Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-14

Representatives OF the Kellogg govern
. ment at Washington state that quiet
q fully restored in New Orleans, unless tn
Republican press of the North throw fir
upon the smouldering embers.
p. A majority of tibet Massachusetts, legisla
q tive committee on the subject have reporte
s leave to withdraw, to the petitioners 70
0 expunging the resolutions oensuring Senate
Sumner.
Butterick. the New York moulder o
fashion and shoulder padder, says gentle
mems overalls for parties will be cut nor
biased this season, and short men will, whel
Waiting, let out their suspenders eoupl
! of inches.
The Board of Examiners for the Unite,
States Treasury Department will hold
l series OF examinations, beginning on tn
: 9th inst, for the purpose of filling abou
forty vacancies in the elerkships of class
Applications are received till the 18th inst
The New York Commercial says that yerl
few houses Of any sort are to let in that city
this spring that there is no reduction il
rents, and that in the most eligible quarters
the landlords have even demanded an ae
vance over last years rates.
, The Boston GLOBE celebrated the first an
niversary ofits establishment Tuesday, by
appearing in double quarto form-si1teer
paces-which were filed with interesting
matter. and presented a very handsome APP
pearance.
Western infationists having failed to Sc
cure legislation increasing the volume Of
currency. intimate that the Comptroller Of
the Currency must be compelled to enforce
the existing law, which requires him to
withdraw S25, 600, 900 from the East to be
distributed in the West and South.
The Springfield Republican says that near
| " every conductor on the Connecticut River
railroad boughta new neck-tie and had a
clean shave and got his hair cut, Thursday
evening. merely because baggage-masters
from that city checked 300 trunks from
Mount Holyoke seminary.
A man who has been engaged in petty
thefts. from stores in Concord, y. H., went
round to them all, the other day, and made
ample-restitution declaring, with tears in
his ewes, that he could neither eatnor sleep,
the matter laid 50 heavily on his conscience.
He had not been suspected.
An exchange says There are people
who Go not see the use Of such cold weather
ss has been experienced this winter. But
it destroys unwholesome malarias in the at
mosphere and freezes out many no1ious
things neither disease nor anything else
can long uryiye such temperature. The
coming 'eason, if it ever comes, ought TO be
the health lest ever known.
The Presi. ent signed the bin declaring
the real inten.- and meaning Of the bank
rupt act ofls-:}. and it j. now a law. Not
withstanding { he many circumstances
against it which were sent to the White
House. the Attorn ey-General returned it to
the President with favorable opinion,
upon which the Pre- ddent affixed his sig
nature.
The New York Tunes is nat prepared to
admit that the Republican party is dead.
On the contrary, it declares that It will
vet perform great services for the country.
and live to infict renewed disappointments |
on the disorderly and famished faction
which calls itself by new name, but
which is essentially the Democratic party of |
1864
After all the attempt to get upa corner
IN the American people in macaroni failed.
Thanks to the sober second thought Of the
House. as embodied in a conference commit
tee. the benevolent little game Of the ways
md means to cheer the heart Of the soli-
AIRY manufacturer at Mott Haven came to
laught It is sad.
The denomination of General Hawley,
# Connecticut. by the Republicans Of his
district, must give general satisfaction.
lis plucky and independent course in the
House during his brief term has gained him
host of friends, who would very much re-
ret to see him left out Of the next Con
res.
The last mail from Berlin brings some
Iighly important papers to the State De-
artment, among which in the resignation
{ Minister Bancroft, our representative to
Germany, who does not desire to further !
ontinue in public life The reason Mr..
ancroft assigns Is his age and failing
ealth. and he desires to be relieved as soon !
: possible. There Is no idea yet as to who =
i'll succeed him. ;
Mr. Douglas, Commissioner Of Internal
even ne, held an interview with the Presi-
ent Friday morning. at which he submit
d TO him some thirty new appointments TO
Election districts. The changes have
zen made necessary by the passage Of the 4
W consolidating the collection districts. =
hese appointments Rave been made after ..
with Congressman. The time \
quired for fling of bonds is the reason al p
ged for present appointment it being p
timated that in many cases officers cannot =
lalify before May Goth, the day when the =
Zee Of As SCISSORS WIN be closed.
Mr. Willard secured the passage, on the cl
It day of the session. Of a joint resolution "
thorizing the international Statistical Ct
ngress to hold its ninth session in the Ii
lited States Eight of these sessions have II
en- held at the capitals of Belgium, Aus II
a, France, Greet Britain, Prussia, Italy, tr
bland and Russia, to the great advance in
mt of the science c f National and Interna- ed
nal statistics in its various departments, is
4 to the uniformity of coinage, weights m
d measures, and co numerical relations ga
statistical publications between the Fl
Ferent nations. of
The New York Nation says, with too w
ch truth Moral courage seems to be u
IDLY becoming the peculiar possession of ~
,ple who have no morality. Honest men -
lg their heads in the presence of rascal. ~
ey try him with great reluctance, pass ~,
tence on him with sobs and groans, and a.
u beg of him for Gods sake to run away n.
leave them to their business and when =,
refuses to run, and proceeds to slap their n
es, they are profoundly impressed by his of
ck-think he must have good in him af- ~;
all, and, remembering his mother and -
rs, and his early attendance on the A.,
O 'ay-school. weep on his breast and sub u0'
be to set him up in business. The re- bo'
Is hat criminals begin to have hearty No
emp.t for US, and, far from repenting orr
4 Of their crimes, are daily cursing