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

next Congress bill providing for the Uni
ted States guaranteeing the interest on the
bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
This IS the height of the preserving sea-
son. The Danbury man recently saw
through the window Of house in that VII
,age, a shirt-sleeved man trying to pull of
a pair of boots, and heard him say, quite
plainly, jam the jam stuff to jell.
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-
sponsibe for any property lost by such
guest.
FARMERS Mutual INSURANCE CoNPANY--
The annual meeting was held at Montpelier
on Wednesday. The directors are the same
as last year, with the exception of NJ D.
Francisco for Rutland county, in place OF
Bradley Fish, and F. Robbins of Ludlow.
for Windsor county. and Geo. ;. shaw OF
St. Johnsblry instead Of Barron Monlton.
Later election returns do not materially
change the complexion of affairs. In Ono
the State Central Committees Of each party
claim the State ticket. The vote was very
close. The 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.
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 81 cents to the gold dollar.
When gold gets down to lO6!, silver will
be on a par with greenbacks. As gold was
down to 1859 on Saturday. our nearness to
silver circulation is but trite over two per
cent.
The present cast of New York city politics
is war to the knife between the Tammany
and Apollo Hall factions of the Democracy.
Tammany has nominated straight city and
county ticket. which utterly precludes any
chance of coalition with Apollo Hall, and
the Apollo Hall Democrats are regarded as
certain to unite with the Republicans in
nominating ticket, the feeling among the
leaders being very bitter against Tammany
Hall. The result in any event insures an
overwhelming Republican victory at the
polls, next month.
TRouBLE ANoSc THE GRASGEs.-lhe new
/ Boston grange, composed of grain and com
mission merchants, having been ordered to
/ di>band hy 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.
The Cosr or 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
! England the weather reports are made I'M
der the direction of committee of the
Royal Society, who receive an appropria-
ton Of so. 900 annually from the govern
ment.
At the "Wumens' Congress in New
York. last week, Mrs Celia Barleigh read a
paper on woman's dress, in which She as
serted that" until woman effected a radi-
cal change in the character Of her dress, She
could not expect to compete successfully
with man or to secure q recognition Of the
claims she now advanced" 1t may be that
Mrs Burlcigh has put her finger on the
very thing that blocks the advance of the
cause OF "Woman's Rights, and that all
that Is needed to start once more the ball Of
feminine progress, is to put the women
into pantaloons. By what right, any way,
are distinctions OF dress enforced against
the at present gentler sex?
The annual reunion of the Society OF the
! Army of the Tennessee has just been held at
| Toledo. Ohio General Sherman presided
/ The attendance was large. Among the
guests were Generals Sheridan, Logan,
Howard. Custer, Pope and Noyes and Rear
Admiral Worden. The city presented gaia
appearance. The public and private build
! ings were proiusely decorated, and the pria-
cipal streets spanned by arches bearing ap-
propriate notices. President Grant and
Secretary Belknap were present at the re-
union meeting Wednesday evening. General
Logan delivered the Grafton. \ parade Of
various military and civic societies took
place Thursday. and the reunion closed
with a banquet in the evening.
The Santo Domingo question is up again.
Messrs. fabens and Sullivan and Dr. 5. G.
Howe, une of the commissioners, are in