Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-29


which signifies return of the pleasure
seekers from Saratoga, Lake George, etc.
But the Lake Champlain steamers are still
doing very large business and are often
thronged with passengers, and our city
hotels were never better filled with guests.
1t is said that Rev. DR.. Newman, who
was some months ago appointed inspector
of consulates abroad, at a salary of eight
dollars day and all travelling expenses,
continues to draw his salary of $500 per an
nun as chaplain of the United States Senate.
This is hardly the square thing for any
man 10 do. least of all a minister of the
gospel.
The Utica Herald remarks " The allega-
ton has frequently been made that Jay
Gould owned controlling interest IN the
New York Tribune. The article in the issue
of Tuesday, Gold in the Treasury Who'll
IL in the interest of Wall street gold sharp
ers. goes very far toward proving the allie
cation true. The hand of the gold sharp Is
plain to he seen. The Tribune is guerrilla
in politics. self styled independent What
ever may be its position in politics, 1t IS
plainly under control of the gold ring.
The Hartford Courant says that the res
toration Of the usurY law in Connecticut
has not had tendency to keep money at
home. and states that one of the leading
bankers in that city says that in one case,
recently. a capitalist placed in his hands
$50 600 for investment in Western secnri-
ties. and this whole amount might have re
manned here if it could only have legally
drawn the rate Of interest. which scores oil
people would have willingly paid for its use
There Is a prospect Of peace in Louisiana
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Ercning Post says Judge Durell' ae-
eompanied BY Collector Casey, hadan inter-
view with Attorney-General Williams, re-
Gently. in relation to Louisiana affairs II
Is now settled fact that there will be in
future but one Legislature in Louisiana,
both parties having agreed upon a com
promise by which it is provided that there
shall be only one legislative body, composed
of members of both former bodies whose
election is not disputed.
HAY SEED" PoETRY.-The following
verse i from a song Of the grangers, and Is
very applicable to some of the "prowlers
for the gubernatorial chair Of Vermont
who. it is said. are DESTROYS of embracing
the secretsand fellowship of the Patrons OF
lIusbandry:
They soak their heads in hay seed oil
1 scatter the hay seed round en-
| t. burst our corn crib how they spoil
! Scatter the hay seed round en-
/ They natter Us too much by half
scatter the hay seed round em
We Farmers are not caught by chah-
Scatter the hay seed round EN-
The civil damages liquor law in New
York seems to afford excellent opportuni-
ties for black-mai. In a recent case IN
Newburg. y. Y, in which the wife claim
ed 5000 damages of the dealer who poison
ed the peace Other family by selling her
husband hauor. it leaked ont after the
Jury had awarded her $50, that the whole
thing was put up" between the husband
and wife. He got drunk and smashed
things by preconcerted arrangement, that
she might have ground for a remunerati'e
suit. The liquor dealer proposes to carry
mp the case.
On the day Of the Democratic State Con-
vention was held in Bangor, Me, the
flags were set at half mast III respect for the
memory of deceased alderman. One Of the
delegates, supposing that it had been done
in derision of the Democratic party, deliv-
cred A terrible inyective upon the Republic
can city government, and the Republican
party in general. After exhausting himself
he was informed of his error, and immedi-
atelv rose and notified the convention that
he had delivered an improper speech and
took it all back.
The fuller details leave no doubt a to
where the responsibility rests, for the last
railroad horror, in Illinois The conductor
of the coal train was running in williul
disobedience Of orders, knowing that the
passenger train had the right Of way. A.list
OF dead and scalded and manned victims, sum
ming up eleven killed and thirty-six badly
injured. was the result of his recklessness-
OF course the papers are filed with COM
ments on the horror. But we do not see
that any point out any practicable mode OF
avoiding instances of such incredible and
criminal carelessness.
The Democratic papers are fond of re-
peating the ialsehood that the debts Of the
Southern States have increased $500 ,O00,-
Geo since the war. under Republican man
agemeut How far from the truth this Is,
may be inferred from the facts that the en-
tire debt OF the Southern States to-day l.
only $50 .03G ,3l3, and that, in 1868, 1t
amounted to Sl3O, 900. The increase,
therefore. has been $50, O0O, 900, for some of
which the South has new lines of railroad
to show, which will greatly develop the re-
sources Of the regions through which they
run.
A terrible accident has occurred on the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal by which
that highway has been totally destroyed.
The accident of few days ago compelled
the locking of the waters on one level, and
in consequence of the heavy rains and the
restricted space in which the great volume
was held the walls were forced out and the
entire country flooded. 4 great number OF
vessels were destroyed and portion OF the
Delaware Railroad washed way. The loss
cannot be correctly estimated, though it is
known to be several millions. 1t is believed
that there has been no loss of life.
Gen. Butler in his supplement airy
eulogy of himselfand its reception by the
people of the "Bay State reminds US of
DR.. P. a country physician, who, upon
informing lady customer, Mrs NJ,
that her friend, Mrs. S, was much bet
ter now than formerly, as she noT had
good doctor to attend upon her, was met
with an "Ah, I'm glad to hear it. But
whose's she got, thought "Why, Dr.
P, madam, DR.. p, don't you know
him - "Well, no, | can't say If do.
Seems to me I've heard tell of him too, but
never heard him called good doctor be-
fore"
The QUEBEC FIRE-The lower part of the
city of Quebec was threatened with destrac-
ton by fire Tuesday. Lumber-yards, wharves
and two schooners were destroyed before the
flames were brought under control The
loss is estimated at from $4,000 to $780,
600. Dispatches were sent to Montreal,
Sherbrooke and other places to send along