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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

Hartranft, for the presidency. that the Re
publicans, not only of the State of Penn
sylyania, but of the nation at large, were
moved to put forward presidential candi-
dates at this early day by desire, to stop
the ISLANDERS that are being uttered against
the existing President. Gen. Grant: lie
said the President was in no position to
speak for himself, but he did not entertain
apy aspirations towards third term.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

BRICuAa's YouNG's BIRTHPLACE. - The
question whore the Mormon prophet was
born, has been recently under discussion in
the papers. one maintaining that he was
born in England, while correspondent of
another brings forward very convincing
evidence in his own recol.ections and those
Of others, that Brigham was born in Whit
ingham. Vt. r. c. Bromley. ESD, of
Huntington. in this county, has, as appears
from the following note, obtained con-
frmation Of the latter statement from head
quarters:
HUNTINGTON, VI, Aug. 10, 1874.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
DEAR SIR-Thcrc has been some dispute
in the papers in regard to the birth place
of Brigham Young. and to satisfy myself |
wrote him in regard to 1t. and received a
reply from him in which he says that he
was born in Nottingham. Windham coun-
ty, Vt, on the lst day of June. 1901.
Respectfully. yours,
Il. {. BROMLEY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

one of the most truthful and upright men
in the county.
1t can hardly be necessary to follow FUR
Their the conspicuous and Intentional mac
curacies, in this publication of the Essex
committee and We need only add that 1t
is a very weak cause which needs to be boil
stored up by scurrility and misrepresenta-
tion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

70 The Democratic Coua'y Coupuffce:

IL ttf Dem0crattc county commute
GE>rLmEN-I am NOT uumiudtul Of the
honor conferred upon me by the Democrats
of the county Ia giving me three un>plicit-
cd nominations within five Years, Tor the
Office Of County Senator. and | regret that
any reason, should exist compelling me to
decline 10 stand this year As such candidate.
especially 50 since oar opponents are now
80 hopcle~~ly rent in twain, a. 10 give Us a
reasonable ground for hope that our Sena-
tlrial ticket can TINS year be elected. such
"a result. to Be obtained here in the very
hot-bcd of Bcpuulicani~n. j. greatly to be
desired. and every true Democrat should
strive by all honorable means to accomp-
li>h it.
To the end. and because there are local
reasons and trades apparent, fully indlca-
ting that my name cannot receive the full
party vote, | must decline To have my name
longer used in connection with the office
hope you will be able to substitute name
in it. place, which shall harmonize all in
terest~. receive every Democratic vote. and
secure To Us splendid victory.
Respectfully YOUR,
CHARLES j. ALCER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28
The brooklyn Scandal.

The brooklyn Scandal.
With Noulton'S statement, the evidence
against Mr.. Beecher i substantially in,
and it must he. We think. the verdict Of the
unprecedented portion of the public, that
Mr.. Tilton has not established his case The
charge. it i to he noted, was a well nigh
incredible one. 1t was not that man Of
impu>iye nature, in an unguarded hour,
had yielded To passion. II was that 4 great
preacher, after many years of pure intimacy
woman. the mother Of six children ard
wholly unattractiye to any voluptuary-
had deliberately. and by cool and pr, longed
advances, attempted her seduction; that
he accomplished it, at Il time when
she was under deep sorrow and pros
tratipn from the fresh loss of a
child "a thing a. difficult of belief As can
be imagined that she. woman Of New
England birth. an intelligent and rcputa-
BILE member rf a Christian church, and
woman Of acknowledged piety, allowed the
impure relation to be maintained for two
years, without consciousness of guilt and
that her husband a confirmed tattler, who
for while past has been publishing and
trying to prove his own dishonor. and who
before that was telling the story Of his
wite's intidelity, not only to his free love
associates. but to chance acquaintance IN
the saloons and restaurants, kept the guilty
secret six months, when it was first confded
to him. before he told ANYBODY. and for
years after maintained friendly relations
with his wiie'S seducer. So utterly improb.
able story a. this is not to be believed
without the clcarest proof.
What does the proof consist Of? 1t rests
first on Tilton'~ assertion to the effect that
his wife and Mr.. Beecher had confessed to
him their crime. Bat this is the testimony
ola witness whose character for veracity
was destroyed long ago. Theodore Tilton's
word i of no account. Second. we have the
mutual trend Moulton' assertions that
Mr.. Ececher confessed the crime to h;ra.
But thi- l. weakened By the fact that the
situation naS come to BE- sch that Moul-
tons character and standing in decent So
ciciy tan be maintained only by breaking
down Mr.. Bsecher. and by the fact that
Np"iton has made directly contradictor ,
statements. in snrI, and writing. Moulp N
repeats 1t" ~oFd, OF confession. He
produce, ~ writing Of confessi IN
He furnishes. indeed. an immense mas : of
confidential letter., placed in trust i, his
keeping, and which nothing but co. npul-
sion should ever have dragged from b i'm for
anybody but the writers; bat these contain
no proof. Mr.. Beecher acknowledj ,es con.
triton for an offence against Mr.. Tilton.
But an offence is not necessarily adultery.
He wishes he were dead; but pc ople have
wished themselves dead who wer mo; adul-
tercrs. On the contrary his lett srs contain
many sentences wholly incon istent with
the supposition that they anyw acre refer to
that crime. We have against this tainted
and incOneIusiys evidence II. Beeeber's
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

Patents 40 NERNoNTERs.-Th fol. -.
United States patents for new inye--
were delivered last week to re~.te1;-
Vermont; each patent bearing date g.
It'll. Isl,
No. Ij36G0-Cloth mapping mlehi-e--
Brown, Of Springfield
Nc. l5369l-ClothcS pounieT-W- i
Williams. of Brandon.
No. I53.36-- Machine Cor let,c-i-- az
carving stJnc---Curti- Orange Luce, o
Brandon.
Mr.. e. o. Lccc'S patented machine j.
pecially designed for lettering grave stone
by un>killed operatives, and with crea
rapidity and =, We understand. a.rea-
in use. on the stones for soldiers grave
recently ordered by Congress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

The New York Erening Post is - credibly
informed that Mr.. Beecher. before leaving
for the White Mountains, announced his
purpose to bring libel suit against Tiiton,
and also against Moulton in case the latter
made such . statement % has since ap-
pcared.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28
Fainafon Of Chiteulea Caa1ty, rs pres,nfsE By PIE
County Equalization C1Htenfi3n % the Ro4rt


The first class includes buildings with
not more than ten acres attached, mills.
etc" Secone class includes AL other real
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28
AFTERNOON.
The Board assembled ut 100.

NJ dSStuDltu III LOU.
Mr.. Dwinell moved to reconsider the vote
approving the apprai-al of Washington
county as at the time oil the vote many were
undecided
Mr.: Keith hoped the gentleman would
withdraw his motion till Chittenden county
had been acted upon.
Mr.. Waterman gave personal explana-
ton OF remarks he had made Yesterday
saying he had based his remarks upon q
conversation had with the city clerk Of Bur-
lington.
MIR. Parks thought Chittenden county
should lay on the table until Washington
county was disposed Of
The motion to reconsider passed, and ON
motion oil Mr., Parks. a reduction of per
cent was made on the appraisal of Wash
ington county.
MIR. Abel, remarked as Rutland county
had been taken as standard, and the ruls
had not been adhered to. he moved for a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28
MRS. 1ILroS TO MouLroS.

Mr. MoULroN-My DeaT Friend-For my hus-
bands sake and my children's, hereby testify
with all my woman's soul, that am innocent o. the
crime Of impure conduct alleged against me. have
been to my husband a true wife; in his love wish
TO live and die. My earlier affection for him still
burns with its maiden fame all the more for what
he has horne for my saks-both private and public
wrongs His plan to keep back scandals long a 90
IN reatened | never approved. and the result
shows it unavailing; but few would have risked SO
much he has sacrificed for others ever since the
conspiracy began against him two years ago,
Having had power to strike others, he has Tor
horne 10 use it, and allowed himself to be injured in
stead. No wound is so great TO me as me inputa-
every day TOR his faith in me, which swerves not,
and for standing my champion against all my ac-
cnsers ELIZABETH r. TILToS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

The writer adds reference aot Tor pub
lication) for the truth of his 8, psenents, to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

DEAR FRANCIs-I did not tell you tro f.lsehoo :
At your last visit. At first entirely misunderstood
your questions, thinking You had reference To the
interview at your house the DAY before. But when
] iutel.igently replied TO you, rfghff fdisciy.
will now put myself on record truthfnlly-
told Mr.. b. that at the time Of my confession, 7.
hal made similar confessions To me himself buf no
deteiopmeHts as 10 persons. When you then asked.
flr your own satisfaction. WAS Il So ] told my
second lie. After you had let, said to r.. You
know was obi ged To- lie to Frank, and now say,
rather than make Others suffer "a do. must
le for il J. physical impossibllty Tor me 70 tell
the truth,
Yet 90 think. Francis, had not rs angry,
troubled face been before me- would have told you
the truth
am perfect coward in his presence, not from
any fault Of his, perhaps, but from long years OF
t.midity.
| mplore you, this is side issue, to be care
full not to lead me into further temptation.
You may show this to T., or Mr. b. or any one.
An effort made for truth. Mretchedly.
ELIZAgETu.
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BEECHER TO MNULTON.
SrSnAH NIcur March % Is


Ny DEAR FRANK-Is there to be no end TO trouble
l. wave to follow wave in endless succession, was
cut to the heart when c. showed me that shameful
paray graph from the Union. Its cruelty is beyond
description. | felt like lying down and saying,
Il am tired -tred-tired Of living or trying to
resis- the devil of mischief" would rather have
had iayelin launched against me a hundred times
than against those that have suffered so much. The
shameful ndelicacy OF bringing the most sacred
relations into such publicity fills me with horror.
But there are some slight alterations. The par
agraph came when the public mind was engaged
with the council and with Theodores letters. l
hope il will pass without further notice. II not
taken up by other papers il will sink out of sight;
whereas if it be assaled, it may give it consPicu
write Shearman letter and give him my full feel
ny about ii. / must again Ibe; as have hereto
fore been, indebted to you for judicous counsel
ON this new and fia grant element. My innermost
SOM longs for peace; and if that cannot be, for
death. that rii bring peace. My fervent hope is
that this drop gall may sink through out OF sight
and not prove a mortal poison Yours ever,
Ii. W. BEEcHER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

BKUUhLFN. My .. % n
Mr. BEEcuER-My future either for life or death
would be happier could but feel that you Jorgare
while YOU forget me. In all the sad complications
OF the past year my endeavor was 10 entirely keep
from you all suffering; to bear myself alone, leav-
ing YOU forever ignorant Of il. My weapons were
love- a large untirng generosity and nest hiding
That failed utterly we both know. But now ask
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-24
CAIRO, ARKANSAS ANDTENAS
AND CAIRO AND FUL.
TON RAILROADS.

The shortest and only direct route from
Cairo to Jacksonport, Little Rock, Hot
Springs, Fulton, and all points 10 Arkansas
and the Southwest, and Galveston, Houston,
Dallas, Austin and all points In Texas
TWELVE HOURS IN ADVANCE OF
ANY OTHER ROUTE.
Through tickets, through bills OF ladIng,
and information as TO freight rates, pas
senger fare, connections, ETC., can be OBJ
tanned at the company's effice In Winters
block, corner OF Seventh street and CON-
mercisl avenue.
Hacks will call at private residences and
hotels for passengers, when orders are lett
IN time.
Elegant Pullman palace sleeping ears on
all night trains.
Trains run daily, (suntlays cxceptcdl from
the Cairo Office a., follows:
ecHARLEsToN ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Greenfeld's .y:3y u IN and 400 pm
Araive at Greepteld's .9:1s q IN and3:3s pm
EXPRESS RUNS DAILY
Leaves Greeniield's ..............20 coop. M
Arrive at Greenfeld's. ........., lao pm
ID. AXTELL, Chief Engineer.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-24
rBE CAIRO AND viNcRNNEs
RAILROAD. fpT
CHANGE or TIME.
ON and after Tuesday. January u, 1874,
trains viii run ~ follows.
WOUND crrY ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Cairo ri 1870 am. and boo pm
leave Mound City ut 1928 pm. and b:a5 p u,

Lava Cairo ri II: 40 am. and boo pm
leave Mound City ut 1928 pm. and b:3j p N.
CONNECTIONS.
Al Norris Guy with Sp' ineticld and Hi
aois Southeastern railway Tor Springfield
and shAwneetown.
AZ Vincennes. indianapolis and Vincennes
railway forlndi snapolis and sll points North,
Easi and West; with Evansville and Craw.
iordsyillc railway for Terra laute, Evansville,
panyillc. Chicago and points Nertb, East
and west; with Ohio and Mississippi rail-
way for ST. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati and
all points east aud west.
Tickets for sale at Company's Office. cor
ner Seventh street and Commercial avenue,
and by James Mallory, Ticket Agent, No..
.evee street.
l.. w. PALMER, Gent Supt.
Eff. Wilson, Gen'l Passenger. ACT.
- -. s1-13-tf
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-24

Bet. CcEmerciM ana washington avenues
II Is true, the dcctor u ono of the oldest
physicians Of the place, end his diploma,
that hangs in his Office, shows that he has
been 32 years in the profession. lie Is doing
larger Office practice than any other ply
stefan, treating al kinds Of chronic diseases
OF he human system such As old ncers, and
all diseases of toe SKIN, hlln.ors and blood
poisonS; also diseases Of the throat; also
all diseases OF the eyes Of years standing
also artificial eyes inserted; tistula'cured
without the use OF u knife cancers cured
by the application OF medicines; pimples on
the face removed; all urinary diseases
cured all forms of yonoreal and private
diseases cured in the shortest time semia
weakness and seli-abuse cured In shor
time,
II is scli-eyideut that physician treating
eases for twenty-five years acquires great
Kill.
All consultations cOnidentical, in person
or by lettea.
medicines furnished at Office in al
fS-a'tf.l nR. DAVID HULTy.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-24

During the dull season, while Merchants and others
have leisure time to devote to such matters suggest
them the proprety Of procuring their
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-24
WILLIAM r. SMITH, NJ p.

REs!DEECE-No. II, Thirteenth street,
h.twesn Washington avenue and Walnut
street. OAicc-l26 commercial Avenue, up
,tairs.
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A. j. ROE Mo.

Office over Thoms a. Bros. grocery store,
No. 1874 Commercial avenue, corner Eighth
street. Residence corner Washington ave
nue. anu Fourteenth street.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-11
The Value of Money.

Yes the ralue of money, and by this
We mean what it will bring IN the mar
ket-what you can rent or hire it for.
And with the light of all the theories on
the subject, as laid down by political
economists, We have not been able to see
but that money like all other species of
propertyought to be permitted to bring IN
the market just what the rules of sup
ply and demand will allow it to bring.
The law on this subject in chr own
State is more liberal than in many 9th
srs, and as doctors will differ, we do not
care to see it tempered with, but if any
change be made, we should say make it
more liberal even than it now is.
A market for money will always attract
it, and as a Consequence. will increase
the bulk or volume of circulation, while
laws which limit the price of il will
drive it, ike all other commodities, to
those places where 1t will bring the
largest returns.
Nor are we able to see, because the
prospective profits on money are more
sure and certain than the profits on 9TH
er property, that man should be lin.
tied to six or ten per cent. on his mnn-
ey and be allowed to make one hundred
per cent. on all other property in trade
As to the bad moral effec of the two
there is no difference. Money is a repre-
sentative of values but is nevertheless
property itself
The following, from the -4oaiaHche. on
this subject is to the point;
Georgia newspapers are discussing
the question Shall the usuary law in
the State be re~enacted2 Those that
favor the proposition cling to the ex>
ployed theory that legislation can force
q lender to take six per cent when there
are markets for his money at eight, ten
or twelve per cent. AS between legal
interest in most StsteE, taken in con
nection with jeopardizing both principal
and interest, and investing in United
States bonds, the latter is generally pre-
fsrable The principal is MT general~
" riske1, and the interest is certain
There should always be rate fixed by
law as a guide in litigation when no
apecial rate is prescribed; but aside
from that the price of money, like that
of any other commodity, should be regu
lated By the law of supply and demand.
Despise usury laws, it amounts to this
in the end. As money ID generally
worth more than the legal rate, the Law
is either openly or secretly violated;
for It is law which invites men who
need money aud are willing to pay to
whip the devil around the stump" as
the popular phrase goes The history
of usury laws is that they fail Of their
purpose. They cannot put money in the
market at six per cent. when there ia a
demand for it at ten per cent. Why fill
the statutes and hamper commerce with
impracticable laHs2
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-11
Dr.. John H. Crisp.

We notice in the Humboldt Journal q
letter from DR.. John h Crisp to his
son DR.. j Crisp of Humboldt, written
from his residence in Saota Barbara,
Province of San Paulo, Brazil DR.
Crisp was at one time q citizen of this
county ard is well known to many Of our
old citizens He is now Of course, quite
an old man himself
He resided in Mexico for some time
after the war having gone there from
Texas. He thinks Brazil is q great
country in many respects, with delight
ful climate
We gather from his letter that he is
making efforts to sell out as he says:
find some difficulty in arranging my bu-
siness so that can close out, although
SIN ce l bought, negroes have advanced
100 per cent"
Further along he says 1--WE finished
planting cotton on the 10th October,
and will have our corn planted in a few
days. The prospect of crop is really
Asstering'
He says that the country is the most
productive he ever saw: corn, cotton po'
tatoes, rye, oats and barley are raised
in tn greatest abundance, but it is not
q good wheat country. The coffee crop
is the heaviest ever made. and the large
planters are making en- Ormus profits.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-11
Too Late for Thanksgiving and too
Early for ChTistmas

Amid all the sad, deplorable and soul
narrowing rail road accidents that have
occurred in our country, we have to re-
cord the worst in the one Of Wednesday
last in our immediate vicinity The loss
of life and property, the foul wrong per-
petrated upon innocent and unofendiug
parties. can only be expiated by the par
tial cremation ION toast J Of the victims
snd their free distribution, per capita, or
pro rata, among the stockholders of the
road, or what we would prefer, among the
hungry people co 'tiguous to the scene OF
the disaster. Five hundred fine, fat
Christmas turkeys, as many geese. land
ganderS } and hens, rOosters and pullets,
many killed outri bit, and hundreds OF
others scattered in the woods, to mingle
in plumage and breed with the wild fowls
aOd song birds of the foresti Hatehie
bottom is to be Tepeopled with q cross
from Kentucky and hunters rejoice at the
accession. Of the slain and Wounde1 no
accurate count can or possibly will be
given until that searching process, a
compromise or trial by jury, shall inter
vene We have one regret, and that i,
that we were not ust so situated as to
dictate q judicipus and timely strIbu-
ton of an hundred Of the latest and
best. But It is our fate only to hear of
good things after they have passed be-
yond our reach Read our local notice
and then sigh Tor the lost opportunity.
"Twenty>eight in the red, and no body
on the twenty eight! Skies rain larks
and our nets are not spread quails and
mama in sight and our bowls are turns
ed downward We will bet on our luck
that when it pnurs down millstones and
pitchforks we'll be sure to be out In it
far from shelter and without even a
sunshade We would not accept as a
free gift whole ticket 10 the Kentucky
Library Lottery. O, if We had only
been one of the guards, then this com"
plant would not have been uttered
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Csngrsss assembled on Monday, AMI
tho Presideats Message wac received
ADD read.
Bsa ststs paper the document gives
little evidence Craftsmanship and much
OF partisan seal We fail to fnd any>
thing in the message which is calculated
70 give hope to the people of the sOuth in
regard 70 the questions in which they are
most vitality interested.
The President maintains his former
position in regard 20 ths Louisiana ques.
sion, and Of course thinks Kellogg and
his thieves are the Fightfal rulers Of that
nnfortunate State.
lie position in regard to Arkansas
ssens 50 as TO be about this:
= Eory large majority Of the real peo-
pie Of Arkansas have lost confidence in
the Radical party and have gone to work
add adopted constitution aud elected
officers acceptable to the people. By
Ills they have left the plunderers out in
the cold, and thus she chances for Grant
in 1915 are bad in Arkansas.
Now whatever Congress secs ct to do
10 keep Arkansas IN sutiection 70
such men as Clayton, Dorsey and
fIrooks. the Presidsat will endorse.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-11
Lost in q Court House.

The unsOphistioated have to be care
full how they wander through the new
court house, formerly the Oyerton Hotel,
in Memphis, as is evidenced by the fol-
lowing from the Avalanche:
! A tax payer of Shelby got lost anong
the labyrinthian windings of our new
courthouse, the other day, and asked
/ Clerk Campbell. of the Second Circuit, if
he could tell him how to fud the Regis
ter's Office. The bland Clerk said go
out at that door, turn to the right 60 to
the Offset, turn to the left, then turn to
the right, 90 to the end of the hall, turn
to the left, 90 to the end of the hail, turn
to the right, go halfway slong the hall,
turn to the left, 90 down stairs, turn to
the right, turn to the right again, 90 to
the end Of the hall, turn to the right and
go into one of the doors on the lett
forget which door it is. The gentle
man stood and studied a minute and then
said "Well, I'll be burned If there
is anybody here who knows the way,
will give MIN quarter to pilot me"