Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-06
A great Waite has been removed from the
President mind by the recent appointment
of Chef Justice.

rc~iuent minu Dy t1e recent appOintmtns
Of Chef Justice.
The cause Of the Bennington disaster still
7 snains mystery. The theories thus lar
advanced have all been proved erroneous
The St Louis Gl0te calls the New York
and Omaha double-track air line bill " the
mildes;- subsidy that ever cut the
pocket or seuttled the finances of nation
The New York Commercial Advertiser
thinks it would be good thing TO let
women vote about five years and see how
sick they would get Of it.
1t is probable that the vacancy existing
in the board Of directors OF the Rutland
Railroad will now be filed by the board.
General james 5 Whitney and George NJ.
Barnard of Boston are mentioned a gentle
men fitted for the position.
The schemes of the PostmasterGent
have all failed before Congress. The postal
telegraph has been rejected in committee,
and the bill for postal savings banks was
reported adversely to the House
Policeman Ito individual who has arrived
At the maudlin stage)-"Now. then, move
on. What are You thinkin' on lettering
here - lndiyidual-'.l was thic) s-think-
in o turning over quite MOO leaf. sIr
quite 3 moo leaf -
The Mackenzie government Is likely to
have the support Of at least two-thirds OF
the members of the next Dominion Parlia-
ment. This result i an overwhelming We
tory for the Liberals, and not only thorough
rebuke OF corruption but, a. the \. \. Times
says, furnishes a reasonably good security
for the comparative purity Of Canadian
statesmen in the immediate future
The Ministerialists carry at least three
fourths Of the twenty-one seats from Nova
Scotia in the Dominion Parliament. The
SIX members from Prince Edward Island are
also probably Ministerialists. Ontario,
London, Hamilton and Toronto all elect
government candidates by large majority.
and scattering figures from other localities
indicate the same general result
In regard 10 the controversy between
Boston and New York for the control Of the
Union Pacific Railroad. it Is stated that the
New York combination require Jess than
10000 shares IN order u secure the future
management. and THAT the opposition Will
be unable, without purchase al higher
than current quotations, 70 compete iar the
vote of the Stockholders.
Battermilk is attracting attention as an
article % E diet that vii. produce longevity.
4 pape- recently read before the French
Academy claims that i, contains an acid
which DESTROYS the iucrlstatilns that form
on the arteries. cartilage. and valves ut the
heart. and tina; a constant use of % Waull
prolong life far beyond the allotted three
score ana ten years.
jus, after Mr. Waite was nominated ior
CAief Justice the New York Herald at
tempted TO be quite sarcastic over the TN
wisdom of the nomination The HrAd.
however. Ia, now discovered that the name
Of Waite Wa first suggested 10 it, columns
-i1 months ago, AMI - j, is gratifying 10
learn that, prof,inr by the valuable iufor-
nation thus laid before him. the Pre-iien,
made a. last sac 'e-sial choice
The New York Erasa. Posi- ri1icaLe~ the
idea that there j, any cause for alarm IN
the communist Administration 10 the ne
tropoli-. /, doe, not believe tia, there i-
in that city corporal guard OF Inmates
Wild enough 80 propose burning down the
churche- and other public building. par
ticulariy the Roman Catholic Churche~,
and thereby arouse aeain~- them-o.ye- the
Ire Of al the Irish and thirds o. the
German citizens
TAI Pruuc LAMBS AND EDloaTioN -
Judge Poland presented 10 the House. on
Monday. the resolution adopted hy Tho
Vermont state Teacher Association. STAT
in- that in their opinion the proeeei- Of
the sales OF public land- should be iey1i-
ed to educational purpose, and asking
their senator and Representative 90 act
accordingly
Basiues- j., looking up 10 New York A
newspaper reporter who made tour OF the
hotels. Monday morning. ioanI an uuu-a-
ally large number Of name Of OH Of town
merchants on the register The name~ Of
New Highlander were thickly intersper-ei.
There i really further Improvement, IN
general trade. the iry goods interest feeling
especially encouraged, domestic commission
a. vel IL foreign
The three foot narrow gauge -alroad So
ten IL lapidly becoming popular IN this
country. and bat lev people are aware Of
the fact that since il came 10 vogue, daring
the last three or four years. n less than
.445i mile Of narrow gaage railway have
been built in this country and II Canada.
which roads. when completed. vii have q
mileage Of SOL miles There are 200
miles Of these roads under construction
The Springfield Rep4thaan is informed
that there Is considerable anxiety among
the business men OF =. Johnsbury. several
firms having failed The Fairbanks scale
works are doing aboui half their usual
business at this season Of ;he YEAR The
Portland and Uglensbarr Raiiroad shops
are Running eight hour DAY. and some Of
the naualart1r.-s hayr suspended TEN
porari4
TAE GRru BILLIARD MA1rH- GARSIER
rHf WINNIE The SECOND game Of billiards
for the silver emp. TWO thousand dollars and
the champion,hipof the world, 50 hundred
points Up. was played al Tammany Hall.
New York, Friday night. between Albert
GARNER and Francois bassy 10 the 69;h
inning GARNER won the game BY a score Of
too to 450 Garnier's highest run wa lis,
Ubassy $50
Tn CoLLEGE REasTTA The Springfield
Republican states that owing to the dissatis-
faction with the selection Of Saratoga a.
the locality foF the next college regatta.
communications have already passed be-
tween prominent boating men Of the Am
herst and Harvard Colleges looking to the
formation Of new association 4 com
mittee Of the Amherst men ha- now sent
formsi letter to Cambridge. asking II Ilar-
ward will call convention of New England
colleges. OF will send deiegates to such
contention, If called by Amherst. II Har-
ward proves agreeable. there i little doubt
Dartmouth and BowdOin viii want 10 be
counted in at once and. doubtless, other
colleges would soon follow
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