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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

As a proof that times are not 50 hard a
to cut of luxuries, it Is mentioned that il
the publication Of books there has never
been greater activity; that the tobacco work
ers are all busy, and that the piano maker.
are enjoying an unusually busy winter
These trades draw from the surplus Of in
come.
\ correspondent Of the Chicago Ta5aa'
writing from Richmond, Virginia, report,
that he finds many leading conservatives
there who Lave more confidence in the Re
publican than il the Democratic PARTY.
They say that the more they see % the truly
representative Republicans the more they
like them. and would be glad 10 Join with
them in some practical scheme for the res
tOration Of Southern prosperity. We have
not OF late years been accustomed 20 find
much truth or wisdom in the correspondence
of the Chicago Tribune, but we are inclined
to believe tina. this correspondent tells the
truth. The serious evils which the people
of the Southern States have suffered must
have taught some wisdom to the more
thoughtful of them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The House finished the Legislative, Ex-
ecutiye and Judicial Appropriation bill. on
Friday, and is ready to proceed with the
Naval Appropriation bill. This is the first
time for many years that the House has de-
voted itself so strictly to the business of the
short session.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25
NEW ENGLAND NEWS

ANOIAhk DAM DIS IS IEK.
HATDENvILrE. Mass, Dec. BIT,
new dam jusG completed Tor Haydrr.
Il Co. : brass works az this rar.
shout 1 O'Clock this morning. aul--
body OF water, covered with Ice al
inches thlcS. swept down the cham
through To village with crash
the Hood OF -ley last. The c0,tsn m
Just below this village held the wlt-
ice, which probably saved a numb--
No lives were lost as far as Le.-i
There was great excitement a-
moments, as II was reported that
large Gcshen reservoirs had broke.
the inhabitants were maxim. ls
ground as fast a. possible. L1~- b S.
OOO 5000.
The new dam was built to replace -rs
swept away last spring. and ws-b--r.
y completed. IL was 40 feet long. Is A.
WIDE at the base, 8 feet ut the top. and
about $500. /. was built of rr.a....
ded IN the solid rock. furnished W..ll
ing OF cut granite, each stone 0f W.. a
I'VE feet long and thirteen incl,-
The water side Of the dam WAS freed a
cement, while either end was ltat
heavy parapet walls Is iee. .i-r
oulkheat was Of granite. and WIS -F
feet high and ten feet wide in .ic .t
The dam Afforded twenty ieo- bead ~ 7-.-
seven ieet more than was given bv tie .
Jam, ana the structure has been supp
10 be very superior piece Of wo-sl4-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The President has appointed Lewis E.
Parsons, of Alabama, United States District
Judge in place of Dick Busted, resigned.
Judge Parsons has been Governor of Ala
bama, and is man of repute and character.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The Postmaster General Las awarded TO
Fairbanks & Co., the contract for supplying
the department with platform and counter
scales. in order to meet the requirements of
the newspaper law. which goes into opera
ton the first of January next. The num-
bsr Of such platform and counter scales will
b 5000. the largest contract of the kind
sI0 awarded.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

! \ SToNE-rHRoWING MYsTERv Sorvrn
Some Of the papers in this vicinity have de-
voted great deal Of space to the fo5ljsblv
/ reported mysterious falling of stones On the
farm OF Mr.. Paddock. at North Powual
VI Tie farmer i u spiritualist- and tho
story has gone forth that the stones came
from unseen hands, that they were hot. Of
peculiar form. etc. The iloosic Valley Ne,rs
solves the my stery. Ii says that TWO North
Adams Investigators visited the farm re
Gently, and were shown where stones had
lalien and indented the barn and the ground
me Investigators suspected that the stone
J9gglerv was the work Of hired boy named
Jerry, and one OF them in the boy pres.
ence remarked that he was greatly inter
es.ed in spiritual manifestations. that he
mad attended several seances, bat had never
had the pleasure Of seeing ANYTHING nm
sgal performed he really desired TO see
these stones fall, a. be considered the phe-
nomenon striking illustration of the er-
Istenee and power of the spirit world
W hile speaking he kept bis eye on Jerry :,
Presently the young man took A nail .,5
started towards the barn, apparentlv % A.
his chores. He had been gone bni n f.w
moments, when wheng came q stone f-rn
the direction Of tho garden. M;
CALCULATED the old farmer. turning oniet
" ana facing his visitors, did Won 500 |
that stone =! didn't see it,, aid
one oil them, but heard it strike tbe |
mouse. Lett look for it, They searched |
IN IN vain uniil Jerry" appeared, and vent
u Wse and picked up the missile, which
OF which was clinging the garden sliI from
whence whence 1t was taken and thrown by the
stoicai young man who had started to do
rs !. chores. The A.eaps says NOT wishing
90 90 wound the feelings of Mr.. Paddock. wh9
nrmiy believes the imposition so lone nrac.
a a upon him to be the work of spirits
y, una not caring to have any trouble with
Jerry, the visitors departed, fully con-
Slnced that they had solved the mysserv
NO one but Jerry has ever secn -.
iharge stones fall. and he could very cnsiIy
pave placed then IN .ha scc,-yasa uts,
Ine z. T ;i Oana morning., and il Is quit.
N ,'1 ,ho mat mat the other young man, living
Times. ,''' Troy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The New LIQUOR LAW OF ENGLASD. Tho
new liquor law Of England has lately been
put into operation. In London the public
houses have to close from II Saturday
until Sunday. ard on Sunday night from
/ until 5 O'Clock Monday morning. The
Sunday hours of closing in the provinces
are set at IL, and from 10 p. m. until
Monday. Upon other nights of the week
the hours of closing are from 10 until g.
Houses near places oil amusement may re-
ceive special licenses, enabling them t. re-
main open later. Violations of these pro-
visions is punished By fine of from : 10 to
E20. Travellers may DO served with liquor
at inns at any hour, out the landlord, if
called upon must be able to prore the per-
son bona fde traveller. COnstabies can
enter premises to enforce the law Magis-
trates, under certain restrictions, may give
license to all who spply; these are to be
revoked if the house prove disorder)y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

Mr.. i. B. Pixley, of South Royal;on
business agent Of White RIVER Council
Patrons Of Husbardry. publishes a repor;
Of the purchasing business Of council for
the first eight months of It's existence,
ending with TIE month of November From
this it appears that the amount Of goods
bough: ~ the council agent during the
eight months was $l3. 1888 TIM, does
not include purchases made by the oranges
direct. which would probably swell the
amount to SIC. 600 Or Sl7 goo The couu-
Gil now Numbers from 500 to COO members
Mr.. Pixley states some interesting facts
concerning the purchases, a. follows
Hay-seed cost us Sl.O5 per bushel less
than the year previous, notwithstanding
the wholesale price was about the same.
White winter wheat -four 81 g. less than
the same grade at retail that is. our first
car cost $50, while the same grade at re-
tail was selling for so We are now get
ting the same flour, costing he Patrons
Sc 80. We have saved on our farming in
plements from 20 to so per cent. Our salt,
nails and lime have come to us by the car
load; salt Tor Is cents per bushei. nails
1886 per key, lime 81 Is per barrel Nails
are now 35c per 100 lbs lower; corn by the
car about 10 per cent. lower tnan al retail
Groceries are composed OF too many articles
to partlcularize. bat will put in as evidence
the following i promiscuous list of our
lest purchase was compared with the
charges of Que Of our merchants for the
same articles for our towns poor farm,
showing difference of 81 per cent in favor
of the grange. Our supply OF kerosene oil,
after having three barrels tapped at the
depot in the night costs little more than day
light-l6e per gallon. The council also
supplied itself with about 81 ,0G0 worth of
ready made clothing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

CATION the ST. Adams Messenger says
Now whether Mr.. 7. W. Park, another
director, knows anything more about it or
not, does not appear. lie has jiisi gone 10
Panama and VII hardly return in season to
testify, if wanted.
Mr.. Park, We believe, was not in tie d.
rection Of the Pacific Mail Company, at the
time when the transactions, which Congress
is Investigating. took place. lie is mem
Der, and President, of the new board Of ii
rsctors, which is not on good terms with
the old management, and one of whose first
acts was to bring the suit against Irwin, for
$4,000 Of the company's money. which
salt led to the Congressional investigation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The first interview was !ai.are. The
supposed Katie protested that she - did not
believe in Spiritualis,4 - declared that she
" had seen the manifestations at Holmes :
but once, and, 81 far as she knew, they
were all right" These assertions. how
ever, did not satisfy tie earnest sekeer after
truth, and various SCI cEes, devices, plans
ana promises were Toalrted 70 in hope OF
discovering some Of tie many " presents
that had been made { Katie.
Through prtience, perseverance, aud Ger
tam conscientious ouJ present was p-0-
dueed. This satisfied the gentleman that
he was in the right place. More patience,
perseverance and promises, and out drop
ped another, and 50 Oh until small table
was covered with rings, locke;s, crosses,
beads and robes worn in the different
" spheres" from which Katie had kindly
descended to gist mor,als at so much per
capita.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

Things were going on smoothly money
was flowing into The Golfer. Of the" medi-
ums, and Hates friends were jahiiant a;
/ the number OF converts daily being made t.
the cause of spirit naturalization :" but
suddenly, without warning. Katie Li-ap-
peared. Night alter night her tcyotccs a.
sembled to welcome hcr return. Tie me
| dun with plaintige voice sang '' am
coming. ! am coming - but she did net
come. Various were the reasons assigned.
Some said " She was offended at uukini re-
marks that had been made ahout her,"
The mediums SAID that - some rude
fellows had entered the cabinet and taken
all the magnetism out - and, furthermore,
that Katie King had aScendcd to a higher
sphere and exhausted her strength others
were uncharitable enough - say that
katie was on a strike.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

Now. try the effect of IN accurate seven
shooter on the materializsd spirits Of tie
Eddy family. is the suggestion of the wor-
cester Press. If the bullets shoot harm
lessly through the spectre, then it's no
fraud ifssuebody is hurt or killed. then
well. trial for homicide, perhaps. but
exit the Eddys, sure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

have taken alarm, and are getting out their
licenses as fast as possible. The courts are
determined ~ enforce the excise law at all
hazards, and the conviction Of Schwab,
when was made test case, has shown
them the utility Of opposition. The rum
mills, the small thieves, Boss Tweed, and
all the dangerous classes, sigh for tn c good
old time. hen Barnard was on the bench
and Fisk and those fellows ran the city.
There was no trouble for them then. They
had the courts and everything else. VIII
the new Democratic administration restore
them any Of ;heir lost privileges? Weshail
see. \ great many Republicans in the c.ty
were willing TO take the chances in Noyem-
Der Possibly by another November they
maY chance thor minds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

In the meantime the gentleman who was
seeking knowledge under difficulties had
been making extraordinary exerti0ns 70 find
her daily Observation-Disclosures her
boarding house. Little by little he quietly
picked up information THAI enabled MIN to
find young lady whom be thought very
much resembled Katie King.
Using the most detoctive-hke skill he fol-
loved his clue successfully. By certain pc
cuiiarities which he observed IN the Katie
OF the other world AT the scarces. he found
that young woman Who rescmhlei Katie
generally and had her peenlarties, took
her meals nth great regularity at Ter
tam house which he had pipJd of, " in
detective parlance lie then shaGowed this
woman and found that She attended al the
seanceS at the Holmes house. lie ultimate
iy concluded TO serape az acquaintance
with Katie in the ha-h, choosing a. an au-
spicious time an hour when the lady Of
tendenc cs had been rendered
happy by good, square. worldly meal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

New YoIk is exercised once more about
losing a portion OF its trade. It Is a fact
that the grain trade is going to Boston and
Baltimore very rapidly. New York ha- dc
pended 50 long upon her natural at-
yar:ages, has SO long believed that tire
continent must come TO her, that She
has got arrogant and lazy Baltimore
builds splendid elevators, with which she
can handle grain at u nominal cost, and
Boston does the same The Baltimore and
Ohio Road, Whose arms cover all the terri
tory that produces anything, refuses to 20
into combinations, and the result l., that
this important traffic goes there Baltimore
ha- captured the coffee trade. Boston / h-
her own manufactures, and NV York, tie
best point on the continent for trade. -i,s
aud mournS BGt this is not ali. The West
l. not content 10 remain tributary To- New
York Chicago, s.. Louis, Cincinnati. To-
ledO and the other great centres are import
ing on their own account from Europe. ard
are handling d0me-tic> a well a. New York
C0n>eq uCntly. the mourners 20 about the
street, Of the metropolis. Ald al. this be-
cause the ciJy has depended uDon hcr mt
ural advantages and forgotten that enter
prise can 10 away with Disadvantages. aud
remedy what nature has lett und5nc. New
York has got 10 do something 10 hold her
supremacy.
Speaking Of coming down, there sl-
been and Is being
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The Charlie Ross mystery is still un-
solved, and good many people are coming
to believe that it viii always remaiE so.
Fernando Wool says if they can only get
the right kind Of Speaker for the next
House he doesn't care whether such 4 man
drinks whi-key, plays poker, or pockets his
back Tay." In short, he doesn't care if he j,
made Speaker himself
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The Nevada and California newspapers
cautiously discuss the richness of the la;e
discoveries of silver ore. Of fabulous rich
moss, in the Clm,tock Lode ON this lode
are located the principal silver mines of Ne
yaia /. is now announced that running
through IT least three If these mines. the
Ophir, California, and Consolidated Nir-
GINA, new and very rich vein Of ore has
been struck at depth of about 500 feet
under the sarfacc. Il Is called "bonan-
"a OF chimney" which is explained to
lie a miners phrase tor formation Of ore
shaped Ike pyramid and tapesing toward
the upper surface. ore has been struck, it
Is said, in large quantities, which gives
from g 600 TO IS geo Of silver, to the ton
Of ore. The figures made by mining experts,
who have based calculations on the value Of
this "strike," are enormous. We read Of
$50 100000 being " in sight" The
prices Of mining shares in the San francisco
market have gone Up immensely, under the
pressure Of the excitement in Nevada. Bat.
although very rich vein of silver has,
doubtless, been fo,nd, it is to be remembered
that mines, ike men, are very uncertain.
j the ore holds out, they are worth anything
you choose to call the price. Hit g.res out.
rs 1t often does. assessments speedily take
the place Of dividends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

-BusTSEss-HEALTH OF THE CITY.
New YORK, Dec II.


STRIKES AND LABoR-TuE LIQUOR DEALERS
-BusISEss-HEALTH OF THE CITY.
New YORK. Dec. II.
To the Editor of the Free Press and Times
The strikes are virtually over The long
shoremen had the best chance o. all the
trades for success, for while factory may
shut down and do without operatives. a
newly-arrived ship must be unloaded at
once, nd it takes skilled labor to do it; but
they, with tbs advantage, were forced to
succumb to hard times, and they have gone
to work again. The coopers have resumed,
not as body, but in squads; and. in short,
the strikes are at an end. The strikers dis
covered what they SHOULD have known ell
along, that with 10000 unemployed men in
the city, they are at the mercy of their en-
ployers, and will be till labor is in demand
again. 1t is tho old story over again-cap-
ital can lie still, labor cannot. Bot, for
heavens sake, do your best to keep impe-
cuniOus young men from coming to New
York this winter. | say it, and | know
there are 5000 men out OF employment
here to-day. and the number will be doubled
in two months And they embrace all classes
of people. There are clerks, statesmen, book
keepers, everybody. For instance, the
Grand Opera House advertised FOX 200
young ladies for the ballet in the revived
Black Crook. and the morning brought 500,
all eager for positions at Sc per week.
These were not bad girls-they wero girls
who wanted something TO do to keep soul
and body together till there was work at
something else 300 were taken-G00 were
left out in the cold, crying from disappoint-
ment An advertisement Of two lines in
the Herald. Tor 4 clerk wanted, will bring
thousand applicants by nire the next
morning. 'sly young friend. if you have
got anything under heaven to do, keep out
of the big cities.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

when . case came up for trial before a New
York court the other day. "A juror was asked
il he knew John Doe, the defendant; he said
he did NOT, and took his seat with the Jury.
The trial went IN, bat next morning the
Juror came 10 the court = know what he
should do. SAID he, 81 swore Yesterday
that did not know John Doe but find |
do know him well. lie goes to the same
church thar do. | frequently see him and
have often talked with him. bat | never
knew before what his name wa-. saw him
in court, v hen ! was sworn. bat thought
he was one OF the lawyers When, after the
adjournment for the day i asked deiendant's
lawyer where ms client was. was greatly
surprised to have this man pointed cut
Now what shall DO - As the personal
knowledge wa- not material matter in the
case. and the jurors conscientiousne>s
proved his qualification rather than other
wise, he was directed TO 60 on with his duty,
and his oath would not be considered false
one.
This incident well illustrates the iguor-
ance that one may easily have OF near
neighbOrs, In 50 vast mass Ot humanity -
gathers in large city,-an Ignorance a.
most inconceiyatle by the dweller in e
country village, where every body knows
everybody else 10 the furthest generation.
and wha; they are going TO have Tor dinner
Yours ALTON
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

OF course Ben Butler opposed the arrest
Of Irwin, the Pacific Mail Company agent,
for contempt Of the House, il refusing to
testify. Not only 50, but be put on record
his opposition to all Congressional inycs'isa-
tons. Where, asked he, do you find in
the Constitution, authority for TIL, new
tangled mud machine called an iuye~tisa-
ton? Look at that in which member of
the ways and means committee, asked
witness if he had ever heard any rumors
abost ne, aad then 20: 4 miserable CORES
pendent to say that the committee saw nay
coat tails" ~ another time he referred To
the Credit 1lobilier investigation, and said
that at that time there were blank faces all
over the House with the exception of his
own.
The resolution ordering thc arrest was.
nevertheless. adopted by an immense ma
jority.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25
THE OBJECT

of the gentleman's efforts was t. narrow
down the evidence Of fraud that be might
be able to - knock the bottom" out of the
humbug a blow, AID here was his object
attained. Here was not only the veritable
Katie weepingly acknowledging her dupli-
city, but producing - raaterial'' evidences
of it in the shape OF al those little tokens
of regard which she lad been fondly be-
lieved to have borne elf IN her spirit shape
to her abode in the other - spear, as most
of the " affected term it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25
CONSIDERABLY ElaNnNY

practicc1 at this time. Gentlemen who,
year ago were in the habit oi stepping into
their fashionable Broadway taiiors and pay
ing 500 or $50 for an overclat, without
asking the price, are At DOING 1t to any
alarming extent. They 20 into the bowcry
and the other cheap streets and bay for $50
10 $50 what they would have t. pay 50 T.
500 for on Broadway. And they find that
a pair of boots made on a cheap street for
$40 look just D. well and wear ia-t a.
long As the pair that the pretcntiou- Broad
way maker cooly asks, and gets SIS for.
THIS style of ecOuOmizing j. getting o. ac
very popular. Men Joke about it and take
a pride in it And, To the disgust of the
hish-priced bars, thousands have changed
their drinking places. They get their mod
est quenchers or their stltf iuyiroratlr~ At
the quiet places around the corner. where
10 cents DO as much toward sending them
into a drunkard's grave a. = or 80 would az
the fashionable bars. OF course there are
plenty OF noodles who Still. submit u be
leeced a OF yore. but the number i grow
Ing smaller every day.
The city Is not healthy DiptheIa i
almost an epidemic IN Brooklyn. and small
pox Is spreading IL the city TOO rapidly tor
the peace Of mind of the citizens. An cxpe-
Renee similar to that Of Philadelphia TWO
years ago : dreaded. Some calamity ought
T. be expected 10 follow such an election as
that OF last fail, and the citizens may con-
graduate themselves that 1t l. nothing
worse than smallpox and diptheria
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The woman who personated Katie King
has already returned, as far as possible, ali
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25
Mr.. Rcecher and Miss Prot tor.

The following correspondence between
Mr. Beechsr and Miss Proctor is Of general
interest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25
"Oh. gather round ami let rs sia-
The pra Sc, e; sweet hattie h-n-
Who, from her t-i -ht and hlppy sller.
Comes smiling o. us morta here.
Us Then witL glad $50. ces let 30 SIM
The praises ui sweet Kate hta-.T

Although the evidences of the machine
make verse are in the above, many OF the
elthcr inspired lines are much worse - .
time. sentiment. metre ana r tam. Many
OF the suddenly made poets we're formerly
Intelligent men and women. who Will, pro-
baby, after reading what follows. ret7rn
to their -cu-.S
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The admirers OF Ka.ie we.c neither few
nor far between. In fact, the young lady
had been loaded with presents ring, lock
cts. pearl crosses. tcad-, lovc-lettcrs. had
been freely bestowed. NJ modern belle or
acknowledged beauty could have received
more attention than did Katie.
\ number Of those who came under her
influence got to writing poetry in her hon
or, some OF it by what Spiritaa..-;s call I'M
preston. Some of this pcctrY was just as
wEetched Is could possibly be put together
by presumably sane people Ine following
lsa sample
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.