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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18
The Destruction OF San Salvador by Earth
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A private letter from a gentleman in San
Salvador, to a friend in Philadelphia, gives
an account of the beginning of the earth
quake. For few days previous to March
4th, slight shocks Of earthquake occurred
but no serious apprehensions were enter
tanned. On the afternoon Of the day named
at about halfpast four O'Clock, within
thirty seconds. great part Of the city was
reduced to little more than ruin. Suddenly
the ground heaved As the deck of ship IN 4
gale. terrific thunderings burst from under
foot, walls tottered and were rent in many
places with wide crevices; roofs sunk, and
tiles. etc. were precipitated to the ground;
lamps. pitchers, basins. glass, etc, were
overturned and broken. Three violent
shocks followed in succession. The most
singular effect was that upon the dumb
animals Wild birds flew to the houses,
the horses grew frantic in the stables, and
the dogs hOwled and SUNK away for protec-
ton Every few minutes shakings OF less
violence occurred. The scene the writer
describes in the following words : Ruined
houses, panic-stricken peOple-nen, women
and children-feeing to the fields with val
uables hastily collected. Then the ringing
of alarm-bells and beating Of drums, call
ing all the soldiers under arms-for here
murder and pillage accompany tie coniu-
sion Of great earthquakes, and a the fright
ened citizens leave the town dusky Indians
from the forests prowl for prey into 1t, only
checked by the bayonets of the government
troops. These were posted in squads at
short distances all over San Salvador, and
special guard posted in the irontand rear OF
the legation The writer determined to
seek refuge with his children at Santa Iscia,
or New San salvador. about ten miles from
the capital. 1t i 500 feet high. and was
thought to be more exempt from teAibi3reS. /
He reached there at midnight and the night
passed safely, with occasional earthquakes
and the arrival of other tugitiyeS from the
city. BY morning the majority of thepopu- |
lation had fled from san Salvador. The let /
ter closes with the following paragraph:
"SAN SALVADOR. March 10 open the /
letter to add that. though the tDHtioreS con- /
tinue. not much additional damage has 0c- /
CURED. We are all here at Monte Cristo, /
as il is hardly safe Yet for the children TO /
return ! came in to-day to close my cor
reSpondence for the steamer. and, amid .
fallen roofs and the debris Of broken walls 4
and chattels. write this m the legation
Office The British consulate j, a literal
ruin, and many other houses. At eight
this morning. there was another heavy
earthquake No loss of lives in the whole
Of them.
1t is evident that the terrible earthquake
reported by telegraph must have occurred
nj a later date tAan March 10.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

Too Tines II commercial traveller
from Boston wenIto Montreal. recently. and
undertook number of errands for his
friends. but returning attracted the atten-
ton Of an officer Of customs. On reaching
81 Adams be was invited 10 neighbour.
hotel. where desire was manifested % ey-
anime more closely into the material, of
which his tneiy-itting garments We're made.
Upon Investigation it was found tha-. in
stead OF a man weighing some 80 pounds.
as would appear from his general appear
ance, he was only mOderate-Sized man.
the excess In stature CONSISTING Of s,r.i--
articles Of small ware nicely packed about
ms person, made To resemble fne-ftriur
suit Of clothes The articles other tban
necessary clothing We're retained bv the Of
hcial, and the >muggler was glad enough
70 get of with only the loss Of nj, super
iultles.-SprWgfald Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

The ninth census reveals 4 good many
curious and Disappointing details. among
which under the head Of local or sectional
facts, are the following. which must sur
prise the two extremes Of the country In
the criminal classes Of Massachusetts one
person in every 81 is n criminal in Geor-
gla only one criminal in every .6O6. Of
the native whites IN Massachusetts one in
every $40 is criminal of the native
whites in Georgia only one in every 4. $50 is
convict. OF the colorei people in Massa-
ehusetts there Is one criminal to every 100:
IN Georgia there is one to every 9I3. For
eigners in Massachusetts are criminals in
the proportion Of one to 2s6; in Georria
only one in 799. The following facts ave
curious In prison in the United St,.os ~,
June /, 1871, there were % .9oI nersons
thus distributed:
Total prisoners. p, s0l Totl populat'n y - p,
Native whites ---.l6.ll7 Native viii. = ~, Ssd
Golored people,. s-056 Colored $500 20,
1oreish Dorn-.---- SIS Foreign born. $50 -
showing that assuming all in priso, e.
be criminals) there is at least one criminal
In every LIZ of the. population, one in
every IA Of our native white population
onein every 637 of our foreign born poppl..
ton, and one in every COS Of our colored |
population.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

Advice- from Washington sly that 80 far
as any expression can be obtained from au-
thoritative quarters. the Modoc massacre is
not expected t. work any modification of
the general Indian policy of the adiuini~tra-
ton. This policy Is flexible, looking 90 en-
couracement and reward for good behaviour
and punishment for lad conduct. II there
be but one good Indian in a Thousand it j.
intended that he shall be spared the fate Of
the e5ntumaciou-. and it is held TO be uu-
wise 10 abandon a policy Of humanity and
preservation for one Of barbarity Aud ezter-
mination. especially when the enforcement
Of the latter viii De matter of such ex-
IRENE difficulty and cost Tie Modes are
formally given over to the extreme penalty
Of treason. that Is, determination. But
there is 20 be ro vicariou- extension oftheir
sentence to those who have not offended.
The Modoc-. hy their treaehcry, have put
Themselves outside the Jurisdiction OF the
Indian Bureau. which deals only with In
dian- when mt peace. and Whatever cha--
tiscmcutmay now beinaictel upon them iy
the army. it will not concern the Interior
Department. What the action Of the army
will De. is indicated in the Orders already
issued. % make short and sharp work with
the mi~creaut-. Cen. Sherman. is q recent
interview said
Il have always expected it would come
81 l.. . d. q .... /.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

THE MURDERED GENERAL.-Gen. Edward
Richard 5. Candy was a Kentuekian and
about 81 years old at this time. He grad
uated at West Point in 1888. and went i'm
mediately into the Florida war. where he
served till 1912. In the Mexican war he
distinguished himself at Cerro Gordo. Con-
treras and sCherubusco, and won advance
ment from every fight in which he partici-
pated. At the Belen Gate his gallantrv
won HIM lieutenant colonelcy He par
ueipated IN the I uah expedition. and in 1861
was colonel Of the 18th infantry, then sery-
ing in New Mexico. He saved that terri
tory to the Union. and later in the war was
employed about Washington and in the
command of New York during the riots Of
1868. In April, 1865, he was given the
command Of the department of the Calf
and, few days after, captured Mobile and
received the surrender of Gen Dick TAYLOR
and ms forces This exploit, which was
carried out with great skill and spirit. gave
HIM the commission Of major-general,w which
he held at the time of his death. He com
manded this department of the South for
some years, and was distinguished for the |
prudence and delieacy with which he dis !
charged the trying duties Of that position.
His life was that of true soldier. over 20 |
years OF 1t having been spent in almost con-
active service. He was a brave
and reliable officer, safe to perform a peril
Gus service in the heat of war and safe TO
conduct more political business with sense
and prudence. His loss is a severe one 10
the army and the country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

EE-cUIRE oF THE BANK of ENGLAND
r0ECEE.
Havana. April I3.-Biiwel was re.au-
tqred by the police on the ~ea-horc. 2OmiIr-
above the city lie bruised his hand. ami
legs severely when he jumped from the BAL
egny OF the prison. Maps of the citv ana
island were found on his person. He refuses
To say who aided his escape. Hi friend,
undoubtedly neglected to instruct him
thoroughly as % the route he should take
upon leaving the city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

some of John Bulls most notable char
acteristic- have just been illustrated IN New
York, by one OF his distinguished repre-
senmtiyes. % London detective known as
Sergeant Green. " who has been cele-
hrated b5 Dickens as d" the -marte~t Of the
London detectives" This man has arrived
in New York to take charge of the arrested
swindiers Of the Bank of England. Ilay-
Ing made the acquaintance of New York
detectives. he desired 10 20 about the city
and " see the sights" Accordingly. they
went to Harry IIill'~, the Water street
dens,' and many other places. Before
starting, he was cautioned against taking
valuableS with him. for the New York
thieves were very sharp" Stirred by this
caution, John Bull came ont in his glory.
"Oh, nonsense :" said he. with an air.
they can't steal from me, you know ="
His friends left him at one Of the fashion
able resorts up town. Two or three hours
later, he woke up in Union Square"
without knowing how he came there: and. |
his extradition papers and warrants. hi- |
private memorandum book. his watch and /
chain, studs. and a gold snuil-box presented /
him by the London merchants for his bril= |
liant detective genius, were gone. stolen |
from his pockets. His amazement was such /
as none blt John Bull can feel. He re-
membered that - n perfect gentleman who
wore large diamonds " had asked him to
partake of a bottle of wine. and promised to
give him =" a drive about the city. next
day lie eonld tell nothing more. A
few evenings later, big package was
thrown into the open window of a police
station, in which were found Sergeant
Green papers, jewelry, and snufF-box. with
a note, which reads a. follows - Give this
stuff back to the English ehump who saws
he Is detective; he Is a duffer.'' Can the
New York detectives solve this mystery and
lrrest the robbers? Whether they can or
not, the fact remains that John RulI's
sinartest detective - has discovered that
Ms education i not complete lie NAV be
quail to any work among the rogues of
london; but New York is too much for
lin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

90. ,..., -.. ..,,--. .........,.--,...
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The Indian Massacre.
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Inc 7"''A'i-
the Peace Commissioners NAl probably Ia.
an end f., Indian. p..-. Comm, '.-i..,.- -.- q
- III g.. -....-.
unit ID the hellti '''i ,.' '.-. US. 90. ''
put an Indian O. is % laa hm- and there
has ALWAYS I.ru q 1ar-. parity I'D r'.e army
D. -... s.... f.--
VI ''e
ever, las been oi inherent % "'
believe his peace policy la~ saved GU -ir
country. %, ;1lia,,. ..f -o...., grt .-.a+' LTD
..4
IN reputation ''I "A1'''"'s t"-- --
ahorigines and il greatly o. IT, regretted
not only thar these yaInaIle lives -h.ull
have been lost in ,.irry-n. la- tt.ar policy.
lr+ +fo+ tho ,,,,4i.i, and .l,r.-..,-,. ar -r.-.
rasca4iy ModoeS' 9iou4a -''Nt -i''-' i'-
be further adherence q IL.
The last 5s.ra-.hes fr.,,, ia. Seem. .,.,. .fe
70 the announcement o- tic murders "a- Oh
the effect that the Commissioners iai le-
r-,
d. +ta-. chow. ,-...,... l......f r...a and
that the troop we've expecting d. -A''l '"
the lava beds at anv moment.
C.,-.-, rs.l +l...Nf.s.a chief ,rr.,--
-,..
however 10 nave Seedfe- one mon, 'a-A
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

ANOTHER GRIN. Cox. CASE IN ST. ALHAvs.
The Messenger says that another Of those
social irregularities which are becoming
too disgraeefully frequent, occurred in a
tenement on Laselle street one night last
week. Peter Tatro, a freight conductor.
suspected his wife's marital fidelity. and 50
left home one evening ostensibly to 20 to
St. Johns; he concluded not to 90. Re
turning to his house at midnight. he dis
covered that " somebody had been there
since he had been gone" in fact, that one
Charles Deyereaux had violated one Of the
ten commandments, and 30 the aggravated
husband proceeded to administer to him 4
severe eastigation. Deyereaux managed to
escape, ran to the office Of the Chief of
Police, and the result was that Tatro was
arrested, and the next day was brought be-
fore the Municipal Court on complaint of
assault and battery. But the complainant
did not appear, and his whereabouts are at
present unknown.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

The BALLOT IN CANADA.-The Dominion
Parliament has passed to its second reading
by PC majority, the bill granting the right
to vote by ballot.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

L. X. Fuller of Brattleboro, has received
patents for Reed and Cottage organs, and
L. d. Howard of St. Johnsbury, for rein
holder, from the Canadian government.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

During the months of January and Feb
ruary last fire hundred and eighty-sir sea-
going vessels were lost.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

Mr.. Curtis Cemphsticallyl-N my interest in
the matter is unchanged. 1 shall spare no effort
you know not at all. If the press would take
heartily hold Of il they would carry it by educating
he rl.L-rll. mn L. Ii
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

The construction Of a ship canal Of ~uiH-
Client dimensions to admit the passage of
ships Of the largest dimensions, from
Queenstown, Maryland, on the Chester
river, across the Eastern Shore Peninsula to
some point on the Delaware Bag near Cape
Henlopen, a distance of about thirty miles,
is strongly urged by the press of Baltimore.
This canal would giyea direct line of COM
from the sea to thatport which
is at present reached through long and
tortuous route of river and bay navigation.
1t is also claimed that it would give to mer-
chants and business men Of the West and
Northwest a cheaper and more convenient
outlet to the ocean than they now have.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

The government grants of land to the rail-
roads in this country amount to 267 ,i6O,-
O32 acres, an area a. large As France, Bel
GUM and Holland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

The Burlington FREE Pass Is publishing
n most excellent series Of articles on '' Yer
mont Farmers in their Homes The FREE
Pass has struck a keynote of local in
formation which viii attract the attention
Of the farmers of Vermont, and add very
materially to its reputation as one of the
best and most substantial of Vermont news
papers.-RmiaHd Independent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

We find in the san Francisco BuHuu an
account of the funeral Of Judge Oscar L.
Shafter. which took place at the First Con
gresatilnal Church. Oakland, Sunday af-
teruoon. the a3d ult. The dais and the
organ loft were beautifully dccked with
Nreaths and fe>toons Of green leaves. i'm
mortc.le~, camelia, and white roses.
Wreaths were laid ou the cover Of the
casket. and at the head was large cross.
composed of camelias and eyergreens. The
services were conducted by Rev L. Iamil-
ton, of the Independent Presbyterian
Church, Rev. H. J Mclean, of the First
Congregational, assisting. The funeral dis
course was delivered by Rev. DR.. Stebbins.
The following is the closing portion Of the
sermon.
had the pleasure. few wears ago. 10
spend q day with him on the Point REYES
Rancho. arrived on the ground In the
morning. and found him sleeping beneath
q little bower he had made o. protect him
from the glare Of day or the chill Of night
! thought of Jonah. who built a bower
little way out of the city Of Nineveh, and
lay there impatienty % see what would
come % pass, But a better than Jonah
was here. lie aw0ke, gave me cordial
greeting, generous as the morning. We
shortly took % the saddles and spent the
day riding over the domain. wherever in
tere~t. curiosity or excitement led. lie was
full Of yivacity, observation, reflection.
feeling. The hills, the valleys, the running
water. tie shady glen. the wood-bird'-
note. al. attracted his attention. awuke his
~en~ihIity. The men all liked him. from
the Spanish vaquer0, the lingering remnant
of a former civilization. to the American /
boy. taking his first lessons in throwing /
the ~tealthy RATA. All liked him. Vet |
none were familiar or frivolous toward him. I
] got on that day the flavor of bis mind aud /
character-a man of great good sense. /
practical, Yet with wide discourse Of intelli- /
gence and reason; calm. unimpassioned. |
Yet Of fine senSibilIty and true poetic feel /
lng. and has whole nature, by the eternal /
weight 90 moral gravity. swinging toward /
the truth. Thus | understood him. His
faith was simple and human He
arrived at his conviction Of the character of
God from the nature of man and the ex-
perience Of human life. He inferred that
Justice Is God : love | think, in commend
ng himself to the Almighty maker of men.
he would. in the deyout simplicity Of his
heart. have forgotten all the honors and re-
-pect he enjoyed from his fellow men, and
thought only that be was a man. He would
nave said, with Martin Elginbrodde
Here lie J. Mart El-inbrodie.
lac mercy 10 my soul Lord God,
A. Wai do. were Lord God
And SO were Martin El-iuhrodde."
The body was taken TO the Oakland Gene
cry and deposited in the family vault.
among those present. besides the relatives
f the deceased, were n very large number
f the san Francisco and Sacramento bar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

Bent & Bush of Boston, have received the
contract for the new army uniforms and
forage caps, 80, 600 in all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

tiEEr FIRE IN CnIcorEE. M,ss.-A great
fire took place Monday night at Chicopee
Falls, near Springfield. Mas, by which
Two cotton mills were DESTROYED, with 10
600 yard, of cotton flannel. and great guam
titles of cotton in bales. The mills be-
longei 70 the Chicopee Manufacturing Com
pany. and We're among the finest in western
Massachusetts,, the machinery being e-pec-
tally valuable. The company viii rebuild
at once. The amount OF cotton consumed
in the mills in process Of construction, is
placed at 800 bales. while the store house.
which was burned, contained $500 bales.
some of which was saved by pulling it into
the canal The loss is believed 90 be fully
covered by the insurance, and Will reach
three-q quarters Of amillion of dollars. Eight
hundred persons were thrown out Of en-
nl1yment by the disaster.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

sAIIsBrEr.-Prof J. T. Hawkins Tone of
the the firm OF the spool Factory y has
withdrawn his interest from the enterprise
and the business will now be under the
charge of Mr.. Holt. The loss of Mr.. Haw-
kins must be deeply felt in his brief STAY
he has endeared himself in the social circle
town and church, by his benevolenee and
public spirit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18


The city Of san salvador, capital Of the
republic of san salvador, Central America.
was destroyed by an earthquake recently.
though the exact date Of the event Is not
given 1t is reported that eight hundred
lives We're lost and property to the value Of
Sl2.o0O,Ooo destroyed. The earthquake
was followed by n destructive fire. 1t ap-
pears that ample warning Of the terrible
disaster had been given by several shocks
experienced during number Of DAYS pre-
vi1us. and the city was nearly deserted when
it camc.-Troups in Porto Rico have re-
yoltei in favor Of republic. and much
confusion has resulted. Crews of two Amer
lean vessels in port di-embarkel to restore
order. Aid has been asked from Havana.
and two war vessels are about to leave that
city.-The continued defeats lately suffer
ell by the forces Of Don Carlos have had
di>leartening effect upon the entire Carlist
army. Dispatches state that numerous de-
serti3u- are taking place in the ranks Of the
Insurgents, many Of whom are returning to
their homes II Is stated that the Carlist
army has been materially decreased By Sc
we're losses sustained in late battles. the full
number killed in battle having never been
made public. The Carlist- under Sadalls
who attacked Paycerla were 200 strong.
while the defenders of the town numbered |
SEQ. Of whom there were only fifty soldiers.
the remainder being citizens. After a fl-
Shade Of rweny-ilur hours the ammuni- /
Ron oi the Republicans became exhausted. |
and re-euiorcements arrived too late 20 par /
tlcipate in the fighting. as the Carlist- had |
ceased the attack and withdrawn. The in /
surrection i~t~ carried their wounded with /
them and buried their dead The Carli-t-
say they abandoned the attack and with
drew because they would not fight On Good
Friday. They also state that they intend 10
return and renew the attack. Don Carlo,
arrived in PeTiguan before the attack on
Plycerll was commenced and there awaited
.he re-uit.-It isagreeI that the time Of
the winning crew in the recent English uni
-e'-ity race was 49, 81. liu--ead Of 20.0j. Is
e,c-raphei. thus making it the fastest race
20 rceord.--Ihe latest dispatches from
Rome state that the Pope after suffering
many hours Of great pain, l. in leihargie
tate The physicians are forbidden to
~~ue bulletins, and the clerical papers have
'cen ordered 90 abstain from making re-
'ort-- u is feared that his recovery Is I'M
'o~-ib.e- Il j. believed tha, bis death viii
.e kept secret until the c5nc.aye has elected
Successor, % avoid the interference Of
Germany and Italy. All the cardinals save !
wo are now at the Vatican. Four hun
rel palal troops are inside ami orders are
iyeut1 allow no one o. enter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18
ANARCHY IN LOUISIANA.
A CONFLICT OF RACES.

BLOODY ENCOUNTER BETWEEN
WHITES AND NEGROES.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18
FEARFUL SCENES.

ONE HUNDRED KILLED AND MANY
WOUNDED.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

The Whitehall Times says The ice
broke up in Wood Greek last Monday,
fioated down without damage, and started
that in the basin. 1t i said to be broken
up at Snowdy's, and at several places in the
hike further north
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

I f-l-- - r-,;,. 8 ~, 5-c,,,..
n--tie~ .fcd lh inc 'lai" VI 'He ueluhe
Jencke~-
| Il Is difficult - reconcile such facts as
....l .i..,. 81. r..-orl o., tho nor
/ form Ircc~ ~ Nam .lnu. win me PRESIDENT :
4 character ami declarations. lie Is not a
man of dsaII. face. or one who is easily
~,
turuc. I9iE .i- purpose mere * MS
Z r t 90 t. h. , o.. ,,,-
Grant word lnr d. i.aI ne l- very
Obstinate uau and lc las declared and
/ StIll declares hl~ belle. ln ana purpose TO
-..,....-.. c-.- ss-,--. pcr,rn I, Iii.
I letter G.. El~. NcdiIlof Auril 9th. accepting
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18

The Republican majority in Connecticut,
counting tie votes for Congressman, i over
sirten hundred. This indicates how the
State stands on national politics. when local
sauabbes are ont Of the question.