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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

The first session of the railroad committee
to consider the bill to incorporate the Central
Railroad Company, of Vt, was held Thurs
day night Messrs. c. W. Willard, E. L.
Hard. and A. G. Stafford appeared As counsel
for the LIST mortgage bond-holders; Messrs-
B. F. Fifield and Levi Underwood repre-
sentsd the present management. 7. A.
Brooks, Esq. of Boston, late president OF
the Vermont and Canada made statement
before the committee, saying that his
scheme was not intended as an assault upon
the Central road or its Management but he
was scarcely able to hold his own before the
questions of Messrs. Underworld and Fifeld.
The hearing was finally adjourned until
November TO-
A license law, substantially the same as
that prevailing in Illinois. was introduced
in the House, on Friday. by Mr.. Norton OF
Bennington, and was referred to commit
tee of one member from each county.
Dr. Edmunds, our fish commissioner, asks
of Vermont 81 800 to build a fsh-hatching
house, and there is some prospect that his
request will be granted. Our streams and
p 1nds may as well be stocked with trout,
salmon and shad. as with dscc, suckers,
bull-pouts and pickerol.
On the question of the passage Of the
House bill placing domestic. wines for medic
inal use in the same class As cider, the SEN
ate stood tie, four Senators being absent.
The vote was reconsidered and the bill or
dered to lie Tie bill was prepared by tenn
perance men in favor of prohibition, but it
does not seem to meet with the favor of the
more radical prohilntionists in the Senate.
Mr.. Davenport. of Wilmington, who DIS
tinguished himself. the other day. by dellv-
ering an elaborate speech on non-payment
of members for non-attendance. on bill
which he blunderingly supposed to relate to
that matter, hut which was in fact bill to
regulate the fees of town clerks. has woH
further renown by voting alone against a
resolution of thanks to the managers OF the
Central Vermont for courtesie@ extended on
the excursion of the Legislature to Water
hurv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

By the Presifenf Of the United STATES Of America
PROCLAMATION.
We are reminded by the changing seasons that
IL is time to pause daily vacations, and offer
thanks to Almighty God for the mercies and album
dance Of the year which is drawing to a close.
The blessings % free government continue to be
vuuchsaied to Us; the earth has responded to the
labor Of the husbandn.an, the land has been free
from pestilenee. internal order IS being main
tanned, and pence with other powers has prevailed.
1t is fitting that at stated periods We should cease
from our accustomed pursuits and from the turmoil
Of our daily lives, and unite in thankfulness for
the blessings Of the past and in the cultivation Of
kindly feelings towards each other. Now, there
fore recognizing these considerations, /, ULYSSES
s GRANT, President Of the United States, do recon-
mend to all citizens to assemble in their respective
places OF worship on Thursday, the 26th day Of
November next, AID express their thanks for the
mercy and favor o: the Almi shty God, and laying
aside all political contentious, and all secular
occupations, to observe such day as 4 day Of
praise.
In witness the COZ, have herewith set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United States to be
affixed; done at City o. Washington, this the
twenty seventh day Of October, in the year
Is7i, and o: the Independence Of the uu.toi
states the nety-nluth.
L. S. GR,Nr, President.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary tetate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06
The Illinois License Law"

The license bill, introduced last week, by
MIR. Norton, of Bennington, and which is
substantially the Illinois law, provides that
licenses to sell liquor shall be granted by the
selectmen to as many persons as they think
the public good requires, on the petition of
a majority of the legal voters of the town,
and on the payment Of not less than $50 nor
more than $500 for each license; the license
to be for one year and to be revoked on any
violation Of the act, or if the person licensed
keeps disorderly place. Whoever shall
sell to 4 minor, or to any person intoxicated,
Or to any person who is in the habit of being
intoxicated. is liable to he fined not less than
$50 nor more than SlG0, and imprisoned in
Jail not less than ten nor more than thirty
days. \ civil damage section Is included in
the bill, and each person licensed Is required
to furnish bond of $4,000, obligating him
to ray all damages that may be sustained by
persons Or property by his sales Of liquor
All unlicensed places selling liquor are to
be declared common nuisances, and every
person selling without license Is liable to a
fine for each ofensc 10 be not less than $50
nor more than 800, and to be imprisoned
not les than twenty nor more than fifty
days
The bill repeats all laws now in force res
pecting the sale of liquor; and provides for
the submission of the law to a vote of the
people, on the second Tuesday of February
next, to be taken by ballot yes or no
# the question Of license or prohibition
was really an open one in Vermont at this
time, it might be worth while to discuss the
provisions of this bill. 1t is, doubtless, one
of the most stringent and consequently one
of the best license laws in existence. But
the great majority Of the Vermont Legisla
ture are very well aware that the last thing
the mass of their constituents are thinking
Of, is a return 10 the old system Of open bars
and licensed liquor shops, in any shape.
Moreover, till they are themselves fully salts
fed that such law would lessen drinking
and temptation to drink, they viii not be
willing even to send it to the people for adop-
ton or rejection. And We do not believe they
can be satisfied of that in hurry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

We have no doubt that it j, the simple
truth, a. stated, thqt President Grant has
no more thought Of running for a third term
OF the presidency than Of being a candidate
Tor the papal chair. Neither the Republican
party as such, nor any leading Republicans
have SIGHTED a thought of nominating Gen.
Grant FOR third time, and nobody is more
iaI!y f.v are of this than those political Free
Oompa ATOMS " who are trying to help the
Demo 'iats, by manufacturing lalsehoods.
ihe'r persistence in this third term talk
shows two things First, they are hard
ar"en to find something to say against Gen.
. rant and the Republican party and. sec
Ond' they are utterly INSCRIPTIONS as to
what they do say.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

Parsons whose affections are divided be
tween theif spiritual iloeks and their blood
ed horse, are not altogether an American
la'tituf ion. The Bishop of Lincoln. Eng
Iand' lately had occasion to address letter
OF n monstrance to the vicar of Ashley-de-
A-'aunde, in which he says with much
50 row, perceive that You have shown no
gns of remorse for your offence in bringing
llScredlt upon your sacred profession, and
IN lnfiicting injury to the church of which
you are minister, and in causing scandal
to her members, by training race horses for
the turf, instead of deyoting yourself entire
ly to the work to which You pledged your
self at your ordination
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06
POLITICAL.

Hon. Samuel S Cox. in his speech accept
ing a denomination at the hands of his
Democratic friends in the 9th New York
District, quietly remarked My vote
against the salary bill and the return of
the money degraded me from my proper
position on committees and in the House
| trust that those who enjoyed my discom-
future and rendered my last session, social
ly and personally uncomfortable, because
of the salary bills, have had pleasant
time among their constituents Most of
them remain at home to gid he calm cur
rent Of domestic bliss. =
No one ought to suspect Gen. Loncstreet
OF anything but the kindIiest feeling toward
the South, for whose sake he rlsked his life
on many bloody field of battle. His plan
of reconciliation and reconstruction is as
follows: MY opinion is that the only true
solution for Southern troubles is for the
people to accept cordially and in good faith
all the results of the war, including the re-
construction measures the acts of Congress.
negro suffrage, etc, and live up to them
like men. II they would do this, and en-
courage northern immigration, and treat all
men fairly, whites and blacks. the troubles |
would soon be over, and in less than five
years the South would be in the enjoyment
OF greater prosperity than ever before
The Cincinnati Gd-etle saws that the |
election in Ohio had no more to do with |
Democracy than with the communists in |
Paris. 1t was a reputation fight and the /
Tepudiaiionists won. The Cincinnati Com |
merciai is not over and above pleased with
the result in Ohio, and predicts that the
new Democratic Congressman will show
themselves to be bummers of the first water,
and grab everything they can get.
,he Christian UniOn says Respectable
citizei''s Of the country at large will rejoice
to learn ,'f the failure TO effect the release of
W lillian NJ. Tweed on grounds of technical
error No one doubts that the prisoners
wealth. which is till very great, has been
RELY used in the attempt to free him from
confinement The failure Is encouraging
o the friends of good government IN New
[ ork and elsewhere.
1t is safe to say that of all southern men
he last whose hearts are likely to be fired
" such patriots as Toombs into fresh out
freak against the government are the sol
liers who marched under the stars and bars.
nd whose valor places them above the cri-
icism of the Georgia Falstaif. reunion !
It the former members of the iorty-eighth !
ieorgia regiment was held recently, at
which one of its commanders, Colonel
iibson. alluded to the talk about another
ebellion, and said: 40 any man who
avs want to renew the war, will say,
You did not do your duty in the last Y
me- That regiment entered the Con- :
,derate service nearly thousand strong.
nd surrendered ar Appomatox Courthouse
18th thirty-one men in the ranks. =.
All the Wagner drawing-room car con-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

TIE ExxA MNE.-The tri6Uist,Su- u the
Emma Mining Company multiply. 1re
shareholder has taken steps to wind the
company up in court-a process that Is al
ways ted,oGs and expensive, and one that
implies irretrie7ai !s embarrassment. The
chairman is in the Unitea States, endeayor-
Ing TO stay or settle preceding ,ha. have
been instituted against the property. 81
his absence meeting Of the shareholders
has been held 10 consider resolutions calling
for his removal and TO obtain the corporate
sanction to legal proceedings which Mr..
McDougall, a stockholdsF. proposes to in
stitute against the promoters % tine com
panv. BY virtue OF proxies. Aci3oUs-A
held a clear majority of votes. but his oppo
nents moved an adjournment, and the
chairman ruled that on that motion proxies
we're inadmissible. The minority in inter
e.<. therefore, carried the day. But the po-
sitiJn GE affairs. bad before, is worse now.
There viii he plenty of litigation, and 1t j.
not improbable ih&t the lawyers will get
all that remains Of tine r;eperty.-LoHdo4
Later 10 y. !. R,Dubhc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

Dispatches from san Francisco : tic tis'
the loss to the grangers by the failure o.
their shipping agents,E. E. Morgan Sons.
has already reached the enormous sum of
So, 500 coo. Add to this the amount Of
grai- now held in store and that should
have been sold. and the amount of capital
thus kept out of use is rising IS 900. eco.
The grangers arc anxiously looking for
some assets Of the bankrupt house, but as
the parent concern in New York has gone
under their chances are small.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

CAxsgsncE.-A lyeeum association ha'
been formed AZ tie Vile.
Edward fIebb ha~ sa,ssd 100 bushels %
nice table turnips-the STedsrbrrg
halt acre Of land.
Near Smagger's Notch, on ,hc ian
inst = small bear was caught in Or
set by Mes,ss. Thompson and Perry.
VIM Melendy has Eeds the past three
months fifty 30 pouDi tubs Of hn,;cr. To-
day This amount is worth the snug ltt'e
sum of ( 1000.
One day last week. H. Cornell. Wills
ploughing, lost his wallet, containing -
The next day. on turning the fgrr0ws b.f~'
he luckily found it.
Daniel Fuller has made ami sold ii0w ths
milk Of Is cows $500 worth oil tutler tins
season. besides using what was needed IN 8
large family.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

the column, on our legislators, to induce
them to endorse its demand for license law
The Contemplate lawmakers, who pass
prohibitory laws and who form the great
majority of this, as of every Legislature that
has met in Vermont in twenty-five years,
will consider themselves instructed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

i MnysI CIDER E.rlsiisur..r- E-
&c CreeA ar enserp.isins lit,.c c.g ..-.
tel II the enter Of the aprie
Michigan, has lust erected d very ey-.,.. ...
c-tlblishmont for packing. ure-crri-- .r.
drying ihai fruit and for the maur...-.-
If cider o. al. ei4tGr1.G s-l ..c .r..I
ing lre lgzs gat>lde ct sic city. aIi BE-.
TO -''h =Saai1l Reference t. easily 81.
ceivinc supplies and mlAng .-. -
side tracks from two railroads hay n- Pee
built for their accommodations lIr a-
Interesting portion of the eSah. SHIN 10 Is
the cider I-lnuia5-oTy, large ul
filled with a 5ewild7TIug c4ntc-.-1 e, 3D.
tubs, complicated machinery, pres-1 s'-
ers. engines, etc. The presses, %. b.
there afs three Of the llrgest size. arc
bic Of making 400 barrels d! cd g D.
rho apples end the.T -ay into the m;..
Der through q long BIN or trO4--
enough TO hold 10000 bushels. g4
through tbs Il lie Of the buI.dng O. i-
streets. where tho fruit can to thrown
il from the fFners' wag rs. TIE ci'7-
as IL trigkles fOm The presses. !ll-
large yat beneath tie door them
cirrisd through pipes, By means . '.-
pump, q seyeral tlnks IN the second 20
where i. Is agli1 filtered. From t1c.cra
Der hose i, led outside the building nc
freight ears to be l0adeL The emptg
rel~ being placed in the el's. they arl 'i
one IT a time IS simply turlins -'7-
cock which allows the cider 90 pa 'rm
the tanks through the hose ami int traa-
Including the boiled. ioIr kinds % r..'r
are made-the hrs5 : the simoa-pure iH.ec'
the second Is clarified aFtiel,, and Chr
third i compound Of c.l,r ald hops
This last Kind has become v-rv In-.-.
drink for bilious persons \ fui'-prt-.-
ing house four stories high. AMI Of pe'll.i
i another novelty Of tlf's
This has capacity o.. .l '''
barrels. AMI fruit placed IN 1t can be 30.
sound for three years. The 1l.'
are Of solid stone. 30 inches thick ani tha
loors and walls are covered and backed ap
with 10 inches of sawdu-t. covered WITH
lalyanized iron.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

Speaking of the bill putting domestic
wines made and sold for medicinal pse in
The same class as cider. the St. Albans
Messenger says:
Ut: Harrington was fined n bund rod do1-
lars Tor manufacturing some of tb,s ~ III.
ana ~, selling 1t to Rev. George B SstFord
mere Is no question but that both q 20 str;a.
temperance men and the sale was otbe.
sales had been before. for strictly m sd; T;n
purposes But the business had he On [ dona
Just as much in violation of law as bs, u cnr
fied on in the lowest groggery. A'' 'a'-
The Messenger is quite positive. lint NAV
De mistaken on its law point. The case
was appealed by DR.. Harrington, md soms
Oh our best lawyers are of the OBI ,;on that
ne committed no violation of the law ,nd
'hat the higher court will hold 50. 7, m,r
'e "eii' however, to make the m alter cleo,
beyond question, by statute. wecanro,
zee why the bill is not good ,ne. and We
rust it viii pass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

GENERAL Team SUPREME Cou8T.-Ihe lei
lowing cases have been argued thus far !;
WIN. Wright. Jr VS.. estate OF T. r. VIII
liams, appellant, from Chttenden county !;
Joseph II. Brainerd appellant. VS. the Mis-
81 quoi Railroad Company; Bronson Warner,
appellant. VS.. the Missisquoi Railroad Com
pany; S Campbell's estate, appellant,vs the
Missisquoi Railroad Company SANFORD u.
and ". y. Carman, administrators OF Jacob
Carman 5 estate, vs.. Alvah d. Smith and E.
II. Rood, from franklin county Joseph
II. Fcrre VS.. American Board of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions, from Addison
county and the following from Rutland
county james Brown, ct ais. V. Evelyn
Pierpout. ct ais Howe Scale Company ".
Terry d. Ward village of Rutland vs..
Jacob Edgerton (unfnished). In the mat
ter Of Henry S. Bowen vs.. Langdon * Aims
worth, petition to vacate a certificate, the
court had refused the application to have 1t
brought before the present term, on the
ground that it was beyond the power of the
court to do so.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06
milan Srnii.s sialc Painting.
The Legislature Of 1870 passed the lollo'
inc ,Taint Resolution

can be satisfied of that in a hurry.
Julian Scotl'> State Painting.
The Legislature of 1870 passed the follow
Ing Joint Resolution
RcSo'rcd by The Seaaie and House Of Rep
rescHta,ireS. That the Governor be author
lied in his discretion to contract with Julian
Scott for the execution OF . historical paint
ing I'LL -trating the Vermont troops in ac-
ton. in some noted battle of the late war, to
be hung in the State House. in commem0-
ration ofthe yal0r of our soldiers.
This resolution was adopted with a una
nimiiy rarely secured on such a measure,
after fall discussion in pablic and private.
Some Of the members cared little for works
Of art Of any kind but all, with hardly an
exception, were willing to commemorate the
services Of our soldiers by the representa-
ton of them in some noted action. to he
hung for permanent memorial in the
State Capitol, and to encourge and assist q
young artist Of Vermont birth. who had
himself served with credit and honorable
wounds in the ranks Of Vermont regiment,
ana whose genius gave promise Of fame for
''-'''' anu ''C'.'' 10 HIS .''''i'' ',''''' W.
sum was named in the resolution. but it was
understood and mentioned in the dis
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receive for it $1,000. This sum, he. and
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

A temperance issue, so-r4.lei, was raised
in the Senate. Thursday, upon tie question
OF the third reading u Senator LadI's BID,
providing that county commissioners shall.
in the appointment OF liquor agents, secure
the advice and consent of the selectmen q
tie town here the agent i % be appoint
el The yeas and nays being called, the
vote stood yeas II. nays Is; senator Ben
IN. of Essex, absent. Senator Clarke IS
vote vas in the yirtuous negative. By
somewhat stCicter test than this bill pre-
scented, think tie Senate would show
"ramrods' 20, ''rummies' 10. These are
rather coarse words to apply 20 the t.so PR
tics into which the wisdom and virtlo Of tic
Senate are divided, but the language Of tenn
persaee discussions is not rich in mild eK-
pressions. ard | can think OF none more
delicate than iha above which | can use for
short -N0Hfpe5f or, y. AhanS Adrcr-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

The Chicago Tribune caves the bushes,
men Of Gotham the following cud to chew
II New York wants to know why the trade
OF the West Is leaving that city, We cite a
recent case. On an invoice Of 1 900 cases of
merchandise, Known as " first-class. = the
freight charges from London to Chicago ria
Montreal were 374 cents per 100 pounds.
while from London to Chicago RIA New York
they would have been IS cents per 100
Inc Caughnawaga and Champaign ship
canals would reduce the freight from New
AoFk to Chicago more than one-half; and
l; Is the only plan that can meet the exiren-
cies OF the case. The sooner the New York
capitalists find this cut, tine better for them
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

Fit is crime to sell liquor as beverage
1t Is a cri ne to buy it, and the seller is lust
as good man as your contemplate law
makers, v Tho SIMULTANEOUSLY pass prohibi-
tory laws and then expect the landlord at
their hot els or their druggists to break
them for heir private convenience.
This is the kind of moral suasior (which
the st. AZ bans Advertiser brings to bear by
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

The Vermont veterans, residents OF Ma
saehusetts, are to hold a meeting at ti'ch-
burg. Ny. Is. 1874, for the purpose OK per
fccting the organization of a State assoeia-
ton A local organization has been IN e1-
istaacc at Fitehburg since last spring am
has called forth requests from Vermon'
soldiers that it include all those residing !"
every section of the State. For this purpose
the meeting has been csl'eI.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

The election in Louisiana passed off with
out bloodshed, though in some portions of
the State violence was resorted to by the
White Leagues, to keep the colored Repub-
Leans from voting. \ full Republican vote
was polled in the river parishes, where
there was no intimidation. A New Orleans
despatch to the Republic says: The steam
boats Lee, Pike and Katy, due last night,
were kept W the river to prevent the
large black crews from voting. The White
League captured the ballot box in ward
twelve, in Baton Rouge, the stronges. Re-
publican Ward, and stole the books and
poll list at Farmersville, in Union par ish.
where a heavy black vote was cert in,
because troops were stationed there.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

Sheriff David Crofut, of Bennington
county, has offered a reward of one hun
Hed dollars Tor the arrest and return to
bennington of Hazen Sargent, who escaped
from the jail there on Thursday evening
last.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

An exchange says: Since some NJ. u
prescribed milk punch as a panasea for
di 1htheria, it is remarkable how that COM
plal ut is spreading among the adults