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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30
Senator Edmunds and the ReapDolntment oil ME-
Crane

tTanc.
Mr.. Eimunds' letter to the Caledonidn
covered the whole ground of the matter re-
ferre1 to, and is sufficient, as we have SAID,
for all tair-minded men. As making con-
tirmation doubly sure, by official testimony
We copy the following correspondence from
the Montpelier Journal of Tuesday
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS To sESA-
TOR EDNUSDs.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL RENEsuE'(
WASHINGTON ID. c., Dec. l., ls1S.
Hon. Geo. F. Ednunds, United States Senate 3.
DEAR sIE.-In reply to the inquiries contained
in your letter Q. the 18th inst, beg to say
Firsi-T That since the appointment Of Mr.. Arson
] Crane in the year Of 1867, to the position Oh ool
lector of Internal Revenue ior the Third Distrc' o.
Vermont, you have never communicated win me-
directly or indirectly, nor so far as | am aware
with any other officer Of the Treasury Department
respecting his continuance in Office, or his assign
ment to other or more important duties.
Second That have never, nor DO believe thai
any other officer Of this department has ever recev
ed from you. dire city OF indirectly, any communi
Mr. Crane or the dciAlcation Of his deputy, or any
dedication Or irregularity in his Office whatever
until about Monday,the first day OF December le'a
when, with 2r Phelps, o: Vermont, You called
upon me to ask whether the department considered
MI. Crane guilty or innocent in the matter o. the
discrepancy Just discovered in the accounts Of col
lectiops in his distr'c 10 which replied in sub
stance. that. upon. examination, was convinced o.
his innocence.
Tbird-That when Mr.. Crane was 1t this oihce N
September last, he stated to me that you were mol
aware orthe defalcation, hut that he meant to in
form YOU Of it upon your return from Europe and
that you undoubtedly, therefore, first learned O. II
when YOU arrived home, in October last.
Foa-ts That Mr.. Cranes statement above men
TONED was the first alluson to you that heard
from any one in connection with the subject in cues
ton.
l have the honor to be. very respectfully, etc.
J.W. DouGLAss, Comm ssioner.
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SECOND DAY.

SkCOND DAY.
The attendance was much larger than on
Tuesday, and humble as estimated, not
less than ,5O0 persons. The weather, as
on the first day, was perfect The races
lasted from l. o'clock till shutdown. The
chief interest centered in the two-forty race,
which lasted from | to 4 o'clock. 1t was
won by Johnnie Cranston, from keene, n
II ; the brown gelding Langdon, from
Langdon, n. H., taking the "a money !;
and c. F. Predmore's General taking the
Sd. We are informed that there was good
reason to believe that both Cranston and
Langdon had trotted in less than $40 ;
could it have been proved, they would
have been thrown out, and General would
have won the race The Montpelier horse,
Dagger. distinguished himself by running
away, spilling his driver, and going round
the track on his own account. to the utter
demolition of his sulky In the two-ffty
race, Lady Thompson. entered and driven
by A. Ii. Danforth, of Rutland, took first
place ana money quite easily. In the
second heat, one of the most surprising
feats on record was performed by Danforth.
lie broke a rein, lost control of the mare,
for moment, collided with another sulky,
which tipped his own, till he touched the
ground with one foot, when he righted his
sulky, sprang from the seat to the horses
back, got hold of both reins. regained his
seat and came in second.
The 22S race was one of the best con-
tested trots on record, the four horses
Morris, Rather, Ripley and Lew Ives
coming in not whips length apart, in
two heats 1t was won by Mollie Morris.
Below are the summaries of the races
Purse of $3.50 for 2.40 horses S275.
$40, $50 and SIS National rules.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30
Compulsory Education.

The State of New York is about to try
this important experiment. A law passed
a. the last session of the Legislature will 90
into effect on the first of January next which
requires every person having the control or
charge Of any child between the ages Of
eight and fourteen years, to see that such
child has fourteen weeks schooling each year,
eight weeks Of which must be consecutive
The penalty for not doing this is one dollar
for the first offence and five dollars for each
week Of neglect afterward, making total of
penalties per year in each case, of SOC. The
money thus collected is to be added to the
school fund of the school district in which
the offence occurred. If child docs not
attend school as the law prescribes, he is to
be deemed an habitual truant taken charge
OF by the school authorities, and sent to a
truant school.
1t is also provided that no person or
company is allowed to employ any child
between the ages OF eight and fourteen years
in any business whatever during the school
hours of any school day in the public school
in the city or district where such child is,
unless such child has had in the year imme-
diately preceding such employment four
teen weeks schooling the duty of enforcing
this law is imposed upon the trustees of
school districts and public schools; or,
in case there are no such officers, upon
such officers as the Board Of Education may
designate. The statutes make the neglect
Of this duty misdemeanor, punishable BY a
fine of not more than $3.50 for each offence.
The working of this law will be watched
with interest in other States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

PRoF CHURcHILL's READING.-The read
ing, last evening, opened the lecture season
with an Jverfowing, house, and a most
agreeable and successful entertainment. We
have heretofore pretty fully discussed Prof.
ChurchIl's gifts as reader. and need not
repeat an estimate of his powers. He read
last evening, the scene between Mr. Bundle
and Mrs. Corney from "Oliver Twist'-read
by ham once before here; Robert Burton :
Vision" by Forceythe " illson. Sam Law
sons story of the deacon and the ram, from
Old-town Folks; Trowbridge's 'Vagabonds,
one of his best pieces; "St. Michael's'
a poem Of fire and a slave, in Charles
ton Tommy Taft's death-bed, from Mr.
Beecher's Norwood '-not often drawn on
for such selections The Spanish DUEL
in which Peter Brown pinks the cabalero of
many names: and the dinner of the :" So
ciety for distributing blankets and top-boots
in the Cannlbal Islands" The comic pieces
lin which Mr.. Mr. Churchill excels) gave
great scope to his versatile genius and
power of dramatic expression by voice and
countenance aud gesture, and were received
with immense merriment while all were
heartily applauded. The reading lasted
over two hours, but was found tedious by
none
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

Mr.. Henry Vaughan, State Assayer of
Rhode Island, has made chemical anaIvs;s
of thirty-fye samples of - bitters,' inclpd.
ing all the more important ones in the mar.
ket. and finds that they contain from G 90 70
1870 per cent, of alcohol. The highest per-
centage is nearly equal to ordinary brandy
or whisky, and the lowest exceeds the
strength Of Edinburgh ale, while nearly all
the specimens contained more alcohol than
the strongest wine. Yet these bitters are
consumed largely by people who would not
touch wines or spirits in their usual form,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

The second annual fall meeting Of the
White River Park Association. at Bethel on
Tuesday and Wednesday October Goth and
2lst, was one of the mos: successful meet
ings of the kind ever held in the State,
bringing together, on the second day the
fastest field of trotting horses ever collected
in the State, and showing some Of the bes:
contested trOts that have been seen in the
region. Hon. Crosby Miller is President,
and Col. John Il. Mead and Colonel r. ii.
Upper, Vice Presidents Of the Association.
The purses offered amounted to 50 1900, and
the entries included fast horses from Boston.
Lowell, Lawrence, and other New England
cities. Oicourse horsemen were in attend
ance from all parts of the State
FIRST DAY.
Purse Of $500 for three-minuto horses
$50. So, $i5 and $50, to first four horses
Judges, Samuel Emerson, Boston; j. y.
Shedd, Burlington j. II. Moulton
SUMMARY.
L. J. Browns bl. 9. Black Jack I 2
NJ. J. Galvins b. & SchOolmaster...4 .
o. r. Stones ch. 2. RegRrdless..-...I 3
e. F, Sollaces b. Z. Clifford Boys dis.
Time-2.il., i2! 2.42i, 2 i6, Al, III
Six horses. Rot, King Lear, Fannie. Uncle
Bill, Kittie Brown and Promise, that had
been entered, were drawn.
Purse of $50 for 2:35 horses; $3.50, 5000,
Sl2j and $75, to first four horses.
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UWTrD STATES ISrERsAL Rrvrxur.

Dis1RlCI Or NV tNeLAsn, Dec u. l-Ii.N
DEAR SIR i took occasion come days since 10
address q letter TO senator Edmunds % your state
regarding the de.alcatoH IN your district, which
has been broadly published 20 the country, urg-
IN him 10 use his Influence 70 prevent any change
in the Office you hold. write YOU his unoni
cial letter, at this time simply a. express my sym
patty for You and 10 state one or two facts which
may be pleasant Tor you to refer 10.
The exam nation OF your affairs by my order, and
also by special officer from Washington, resulted
in the complete eXOneration OF yourself from any
dishonest or ccnsurable connection with the deial
cation. So well was c0ny inced o this, and sat
fed OF your honesty and iaith.ulness, that on the
18th OF September, without your knowledge or
solicitation, | recommended tie consolidation
os the three Vermont districts into two, and
your appointment as collector Of one OF said
districts. Subsequently / conferred with the Com
missioner o; Internal Revenue and he creed with
me in the opinion already expressed regarding
yourself. cannot tell you how much deprecate
the wide spread publication OF this matter pecaly
the unfortunate and unjust reflections on your con
duct as an officer, and your character rs a man,
caused by the manner OF these publications. In
these days Of numerous dcalcations. the tide
o; public opinion is apt to engult the good and the
bad alike. To stem this tide iu Your State. aud
among your own people desire 10 say 10 you that
in nv jud snent, You are fully entitled 10 the ap
pellatiOn OF a faithful official. and an honest man.
fruly NOurs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

A man was instantly killed at Port Kent,
Friday, BY the falling Of large stone from
derrick. He was crushed to sjelly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

The opposition press tries hard to make
point on the fact that we hear most about
Southern outrages just before elections. BIT
the object of these outrages being to intimi-
date the freedmen so as to keep them from
voting, it is not remarkable that fresh out
breaks should occur Immediately previous to
elections in the South There is fresh
reign of terror in the South on the eve of
every election down there ,and.so it will con-
tinue so be, just as long as the White League
Democrats are encouraged to continue their
work by Democratic sympathy in the North,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

1t is reported by cable that by the burn
ing of the city gas works of the city of
Dublin, Ireland, the city is lett in darkness
as complete as that in our own city OF Bur-
lington on dark and cloudy nights when
the moon is supposed to be shining.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30
~. A. SIMMONS.
Surqrk -0r at New EurIau

Mr. Simmons letter to Senator Edmunds
alluded to above, if ever sent, did not reach
Mr. Elmunds, who was then abroad, nor,
as he has said in his letter, did he have
any knowledge Of the change of dis
tricts or re-appointment Of Mr.. Crane, till
he saw some mention Of il in an American
newspaper \ Washington despatch to the
FREE Pas AyD TIES. dated October %.
1873, gave the first notice here of the con
templated change OF districts, and the Presi-
dent order, consolidating the districts APP
peared at about that date
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

Don Alphonso, who. with bic staf of
officers. has forsaken the fortunes of Don
Carlos and returned to France, is brother
Of Don Carlos, not the Prince Of Asturias.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30
SENATE

.
Bills iHfroduced and rcfeTred-By Senator
Henry of Chittenden. to pay Julian Scott
the sum therein named to committee on
claims.
BY Senator Edmunds Of Windsor, defining
private and public waters in this State To
committee on fisheries
II. -. establishing the West Concord
graded school district, TO committee on
education.
H. IS, to pay Edward Hawkins the sum
, therein named: to committee on claims
1 by Senator Henry of Chittenden. an act
apprOpriating the o-ealled " Morrill,
money" to the use of the fish commission
ers; to committee on finance.
ii. y. an act to establish the West Con
| cord graded school district; TO committee on
/ education.
! Report. Of conHl.ilee,-Fromc committee on
claims. in favor of ). 81. to pay Jeremiah
| W Finn the sum therein named, the sum
being $50, passed.
From The committee on printing upon the
memorial of Msssrs. Porter and Coates, and
recommending a joint resolution auth0riz-
ing the procurement of steel engrayings OF
the first and second State Houses OF Vermont:
TO the committee ON finance.
From a special committee of the Senator's
lIulH COLHil. III luNDT Ol IL. ID.
laying tax upon the county of Chitten-
den passed in concurrence.
Read the third tue 10, to amend Sec
ton 46, chapter |, general statutes, passed
5. IS, in amendment of an act relating to
private corporations by voluntary associa-
ton, approved November s3, 1870; passed.
AFTERNOON.
Bills introduced and referred BY SEN
ator Allen of Rutland, an act in amend
ment of an act to encourage manufactures.
approved Nov. 81, 1859 to committee on
manufactures.
HOUSE.
Reading OF scnp.lrcJ and prayer by the
chaplain.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
Bills, etc. introduced and referred-By
Mr. Peck OF Ira, petition of L. F. Mason
and thirty-four Others. praying for law
repeating railroad tariffs to committee on
railroads.
By Mr.. Shaw of Charlotte, to INCORPORATE
the West Charlotte cheese factory company;
to committee on corporations.
By Mr.. Blodgett Of ST bloomsbury. to
amend an act to incorporate the St. Johns
bury Aqueduct Comp any to committee
on corporations.
BY Mr.. Burbank of Cavendish, a petition
Of L. Ii. Atherton and thirty-four Others in
regard to tolls for grinding grain; to com
mittee on manufactures
By Mr.. Gilman of Montpelier, to enable
insurance companies Of this State to comply
with the laws of other States or countries;
to committee on Judiciary.
Reporf-From the committee on railroads.
in favor of h. Ill, to amend the charter Of
the Montpelier and Black River Railroad,
9th proposal Of amendment to include the
town of Jay. which wasagreed to; read the
third time and passed.
AFTERNOON,
Bills, etc, INTRODUCED and referred-By |
Mr.. Hyde of Castleton, the petition Of
Lewis Wood and 81 others, praying for an |
amendment to the prohibitory law; to COM
mittee on judiciary.
By Mr.. Hyde Of Castleton, the petition
Of the Hydeville company and 50 others,
praying for an act in relation to tolls in |
grist mills; to committee on manufactures.
By Mr.. Churchill Of Goshen, to Ieeslize
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

Mosby's gueTillas during the last war,
had reunion in Baltimore, Monday night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

And thcreupon joel II. Lucia was declared
duly elected Judge Advocate General tor
the two years next ensuing.
On motion OF Senator Rowell of Orange
county, the Joint Assembly adjourned until
half past two o'clock in the afternoon oil
next week Thursday. The Senate then
withdrew.
On motion Of Mr.. Walton Of Williston,
adjourned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

And there being no choice. a second ballo;
was had Senator Howe of Windham county,
Mr.. Powell of Richford aud Mr.. Bailey OF
taIrhayen acting as teliers, with the fol
lowing results
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

And thereupon Levi G. Kingsley was 4e-
clared duly elected Quartermaster-Geuerai
for the two years next ensuing.
For Judge Advocate General, senator
BroOkins of Addison county. dominated
Sidney 81. Southland Of Vergennes. Mr.
Wright Of Waitham, nominated joel IL
Lucia of Vergennes.
The President appointed Senator BrOokins,
Mr.. Wright Of Waltham. and Mr.. Gillett OF
Thetford, as telers; and the ballots having
been taken and counted resulted as follows
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

Bus introduced and referred-By Sena-
tor Kowell Of Orange, an act in amendment
oil an act entitled ian act to establish the
graded school district in Mortified; to COM
mittee on judiciary.
Petitions Of various citizens of North
held. relating to the subject matter Of the
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above bill. were offered and referred to tn

same committee.
JOINT resoiu,ion-Erom the House. fixing
the day of final adjournment on Friday,
Nov. 20. at a. m, and that no bill be in
trocuced after Tuesday. Nov. 10th, excep,
by unanimous consent; adopted in concur
renee.
The hour having arrived for ajoint Assem-
bly, provided by joint resolution for the
election of Secretary of State. Auditor OF
Accounts and other State officers. the Sena-
tors proceeded to the Hall of Representa-
tives
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-27
Local Intelligence.

BRIEF MENTIoN.-Vessels in port-seven
steamships, forty -four ships, forty-six barks,
nine brigs and ten schOoners.
Captain Felsher, of the steamship Lizzie.
informs US that when he left Pensacola he
counted $50 square-rigged vessels in that
harbor.
Only two municipal judges made cash re-
turns for last week-McArthur and Long;
the former $40 and the latter $50.
John Gordon tumbled into Second Dis
trict calaboose for nothing more than mis-
taking gentleman's pocket for his own.
Charles Morris left Old Levee street on
cause T. G. Harrison says accused at
tempted to extort money from him. Morris
had accepted advance money as a sailor
and then refused to keep his word.
X. S. Denee looked into the first precinct
stationhOuse Yesterday on the urgent invi-
tation of w. II. Decker, who charges him
with EN- bezzling 1878, claimed by the Frank.
lin Insurance Company.
The Pic0yune's river news reporter pays
Captain Lawlor, harbor police precinct, a
deserved compliment.
Henderson Moore and John Woods in
spected the Palmyra street fire Yesterday
morning, and tried their sticky fingers at
saving endangered property. One picked
wine. Chief Engineer O'Connor tackled the
fellows and sent them to prison.
Seeking home beyond the grave is what
the people do who take up local habita-
ton on the lake shore, the other side of the
ridge cemeteries.
The Confederate monument in Cypress
Grove Cemetery is almost completed. The
statue is still yelled, and we are not in
formed when it will be uncovered.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-27
nh27 apll % Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
Paul Fourchx vs.. G. TibIicr ct al.

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
y Orleans No. 55g6.-By virtue OF a writ Of seizure
and sale to me directed by the honorable the Sixth
District Court for the parish of orleans, IN the
above entitled cause, will proceed sell al pub
lie auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and Gus
tomhOuse streets, in tie Second District of tlis
city, TUESDAY, pril %. 1874, at twelve o'clock
NJ. the hereinafter described property. with all
and singular the buildings and Improvements
thereon and appurtenances thereof and the
rights, ways and servitudes thereto belonging, to
wit
FOUR LOTS OF GROUND, situated IN the First
District of this city, in the square bounded by
Rampant, Basin. Canal and Common streets, desig-
Iated by the numbers one. two three and four on
plan drawn by G. T. Dunbar, late surveyor, dated
tie twenty first of June, 1875, deposited in the
records OF J. Messy, notary public in this city.
Lot number one fronts on Rampant, Basin and
Canal streets and measures thirty. one feet eleven
inches five lines front on each of Rampant ana
Basin streets, by one hundred and twenty-seven
feet ten inches five lines in depth and front on
Canal street; and lots numbers two, three and
four measure each thirty feet eleven inches
five lines front on each of Rampant and Basin
Streets by one hundred and twenty-s seven feet ten
inches five lines in depth, between parallel lines
English measure. Said four lots are contiguous
Being the same property acquired by defendant
herein, Claude Tibier in virtue of his purchase
thereof from Michael Gern0n, by an act passed
before A. E. Bienvenu, notary public in this city
on the eighth of June 1869.
Seized in the above suit.
TeIms-Cash on the spot
" P. HARPER,
milo aps2a Sheriff Of the Parish Of orleans.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-27

No. "a:
AN ACT ~
DO amend the charter of the town of Rarou

To amend the charter of the town of BAYOU
Sara, in the parish Of West Feiciana
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly con-
yened, That the mayor of the town OF
recorders court tor said town.
SEC. :. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
Immediately after the passage of this act
there shall be appointed by the Governor,
with the advice and consent of the Senate
i've administrators, who shall bold their
offices until the first Monday in Novembe
A. D. 1876.
SEC. 9. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That
on the first Monday in November 1876 and
every two years thereafter, there shall be
an election held for a mayor, five admins
traitors and such other officers as may be
necessary for the government of said town,
who shall hold their offices for TWO years.
or until their successors be elected and
qualified.
Sec. i. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the State tax collector shall be ex officio
corporation tax collector for said corpora
ton, and shall receive the same per cent
for collecting said tax that he does for col
lecting the parish tax.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted. etc, That
the office of justice of the peace in and for
said corporation be and the same is hereby
abolished.
SEC G. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the mayor, administrators and other Off
GERS OF said corporation may receive such
compensation for their services as may be
determined BY the board.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this act be and the same are
here by repealed.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect and be in full force
from and after its passage.
(Signed) CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
(Sgned) c. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved March &C. 1874
(SIgned) WILLIAM 2. KELLOGG.
Governor Of the STATE of Louisiana.
A true copy:
=. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.