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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

higher appreciation of our currency Win o1
rapid. Our mines are now prouuoi
almost unlimited amounts OF SILVER; anu AZ ~
is becoming a question 'W hat shaii We 10
with it ?'' | suggest here solution .na'
will answer for some years, and sugges. 10
YOU, bankers, whether you may not military
ito put it in circulation now. Keep IL
there until it is fixed. and then we VIII
find other markets The South and Cen
trail American countries have asked us
TO coin their silver for them. There mas
never been authority of law to do 50. i
trust it will now be given. When 1t Is
given it will be more than the equivalent oil
becoming exporters of articles OF manniae-
ture. which were previously articles oil m
port Orders will come for large amounts
Of coin. Ii will be all in silver, while pay
ments are not necessarily so. We become
the manufacturer of this currency, with
profit, and will probably secure portion oil
our pay in the more precious metal. L nave
thought much about the recommendations
| should make to Congress, and nave
changed slightly in regard to banking laws
since last had the pleasure OF a personal
interview with you 1t is not necessary TO
state what these changes are, because they
may undergo further modification. l shall
give to the subject, however, my sIncerest
thoughts, and will court the views OF others.
| have written this hastily. bat if it calls
forth any views you would like to express l
Will be glad to hear them. Yours truly,
lSisnedl L. S. GRANT.
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julius CONVERSE,
b. F. BINGHAM, Board
NJ. ii. BUcKHAN, OF
G. W. GRANDEY, Education.
G.. n. WEBER, J
The undersigned, members of the Board
of Education when the list of text books
was adopted, concur in the above statement.
j. W. STEWART,
d. NJ. CAMP,
MERRITT CLARK.

The recent steamboat disaster on the
Mississippi resulted in six persons losing
their lives ana several being badly burned.
The Mary f. Poe took fire near the boilers
at 0sceola, Arkansas, about ten miles
above Memphis. The flames gained such
Roadway she was run on the bar, but the
deck passengers were forced to swim for
their lives The clerk reports sixty, five per
sons on board, of whom the chambermaid,
one cabin boy. one cabin passenger, two
females and one male deck passenger are
missing. The pilot was badly burned be-
fore leaving his post
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is discretionary with the people whether to
follow their lead or not, the only questions
that any man has to ask himself are, how
much better he is qualified to judge than
men chosen for the purpose; how much II
Will benefit his children to be ''odd sheep"
and how much his discretion" in the
matter will be worth when teachers ami
superintendent have no discretion but arr
bound by the recommendations of the BoarI
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Executive Mansion.
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. Oct II, 1873.
M Dsar NJ. Coirdr,y Your letter of
the 29th ultimo was duly received and read,
rs was your previous lett ter. Neither re
quired an answer particularly, and hence
did not answer them at that time. luur
last letter. however. contains one sentence
that it seems proper | should reply to. That
Is rs to an implied threat to the national
banks contained in my letter TO Messrs. An
thony and Clatln. Nothing was further
from nv mind than a threat Ny whole
object was To restore confidence to the pun
lie mind and to give assurances that the
government would give all the aid in It's
power, keeping in view at the same time
the solvency of the national Treasury. You
and all bank presidents know more about
the condition Of your banks than can pos
sibly know. In turn, |, through the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. know more about the
financial condition of the government.
its ability 10 render aid, etc. than
any persons disconnected from the ad-
ministration of its affairs can know.
| alluded to the fact that the 81 900, 600
reserve notes in the Treasury would be re-
gardcd as money in the Treasury, subject to
use. for the purpose of showing that the
means are Mt hand TO give the relief we
promise. do not believe the present panic
VIII work to individuals half the injury it
will work general good to the country at
large Our monetary system i the creation
of necessity. 1t has no elasticity, but in
other respects it l. the best that has ever
been devised No one now distrusts the
value of his paper dollar; on the contrary,
it Is seized and boarded with the same avid
ity now that the gold dollar has been in
former like adversely. The panic Will call
attention to the defects IN our monetary
system, and will no doubt lead to legiSla
ton to relieve the want OF elasticity. The
panic has brought greenbacks about to
par with silver. ! wonder that silver is not
already coming into the market to supply
the deficiency in the circulating medium:
When il comes. and | predict that it will
soon, we will have made a rapid stride
toward specie payments. Currency will
never 90 below silver after that. The cir
culation of silver will have other beneficial
effects Experience has proved that it takes
about $40. 900 900 of fractional currency to
to make the small change necessary
for the transaction Of the business
of the country. Silver will gradually
take the place of this currency, and
further will become the standard of values,
which will be boarded in a small way. |
estimate that this will consume from two to
three hundred millions, in time, of this
species of our circulating medium. 1t will
leave the paper currency free to perform
the legitimate functions of trade, and will
tend to bring Us back where we must come
at last, to a specie basis. confess to de-
sire to see limited amount of boarded
m lney. Il insures firm foundation in
time of need, hut want to see the boarding
of something that has a standard Of value
the world over. Silver has this, and if We
once get back TO that our strides toward
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

\ meeting Of the lawyers practising in
the United States supreme Court was
held at Washington on Monday, to take
action concerning the death of Chief
Justice Chase Hon Reverdy johnson
presided, and on taking the chair paid an
eloquent tribute to the excellence of the
late Chief Justice, as a man and Judge.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Johnson's re-
marks a committee, appointed for the pur
pose, reported a series of resolutions eulo-
giving the deceased, and rendering his
family the sincere sympathy of tie meeting
in their loss, and further requesting the
Attorney General of the United States to
move that in the Supreme Court the resolu-
tons be entered on the minutes and, as a
further mark of respect, that the mem bers
of the bar wear the usual badge of mourn
ing for thirty days. The resolutions were
agreed to, and the meeting adjourned:
The effects Of the financial panic on the
transportation business have been very
serious Railroad freight on all the princi-
pal lines from New York to the West has
fallen OFF since the beginning of the panic
from - to 80 per cent. This is more par
ticularly the case with freight bound West.
The eastern-bOund freight, which consists
mainly Of grain, has not been so seriously
affected as yet, bat unless western buyers,
who are compelled to pay greenbacks for
grain, are supplied by the banks with some
thing besides certified checks, they say that
the movement of produce eastward will
soon cease. Inquiries made at the offices in
New York of the three great competing
railroad lines-the New York Central, Erie
and Pennsylvania Ccntral-elicit substantial
ly the same facts. All of these lines did an
unusually large business up to the time the
panic began, and all were anticipating
larger business in October than was ever
known before. Each company had enlarg-
ed its facilities for transportation far be-
yond any previous year, and was expecting
an unprecedented season of prosperity.
The Rutland Globe calls attention, in con-
nectiOn with notice of the Centennial
Celebration Of the town of WallingEord, to
the duty of printing and preserving an ac-
count of the occasion, in some less perish
able form than newspaper report 1t
saws:
We do not believe-unless we are mis-
taken in re 'srence to Bennington and that
should prove an exception, if so Governor
Hall will please correct us-that COM
plete file of a newspaper fifty years old can
be found in the State. We call attention to
the necessity of publishing the proceedings
and all the addresses delivered, and papers
read, at their Centennial in form for per-
manent preservation. Ii is duty they owe
to themselves, the State and to history.
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The Santo Domingo question is up again.
MessrS. fabens and Sullivan and Dr. 5. &.
Howe, une of the commissioners, are in
Washington to ask the government TO ex-
tend its protection to the SANTANA Bay Com
pany, against the insurgents who are max
ing Roadway against Baez. The ground Of
the request is, that the SANTANA Bay Com
pany is composed of American citizens, that
as such Baez sold the land they occupy to
them, and one Of the objects of the insur-
gents Is to annul this cession of land to Am
orleans. No one will be surprised at this
turn Of affairs 1t was foreseen when the
company first came into existence We
trust that President Grant viii keep clear
Of these complications.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

SUICIDE AT BETHEL. Charles Berry, ia
unmarried man OF 50. cut his throat q.
Bethel. Sunday morning, through grs'
over the death of his father, last ,pring'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

The new lecture which Mrs ZubaFay Pierce
of Cambridge, Mass, is delivering, is en-
titled why women ought not to exercise
manhood suffrage. and what suffrage they
ought to exercise 1t contains some very
sensible, and some rather impracticable
ideas. She thinks it would be great in
justice for women to vote men can defend
their votes they have power Of purse and
sword behind the ballot to enforce it
mans vote represents, Mrs. Pierce says,
opinion plus purse and sword woman's
vote represents opinion merely. therefore,
for the sake of justice, women ought not to
vote, or even 10 want to vote. We are sorry
to say that Mrs Pierce thought most women
untitled 10 vote, by their ignorance of poll
teal subjects, and that she feared they
would be very easily bribed. The lecturer
protested against having suffrage forced
~ On her, when She did hot want it, how
ever high the principles and noble the
work of the forcers. Her plan for giving
woman her due influence on legislation, Is
to establish in connection with every State
Legislature and in Congress house Of wo-
men, elected by women. The female house
shall have no vote, but shall be an advisory
board, and the two male houses shall pass
nolaw which bears upon women and children
without consulting this third disiranchised
body, which is to be n conscieneeor balance
wheel for them. The advisory board is to
cit as long as the Legislature does, and its
expenses are to be paid by poll tax levied
upon the women voters. Such third house.
she thinks, would in half century. bring
about great reforms They would induce |
men to legislate wisely and humanely in re-
gard to the work of women and children |
to perfect prison system; and establish a |
place for discharged prisoners; to abolish
prostitution TO make the use of tea and
coffee three times day illegal for women
to legislate against corsets worn and clothes
carried on the hips by girls under eighteen
to fix the wages of servants hy law. and
not allow one woman to pay five dollars for
a cook. when her neighbor can only
afford to pay four; and establish modi-
fed gymnasium costume for all female
students in schools and colleges. Most Of
these ideas must be set down as quixotie.
aad most women. We fancy, will pray for
the indefinite postponment Of the project of |
OF third house. Nowadays, a woman who
prefers to manage her own affairs can com.
monty protect herself easily from the tyran-
ny and meddlesomeness of individuals but
alas for the women who will have to evade
the tyranny and meddlesomeaess of third
house OF several hundred reformers, bent
on making pattern kitchens in the houses |
oil their constituents. and clothing their
constituents children in a hygienic uni
form
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The WaIlIugford Centennial.

The WaIIIngford Centennial.
| The exercises connected with the lOOtb
anniversary Of the settlement OF the town
of Wallingford, on Wednesday AMI Thurs
day of last week, passed of very successful
| ~. \ large eoncourse Of the sons ami
daughters Of the town was present to Wit
ness and participate in the ceremonies. Tie
/ only rawback to the affair was the sinsu-
/ lar and sudden death Of Joseph HaskiI. of
East Wallingford, man 81 year, old. who
came upon the stand in the afternoon Of the
first day and sang an old Masonic rounde-
lay about "The Building Of solomon Ten
pie lie sang the first verses with yiror
| for 4 man of his age, but was apparently
considerably exhausted by the time be
reached the last verse, his voice was percep-
tibly more feeble, and though he acknow-
lodged by bow the yociferous cheers that
greeted the close Of his song. he to,tereI
from the platform and novel slowly few
rods, and sank to the earth and lived bu.
few moments. Mr. IIaskili had often en-
pressed desire to die without a Gugerine
sickness. His wishes were gratiiei, anl
nearly MS last words were the song he sga,
from the platform. lie had been quite
I character, had seen General Washingtoa.
and had moved to Wallingford from Lynn.
Mass obout 10 years AGO and had Iiy,i
| there ever since.
The n-orramne included a fine fair lr
which two large buildings were built one boz
the floral hall and the exhibition Of relic. Th-
speakers at the Centennial were among the
best in that section of the STATE. The Rev
a.. W.. n N ,.,-. Ga. ,,,s,ir..
-Ai'''' ANU
address SabJect, Inc thahse7 "i 'Ne
Century" Hon d. T.. Nicholson spoz-
,,,,.., s.Ste.,bes anil ArerI3tes of PROM
~ 80, H.. ,,..
lheh' 'len o' " "i.lis
gave sketch OF Lyman batchelicr ann
the History Of the Batchelier Maul'ac
t,ras - Rev f. NJ Uavne, cave an a.-r.
i.-r.-.-..... r.r
ou'.''I,i' '''1i - "'-'' "
agriculture OF century. joel e Bake
presented sketch Of Mathew Lyon
H.. HILL ,,,,. ..Tbe History If t,'.-..
- -. r..I,,I.f 49,, 49,.
Henry H. LyuIas lIl'o anu 'Ir -1'''.=ihe'
Of Waliinsiord. Rev II H. Sa1ler-lu
If Cborlc..o,vn y IL delived an sll-.-.
= ..,r.rl;-...c...4 ,rl ho- ,.r,,-... r..-.-
o."
the History OF century WhicA was al
/ exhaustive historical essay concerning g..
-o,r,
-.-t-..
Inc Iono"ihs interesting ie''e' "-- 4'i-
| from Hon. Daniel Roberts of this ci-Y. .1
| c,ein,, birsalffr3n being present
p.-..,.---..- n.. - d..
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The following is the full letter of Pre~i-
dent, on specie payments, 10 Mr.. Cowdrcy.
President OF the Continental Bank of New
York city
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TRouHLE ANoNc TIE GRASGEs.-Ihe new
Boston grange, composed Of grain and com
mission merchants, having been ordered to
di~band by the grand master of the National
Grange, on the ground that it was not com
posed of farmers, the grange have refused
to DO 50 and propose to carry the matter
before the National Grange. The Boston
grange, however, have rather got the parent
concern. as it retains its books and initiates
members. using the passwords and grips Of
the order.
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We have withheld this Expose OF the
situation until this late day, because we
hoped that the facts would come before the
people through other channels, and that
formal statement from us would be unnee-
essary We are convinced, however, that
the opposition are taking advantage OF our
silence to attempt some further inroad upon
public opinion As the time approaches
when the new list will become operative,
the mannuvres of disappointed publish
ers for retaining the old fields, become bold
err and more unscrupulous We have no
fears that they will succeed, if only the peo
pie of Vermont will weigh Il e facts which
we have reluctantly but faithfully set be
fore them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

IHh onIo ELEcrIoN.-BOth parties now
conccde the election of Allen the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio. bv
between GO and 200 majority. Some few
Democrats still hope to figure out the eIec-
ton OF Burns as observation-disclosures but
there is little doubt that the Repnblican.
have elected tier whole State ticket win
the exception Of Governor. Official returns
have been received from only SO commit
On Friday, October 81, the Vienna f.
position will close. On tie evening of tbo,
day the city will be ILLUMINATED srd =.
grand banquet will be given.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

The CoSr al THE SIGNAL SERVICE. - Our
signal service, with stations, costs US $780,
coca year In Canada where there are eight
chief stations and over hundred ordinary
ones, the expense last year was only s., 900,
and thi- year will amount to $4,000. In
Eng gland the weather reports are made I'M
der the direction of committee of the
Royal Society, who receive an appropria-
ton Of so 600 annually from the govern
mont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

The people at East Concord are about
building a church, school house and six
dwelling houses.
\ mandatory for boxes and planin,
lumber is being erected at West Concord.
Charles H. Weeks, Of Canaan, has raised
the present year, ou his own farm, eight
thousand bushels of potatoes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

Six loaded canal boats sank in the HID
son river, off Stony Point, Monday morning
causing loss of sl50, 900.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

o. ). Bliss. of Georgia, has recently pur-
chased Of Gen. n. NJ. Curtis, of Ogdens-
burg, pair Of pigs of the pure Berkshire
breed. They are the only specimens Of that
breed in Northern Vermont
There was shipped from Georgia dennt
from July list, 1872, to July lst, 1873. thIr-
teen thousand one hundred and six tubs Of
butter, weighing go $50 lbs, which could
not be valued less than $3.50 600.
c. s. Boright Of Richford, offers Il zoo
reward for the recovery of the bonds recent
ly stolen from him by burglars.
Hon. Luther Baker has disposed of b,s
wholesale business at Newport, and prone
ses to remove to Riehiord, and open a large
provision and feed store.
\ connection is to be made at Ricbr,rd
between the South Eastern Railway and
Missisquoi Railroad, and it is proposed that
by the first Of July next, palace cars will
run through from New York to Newport
over this route the same day. BY another
season, probably. the two railroads will
unite in building a bridge, and then the
South Eastern trains will probably cross
over to the Central depot. and take on the
Central ears or passengers there. The Sen-
finei strongly urges the building ola union
depot.
IL. Warren, of Fairfield, planted n sin.
gle Norway oat in hill OF corn. and the
product was twenty stalks each with full
head of oats.
a. 0. Brainerd has completed his steam
mill at Richford.
LANoILLE COUNTY
Miss Selma Seaver has lately left Stowe
for Brooklyn. n. Y, where She has heen
engaged as telegraph operator.
There have been two thousand and FIVE
hundred city guests at the Mount Mansfield
House, the past summer
Chas. Crane Of Hydepark, was elected
president OF the State Spirtuaiist Assoeia-
ton at its recent convention.
John Stafford Of Stowe, was 50 badlv
poisoned with ivy about four weeks ago.
that he has been unable to labor since.
Curtis Brown of Belvidere, the veteran
:" bear-exterminator," trapped and killed a
300 poand specimen recently, making his
thirty-second victim, and at last accounts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

The attention Of Rev. W. II. II. MURRAY
Is directed to the fact, that as one Of the
results Of the religious revival in Alburgh'a
man who owned two trotting horses MS
sold them. and will hereafter devote more
attention to religion and less to sporting
matters. Heneeforth, talking horse "
him will not avail anything
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

A Judge in New York has decided that
taking meal in hotel, though kept on
the European plan, constituted man
guest within the meaning Of the statute
and made the proprietors ef the house re-
sponsible for any property lost by such
rnnAf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

Later election returns do not materially
change the complexion of affairs. In Ohio
the State Central Committees Of each party
claim the State ticket. The vote was very
close. Tie Legislature is conceded to the
Democrats, unless Hamilton county should
send a full Republican delegation, which IS
unlikely. In Pennsylvania the Republican
majority is estimated at over $1,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

An effort will be made to get through the
next Congress bill providing for the Uni
ted States guaranteeing the interest on the
bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad. -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

This is the height of the preserving sea-
son. The Danbury man recently saw
through the window of house in that vii
,age, shiFt-sleeved man trying to pull oil
a pair of boots, and heard him say, quite
plainly, jam the jam stuff to jell -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

FARMERS Mutual Insurance COMPANY
The annual meeting was held at Montpelier
on Wednesday. The directors are the same
as last year, with the exception OF NJ ).
Francisco for Rutland county, in place OF
Bradley Fish, and F. C Robbins of Ludlow.
for Windsor county. and Geo. ). Shaw OF
St. Johnsbury instead Of Barron Moulton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

=, \ hne church is being built At Noun.
Holly The Catholics of Castleton have
recently held a pleasant and profitable fair
and festival, lasting for week. The pro
ceeds were about $500, and will be expeut-
cd m embellishing and identifying the
church and grounds The French Clth1-
lieS have pnI handsome spire on Their
church 81 fairhayen-
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SILVER CnANGE.-It looks as if one OF the
effects OF the panic might be to bring out
the long-hoarded silver change. Silver has
cheapened compared with gold, and Is now
worth only about "a cents to the gold dollar.
When gold gets down to l064, silver Will
be on par with greenbacks. As gold was
down to 1859 on Saturday. our nearness to
silver circulation is but triae over two per
cent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24

Owing to continued III health. Rev. JE.
davenport has been Compelled to relinluish
ms Rastorate over the tniversalist church
~ llmngtan, X. ;. Sawyer, Oh
MonnI holly, has received a " call irIl
'he Snlyersalist Society Of Marlboro. y. b
The nIversalist church az WILD u
Town, IS undergoing repairs, and viii -dla
pant.
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hcrs and Is the largest Of the denomination
in the State.-A hne new church Is being
erected at Fort Ann, n Y.-The society
at Hardwick are making thorough repair.
on their church Rev NJ c. Henderson
has accepted q call from the Church ut Sut
ton