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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-27

TIE INSTINCT OF ORIOLES. - President
Campbell of Rutgers College, New Jersey
recently found beneath some of the trees in
the campus numerous carpenter bees, each
minus its head The attention of the Rev.
Samuel Lockwood, the eminent naturalist,
having been called to the fact, careful OBJ
seryations were made. 1t was noted that
the bees were all of the same species, and
were all honey-gathererS. The case ap-
pearcd, at first sight, to be one of wanton
massacre. the merciless executioners being
common Baltimore orioles but farther ex-
animation revealed the fact that every head
less trunk was empty, the insect having
been evisccrated at the annular opening
made at the neck by the removal of the
head. 1t tappears from these observations
the birds had learned that the bodies of
these particular becs-thc stingless males
were filled with honey slipped from the
blossoms of the horse-chestnut. Watching
the insects until they were fully gorged,
they would dart upon them and snip their
heads, always at one place-the articula-
ton; thus showing their acquaintance with
the anatomy OF their victims aswell as with
their habits
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There is need of a thorough revision an
simplifcation of these rules of evidence. As
they are now, they are constantly impeding
the course of justice. If they shall multiply
within the next few years as rapidly as they
have increased within the past few years. it
will become simply impossible to secure
conviction In murder trial, no matter how
plain case may be made out against the
accused Chicago Tribune.
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4 DARING FEAT.-At Concord, n. H.,
recently, persons were horror-stricken to
observe little child running about on the
roof of the Eagle Hotel building, throwing
pieces of paper about in childish glee utter
ly unconscious of peril. OF course, no time
was lost in apprising the people of the hotel
of the fact. when Mr.. Byron, the clerk pro
ceeded to the roof, and without uttering a
word. caught the little one in his arms
almost from the very edge of the roof where
a msstep would have precipitated it to the
pavement below The child was Miss Flora
Stratton, four years of age, daughter of
George l.. Stratton. She had found the
window 10 the roof open, and so climbed to
the roof unseen by the inmates
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Whether Plymouth church can afford
this mysterious silence whether Mr..
Beecher can afford it, time will show. Per-
haps the church and Mr. Beecher can afford
it but the world will think that, if Mr..
Bowen can. be is very far from being an in
nocent maD. Dropping the matter here,
Mr.. Bowen is in fact self-confessed libeler,
and Mr.. Beecher is innocent of all the
charges brought against him. Plymouth
church believes in her pastor, but dares not
drive from her circle the man who maligned
him. 1t is singular state of things, and
the question is again pertinent and promi-
nent. Has Mr.. Bowen nothing to say?-
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
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I'OI.ITICtI..

The New York World objects to the rune-
raj honors paid to the late James l.. Orr, on
the ground that he - helped betray South
Carolina into the hands of her black and
white oppreSSors. Which means that
after the war was ended he accepted the
situation and became Il loyal citizen. The
insncerity of the Democratic cry of g con-
ciiiation" i illustrated by the Uorids
language. None but unreconstructed re-
bels enjoy the sympathy of the World and
ITS echoes.
We are glad to learn from as good an
authority a. the Worcester Spy. that Gen
eral Buffers prospects as candidate for
the governor of Massachusetts, are les, IA
vorable than they were two years ago. The
Spy says - Many of those who were then
his supporters are now undeceiyed as to
his character. and permanently disafiected by
his salary swindle he will not this year
have the temperance organization in his
favor. and lie has the burden of previous
deieat. We will not assume to predict the
future, but we can assure all whom it may
concern that Massachusetts is not PROSTATE
at the feet of General Butler General
Butler l. early in the field. however.
His friends had feast at the Revere House,
ON Friday afternoon. Butler was present
and made speech. in which he defended
his course on the salary grab, giving a his
tory of its inception in Congress, and stat
ing that the subject was referred to the COM
mittee on the Judiciary, of which he was
the only member whose term of Office held
over, and therefore the committee selected
him a. the proper person to present the bill,
and stated that he was at first Crea tly op-
posed to it. Later, however, he became
convinced that it was right and - he ad-
yOcated and should defend it. He spoke of
the number of times Congress la voted in
favor of similar bills in regard 10 back pay,
and gave one instance in which Senator
Sumner and Wilson and Governor Wash
burnc had taken their back pay. Then
Gen. Butler sluarcly announced himself as
candidate for governor. lie would be
glad TO receive all votes, but should not feel
unkindly To those friends who might oppose
him, though his heart would be little
warmer for those who favored him.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says Some
wild people are talking about llawley for
President. They are not - wild As they
might be. Joe" llawlcy is a statesman,
and he did not vote or take hack pay
nor was he tainted with Credit Mobilier.
We should like very much To cast ballot,
with our good right hand. on which were
the words - For PreSident-Jo-eph K.
llawley of Connecticut We have voted
for several men. les qualified. who have
made excellent Pre- ident~ - NaStg'S Tohdo
BLdd,.
\ Boston letter sayS that the new secret
anti-liquor legislation party has rapidly
extended its lodges all over Massachusetts.
having nineteen branches and nine thou
sand active members in Boston alone. and
controllin g.liity thousand votes through the
State.
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SHORT SERMON on JouRNALIsM-The jour
naliSm of to-day is addressed to the culture
and taste of the great public 1t gives
what the public interest demands. No
newspaper could live month that should
omit to give the details of murders and
catastrophcs of all kinds. But, while We
admit the necessity of reporting 50 much
that shocks our taste and sends shiver
through the heart, it should be the steady
aim OF every paper to educate an interest in
better and noblcr things by reporting
generous acts, commenting on events that
possess the most intrinsic Importance, re-
gardeSs of sensational accompaniment
". Y. Graphic.
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Bennington. generally. has three or four
students at Williams, but We are sending
most of our spare talent now to the Reform
School at Waterbury. Indications, how
ever, are that by and by We will have some
more boys fitted for college, unless the Troy
Press and the New York Tribune succeed
in breaking down our Graded School sys-
TEN m.-Benuin0fOn Banner
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STRIKE on THE New YORK AND CANADA
RAILRoAD.-A large number ofmen at work
for Geo. F. Harris It Co.. contractors on the
New York Il Canada railroad, between
Whitehall and Tieonderoga, are on strike.
The lookup at Whitehall was full of the
strikers Friday night
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g. A. R.-The semi-annual encampment
of the Department of Vermont, Grand Ar
my of the Republic, ordered by the en-
campment held at St. Adams, in January,
will be held in Rutland, August 9th, 7th
and Sth
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The Richmond Wing strongly iayors the
exemption OF manufacturing capital from
taxation, as an inducement to Northern
capital and enterprise to locate in Virginia.
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1HE PORTLAND AND bGDENSEU re RAILROAD.
This road from st. John>bury to Hyde
Park, fiity-two miles, j. all halla>tcd except
a short distance on the western end. and
that will b. concluded within few DAYS.
The traveller upon it will hc surprised at
the even and gentle manner he i taken
over it.
From Hyde Park to the western terminus
of the road at Swanton and Lake Cham
plain, the distance i about forty miles
Fifteen miles of this section is ready for the
ties and rails, and rails are laid upon few
miles of the west end. The heavy work on
the other twenty-five miles is mostly done,
and the intention is to complete this section
the present season.
of the eastern end of the road-twcnty-
two miles from st. Johnsbury to Connect
cut river at Dalton-eight miles from ST.
John>bury to West Concord. i completed.
and upon which cars have run for several
months, leaving fourteen miles from West
Concord to complete it, upon which grad
ing has been going on since last fall. This
balance to be completed is easy and incx-
pen>iye work, and is to be finished to the
river the current season.
Thus, this magnificent cnterpriSc-thc
Vermont division of new railroad from
Lake Champlain to the sea board at Port
land. is in fair way of final consummation
Westward it opens way to the great lakes
of the West ard the Pacific coast. and east
ward to the sea-thc common highway to
Europe and the markets of the world The
Eastern division meets the Western ut the
Connecticut river at Dalton. and is in fine
runnng order from Portland to Conway.
and is to he opened to .within eight miles
of the White Mountain Notch in July, and
work prosecuted on the remainder to meet
the western division at the Connecticut
river at Dalton, at the carles day possible
-CCIedpuj1n
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"Nlf. vanderbilt hls made proposition to Captain
j. j. Austin. the we'll known owner of the Austin
tpwIn- line for purchase ui that immense insttu-
ton. which, Ia Itself. Is a nice rune to any man
49,. II cons - 81 niue powerful steamers fifteen
staunch har-cs. and the real estate owned and
cup.cd by the line On the pier. His object j. To form
= complete line. 10y rail and boat. from Buffalo To
New YORK for the sh pmcnt Of irc ht. which the in
creased facilities OF the Central road must neccssari
IL create. H. is tphuild an immense quay at the
Albany basin and run hi, directly 10 the boats
t. assist in unloading the isht harges. This will
materially iuiurc the freight business ui the Albany
and New York boats lie is also to build two New
York passenger boats. These will cost SJ1,Ho
each and viii Ice arranged Tor the accommodation of
pound irci ght Will he carried. Their comfort and
convenience will eclipse anything ever put afoat
any waters.
We hope the Commodore will find enough
routes in New York to keep him busy. lie
has only ventured into Vermont once, that
we know Of lie ran the Harlem Extension
a year. and without paying any interest on
its bonds or Indebtedness he increased the
floating debt of the road Sl25, 900. all of
which went to make up the IS 900, 900 with
which he watercd the Central and Hudson
River stock. If 4 passenger came over the
Vermont road he had to fight for a chance
to do So Cornelius probably fully appreci
atcS the fact that it wont he 81 after the
New York, Boston and Montreal is complet
ed The success of that project has already
induced him to give up his underground
railroad, and has also, it seems, forced him
to take to the water" Nous rerrOns.-
RcDysr
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VERMONT AnEAD-Thc Woodstock .NGnd-
drd says it is estimated that the railroad ex
tension within the Union for 1873 will be
s 800 miles. This would be an increase of
nearly 900 miles above that of the years
ls12 and lS1l. Calling the average cost
per mile of road $50 600 and it amounts to
S2j5 900 900 to be expended this year for
this one interest To this sum add the
amount necessary to equip these roads and
the total will not be less than $500 200, GOO.
Among the Eastern States this estimate
is distributed as follows: Maine 90 miles.
New Hampshire - miles, Vermont 100
miles. Massachusetts % miles. Rhode Is
land 20 miles, and Connecticut 80 miles.
We are glad to see, in Imagination even,
that in one department of progress, Yer
mont the Eastern States takes the . lead. >
We much fear however, that, as miners say,
:" this lead will pan out
1t would give US great pleasure to locate
10 of these 100 miles of new road in this
state through this valley, but with the in
formation at hand we don tsec how we can.
For the present we will compromise on II
miles, and take the remainder when We can
get it.
The MoDoc WAR-IIow \ SOLDIER DIED
The world knows how the gallant Thomas
died with his little band of heroes, after re-
fusing to retreat, hut the half has not been
told of Wright. He was shot through the
shoulder and then accidentally shot himself
in the hand while Gaping his revolver, and
still he held his command and strove to
cheer his soldiers by his example. After
this he received mortal wounds and fell. and
while the life blood was ebbing away and
death stared him in the face he raised his
revolver and fired at the sayages who
appeared He was reclining on his side
and elbow His revolver was in his hand
and aimed, and his eye fixed with cold.
CLASSY stare on the barrel when discovered
BY the soldiers who found his remains.
Kneeling beside him, and bending over to
afford shelter to his dying commander was
a private soldier-Lard Bed Corrcspon-
dence.
An exasperated Nermonter was rushing
around with an unshaven face a morning or
two since, and demanding to know if these
women will never learn anything. The
slight cause for all his mental disturbance
is found in the fact that one of his daugh-
tiers had used one IF his razors to cut maple
sugar with, and another had taken its mate
to sharpen her lead pencil with, while his
wife had rendered his shaving brush too
stiff for its original purpose by using it in
glueing some broken furniture.
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NOTES OF BARNuM's Snow. i Before the
platform on which the Fiji cannibal couple
sat was young fellow from the country
and his girl" Both were Young and
one beautiful. and they clasped hands.
The gentlemanly attendant upon the canni-
bals proclaimed in a loud voice that his
charges on the whole, were opposed to Il
vegetable diet Truth compelled him To
state that they preferred human flesh at
meal, beyond anything else that could he
named. The pretty girl shuddered and
clasped Yet tighter the hand Of her beau.
But says he to her, in a low and tender
tone
IIev n forgive me. but I'm a-ieared
aint much better at times than them up
on the platform.
"Why. Ab'ram, what do you mean.
said the astoni,hed young thing at Ahra-
ham side.
"Why. conSlrn it, Jenny" was the re-
sponSe, - | often feel that Id like to eat
you.
Loves crimson banner was being unfold
ed on the soft cheeks of the young lady aS
we turned to shake hands with the man
without arms.
When the performance in the >lwduSt
was at its height, the ring master begs
leave to introduce NJ lie Angela, she who Is
known wherever the English language Is
spoken-also in translation-as " the fe-
male Sans IN" Angela on coming forward
caught up three stalwart men and holding
them high above her head, promenaded to
music by the band. And a if that was not
a sufficient earnest of her muscle, she fol-
lowed up the feat by tossing brass cannon
fifteen feet long upon her shoulders, cap
ping that with half grown boy who dis
charged the piece from his peculiar emf
ncncc.
As Angela walked out of the ring amid
rapturous applause, a lady, who sat at our
side. burst into flood of tears. Turning
around, we recognized her as the Presl-
dentess of the Schenectady-o -the-Mohawk
Woman's Suffrage Association.
Thou weepest, fair stranger, and where
fore ?'' we inquired, using the easy colo
quial style of the average modern novel.
.'Because,' said the griet-stricken
Schenectadan, "bccausc Angela am
strong enough to vote" We suggested
that the dawn of a better day was even now
rcddening the political sky, and changed
our scat.
When Prof Faber's wonderful Talking
Machine was announced, a tall, fine looking
gentleman in the very prime OF life, and
wearing a gold cane, sitting just below US,
remarked, ''d-nation, as if he meant it,
and walked rapidly out Of the tent: No
sooner had the machine been withdrawn
than hercappeared and took his seat. Re
spectfully punching him in the ear, we
begged leave to inquire the reason OF his
proianc expletiye and of his temporary
withdrawal from the show.
Sir" said he, I've been a member OF
Congress for a couple of terms, and we
had my fill of talking machines.
The explanation seemed satisfactory, 50
handing the honorable gentleman handful
of peanuts and telling him to place them
where in his opinion they would do most
good, We bent our ear to the strain which
boy outside the canvass was singing. lie
was worrying popular air to these words;
The elephant goes round,
The band begins to play;
Those boys around the monkeys' cage
Had better keep away
Albany Journal.
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The lay ing of a new ocean cable between
Europe and this country has begun.
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were assigned rooms at the American"
and - Van Ness The former hotel has
within few years been Thoroughly repair
ed and reiurnished, and is now kept by that
GENIAL fellow 50 well known through the
state, y }. Crane, Collector of Internal
l'eNenae. The Van Ness is a new house
WIN Spacious rooms, many of them com
iiahaing magnificent view of the Lake,
hhelt hS AeSSrS. Barber and Ferguson. Both
mouse are well kept and every attention
paid to guests.
thursday imorning carriages were fur
ni'Ied n 10y Mayor Dodge, Judge Parker, ID.
- Lihsiey, l.. W. Peck, {. W. Woodhouse,
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LANDS FOE SALE.

Notice "a hereby given that there Will be a
meeting of the Sfockholders oG the Jackson
Building and Loan Association, &C the Court
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20 consider and vote upon the matter OF, re.
duclng the capital stock OF said AM@ocmtion. A
full attendance Of all the neE1h@aB In required.
By order Roard Of Directors.
III. e. MILLER, NV. A4AA&Ds
@ecFetmTy. " ffnntdent.
March It'd - ee
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SHORT LINE TO LAKES & NORTHWEST.
TIMETABLE.

Direct connections made at Lancaster for
Circleville, GAINESVILLE, and all points on the
Cincinnati & Muskingund Valley Railway-and
Mt Columbus for all points East and West. No
change of cars from Columbus to Philadel phia,
New York, indianapolis, and Chicago.
f. A. BUELL. General Ticket Agent.
JNO. w. DOHERTY, Sup't.
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STAFR OF OHIO, DEP'F OF INSURANCE. /
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STATE OF OHIO. DEPT OF INsURANcE. /
COLUMBUS, January ~, 1873.
WHEREAS. The ETNA AINSURANCE COAPA-
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Aggregate amt of Liabilities, texcept
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Amt Of Income for preceding year
Amt of expenditures fnr the pFeced-
In witness whereof, have hereunto sub
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