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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09
DOMINION NEWS.

Charles Smallwood, NJ D., died recently
in Montreal at the age Of 66. lie was sew
eral years director Of the Montreal Obser-
vatory, and had resided in that city Al years.
lie was widely known rs n meteorologist'
A cable despatch announces the death IN
England OF Hon. James W. johnson, late
equity Judge for Nova Scotia. and Tor inany
years the leader of the Conservative parry
in that province lie was appointed Lieu.
tenant Governor after Mr.. Howe death Du,
his health was 81 impaired that ne eou''
not serve
new political party has been formed I'm
whose lmotto is - Canada First. Ihey
propose that the people ofCapada shon,a DC
regarded as Canadians rather than as DRY
ons, and that they should seek to promote
the growth of Canadian national seh,i-
ment is regarded with alarm by those VINO
look TO the English government as ,he ohlS
legitimate source of authority, ana power
and this alarm is none the less because Oh an
evident sympathy of the prominent men oil
the new party with the present liberal gov
ernment
Official figures in relation to the trade ana
commerce of Canada show them to ne IN
most prosperous condition. Fiscal returns
for the year ending June 80, 1873. exhibit
an increase in the total commerce oil no less
than SEQ ,84S, 3ls over the previous year
Five murderers were hung in Canada dur
ing the holidays.
The Dominion Parliament has been dis
solved and writs issued for a general cleo
ton, returnable February twentv-frst
The present ministry has majority IN its
favor in the present Parliament, bat many
of its supporters were elected as lndepend-
ents, or nominal supporters oil the recent
ministers, and it is believed that the govern
ment will be much stronger for an appeal
to the country, while public opinion is run
ming strongly against Sir John A. Macdon-
aid and the Pacific Railroad ring
Hon John Young Is reapPointel h,ur
inspector for Montreal.
The inhabitants of Stanbrilse East and
vicinity. are subscribing literally for stock
in the Missisquoi Junction Railway Co.,
SO, 900 having been subscribed. with good
prospect of ultimately raising it to S20,0 900.
The village of Riceburg has materially aided
in raising the sum.
Two young Scotchmen. plastererS by
trade, who have been working in cambridge,
recently, broke open trunk belonging to
Mr. johnson who was boarding at the
MissisquOi Hotel, and relieved 1t of SO.
They Immediately left for parts unknown.
Hon. l. 5 Huntington, the investigator
of the Pacific Railroad scandal in the Cana
dian Parliament which has caused the down
fall of Sir John \ Mcdonald government,
was recently entertained at grand ban
quet in Montreal There Were at least 400
prominent public men present, including
eight cabinet ministers John Young oc-
cnpied the chair, and he ami Huntington.
Mckenzie and others delivered addresses
The demand for admission wa greatly in
excess Of the accommodation, and large
sums were offered for tickets
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

singular and romantic criminal demon
ment la, recently occurred al Springfield,
Ma \ month ago, Young man named
Chichester Was arrested at the Mas7asoit
House IA that city for a forgery committed at
Syracn-,. Chichester is the s3n of a former
Methodist preacher. who ha- a daughter of
eighteen YEAR by second wife The young
man. nnI gh,, -irl met for the first time
al,put = YEAR a.p. and strong affection
sprau. $40 u.tween them " hen the for
ger, WA fr-t discovered Chichester was
arrested, hen his father. believing him
innocent, became hi surety in the sum Of
81 500 for his appearance at court. The
yonng scamp, however, disappeared, leay
ing has father griei-strieken at his son =
apparent guilt and ruined by the burden he
had taken upon himself At this iuncture
the sister determined to save her father at
thu ,.-t uf her love for her brother lie
wfat,' 10 her proposing trap to the South.
AMI he agreed to the proposition, ap-
pointing q meeting an Massachusetts. After
some further correspondence a meeting oc-
CURED at the Nassas0it House, Spring field
and officers being in readiness through the
Young lady's information succeeded IN
making the arrest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

missioner. There is large attendance of
delegates. while the gallery was packed
with spectators.
RAILROAD LEASE.
BosroN. Jan. Ga special meeting Of
the stockholders Of the Boston and Albany
Railroad to-day voted in the favor Of leas
ing the Ware River Railroad from it,
southern terminus in Palmer to the north
ern terminus near WinchendOn, for esJ
years at an average Off per cent. The Boz
ton and Albany Railroad also agree to pay
all expenses Of completing the Ware River
Railroad and to bear the cost Of sustaining
its corporate existence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

but two. out Of one hundred and forty-two
boys, not in full health and condition for
labor and study. We do not believe that
an eqaal number OF boys taken at random
from their homes, or from any public or
private school in our STATE, would be found
as clean in their persons as we're these, and
there was no indication of any but good
and wholesome influences surrounding
then, w. ttalI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

BENNNGToN.-The first trial for -,.aug
liquor since the temperance movement va
started at Bennington. came off Friday.
Two boys were arrested over week ago tor
intoxication and swore their liquor on t.
Mike Haley saloon keeper At the trial
which was before jury. j. b. Meacham
for prosecution and Hon. Tarrant Sibley for
defence, it was proved that Mr.. Haley VS.
out Of town the day the liquor was procured
and that his son sold 1t to them The jury
brought in a verdict of . Not guilty" and
be was discharged The Rutland Globs say
the temperance people feel chagrinei at the
verdict
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

THE GEANGE MOVEMENT N NERp1Nr--Un
til recently the State Grange has been IN
ZatiOn, am has made no efforts to that end
Ii has now hardly enough organizing dept
ties to answer the popular demand. and moi
4 single public address has been made under
its auspices. except in response to earnest
requests. The movement Is certainly not
being crowded upon the people, and Wi.
only progress in accordance with the a.
knowledged requirements Of each locality.
But we do not look to see grange in every
town, nor in half the towns. this year, nor
DO the officers of the State TRANCE. bat there
will doubtless be a very healthy growth OF
the order in the State this wear Y-s.l- 3.
Eg,sur,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

General Boynton the Washington CORES
pendent Of the Cincinnati Gd:lie. gives an
amusing account Of The Ladies Battle,
now being .waged in Washington over the
nomination of Mr. Williams Society has
decided that the wife Of the Chief Justice
Is - the first lady IN the land % Like Su-
san NiPpsT, she j. a permanent. while the
ladies of other high officials are but tempo
rarie-, liable to lose their position any mo
ment iy popular caprice or the will of the
President The wife Of tie Chief Justice
has the right to receive the first call This
IS also the privilege of the wife of the Pres
need not return calls. Mr.. Chase was
widoSer, - the society q ieStion had no Op-
portunity to give trouble when he was APP
polluted. Genersl Boynton says I" Seri-
onsly, there Il no exaggeration in all this
That hollow nockery, called society. has
been lighting the nomination Of Mr. Viii
hams with all The bitterness and all the
weapons # could command, not on the
ground nf It's fines or unttsess. bat solely
on account al MS relation 10 that far more
important question of " first lady" IfMr.
Williams had been. beyond room for doubt
IN any mind, the man best fitted of ali in
the land for Chief Justice, society wonld
have dashed itself into the same RAGE and
loyal Senators would have met disloyaltv of
the rsnkest sort at their fresides ana in
their beds, for hostility to the President
nomination Of first Ilsdy' has invaded ali
circles here, and made them a uncomforta-
bic as the plague Of frogs made the FIRST civ.
clss Of Egypt"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09
NEW YORK NEWS.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH AFFAIRS

PLYMOUTH CHURCH AFFAIRS.
NV IoRS, Jan. g. The Rev. Doctor
Storrs and Buddington and Mr.. Beecher
have settled their differences growing out
of the Plymouth Church proceedings in the
case Of Mr Tilton.
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NEW BI.ICNTiOSs.

raE NErNoxr MEDICAL JouRS,L. J. NJ. Gun .er.
NJ D., Editor and Publisher, Burlington, VI.
The first number. for January. 1874, of
TIN. new medical magazine is before u>. 1t
i a neatly printed pamphlet of 81 pages.
it, contents are an interesting description
of gastric fever a. it occurred in Gale
donna county for three years past, by DR.
G.. 3. Billiard of ST. Johnshury an article
on diphtheria by DIR. Woodward Of Brandon,
in which he maintains that death takes
place in that disease almost invariably by
asphyxia an extended and interesting ar
ticle by the editor on the condition of the
Vermont Insane Asylum, the recent nyesti-
CATION and report (the editor concurS
with the committee IN the opinion that the
asylum should be owned and governed BY
the State) a review of the report OF the
Joint committee OF Investigation of the
asylum. by DR.. Ilolton of BrattleborO, and
reports OF number of interesting cases in
medical and surgical practice, by DrS.
Grinnell, Langdon, Atwater, S. W. Thayer,
DAAAtA, DI utt anu OttltlN. ~ thN'' 'it .'NH
ed various items of news, biographical
notices, etc, of special interest to the peo-
leSsion. The editor says
The charac ter of our journal will vary
somewhat from the ordinary style OF medi-
cal periodicals Ii is our aim TO make 1t
repository of original contributions, mostly
from men of our own State, and only such
medical news as shall pertain to the pro-
fession of Vermont. We SHALL not deal in
news very extensively outside. but work
for the greatest good to the profession at
home. We do not intend to republish ar
ticles from other periodicals. nor make ex-
tracts from them
Saeh compendium of interesting origi-
nal information, edited with ability, indg-
ment and care, cannot but be of value to
the profession in this and other States. 1t
will, We are sure, be worth many times its
price-S3 per annum, in adyance-to every
physician in our State. and they should see
to 1t that it has generous support
.lonSsox's NATURAL History have
nst been shown one Of the most useful and
interesting works ever published in this
country bearing the above title. The work
il one that has peculiar and uncommon
claims to favorable reception. 1t is
survey st once comprehensive and minute
of the whole animal kingdom. Every
known example of animal life, from man.
its highest exponent, to those forms Of
living matter which have almost duped
scientific analysis, finds place here. Its
author is the late Hon. 5. G. Goodrich
peter Farley of our childhood), the last
years of whose life have born rich fruit in
the work now before US. 1t deserves place
in every family. Our best citizens are
ordering it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

SNAST0N.-A certain man IN town deter
mined to celebrate New Years after the
usual custom among the French, that is,
take enough whiskey 10 regulate the stomach
tim properly for year Accordingly he
went to Canada and purchased 50 worth of
the article, but returning home on the rail
road track was met by Customs Officer Sta =
pies, who relieved him his burden Moth
ing daunted, however, he and comrade
took IS and went for more of the - critter -
This time they returned through the woods,
but before getting home they secreted their
jugs IN the woods, and went into a house to
warm themselves When they went out to
get them, 10, and behold their Happy
New Year" had disappeared So they went
home sadder it not wiser men
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

A petition has been presentedto Congress
by 50 citizens of Buffalo, asking that Presi-
dent Lincolu's birthday be made national
holiday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

The Treasury Department la'"rs the re-
vision of the custom laws 80 a. to exclude
from participation in fines. penalties anu
forfeitures all customs othciatr, eA-
cept such ~ may pc Immediately connected
in Giving information.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

Every body agrees, we suppose, that
uatiic men, charged with the conduct OF
the finances Of States and communi-
tes. should manage them with the same
,sation and care 10 Keep within their
means. thai they exercise in the manage
msnt Of their private business. That all do
no. DO %, Is Llain from the complaints Of
loo-e management, oyer-e1penditure and
reckless hnaneiering on the part OF city OH
eprs, which come from many quarters. The
common council Of the city of Railway, in
New jersey, has not met for ten week, and
It i said, on the authority Of one Of it,
members. that the long delay 1, due 10 the
lars of money in the treasury to meet the
claims on the treasury Liabilities have
been incurred to the extent Of 81 900, 900,
and, it Is charged, through The neglect and
IN efficiency Of the city authorities The com
mon council ha- no authority to increase
the bonded debt Of the city, and the assets
Of The corporation available 10 meet ilS
dchts are estimated at only S3j0,00 in
Gliding its school buildings, engine houses,
and new water works which cost $500. 000.
Only a small portion of the debt is secured
ny membranes on this property the rest
u aid to stand 4 a debt without asset.
The finance of Chicago. owing to the
ielault OF its treasurer and other causes,
are in very bad condition. The taxes for
is7i will not be available for some time yet;
the city is called upon to pay nearly two
millions of dollars Immediately, and there
are in the treasury only about halfa million
to pay it with The Chicago Tribune says
As the council persists in making the
outlay of the city from six hundred thou
sand to d million of dollars a year greater
than tie annual income from which that
outlay IS to be paid, il is only question of
time when the city will be no longer able
to pas its expenses at all
There are hints Of similar trouble from
the heretofore carefully managed city
of Providence, K | The Providence
jo4rDIl says the city j. hiring at high
rates, money to pay for Interest, andadds
The taxes for the year have Just been
paid in, and IL Will be curious, II not
pleasant, to learn how far they have been
discounted, to see how much will be left for
next year expenditures. after the bills for
the present year have all been brought IN
and paid Should there be deficiency Ia
the "a b of a m.L.5n, and il prove that for
this year work We are tour taxes all paid
QUIT still in debt, it will make some old
fogios pause As to the wisdom Of our
muuIeIual management
There are other instance, 81 the KIND.
which enforce the old truth. that the reckon
ing day for reckless expenditures is sure to
come and to bring trouble with it. The
moral Of sGch cases. l. not that communities
ought not to make generous outlayz Tor
public purpc-e-. such oatlays are often
the policy Of true wisdom and economy
and it is of comparatively little consequence
how isyi>h they are, provided, only. that
thew de- n"t exceed the means provided BY
taxition t" meet them. Keep within your
means, Is TIN only safe rule for cities. a for
individual
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

CoNcoRp, y. H.. Jan. The repuhl;-
cans of New Hampshire are in eonyention
at Eagle Hall, this forenoon, to nominate
candidates for governor and railroad com
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

Lieut.. Governor Taft of Burlington has
gone to iarming-at least he has joined the
grange lately established at that place, and
it is perhaps no more than fair to presume
that he contemplates a little agricultural
recreation during the coming spring and
summer. We notice that a good many,
who are not without political ambition,
are just now developing great admiration
for rural pursuits. and have no doubt the
number will increase as the planting season
approaches. Woo1stock STANDARD.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

THE " a0DtuRF PATENT PIANISa MA,nlNt
CJxPANT.-Ne learn that Mr. Woodbury.
has disposed Of hi patent 10 4 com
psny which has been organized an
Ter the law. ii Connecticut with a
capital NJ taar millions divided INTO
go ,eao ,hare- If $50 each The following
gentlemen are corpoTators Waldron II
Rand, 100 shares. Lucias A. Bigelow.
=. 0o0 -hsres Sidney \ Bancroft. ~. 900
siare> The company propose 10 make il
their ~pocial business to collect royalty ON
ssery planning and moulding machine in
use, aud rhrrsten suits against all who
refuse t. pay il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09
~ ATLANTIC CABtI.

MADRrD. Jan. 6-I; is reported thar the
government will remove captain-geuera,
J0vellar and appoint Jose de Ia Conchs ia
his place
1t has been decided IN Chicago court
that hotel-keepers are not " bankers, mer
chants, manufacturers or traders" and
consequently, do not commit AL act OF bank
ruptcy by failing to meet their notes for a
period of fourteen days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

The ice between Grand Isle and st. Al
hans l. seven inches Thick.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

rhe New York Times lectures Congress
severely for emitting to levy new taxes 10
meet its own appropriations.
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The committee on ways ami mcIu-. Co.
day, discussed Kelly's bond convertible cur
rency bill. but came to no conclusion IT,
consideration Will be renewed tomorrow
Senate finance committee, to-day, agreed to
report favorably on the bill authorizing
national banks to withdraw bonds deposited
IN the United States treasury As security in
proportion As they retire their circulating
notes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09
FORTY-TIJInD CONGkEsS.-rhiN
SESSION.


Mr.. Buckingham Of Conn, submitted
resolution directing the finance committee
in order to prevent imitation of the curren-
cy and to meet the necessities Of govern
ment to consider the expediency OF report
ing bill which shall empower the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to make temporary
loans and authorize the national banks to
use certificates of indebtedness issued for
such loans as part of their reserve. Also
to provide for the redemption and can
collation. of legal tender notes equal in
| amount to those which have been or may
he paid out of forty million dollars hereto
fore held by the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
Mr. Pratt, OF Nd, offered resolution
which was agreed to directing the finance
! committee to inquire whether the national
banking law should not he 50 amended as
to prohibit stockholders and officers of the
national banks from being concerned in tine
business of private banking in or near the
locality OF the national bank whereby the
means Of such bank may BE employed to
produce greater rate Of interest than * al
lowed by law.
Mr.. Allison, Of Iowa, introduced bill
to regulate and facilitate commerce across
nav igable rivers forming boundary of States,
providing that all railway bridges across
such rivers shall be declared public high
ways, and shall be equally open to use Of
every railway having terminus at or near
such bridges upon payment to the owner of
such bridges, and approaches thereto, of
reasonable compensation under limitations
and conditions. which the bill in detail
prescrfbes.
Mr.. Wright GJwa) introduced i reSola-
ton instructing the civil service committee
to inquire into the expediency of reporting
a bill making a reduction OF ten per cent
on the compensation Of all officers OF the
government whose salary exceeds one
thousand dollars per annam. Mr.. Cameron
objected
On motion OF Mr.. Wright the House bill
to establish the compensation Of Senators,
Representatives and delegates was taken up,
together with the amendments reported BY
| the Senate Committee, striking Out the first
| three sections and substituting sections
repeating the act Of March 81, 1873, and
| fixing the salaries a. they were prior to the
| passage Of that act and further providing
/ thatthe compensation Of the several heads
| Of departments be s. 900 per annum.
Mr.. Pratt Qnd.) addressed the Senate
| until the expiration Of the morning hour,
when the bill was laid over
! HOUSE.
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in tie custom house at New York a. the
property Of a citizen Of the United States,
be having first made out as required by law
that he was the true and only owner Of said
vessel, and there was not subject or
citizen of any foreign power or state,
directly or Indirectly, interested therein.
Having complied with requirements Of the
statute in that manner, she started on her
way 10 the port OF Curacao. and or about
tile fourth day Of October, ls73, she sailed
for that port. 1t i not disputed that she
made . voyage AZ variance 70 her clearance,
nor that from that day to this
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09
SENATE.

The bill lor the repeal of the act of March
3rd, 1873. increasing salaries, was taken up
and discussed by Prai,, Carpenter. Morton.
Ferry Conn. ,Merriman. Sherman, Upton.
Bayard, Hamilton, salisbury, and Sargent.
Wright asked that an agreement be made
by which a vote should be taken on the bill
and the pending amendment tomorrow
afternoon at two O'Clock. Stevenson OBJ
iected. Pending the discussion. al i've p
N the Senate adinnrned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-09

CIVIL RIaHrs.-A notable change has
taken place al the hotels IN Washington on
the question of color since the advent Of
eolored congressman, their admittance open
ing the way for their brethren from the
lower ranks 4 few days since Mr.. Rich
ard s. Brown, of Boston, chairman of the
Massachusetts delegation to the national
civil rights convention, arrived at the Ar
lington. The next morning, he received 4
note from the proprietor requesting him to
take his meals in his room, and promising
that there should be no extra charge there
for. This compliment Mr.. Brown declined
az he is in good health, and he eats at the
public table with other guests Of the house
This is the first time that colOred man has
been a guest at first class hotel there, sit
ting at the public table.