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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18


The great geyser H. at the highest poin !
OF the ground occupied Tor the geyser exit
bitiOn. The elevation. the cone IN which il
Is situated, Is a monument that it has cree +
ed - itself. The great geyser hillOck is
formed OF the matter held in solution ty
the boiling water. The incrastations tb at
have accumulated about the rim Of the p DOL
OF this pOrtentons io-ntain resemble in
form spOnges and the caulifiower, and are
not extremely hard, but may be readily
broken of and crushed. The troubled pool
of the great geyssr Is basin abont iorty
feet across, shallow at the edges. lined with
sulphur deposits, deepening gradually but
quite perceptibly toward the centre, where
you see, a. if looking into al immense
champagne glass, q tube ten or twelve feet
in diameter, through which bubbles OF gas
rise, and deep enough, evidently, TO be
heated by the internal fires. The water in
the basin is never still, and only ceases TO
overflow for short time after each of the
grand erupticns. The greater part Of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18
The COushaita Massacre


Two white refugees from Coushatta ar
rived at New Orleans on the Srh. in q most
deplorabe condition. without either shoes
or shirts. and very much overcome by their
fright. fatigue and exposure. One of them
Is Henry 4. Scott. OF Townsend. Vermont.
He served through the war ID The Union
army lie was First Lieutenant in the llth
Vermont Artillery, and came to Cousnatta
to settle with other Northern men in Jan
uary last The other white person Is
Seth Weston. a native OF Louisiana. and
an old officer in the Confederate cavalry.
These refugees left Conshatta two days after
the murder Of the six prisoners. They re-
port that they were warned by the captain
OF one of the q" " hite League comps-
MES that they must escape if possible, for
he would be utterly unable TO protect them
on account Of their support of the General
Government. which was generally known.
The refugees say that the swamps stink with
putrefying corpses Of the slaughtered ne
groes-
The six murdered white men were told the
day before their murder that they must
take their watches and jewels with them,
as their captors would not otherwise
be responsible tor the safety OF then
property. They did 80, and after they
were murdered their bodies were robbed OF
everything that had any value They wert
entirely stripped. Four Of these persons
were married, with families Only one oil
them was permitted 70 see his vile Three
of them had married Southern ladies, and
were living there with II cir families The
guard that conducted the six men out to De
murdered were 35 in number, well mounted
and armed with double barrelled shot guns
The refugees state that the Nv hite League
was constantly serving reinfcrcements up
70 two days after the murder.
twill be nuasmbersa shat OF the 81
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18
A study for the Critics

A great liu= once. 80 J have heard
M,ni uul l. aunt singiuE-hird
Nbcss s..re .hou!d be - sweet anc strong
=. irau-ht - "a ali rhe tricks % son-'
That fiey vho heard il would confess
Tn. tiii--- iiu= taste and perieclLess
% ,.t.t-lueut ana 10 came = pas ,s.
q nat where the v I'D poured -irou-' '-i'
F--n-1nza hroos lets 81 uuus way
Iest~ b 4 dcmur- sd gay,
az -VkWaro mien and slsepy-eee1'
Bathing il the crystal tide
% bird go ;hc king said, lookin down
e.. monarch 90, hi-h renoNL
out searching Tor sing n u-4g
No. y..ic. tine sweetest eve Aeal-f
shall cheer me 10 my hours ol %45on-'
And coax ms dead loves hack 70 p4uo'-'
Take me. o king" the gay bro SAID
A SAD and lone y life &c leu
SDs-ir.-- IA not soul 20 heal
P5uiu- but ior one Wurd % cheel'
d. Thou /" cried the king. h2.i II sur t-se'
A .uaden anger IL his eve 800
a. rtor tu.l u fcant. naileless bifc-
IT,, -srrt Hast thou never heard
OF nv grand palace ana ny throne
81 f,5sTl aud gold anc precious stone
Thou srar. sad-eyeC, prosuu piuous iAln-
yhos entertain 3 court anu b n
be-oue say not another Nlfh
NJ cage must hold d rCFa- u-iu-
There came silkeu sound @; wing
Ab.ve the bro0klef's murmurlu2ss
The wind fell stlIl upon the grass
~ W. tel the gray-blrd upward pass
Tts sun. -nJ Eilcer- softer crew
Tho leaves took on q tordereT hue
A-lsalI nature, gently stirred
Badc farewell te the going bid
Ia. monarch stood with bps compressed,
R.---et and holer IN his breast,
M .e trom the SKY. vc.I-seni an- slion-r
Come back Parthlan sna-i % son--
-l.Igu5nc0ft Magc-fnt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

refIled our tanks. The China has con-
densing machine, and the water Is not bad
to drink, but wherever possible fresh water
10 used.
Many boxes of lines. destined Tor oah
Francisco and other points in California
were also brought on.
All this delayed us until P IN, when
our gun doomed its goodbye, Having
touched al foreign ports, we Will have our
baggage examined at San Francisco: On
such occasions ones faith in protection Is
not strong.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

Pool SELLING Al The STATE tAIR.-1et,
Notwithstanding the enactments Of the
LEGISLATURE and the moral sense OF the
community. gambling and betting on these
.borze races are open and notorious.
.spool selling. u IL L. called, and which l.
but another name for betting and gambling
on the result oi these faces. Is open and
nubGe. NJ attempt j. made to keep It
secret. The time and place are publicly an
nounced The fact Of such sales ana Inc
sums bid OF bet tnereat on partlcu ar horses
srs made matters OF newspaper mention De
officers of the society have lnteriered anu
nrevented these practices on the ground
under their control. Outside, We near o. .
man who sells boxes of pens, OF something
else. IN some OF which l. d Prize, ana % ms
arrest but We hear Oi D. interference
an the mart of committees or officers,
srecial or regular. with pool selling We
can hardly conceive of any practice more
demoralizlnr in IT. tendencies than gam
hing. and vet J. suffered u be publicly
pracused 10 the village Of Rutland without
fnelestation and hardly without protest
We are informed and we have reason q De
Iieve that the information j. tue thaI
vouur bows are allowed 20 hId against men
VINO ought 10 know better, Tor the choice u'
81 favorite horse Think OF IL. We men ui
Vermont: beardless boys and iul grown
men openly and publicly gambling M Kat
land. without an effort beng made 70 pui a
stop thereto snail THIS thing be allowed
II -. vou vii make your state and county
agricultural fairs a matter ot reprnacn -
Rutland Gl0ls
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18
HAVE TOT TRIED
j I Il [ b Z 3 i :
wEAE. NERVOUS. Or DEBL--ATEl '

WEAK. NERVOUS. Or DEH-Ll-ATE1
Ave Won 81. lau-u 'i -1ac any s-e-t ~ -e-- -e-
q an Effort -nli uu feel capable - --El-
Then rry JURCBEBA. -le wa1.e---.
irv7-5-a-6- W4Icl ar-s u4l-r-'
rret We organs IS O. -upar- VIZ a. ~
force
a short time only O JET tle sufferer g. PEE
depth o.. misery. but 10 e ve-e--a-- a-.
q srectly or tie LIVER and spleen
d regulates the bowels GA -t- --- e-F- -
yves such healthy tone O. t-= W-a sl,.s-
soon make the lu .1-,c .eel Ike al new r.--
IT. operation IS nos violent -l- -------e- 81.
rs great zeat.eness the p1--1- aZ.e-
Sudden chsu-e. r. marked -es---
hls troubles
Fold the.- tents, Ike -le Arabs
ana silently stea- away.
T. is o. new an uut-lec -s
been lone used WIN Woller-- -e-e-- -.
and : p-unouuce1 hr the l---es- med --- l-..-
ties. the Uas- poWer-u- i GIL
known.
ass your c-uEEis- ia- o.
Fo- sale by Exc. c. GOODWIN O..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

A. ua- anticipated. JaiEe Poland with
draw his 1amc IRON the canvas ~ the
Second District HI> letter 90 tile hepln-l-
cans Of tie Distric; W. be found below
anl " be- read with genera. interest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

es the blood, pur<es out the lurking huinors IN the
system, that undermine health and settle Into
Troublesome disorders E-upticns Of the skin are
the appearance on the surface o. hamoIs that
should he expelled from the blood Internal de-
rangements are the determination Of these same
humors 10 some internal organ, or organs, whose
action they deranse, and whose substance they
disease and destroy, AYERS sARsAPAEILLs ezpeis
these humors from the blood. When they are gone.
the disorders they produce disappear, such as IT,
cerations OF the Liver, Stomach. Kidneys. Lun-s
Eruptions and Erupsive diseases Q. the ssin, ST.
Anthony's Fire, Rose, and hrysipelas, PimpIes
Pustules Blotches. Boils, Tumors. letter and Salt
Rheum. scald Head RingvorIn. Ulcers and Sores.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pain in the Bones. Side
and Head. Female Weakness Sterility. Leuco-rhaaa
arising from Internal liberation and Uterine Dis
ease. Dropsy. Dyspepsia, Emaei4ti0u and General
Debility. witb their departure health returns
Prepared by
DR. J. C AVER 4 CO.. LEVEL. Mass.
Practical and Analytical Chemists.
Soli by all Druggists and Dcliers in Medicine.
WELLS. RICHARDSON 4 CO.. whoiesale Agents.
Burlington, VT
Aug &-dasvkviy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18
AYERS SARsAPARILLA.
FOR PURIFYING THE BLOOD.

This compound .. the
vegetable Alternatives.
Z sarsaparilla, Dock, Stii-
Z linsia and Mandrake
with the Iodides o. Pot
: assium and Iron makes
"a most efiectual cure o.
a series O. complaints
which are very prevalent
and affecting. Il puri-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

c0NSuhPTE0 n

which can be cured by 4
timely resort to this stand
ard preparation, as has been
proved by the hundreds Of
testimonials received by the
proprietors. 1t IS acknOwl-
edged by many prominent
physicians TO be the most
reliable preparation ever in
troduced for the relief and
cure Of all Lung complaints,
and is offered to the public,
sanctioned by the experience
Of over forty years. When
escorted to in season it sell
dom fails to effect q speedy
cure in the most severe
cases of Coughs, Bronchitis,
Group, Whooping Cough,
Influenza, Asthma, Colds,
Sore Throat, Pains or Sore
ness In the Chest and Side,
Liver Complaint, Bleeding
at the Lungs, &c. Wistar's
Balsam does not dry up &
Cough, and leave the cause
behind, as is the case with
most preparations, but 1t
loosens and cleanses the
lungs, and allays irritation,
thus removing the cause OF
the complaint.
PREPARED III
SETH ". F0WLE { SONS, Boston, Mass,
And sold by Druggists and Dealers generally.
Oct 3-aeOdkwlI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18
&c Dreaming dreams 10 mortal
Ever dared 10 dream before -


.' Dreaming dreams no mortal
Ever dared 10 dream before -
When-by Jove the Murderer there was
such q thump' as you never heard IN all
YOUR days The warm rock upon which
We rested quiyered a. j. j had been trail a.
an cre--he.l Some OF You have heard the
heavy thud with which bomb bursts (as IN
the case ot the British salute - the star
spanglei banner al Baltimorel in the air
bat think ol q bomb under the earth-rIght
under You Interchangeable There was not
much said abost it Immediately and ] had
two reasons Tor leaving that part OF the
country The tirst---yes. / shall put Il first
was That II was my duty 10 call my friends
IN the tent. Was l not on guard. a trusty
sentinel Every sentiment Of manhood de-
manded haste. and NY inclination was IN
happy correspondence with my duty. Then
a. - GcySer thumped, "a the lcelanders
say. the water IN the centre OF the BIZ basin
rose ike "a white cap at sea there was a
sudden ovcrhjw--and had a prejudice
against bathing in water OF that lempera-
rura
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

There il vas at la~i-a vision OF the glories
that were gone. Il was 10 matter now
whether the geyser should 90 20 of or be
still. This was the very spectacle We had
ridden far TO see. Il was not absolutely
real. With the door of sulphur there was
mingled the perfume Of two cigars, and
there was no spark OF FIRE IN the heavens or
on the earth that We could see, but N them
Il wa a good time time to be
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-05-29

party. It is also provided that - tiuzen shall be
disqualified for service any jury because OF race
color or previous condition Of servitude. .Ad.
journed to the 18th.
HouSe.--Bills were passed-donating
condemned cannon and cannon balls 20 various
Posts Of the Grand Army Of the Republic, for mon.
umental purposes; for the sale OF the Rush Valley
Military Reservation in Utah; for the sale OF the
buildings and ground known as the Detroit
Arsensal, In Michigan. one OF the Senate amend
ments to the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill was rejected, and Others were
discussed at considerable length. "A bill was re-
ported allowing bounty OF $685. per month
70 soldiers during the late war; and also providing
for grants OF land to them, Adjourned.
MONDAY, May 25.-Sendte. Bills were
passed-to incorporate the Texas Pacific Railway
Company and to aid in the construction OF the
road; House bill to revise consolidate and amend
the laws relating to pensions, approved March
3, 1879 which provides that all persons who have
lost an arm at or above the elbow shall be rated
In second-claes and receive pension Of $24 per
month. A joint resolution was introduced pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution provid-
ing that II any State shall fail to maintain a COM
mon school system under which all persons
between the ages of five and eighteen years, not
incapacitated for the same, shall receive free of
may prescribe Congress shall have the power
to establish therein such system and
cause the same TO be maintained at the expense Of
such State. The conference report on the Naval
amendments to the Deficiency Appropriation bill
were adopted. The House resolution was pre-
sented announcing the death of Representative
Mellish, and after few appropriate remarks by
Mr.. Conkling the Senate adjourned.
House.-Among the bills introduced
were the following: Providing that the residence
of three years shal be sufficient to entitle an aen
being a free white person, to become citizen,
his declaration to be made one year before
his admissions; declaring that all corpora
tions doing business in any State are
subject TO the State courts OF that State;
TO repeal the law which suspended payments to
loyal masters for slaves drafted and received as
volunteers in the military service; restoring to
the pension roll the pensioners of the Mexican var
who were struck Off for dislOyalty. e. The Senate
bill to facilitate the execution Of and to protect
certain public works OF improvement at the
mouth Of the Mississippi was passed. A
motion to suspend the rules and take
up the substitute for the Senate
Currency bill was lost, was also motion to sus-
pend the rules and take up the Senate Supple
mentary Civil Rights bill AID refer It to the Judi
ciary Committee, with leave to report at any
time Announcement was made OF the death OF
Mr.. Mellish. and appropriate remarks were made,
and resolutions relating to his funeral were adopt
ed Adjourned
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-05-29

School, while her sister Annie was q
teacher in school at West Farms. They
arrived at home Friday night, intending
to spend Sunday, and the wave came
without warning as the three were seated
at the breakfast table. The only surviv-
ing member of the family Is an absent
daughter.
A young French child was found safe
asleep In bed In wrecked house, in at
tempting to escape from which the re.
mainder of the family perished.
Miss Carrie Bonney and Mrs. Sarah j.
Ryan and child, who were among those
swept away and lost, had ample time to
save themselves, but were completely
stupehed with terror, and, with fixed
stare, stood motionles5.
Three men, fearing the boarding house
in which they were with a number of
others would give way, despite the en-
treaties of their associates, climbed an
apple tree near by. The latter fell under
them and they we're drowned, while those
at the clearinghouse remained un.
harmed. One man ventured upon the
roof of the boarding.hous and, though
1t crumbled under him, he clung to it and
saved his life.
A COW floated down from Williamsburg
to Florence, and escaped with only
broken horn.
A sad and affecting case was that of
three French children, none of them over
nine years old, who sat among the living
and dead in Mr. Warmers house at Leeds,
and told questioners that they had lost
three sisters, brother and their mother,
but their father was safe and attending to
some of the dead people. But many who
listened to them knew that the father, as
well as the brother and sisters, was among
the dead. yet none had the heart to break
the terrible news to the children.
One lucky little boy got a safe ride
down the stream in small house. The
dwelling was picked up by the flood
somewhere between Leeds and Florence,
and went over the dam right side up, land.
ing some distance below on the flats.
There somebody spied this novel convey.
ance, and took the boy out safe and
sound.
Mr.. Atkinson, "boss" weaver in
James wOolen mill, received warning and
ran Immediately to his house. He was
last seen alive by his family passing hur-
riedly by an upper window. His little
boy had seen the water coming while at
play. and had warned his mother In time
for her escape to neighboring hill From
this hill they had seen the husband and
father run to the house at full speed, and
had tried to attract his attention by their
cries and motions, but in vain. The poor
man had evidently been disappointed at
not finding his family down stairs, and
was making a search for them through
the upper rooms when they saw him pass
the window. While they looked the
house was broken in two and carried
away. He never appeared at the surface
His body was found, shockingly bruised
and mangled, few rods below.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-05-29
The GOOd-By Hospitality.

THE half of hospitality lies in the
speeding of parting guests. Lavish well
comes are easily enough bestowed, but the
hospitable thought must be very genuine,
indeed, which dares to leave the guest as
free and welcome to go as to come. We
all suffer, now and then, from undue
urging to stay when we prefer TO go, and
nearly every one of us is himself sinner
in this regard, too. No sooner does the
guest intimate a wish to terminate his
visit than we fly in the face of his desire,
and urge hin to stay longer. We some
times do this, too lido we nOt?J as a mere
matter of duty, when in our hearts we
care very little whether the guest goes
or stays. We feel ourselves bound to
show our appreciation of our friends
visit by asking that he prolong 1t. Now,
true hospitality ought to learn its lesson
better than this. Our effort should be,
from first to last, to make our friends
visit thoroughly pleasant and agreeable
to him. We strive for this result in
Fastening TO offer him the most comforta-
BILE chair and to set out our best viands,
if he break bread with us. II is that he
may enjoy his stay that VIC take pains to
talk only upon agreeable topics. In short,
from the time he crosses our threshold
until he rises to leave we make the
moments slip by as pleasantly as possible
But the moment he asks for his hat our
courtesy fails us. Hitherto we have
studied to anticipate and to crafty his
every wish. Now that he wishes to go,
however, we endeavor to thwart his pleas
ure. We selfshly try to turn him from
his purpose TO ours. We wish him to
stay, while he wishes to go. Courtesy
would prompt us to give his wish pre-
cedence to our own, but, as a rule, we ask
him to sacrifice his own to our pleasure,
Hearth and Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-05-29
Governor Taylor and the Wisconsin
Railroad Law.

Gov. Taylor has issued an address to the
people Of Wisconsin, in which he reiterates
his determination TO enforce the Railway
laws of the State. After calling attention to
the fact that ample time and opportunity had
been given the companies interested to arrange
their business so as to comply with the re-
quirements of the new law, and that two of the
most powerful railroads in the State had con-
spirrd together TO defeat the operation of the
law and had obtained the opinion of hired
counsel that it was unconstitutional, etc, the
Governor says the law must be enforced with
yigor duly proportionate to the power
and defiance of the offenders. He con-
cludes by calling upon and enjoining
every citizen of the State to observe
with scrupulous care the requirements
of the law when dealing with railroad com
panies, and to pay as a traveller no higher
fare, and as a shipper or receiver of freight
no higher rates, than the law prescribes,
and that, If in any exigency or neces-
sity he should suffer auy sum in ex-
cess OF legal rates to be extorted from
him by any agent Of any such company, he
notify, with all convenient dispatch, the Dis
trict Attorney of his county of such violation
of law. The Governor further says that, in
the possible contingency of a sufficient resist
ance to the local authorities to require the in
reference of the Executive, the guarantees
contained in his proclamation Of May l can
be relied on with the utmost confidence.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-05-29
How Dumb Man Recovered His Voice.

THE Springfield Republican tells curl
Gus story of the way in which b. A.
Leonard, dumb man in Southbridge,
Mass, recently recovered his voice, which
he lost about year ago, after an attack
of cerebro-spinal meningitis. a few
mornings ago he was awakened about
four o'clock by sense of oppression and
faintness. He became conscious enough
to understand that gas was escaping from
a coal stove and that he would soon die
unless he could get to fresh air; so, after
many falls and tumbles, he gained the
outside door, when he tainted, but was
soon aroused by the tapping and tugging
of faithful Newfoundland dog. Then
the thought came to him that his wife
and child were in the house, and, though
he had not spoken for months, he called
loudly for help; his cries, united with
the howls of the dog, soon reused a
neighbor, to whom he told his
troubles, and again tainted and was in
sensible for two hours. On recovering
he was unable to talk, but the doctor, on
hearing the case, ordered him 10 visit the
gas house and breathe the air in the
purifying room. Alter spending an hour
and half there he could talk in a
whisper, and has since steadily Tegained
the perfect use Of his voice.