York
World thinks that, considering the millions
of money furnished the tunnellers. it would
be strange if they couldn't make both ends
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

A lady visitor at paper mill in Benning.
ton, VT, short time since, was sufficiently
energetic in her laughter, while standing
by the 'engine" where rags are ground
into pulp, to eject set of false teeth into
the machine. When found, nothing but
the gold plate remained; theporcelain sub.
stitute for the fair worries had gone to in
crease the stock in trade of the manufactur.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

1t is announced that the President pro
poses to remove all federal officials who ac-
cept Offices under state governments. This
will hayea tendency to restrain federal
ofHce-holders from undue activity in state
politics, and will secure better civil ser
vice. while preventing such evils As have
recently occurred in several Of the southern
states. The President decision, it is stated
was occasioned by the conduct Of some Of
the United States officials who also hold
State Offices in Louisiana and Florida.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The Legislatures of New York, Massa
chusetts and Maine, organized on the first,
At Albany, the principal "job " on hand
is providing new charter for New York
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

INAUGURATION or GOVERNOR DIx.-Gov.
Dix and Lieut. Gov Robinson were in
augurated in the Assembly chamber at
Albany at II O'Clock, Wednesday morning.
The capitol was densely crowded. The re-
firing governor made brief address, com
plimenting Gen. Dix upon his distinguished
civil and military services to the state and
country, and for the ability and fidelity
with which he had discharged the many
varied trusts committed to him. He said
that the goyernorship of New York was a
post Of great honor, danger and responsible
ty, but that Gov Dix would bring to the
office an experience in public affairs which
no other governor has had, and will there
fore more easily bear its burdens. The
people would, he was sure, give him their
cordial support in every effort to promote
the public good. Gen. Dix, in reply, ac-
cepted with deep sense of courtesy the
kind reference to his past official life, and
the more 50 as coming from one who had
received repeated mark, of the confidence Of
his fellow-citizens, and always 50 responded
to 1t as to command respect and ,pprecia-
ton
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

kaluln, Stanley negro boy, is said to sing
with great gusto the following refrain from
the ancient Scriptures of the Ujuians;
'Shufl doanbodamee,
Shuh doaubOdamee,
Ibel ongtoeomneegee.n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

-. The following lines, which We find in the
Troy Press, will apply well to several recent
street incidents in this city
lie slipped on the sidewalks thought he was dead
= have eonuDdrum I've somewhere re,d
I Will do for to-day; Can you stand ON vorr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

MIR Hayemeyer was publicly installed as
Mayor of New York city, on Wednesday.
The ceremony was quite informal. He ap-
preached Mayor Hall, and shook hands
with him. The latter, buttoning up his
coat. -aid, " Mr. Mayor, allow me to install
You in your old Office, to wish You happy
New Year, and pleasant term" Then
Mr. Havemeyer received the private keys Of
the office from the retiring Mayor, bowed,
and that was all After the ceremony he
received his friends, in the governor room,
according 10 custom
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The prisoner Stokes appears TO appreciate
his immunity, under the existing admins
tration of criminal law in New York city.
1t Is related that on Monday morning last
as he (Stokes) WAS passing the cell of man
imprisoned for the murder Of his wife, and
looking at his meagre quarters, Stokes re-
marked why wasn't YOU a first class
murderer-murder a man and not a woman
and then You would have had good time
and got clear"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

To all who have begun the year with
good resolutions, we respectfully tender the
advice Mr.. Sumner gave to Secretary Stan
ton 80 Syick -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

"A patent has been issued to NJ. E. Tucker
oil Barnard, for combination mill saw and
planer. This invention is said to be the
best improvement ever made in lumber
manufacturing machines.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

\ new railroad route westward from Boston
ispromised. The Pennsylvania Central rail
road, it is said, intend to build a bridge,
600 feet long, from Fort Clinton to Anth-
ony's Nose, on the Hudson river, thence
connecting with their roads at Jersey City
on the one side, and via new line to be
built almost parallel with the n. Y. & n.
H. railroad, on the other side, and the b.,
H. ( F. railroad to Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

FADING MANUsCRIPTS. - \ Wa-hinrt-
correspondent writes that the original man
uscript of the Declaration Of Independence
is rapidly fading away, and that. in a.
probability, but a very few years Will elap--
before the naked parchment will be the on.y
souvenir remaining of that bold manifest
:. Already he says, nearly all the sig
natures are entirely effaced, and the re--
cannot last much longer unless something l-
done to restore the writing" He adds that
George Washington commission as Gen
eral and COmmander-in-Chief of the Col -
Mai Army Is m about the sane condition
and puts the pertinent questi0n-why is ID
effort made BY the Government 20 save the--
most interesting documents from being l0--
forever TO pOsterity2 Phladelphian-, ans
all Others interested in having the Ceateu
NAL Celebration a complete success, should
lose no time in hunting up a restorer which
will bring back to bloom the faded and still.
fading writing Of so much interest The
British Museum Is constantly restoring old
manuscripts to almost their original c0ndi
ton. Do We not possess like knOwledg-
which can be put to such valuable use
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

W. IL. Utley preached his farewell ser
mon last Sabbath in the Congregational
church IN Salisbury, having seen numbers
added, and thorough repair of the church
ediiiee, effected at an expense of 81 500.
during the two years he has labored with
the church.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

The United States Is making amends for
its long endurance and protection of slavery
by being the first in the field to demonstrate
with the Sultan of Zanzibar upon the awful
condition of the slave trade in his domin-
ions. The people subjected to the Zanzibar
slave traffic are no common negroes. They
are industrious, orderly, intelligent tribes.
with villages, and laws and religion and
for all these things they merit respect and
protection. Great Britain has treaties with
Zanzibar. which sanction the slave trade.
She has certain established power and in
huence. The United States can act only in
an advisory way. The remonstrance of our
government was recently conveyed to the
Sultan of Zanzibar, by Capt. Wilson of the
L. 5. steamer Ysntie The Sultan's reply
was favorable. lie said the chiefs of the
tribes of Duran along the Persian gulf are
to blame for the slave trade as now carried
on in those regions. 1t was his determine
ton, however, that, if there has been any
remissness on his part hitherto, there shall
be no neglect of his duty in the future and
in Difference to the wishes of the American
people, he promised to put forth all his
strength TO make an end of slavery through
out his borders.