Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-31

PR E SIS, FRlDA Y
What is the matter over in England!
We are continually receiving accounts from
there of tremendous mercantile failures.
A man who has been sentenced to read
the Credit Mobilier investigation through,
has petitioned for a change of sentence to
Imprisonment for life.
The present Congress is doing some I'M
portant work. The Senate has passed the
bill abolishing the ranking privilege, and
the House that repeating the bankruptcy
act.
The vote by which Governor Oglesby. of
Illinois, was elected United States Senator,
on Wednesday, stood Oglesby, lis;
Trumbull, IS; Coolbaugh, 2; Oglesby's
majority over all, 35.
The Chicago Inter Ocean knows of
family, consisting of six members, thai
manages to live in Washington quite com
fortably on 81 900 year.
Query. Are four of them cats?
The report which has begun to go through
the papers that the standard of admission
to Yale College has been raised recently, is
incorrect. No change has been made in the
terms of admission since the last catalogue
was issued, and none will be made until the
next catalogue.
The question has been quietly and earn
es.ly discussed for some time among both
Senator's and Representatives as to the pro-
prietv of increasing the salaries of members
of both Houses to so, 600 year, the prop
osition to include the present Congress
The New York Commercial thinks ''Nye
would make capital Minister to China.
We want such talent as his to deal with the
imperial All Sin at Pekin. Moreover, it
would be decided benefit to Nye personal
/ ly. He greatly lacks what 'Ouida' would
call the '0rientalesque.
The Legislatures Of five states have voted
for United States senator's, within day or
two-Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada.
Georgia and Florida The first four
elected Cameron. Howe, Jones and Gen.
/ Gordon; the other southern state reached
no result
The gay season at Washington has just
begun and with receptions, State sociables,
- Germans" dinner parties, Patti and
Mario, Janauschek. Boucicault, Aimee,
Thomas concerts and grand weddings. one
Il bewildered.
CoNKLING RE-ELEcrED.-The New York
Senate's vote for United States Senator
Tuesday morning resulted as follows Ros-
coe Conkling, 20: Charles Wheaton, 8 :;
William NJ Eyarts, l; Henry Selden, 1.
The three Greeley Republicans were divided
upon Eyarts, Selden and Conklinge The
Assembly vote was 81 for Conkling and PC
for Wheaton, strict party vote.
1t appears from British official reports
that 395 emigrant ships, containing l63,-
SIS passengers, most Of whom were emf
grants. left the MerSey during 1872 for the
United States. Of these passengers and
emigrants, =, 5lj We're English, :, 537 were
Scotch, p, go were Irish, and 60,576 were
from various other countries. Canada re-
ceiyed but Is ,O36 emigrant,.
The Prison Reform Congress opened at
Baltimore, Tuesday, and continued it ses-
sion through yesterday. Horatio Seymour
was chosen President Of the association for
the ensuing year Among the Vice-Pre,i-
dents. are Senator Wilson, Speaker Blaine
and Congressman Kerr. Papers were read
on prison discipline. on criminal legislation
and on the penal institutions Of North
Carolina. which are represented A. in a de-
plorable condition.
The ez-rebel Gen. John B. Gordon was
elected United States Senator by the Geor-
gia legislature on Wednesday, upon the fifth
ballot The final vote stood ll2 for Cor
don, st for Alexander II. Stephens. and
for Alderman Gordon received seven Re
publican votes, there being no chance for
the election Of Mr. Alderman Hence he
owes hi, election to the Republican mem
bers. The term i, for SIX years from the 18th
Of March next
The Springfield Union is little hard on
the Yale boysof the present day, when it
says the reason why Professor Tyndall
thinks 80 much Of the Yale boys, and 80 ef-
fusiyely accepts the invitation TO lecture
before them, i because they afford 50 bril-
liant an illustration of his views concerning
the ineifciency Of prayer. Probably they
are prayed for harder, and get salvation
[ slower, than any ether set of young men in
/ the country.
\ Washington special says one of the
leading lawyers Of the country expresses
the opinion that the government will now
take steps to dispossess the Union Pacific
railroad Of its charter and settle up its ac-
counts. Moreover, that Judge Hoar says
sufficient evidence has already been adduced
in the Credit Mobilier investigation, to
forfeit the Union Pacific charter in several
courts, and in this view Hon Caleb Gushing
heartily comedies How much of this Is