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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

co,s,rxe Ex1RAoanISAsr=-sach times
os the bovs and girls are having eossting on
Mamie street are seldom seen in our city
The ascent is just steep enough to MAKE
rand sport. But the way they DO II Oh
Grand Division and Eighth streets, Troy
according to the Times, must be exciting
The local of that journal thus details tue
lovely sport
Here. these beautiful moonlight e' enl Nh
the girls coast with their beanx, anu Dosn
sexes have Jolly fun We khe" 4 youn5
fellow who tried it last night, ana ne ny
!, i the hest wav of counting he ever
tried You place the girl IN front OF YOU;
A. the sleigh begins to get an accelerated
rate of speed. timid little creature that she
i She nuts her hands back of her and SEXES
Won abost the body for protection. men
yon get frightened, too, and hang on 10
her and hug her and squeeze her harder
and harder a the sleigh goes on It, course
swifter and swifter. When you stop you
are ont Of wind and the girl l. out OF wlnd;;
and both have TO sit awhile and hug and
bno 10 catch breath This period depends
-,,7e,rbqt on the amount of the glrl :
frirbr Our friends girl was 20 frightened
that he had to hug her full five minutes :;
Then they get up and go back up the mn
and ride down again, and keep on repeat
inc the experience until the old man comes
around the corner and both go home linen
the Young fellow tells her that ms mIn9 i. l.
made up-he wants her TO ride down MI
with him ali his life. and she says she Will
do II. and thev are happy a turtle doves
When the Young man told Us of the con-
clusion of the sport. we told him not 10
give the girl the front seat in their lie
tourney down the hill, but to make her
:. take the back seat. lie said he Womb
do it. That's by all odds the best way
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

The second Inauguration OF President
Grant will probably be the occasion OF the
most imposing military display witnessed
in Washington since the grand review of
1865. The government troops stationed IN
the vicinity of Washington, Will Tor the
first time appear in their new uniforms
The force. however, is somewhat small, con
sisting of two batteries of heavy artillery
at Fort McHenry, Maryland, one at Fort
Foote. and one at Fort Washington, Mary
land. The marine guard at the barracks
and navy yard will also have place IN the
procession The attendance OF volunteer
soldiers will doubtless be large, several
regiments from New York and Philadelphia
having already signifed their intention Of
appearing on that occasion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

The New York Tribune pronounces as
distinctly untrue a. it was malicious, each
of the assertions Of the Brooklyn Uuon,
viz That Jay Gould furnished the money
with which the Reid party regained control; ,
that Mr.. Orton sold back because he fonnd
the prSperty less valuable than he expected.
and that the circulation of the Tribune had
falen off 10 10000 Daily, and 50 900
Weekly. The Tribune also announces that
il has taken the unusual course, as between
newspapers, of bringing suits for libel
AGAINST the ITniOn, which originated, and
the New York Times, which copied the
statements declared false.
The Times says it did not copy the Brook
lvn Union's article until alter it had stood
uneontradicted for several days; that the
T-ibune's circulation has greatly fallen of
that Jaw Gould's character is bad enough.
but no one but the - Professor Of Journal
ism - has supposed that IT would be a libel
in Law to allege that he owned stock in
newspaper; and that its lawyers have
orders to accept prompt service in any suits
the Tribune sees fit to bring. So the suits
will be begun, probably, but We do not ex-
pect to zee them brought to trial very soon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

accept or receive the same, or any part
thereof, shall be liable for Indictment as
for high crime and misdemeanor IN any
court Of the United States, having jurisdic-
ton for the trial of crimes and misdemean-
or, land shall, upon conviction thereof, be
fined not exceeding three times the amount
50 offered, promised or given, and imprison-
ment in a penitentiary not exceeding three
years and the person 50 convicted OF 50 ae-
eepting or receiving the same or any part
thereof. If an officer or person holding any
sueh place of trust OF profit as aforesaid,
shall forfeit his Office Or place, and any
person 80 convicted under this section shall
forever be disqualified from holding any
Office of honor, trust or profit under the
United States"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

ALa0sF BGBNEB 70 DEATH WHILE OFT
HIDING Two women, mother and daugh-
ter, on Thursday last, came near losing
their lives by being burned TO death while
riding IN a cutter from South BAY TO White.
hall, on the lee. Ii was fearful day "a
start out CD such journey After tbey
had gone on about two miles, Shey discover
ed that the duiel IL. the bottom Of the
sleigh was on are They gave the alarm
and, as luck would have It, Mr.. Pierce
was within hearing distance and went 10
thcir assistance, rendered his aid and res
cued them from the flames 1t Is not known
how the fire Observation-Disclosures FROM a
spark from the mother pipe, or from her
husbands while getting the sieigh m readi-
ness previous TO Their starting ON their
journey, Before reaching their mace al
destination, the sleigh again took me and
Mr.. Pierce rendered them assistance in ex-
tlpguIshing she iames the second time The
mothers hands were badly frozen on reach
ing Whitehall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

RUTLAND BAHEoAD-The Rutland fer
aid is authorized to contradict the rumor
that the Delaware * Hudson Canal Com
pany have purchased the Rutland railroad
il says " There have been no negotiations.
or even talk, among the parties owning or
controlling the roads. looking to that end
There is only one method BY which the
Rutland railroad can be bought. and that
Is by purchasing controlling interest in
ihe stock and TINS Is not probable even If
70 were possible. Furthermore. We NAV
state that the lease of the Rutland railroad
TO the managers Of the Vermont Central
and Vermont a Canada railroad cannot
be sold, assigned or transferred without
the consent Of the former company. and We
understand. from sources that know and
cannot be mistaken, that there have moi
been any negotiations looking to their con
sent To such transfer. "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

Union Stores" have long since ceased
to exist. We believe, at least in this part Of
the country. But the canny Scotchmen
seem ID make 4 cooperative arrangement
work well. In at least q single instance. In
Glasgow cooperative scheme was under
taken by the subscription Of q capital Of
fifty thousand dollars. divided into ffty-dol-
lar shares The business Is managed by
committee Of FIVE, Under the immediate d.
rection of manager life membership costs
five dollars. yearly membership sixty-threc
cents. Cash payment for goods Is inyaria-
bly, exacted. Arrangements have been made
with TWENTY-FIVE of the first firms in Glas-
COW. by means Of which members of the
association buy of said firms at reduction
Of from five to twenty per cent. from regu-
lar prices The merchants find their ad-
vantage in the increased custom and in the
cash payments. The General Supply
Company ''-that being the title of the asso-
ciatiOn-finds itself at the end of each half
wear. with surplus Of profits. Half of
Ihis surplus l. divided out 10 the members.
In eighteen months the dividends have
amounted 10 fifteen per cent. upon the
shares. The Association, only Z Year and
half old, now numbers about two thousand
members, and the life member who pur-
chases one thousand dollars worth of goods
saves, and receives a dividend. two hun
dred dollars. This Is said to be the actual
experience so far.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

HISTORY OF The GRA1z BRowN lac
At moderate estimate, ] have heard a
thousand persons try 10 account for the tag
to Greeley coat-tail as the representative
of Graft Brown in all the cartoons of
Harper's WeIiy during the late campaign
all but one. to speak correctly, for there
was one in which the human face divine Of
our Graft was there in all its beauty, with
q label of Bacchus and wiue-cask near by.
rejoice 10 be able 20 explain the mystery
of the tag. which. like many other things,
began bv being unaccouuiable and ended
by being voted exceedingly appropriate
Before ] tell how ID happened, ] must recall
an incident related of an ancient painter
Pr0tOgenee by name. 10 j. said that that
gentleman had finished the picture o. a dog
quite tired and ont of breath. but. not be-
ing able 10 give it the finishing stroke of
SLAYER and foam at the mouth. became
vexed and angry az his work, and az last.
IN sheer disgust, picked up his sponge and
threw il al the picture. with the intent o.
deiace or obuterate it. when. hy accident, il
hit lust upon the mouth Of the dog and
there performed what al the skill uf the
artist had failed % accomplish Montague.
in one Of his essays. tells this story o. SHOW
that luck OF accident often does better for
men than their own designs and the old
cy lic adds as an Illustration % she same
happy effect from hI- own experience, that
he once threw O. Stone 40 dog and hit and
killed his mother-in-.aw instead. The very
expressive tag in the Harper cartoons was
the result OF an accident Ji omission ou The
part of Mast in preparing his first cartoon
after the Cincinnati convention. lie had
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

Tue GREAT bend u. y TRAGEDY We
last week published the discovery Of the
corpse of a murdered man in the ice o. a
small creek near the village Of Great Bend,
in jefferson county. II now turns out that
the name Of the murdered man was Charles
Wenham, and that he belonged in COpenha-
gen, \. y, from which place he started for
California, with quite sum of money in
his possession, about q week previous. A
letter found in Wenham's pocket pointed
directly to one Charles Sutherland, who
also resided in Copenhagen, as the murderer.
The letter showed that Sutherland knew Of
Wenhan's proposed trip, and had urged
the latter TO meet him at a certain locality
before his intended departure. Wenham
was last seen in company with Sutherland
Sutherland was arrested at one O'Clock
Saturday morning near Copenhagen, but
took dose Of strychnine, and died before
he had been taken mile from the place Of
arrest. and thus cheated the gallOws of Its
due. Wenham was an Englishman, of
Copenhagen Sutherland was a young man
of twenty-three years o: age, from Canada.
He had lived at Copenhagen since 1871. He
died protesting his innocence, but no credit
is attached to his assertion. Ii is believed
that other parties were concernGysn the
tragedy, and the detectives are on We alert
for them The crime has occasioned an in
tense excitement in the neigbborhood Of
WATERFOWL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17
RAILWAY DISASTER, on TIE PRAIRIE. -
A newspaper correspondent " out West !,
responsible for the following

RAMwAY DISASTERS On TIE PRAIRIEs.-
A newspaper correspondent d" out West 90 Is
responsible for the following
I came across garrulous Old lumber
man last evening. who was telling over and
over again TO crowd OF astonished pasSen-
gers hi experience on q sleeping car that
capsized in Wisconsin the night before
'Taint nuthin', he exclaimed, with a
deprecating gesture, 10 4 youngSter who had
remarked that he should think he d lie
scared, Taint nuthin when You Re used
10 il. This makes three times I've upset.
There a sudden Jerk and snap. You
know you are loose. and suddenly feel d.
You do when You Re- falling down q well. or
droppiu from the top OF q >teepie. You
seize the first thing thar comes handy. ]
chung 10 my boots (which / had put under
my piller, and when We flew of into the air
said a. vel az Ic0uld-Thunderat ton Now
lay me-Our father in-HOpe We amt on
the Win0na hridge-by Jupiter Be you
hurt. Joseph? says ! TO my friend opposite.
The darned thing had gone clear over. and
found myself settin a-straddle of the big
brass lamp right down in the roof of the
car. The lamp was burnin wrong side up.
the stoves stuck 10 the upper ceilIn of the
ear, and the Iberths just folded up together
and smashed the folks in the upper tier. for
they was at the bottom Be You hurt,
Joseph? says l. No, says he. but by
hghtnin I've got my man He sat there
and laughed while the other fellow beneath
performed tirst-rate groan. Get of, You
swine. remarked to Joseph. and ne elumb
down The car was alive with screams and
wells. An old man was grOpin around the
lamp, and said he feared he d los; his specta-
eles The lights suddenly went out. l
rescued 4 womsn and deposited her on the
ground. and then she gave notice that she'd
lost her baby ! crept back along the panel
Of the car. and rooted among the bed clothes
of that bunk. Nary infant She must a
dropped it out Of the window. Not any
noEheres. Says to the mother, gentle
like, 1t amt and she Swo0ned and
toppled over She come TO pretty s-on, and
after while She discovered THAI infant in
the lunch basket, right aside of her, as com
Portable as a clam. No, There want no
body hurt-course notion I hurt anybody
to be split on these prairies. Jest likes
to be scattered once week You can only
feel little bruised next day-as when you
have been beat on an election.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

THl PRL-IDHf aS TIVE LOUISIANA Mar
rER.-The Washington correspondent of
the New Haven PaHadiam says
'- General Hawiey had an interesting in
teryiew with the President Yesterday il
relation 20 matters in Louisiana. Calling
upon business, the President introduced
the Louisiana controversy. showing that it
j. upon his mind and occasions slme vexa-
ton. Those who suppose such DIFFICULTIES
DO not affect him do not comprehend ms
character lie j. phlecmatic but fully
alive 90 the gravity OF this and other 4ue~-
ti0ns which he j. supposed hy some % care
nothing about. He looks up0u Pinchbeck
a. anything hut a saint. and is inclined o.
believe that the hackers on both sides are
bad But be thinks that he has the best 0f
evidence that with fair election Louisiana
would have been Republican by $1,000 OF
1000 majority, and that Warmoth deliber-
ately undertook u carry the STATE the
other way By fraud. The President does
not even undertake 10 say thar Judge
Dureil wa- correct in bis decision al. that
he hold L. thar when q United State
Judge made il. the President was bound %
sustain IL. If necessary hy force Of arms
! think that uo one can doubt the entire
sincerity and patriotism of the President 10
tins matter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

WoyLDN' 7 DRISK-It is needless 10 re-
mark that Rev. ". T. II Murray was here
Tuesday. and it is equally unnecessary 10
say that be likes good horse and knows
one when he SECS one. While here. Tues
day afternoon, Ed y drove BY with a
good horse while Mr.. Murray WaS-stand-
ing On the corner. The horse had good
point, and Mr. NJ noticed them. and Ed
saw that be did Being stranger in town.
Ell. invited him to ride. and ride they did.
and talked horse too. When the ride wa.
over they met again, and horse was stan the
chief staple Of their conversation. indeed. it
wasa subject on which neither would ever
tire. The hour Of parting came, a. come it
must. and Ed, c0nhdontially taking hold Of
Mr. Murray : coat, closed the interview on
hl~ part With these words, be Come. Mr.
Murray, let'- take q drink II NAV be
proper 20 add - they didn't - Ruflond
HfGd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

Nj Hooper Of Massachusetts, who has
reputation a a financier, introduced a
measure for return TO specie payments,
in the House on Monday which ha- the
merit Of taking the bull by the horns. He
proposes to resume May l, 1874, and to get
ready TO do 50 /. By receiving greenbacks
on deposit, and issuing for them notes
bearing interest at , 65-lOO per cent. which
may be used by the banks by the banks as
reserve to the extent Of one-hslf the amount
required. , By allowing greenbacks to
be used in payment Of duties and 3. By
borrowing. if necessary, two hundred and
fifty millions Of gold. on twenty-year six
per e-t. bonds, at par, to be used solely in
redeemins the notes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

NHAT An ENGLISH GRoOx SAID ToA YANKEE
HOsTLER.-Nhen horse comes in all wet
with perspiratiOn, You let him stand IN IN.
stable and dry with all the dirt q An Eag-
land, we take the horse a. he CONES In from
a drive, and sprsnkle hi0oi- warm water al
over him, FROM his head to his feet Then
ne serspe him down and blanket him. rub
hing his legs and face dry. Thus. in an
hour, he j. clean and dry and ready 10
take IgoOd feed, while, with your way he
will stand and swelter for hours. and finally
dry sticky and dirty. Our horses neves.
founder and never take cold. We neyer n = :
a eurry-eomb. You scratch your hlorses too
hard The only CAY, aeoessary, is 10 have
the water not very eodd, then hattie them in
staptly, while you are rubbing their legs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

A singular and painful event occurred in
Christ Church, Savannah, on Christmas
morning. A girl about sixteen, Miss Lizzie
Speneer. had inst been confirmed, with sew
eral Others, by Bishop Beckwith- The eere-
mouy was hardly over when she fell for
ward senseless 1t was supposed that she
had tainted, but upon being carried from
the church she gasped few times and died
The fact was communicated to the congre-
CATION before its separation by the Bishop,
who improved the opportunity to impress
upon his young hearers the uncertainty oil
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

They have ice at St. Paul fourteen feet
thick. This excites the local Jealousy OF
Duluth. which boasts that Is 50 cold there
that feather bed has been frozen a. stIii a.
a poker. The controversy = warm one,
nj any rate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

The Credit Mobilier investigation still DC
cupies good deal Of space in the papers
the exculpatory statements Of implicated
congressman continue 10 appear, and the
correspondents tell Us the whole story Is
not Yet told We doubt not that. Of the
ways that are dark and the tricks that are
vain, a. Of Paradise Lost, much remains
unSuns Bat enough has been disclosed
10 show that more Or les stock which had
al is height a marks, value Of some three
times it.par. was turned over to members
Of Congress at par and accruing interest,
and in some cases, with guarantee from
Mr.. Ames that it would pay ten per cent
dividends. Ii had been disclosed that in
many instances the stock was obligingly
carried by the seller, without any mar
gin put up by the purchaser. 80 that the
name Of the latter did notappear upon the
books Of the company a a shareholder. Ac-
cording TO one view of the case, the Con-
gressmen were in u regular scramble a. 10
which should be first served, or be allowed
to receive the most in quantity. Another
view II that they were innocent of evil,
hardly knew what they were doing, ana
were deceived into making an investment
which they hastened to repudiate when it
true character was discovered. There r..
perhaps, truth in both these views of the
case. Some members may have been sharp
and inscriptions other. may have been
trapped into the transaction. But it is
difficult TO see how ii could be for the in
terest Of the corporation that stock which
was at two hundred per cent. advance in
the market should be given to members of
Congress at par, unless it were assumed that
this possession Of it should so enlist them in
its behalf that they should be brought TO aid
it by legislation. The case, therefore. from
some points Of view, looks 50 closely like
an attempt at bribery that it is hardly worth
while to seek for the point of distinction
But there is good deal of directly contra
dictory testimony, and it is probably best 10 |
suspend Judgment as 10 any particular in |
dividual, till the case is closed. Ifbriberv |
is proved, there Is strong and comprehen- |
sive statute of the United States. which |
fixes penalty. 1t provides that any |
person who gives or offers to any member |
or officer of the United States any bride,
present, or reward, or any other valuable |
thing whatever, with intent to influence his |
vote or action on any pending matter, and |
The member, officer or psrssn who. shall !
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

FlkNDIsH -lSCENDIAEY ATTHFT -. The
recent incendiary attemptin New York City
by one Kidd, Wholesale liquor dealer, l.
one of the most fendish on record. Fuses
were found laid to connect the upper stories
Of two buildings in Murray street, and
provided with all necessaries to produce a
successful conhagration The scuttles of
the two buildings were pi.rced by auger
hole 10 admit Of the passage Of the fuse
from one to the other The train was care
fully and deliberately laid with prepared
paper. b. the merssi accident Of weather
the plot wa discovered The rain and
thawing weather Of the past few days
caused leak through the auger holes in
the scuttle of the store that did not hold
the secret. Upon summoning tinsmith,
it was found that there had been tamper-
ing with the roof Supposing it the work
of burglars thescuttle OF theadjoining store
which was Kids, was examined and found
similarly punctured On informing the
guardian of the upper floor, Of the building
the plot wes discovered and the entire
scheme brought to light The plot had
either been abandoned or the time was moi
ripe for it, accomplishment when The un-
timely exposure came.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

Money j. close everybody desires to
make a. clean balance sheet a. possible ;
everybody, almost. has money due and
money TO pay Now. II j. not often enough
remembered that D little money goes a good
way in sguaring accounts \ pays i 4 bill
Of ten dollars in the morning. 3 pays { AT
noon, { sends 10 j. and 80 on and on, the
same identical gresnback, either in part or
wholly extinguisbing during the week an
hundred accounts. Ii j. hardly possible,
perhaps it Is moi desirable, that all kind Of
business should he conducted on the cash
plan But it Is better that all small bill
should be promptly settled at frequ ent pc
riods, Of which the commencement Of q new
year il one Every one then knows where
he stands With many retailers, and others
whose business comprises almost innumer-
able small items, this annual adjustment Is
matter of the utmost consequence It
bears upon the whole profit and ease Of con-
Quoting business. Pay up the small bills,
then. promptly The big ones will com
monty secure attention, any how
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

The Erie Railroad has issued 100000 600
more of common stock for the purpose oil
lessening the grades, nal rowing the guage
and increasing the rolling stock 1t now
turns ont that tine property made over to
the road by Gould will realize comparative
" little ifforced upon the market at present
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-17

The VI. DELEeATIoS The Vermont del
egation in Congress haze made a record in
the halls Of the capitol ereditable indeed to
our State Senator Edmunds Is quite prom
inently before the public, and receives no
little attention from the Washington press
Judge P0land's former experience in the
Senate adds much to his fame and efficiency
Mr. Morrill, is a shrewd, thoughtful man, Of
fine intellect, and social, pleasing mannsrs.
An accomplished gentleman aud tolerant
Christian, free from the ungeneraus preiu=
dices of the age, be ranks above the average
Congressman. both in physical stature and
eomprehensiyeness Of mind. Vermont is
dignifed and exalted by such men, Wash.
Car. Rutland Herald.