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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05
NORTHERN NEW YORK

John McLaren, who was lately sentenced
to six months Imprisonment in Clinton
county, Jail for attempting to des-
troy the railroad track at Mooers Junction.
and assaulting Railroad Master Bates for
interfering with him, was brought before
Judge Beckwith of Plattsburgh recently
upon petition for his discharge. on the
ground of insanity at the time the offence
was committed. F. W. McGettrick, Esq.
OF st. Adams, appeared as counsel for the
prisoner and District Attorney Barnard Tor
the State. After full investigation of the
matter Ills Honor pronounced it a clear
case OF temporary insanity, and ordered
his discharge The young man has to ali
appearances fully recovered from his tenn
porarY arrangement, and is waiting per
mission from Gov Dix toreturn to his home
in St. Adams, instead of being committed
to the asylum as the law Of New York re-
quires in such case.
Col. S. P. Remington has sold out the
Canton Plandealer to Prof Gilbert B. Man
ly, formerly teacher in the Potsdam Nor
NAL School.
John Hanley an esteemed citizen of Chat
eaugay, was found dead in his house on the
9th inst. lie is supposed to have hung
himself, as his death was undoubtedly
caused by strangulation.
4 man in Malone raises ,rLiie Llackber-
ries.
Gen. Butler is to deliver the address at
the St. Lawrence County Fair.
Factory men at Malone are contracting
for potatoes at 80 cents per hushel, but they
retail at so cents.
Daniel Judson, cashier of the Judson
Bank from its organization, died in Ogdens-
burg, Friday afternoon aged =.
Hon. VIM y Wheeler, of Malone. Is
making two weeks visit 20 the White
Mountains.
The Malone Palladium says: \ man
named ". Y. C0nger, barber, stopping
at Fort Coyington. was drowned
last Thursday in the st. Lawrence near
Cornwall. lie and man named Wood
ward, a boat-makcr, from the Fort. were
crossing the river from Cornwall 10 Masse-
IA in sail boat, and, standing up to fix the
sails, capsized. Conger attempted to SWIM
to land, but failed and was drowned. lie
was aged about thirty-iivc we have not
heard where he formerly resided. Wood
ward, after clinging 10 the boat for time,
swan safely to land.
The Malone Palladium slvs. An inter
csting case Is soon to be tried in a Justice
court in a neighbering town. 1t Is alleged
that man who carries the milk Of his dairy
to factory has made practice Of keeping
Tor himself the d" strippings." and be is to
be tried for the offence. \ law Of 1863
makes the penalty 500.
One Of the novel features Of the Franklin
Co. Fair, to be held at Malone. is a grand
baby show. Sixty dollars are offered in
premiums.
The fire at Palmer Hill last week threw
out of employment about one hundred and
fifty men, and destroyed property 10 the
amount Of $4,000 or $50 600.
The barn Of Gilbert Samsons. of Lisbon.
was burned Wednesday night. Aug. 18Th.
It contained three hundred bushels of grain.
Fifteen tons of hay and various farming
utensils. Total loss s., 800. Insured for
$500. \ man named Service has been az
rested. charged with setting the fire. and
ias been sent to Canton Jail to await trial.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

The LAKE CHANPLAIN SERPENT. - That
great unrivalled humbug, the Lake Cham
lain snake, after having been killed several
times, finally becomes the subject-or rather
the principal-of n splendid practical Joke.
A resident of Whitehall, and one who is
considered in every way responsible, wrote
to a friend in Port Henry, that his snake
ship had been taken, and was lying on the
Whitehall dock, the observed of all observ-
ers. He described him as being iifty-eight
feet long and about twenty inches in diam
eter, and that they would keep him in
Whitehall for day or two and then shin
him off to be embalmed, preparatory to his
being placed in the Museum of Anatomy in
Albany. OF course the news soon spread
and quite a number took the boat for White
hall to see the monster. One of the BOYS on
his return was asked by your correspondent
if he had seen the wonder. He replied
with dignity that he had had that pleasure.
and being asked to tell how and under
what circumstances, he said that on his ar
rival at Whitehall he met some friends and
asked them concerning the snake, they told
him it could be seen and they led him off
in the direction of the hotel, and was told
that it was in a large box or something in
the hotel. Unsuspectingly he went into
the hotel and, before he knew it, was in
front of the bar, and his conductors. swal-
lowing handkerchiefs, but making the best
Of it he bought like man.-Port Henrv
Cor. Troy Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

The SHERMAN BAND.-The Bennington
Bcancr in its report of the muster at that
place on the 10th inst, thus praises the
Sherman Band
And here We should speak Of the Bands
that furnished the music Of the day. First,
of course, was Sherman 5 Of WinoOski they
who took the first prize at the Rutland Re
union, They are justly the pride of Yer
mont. They are not and cannot be equalled
and 1t Is no disparagemeut to other bands
TO place the sherman far ahead. As one
Of the reasons for this super-exccllence We
will relate a little circumstance. At the
Reunion, when a large party Of officers and
soldiers had gathered around that rOusing
good old Camp Fire, that Quartermaster
Kingsley had provided, and where Gen.
Dcyens, Gov. doe Hawicy, Judge Pcland,
Generals Stannard, Foster and Henry
Coils. Neazey. Peek, and score or two Of
Others that we do not remember, except
that we will not forget j. NJ. Poland
Of the VafchmGH, Luther, who forgot
TO correct Gov Ilawley's mistake in
the Springfield Republican. Lieut.-GOy.
Taft, chiel-Of-ciyilians, and numerous other
delighted participants, eteetera. The
national airs were suggested Perhaps it
was midnight, possibly one, two or more
hours later. As the Sherman boys
'straightened up to the pleasant perform
ance. their leader said quietly, within our
hearing, and in half whisper, MEN, |
kno,c You have all got souls, want you to
put your souls into these tunesi- Ali We
may live long enough TO hear our glorious
New England air, under the silver moon
and the bright shining stars filed with more
soul-stirrins music, or sometime and some
where perhaps we may listen to the resound-
iDg harmony and enhancing thrill of those
martial airs filing our cheerful valleys and
echoing from our noble Green Mountains,
more gloriOusly than they were then given
By the Sherman Band of Winooski; but we
have no expectation Of ever enjoying such n
treat. They had more men there than they
brougN here; but they were excellent here.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

The Springfield (AIass.) papers are earnest
in their rebukes Of the unblushing manner
in which gambling was carried on during
the races last week. The Union pronounces
il a scandalOus outrage Of moral principle
and public opinion. +" and says that ''in fact
the great races of the past week have been
but an unimportant appendage of an i'm
mense gambling machine, by which men
have been robbed of tens, yes, hundreds Of
thousands of dollars.' 1t holds the Hamp-
den Park Association responsible for this
wrong, and thinks the city cannot afford to
bring crowds there to enrich its hotel keep
ers at the expense of making its young men
gamblers. Better give up the races
altogether, it says, than to encourage and
allow pool-selling, and 50 say the great
mass Of the community.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

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the Dlvi>BroWn family told him q" it was
all uD at Nlon,pelier. and thar the money
was gone goa may have il If you can get
1t. Sluires Suggested getting mol pros.
entered in Brown-Dayi-' case. :. DO that,
ana You may have 1t all. said they to
Sluircs. The detective undertook the job,
which was not . hard one. considering
Brown, or bis wife io- him. had already
turned States eviIence- Pending these
proceedings tie Browns came to Clarem0nt,
the rot pros beng entered the following
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Tor the property IN llS hands. The dia-
moad> went % Brown, bat Squires retains
the money, which nettst after paying ex-
pcn-es, ah1r- 5000, and uses it for his
1wa benefit Mr.. D1ris-b-own aiirms that
10 such bargain was male in New Aork but
tha5 Mr.. Squircs was simply the agent to
collect the money and yaluahlcS for them,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

IrUu uiy crave the summer grass were grow ns;
ur hecdlcrs winter winds across IL blow ny,
Through Joyous June coz desolate December,
ber-
How long, dear love, now long
i-.r fr-.I,test ewes would open % the summer,
.ul sweetest SMILES would greet the sweet new
conner,
Ana au youuE Ups crow kisses for the taking
.tH.u ail the summer buds 10 bloom are breaking
liow long dear love, bow long,
d. .a land where sld-cyed ghosts walk only
.,..r, Iiu- are cold aud waiting hearts are lonely
would uet call yea from your youths warm
HI.-.c-.
- uf you. glass and crown it with new hsses-
How long dear love how long
r...lv .a Juno you mi -ht Dee Co re-rc: me-
.r.. I..iu- Dips M i-h' WOO SOU o. i1r-et one
i.uraIl. -agothclrt, think you would remember
l.... ,,.ulr were weary in your lies December
ST.. long. dc.r l0Fe- So long.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05
NUMBER 10
From the Lowell Vox Popu,i
The Edaln Brood Man.

.At LuaiH bFool MAR
In former years We knew Thomas 2
James. In 1860 he came to Lowell from
llaverhill in this State According To his
own account, he had, previously to coming
into this region, been at work at Orlens-
burg, y: y lie was IN our employ some
two or three years, as compositor and while
so employed proved himselfonly an ordina-
ry hand. We never regarded him as a first
class Journeyman printer, nor did he occu-
py that position when with US. Ills wife
first came for situation Cor him and we
were always inclined, meeting her often al-
terward, to believe that she was the better
qualified for business OF the two. He was a
" free and easy fellow - g0Ol-tempered.
dressed well, kept his boots well blacked.
and smoked his cigar with the ease of
a lord. Af;er remaining with Us till he
thought he could succeed in business on his
own account, he graduated - and for q
time we often heard of him through our
patrons, whose work he cndeayorcd to
obtain, sometimes representing that he had
been our foreman, etc. lie called his Office
'the Propeller '-appropriating to his own
use the name adopted byan odd genius who,
hlteen or twenty years ago, used 20 make
ralds from Boston into the regions round
about, and uudCrhid the country printers
on all kinds of small job printing James
got along as proprietor a. well as any one
could who knew but littlc about businc,s.
and as often did work for less than eos. as
for a fair profit. lie finally failed: how
many he owed at the time we do not know.
nor do We care. His wifc's son By her first
husband succeeded to the hu-iae--. james
becoming foreman. Eventually the whole
party, printing Office ncladed. disappeared,
and We next heard Of them in Nashua.
where a new departure seoms 10 have
taken place, and where was the beginning
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

FORMATION OF TIE FREE SOIL PARTY OF
VEEuoNr.-A Proctorsyille correspondent Of
the Rutland Herald has some interesting
"reminiscences concerning the formation Of
the - Free Soil Party" in Vermont. 1t
took place at Midllebury in ISIS. Luke p.
Poland, Charles l. Walker. then of Bel
lows Falls, now a distinguished lawyer in
Detroit, the late Oscar L. Shafter, then Of
Wilmington. recently of the supreme Court
of California. the late Z. d. Barber, of
Middlebury. john L. Butler, Of Jamaica,
and a few Others, meeting in convention for
the purpose. Most Of the men who COM
posed the convention, were, like John p.
Hale, of New hampshire, seeeders from
the Democratic party, but could not stand
on the slavery plank in their platform.
James NJ. Sladc had a voice land loud One)
in the conyentiou-and he was of ruling
stock
Mr.. Poland was then, comparatively
speaking, young lawyer of good practice
in lamoille Co, appeared in the same clean
cut blue dress coat with immaculate neat
ness and good taste, that he now wears. the
same shining brass buttons, and spoke
with the same precision and tones of minis
terial dignity, which has 50 distinguished
him since on the bench, at the bar of the U.
5. Supreme Court, and in the Senate and
House, at Washington.
Mr.. Barber, vigorous in mental and ply
steal power; Mr.. Shaiter, solid and sedate;
Mr.. Walker, studious, clerkly, courteous
and keen Of intellect; Mr.. Slade, well we
all know him of to-day and his sayings
and doings are still with us, and speak for
themselves.
Such, and Of such men and minds, began
the effort which in October, 1853, culmin-
ated at Montpelier in the breaking in
twain the Wing party in Vermont, defeated
the reelection Of Gov. Fairbanks, and placed
for a single year Democratic Governor,
John S Robinson to he supplemented by
a union of conflicting elements of political
principles, which in 1851 placed Judge
Royce and Ryland Fletcher on the same
State ticket, and gave them seats in either
wing of the Capitol
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

,icHN MogElsSEY .-Slratoga IS last assam
I'm. the position Of the Baden Baden ot Ame-
riea. and Morri--y is IT, architect. lii club
house is one Of the most elegant buildings oi
it, kind in the land. For beauty and ~lmp-
tuou-nc-s Of its table it has no equal. ID is
said. in Europe. BY the side oi the club
house is a unique structure Of wood, Two
stories. with a Mansarl roof, and this l. the
pool house of the races. The track is one Of
the best in America This, with tie ma
cadamizel driveway. with nearly all the
modern improvements Of SaTatoga. are Nur-
risscy'~ Landiwork. lie pourS out money
like water.
On the piazza Of the Con-re-- can De seen
any day large Sizeland heavy m0glie'i man.
ali alone lie seldom speaks to any one His
voice is peculiar. lie speaks as If he had
chronic cold lie wears a white flannel coat !,
his hair is black and crisp his nose deiorm-
ed as if broken in some afIay. This man is
Morrissey. 4 few YEAR ago he was prize
fighter Then he kept q low GROCERY in
Troy. lie came To New York in desperation
TO mend his fortunes. New York was ruin
ed bv r0ughs. \ man who voted any other
than q Democratic ticket did 80 at Dis peril.
Armed rufiians went from ward t. ward.
smashing up ballot boxes. and often the
heads Of men in charge In one ward john
A. Kennedy. just deceased. resolved to put
an end To this outrage. Norri-Sey was sought
out and engaged to strike back for q c1n-i-
dcration. lie was such desperate looking
fellow that Nlrs Kennedy was afraid of him,
and advised her husband TO have nothing to
do with him. lie organized band Of r0gghs
and took possession Of the polls. 4 harder
looking set was never seen. At noon awagln
load OF desperadocs drove up. Inspector
Carpenter was on duty. Can goin. Cap.2
said the leader. ''Ne-. walk in" Norris
~ey and his fifty associates said, GOOD morn
ming. " | guess you don't need me here. ="
said the leader, and droyeof Mlrris-ey Won.
With his wages he bought o clean shirtand
decent suit of clothes. lie had cash enough
TO oren a small drinking saloon. lie is now
n millionaire. He helps all who wish TO
fight the tiger. He don't drink-he don't
play. He may swear. but no one hears him.
No one goes to bed so late. without leaving
MorriS~ey up. No one gets up so early. but
they find him quietly walking around Us IL
he had no employment and no interest in Sa-
ratora. lie is the chum Of the eminent men
Of church and State. He is hand and glove
with the heavy men of Wall street Tie has
been to Congress, and can put "IIon." 70
his name. lie is the king-pin Of Saratoga.
Men Of parts allow him to slap them on the
back. lie holds the Commodorc's horse when
he returns from a ride Prominent persons
are proud" to know him. Half Of New
York has had its legs under his mahogonv.
When he was in Congress he refused to he
introduced to anybody His uniform answer
was Il am here at my desk; if any one
wishes to see me, let him come here. = 81
rafoga LcYrm Boston Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

An IMPARTIAL CoNDUcToR.-A conductor
on the Chicago and Alton Road is reported
as having forbidden honeymoon ''billing and
cooing.' Observing bridegroom arm out
of place, he forbade further demonstrations.
'Rut have right to hug her, said John.
:" Not on railroad,'' said the conductor ::
''there is law against all unjust discrimina-
tiOns on railroads, and as haven't woman
for each man on the train to hug, your action
is in violation ofthe law, and must be stop
ped
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,zreurrsIru,x n yERuoNT.

Yankee 30 i- tine Greeu Mountain " erd-
u.uD State. where the Yankee is more like
the Eueli-hmn than in any other State
The NHiine--. cunning. energy, hardhstcd-
n..--. wudeuucnt, caution, seli-loyc, self
value. and ucrtiuacity OF Yorkshire OF
Noui Lincolnshire farmer can DE matched
and brought to sample more readily in Yer
1n.ut tI.lu u any territory IN America colo
uisci Ly m.i-h settlers.
School, and churches abound. as they
ALWAYS viii dawherr female authority has a
tl.ec-aul there Is no doubt that in Yer
mont th. wife and the mother have a very
urnetraiiu-. positive -hril. and clamorors
organ of speech. There is little or no eX-
cauati.ual,1t e. Woman'> Rights in this
State. The women have their own rights,
ami tIcir hu~.and'~ too, hv all appearances.
This paper b. written from country town
80 tlc ult Oi tbc.' Grcen Mountains. "a
pastoral cuutugati1uoi the Alleghany chain,
limestone clothed with trees. turf and mos-
soothing. protective, peaceful. and Of con-
-unt beauty IN summer and winter.
The towns. taVulct-. Villages. and ham
lets all bear familiar English names Lin
colin. Ncwhaym. Shrewsbury. NalHngford.
Leicester. Bristol. Rutland. Burlington. Cas-
to-u. Brandon. Manchester. Arlington.
Whitehall. etc.: and In most Of them the
odd English fashion of having out q public
park ur village green prevails. The main
ta'E~aui avenues are lined with rows of
mlrlc-. lines. and becchcS. whose shade in
thc heats or summer IS "a grateful boon and
rrIo-e. and adds to the quIct. sleepy. home
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on..r r'.. editor. of the S-ofe Survey. e. ev-
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

4 SUNDAY ScnooI Book SToRY.-The visit
of the Shah to London has been the means of
presenting charming little incident for the
consideration of Sunday school story-writers.
4 celebrated photographer received note
from Buckingham palace, expressing the
desire of Nasser-ed-Din to have his fair pho
tograph taken on Sunday. As is the habit of
photographers, he Immediately consulted a
clergyman as to his duty, remarking, by the
way, that if he were to refuse the Shah's or
der he should lose sum equal to at least
five or ten thousand dollars. The clergyman
naturally observed that it would be wrong
to take the photograph on Sunday. and the
photographer obediently refused the order.
Mark the reward of virtue That conscien-
tious artist was summoned by the Shah on
the following Tuesday, and, having taken
all the photographs he wanted, received large
orders for the same, and retired firmly con-
vinced that such luck was the providcntial
consequence of his unexampled fxity of
principle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

CUsToMs CHAEGEs.-1he experience of q
gentleman Of this city is, that an article in
voiced at Montreal AZ SI.75. is bnrdened
with these customs charges before he gets
it: Duty, so cents; weight of parcel, 80
cents passing entry. $I.35; exchange, 35
cents-total, $500. Let's have rcciproci-
tY-SpriRqLieM Repnblcnn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05

Mn MoRToN'S BID ToR TIE FARMrEs.-We
understand that Senator Morton of Indiana.
who has been engaged for half year in
studying the constitutional bearings of the
farmers movement in its relation to railroad
rights and privileges, has come to certain
conclusions which the country will he likely
to hear of at the next session of Congress.
lie will probably take the ground that. under
the eighth section Of the first article of the
federal constitution, by which Congress is
empowered to ''regulate commerce among
the several statcs,' Congress POSSESSES the
authority to establish regulations for the
government Of railroads, or. at least. Of all
Interstate lines, and these, ofcourse. include
the leading lines of transportation, which
are only partially under the control Of the
state Legislatures. Some of the difficulties
which have arisen, or which are ANTICIPATED
from the measures adopted by the Illinois
Legislature at its last session, would thus be
obyiated. If the federal government may not.
III detail. establish the rates of carriage. rates
of speed, rates of interest, and methods of
stock management for the railroad companies.
it can provide general and fixed principles by
which all their operations must be regulat-
ed.-Netr York Graphic.