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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

Ina NV ATLAs.-We have ALLUDED O.
the fact that the en:e-pr!sinE G,m ol II.
v. Burset; & Co, Of New York. are PEE
par.n- new and elaborate s-4.e. c.au-v
au- town atlas Of Vermont; TIE f-. ...l--
t-ation Of n1tieaa5., pubic building. aud
privsts places Of business and rss.tauee- j.
q prominent feature Of tni- work W. are
elaitono-e the fac, thai Mr.. q ] j.rm1ad.
reprc-ea:iuE tie l7m. J. ia town, -ui -aa, he
already has one OF their artists b, reat Wats.
-ketca.ns blilliug- IA the city, which arc
70 be illustrated 2 their Topograp ani
Historical Atla- Of Vermont.
Nr Germoni has now on exhibition a.
George W Ilinje-' insurance ozcs. which
: hi- present headquarters. several fine
pencil sketehe~ Of residences in Ra;lan3 and
Arlington also an illustrated atlas u the
State OF Minnesota. which vii give those
VII are Interested IN this matter the hast
idea Of the style IN which tie alta @. Yer
mont j. TO be brought OFT
We refer 70 this enterprise with much iu-
te-est. Burlington furnishes ample mater
G. for Illustration in her pleasant private
residences and grounds. a. we. a. in her
business blocks ant public buildings. It i
OF course for the interes; Of every citizen
that our city should have appropriate Illus
tratl0n. ia comparison with the other towns
and villages Of hestate and We are glad
to know that some Of our business mel have /
already arranged for lithograph llus.la-
tons Of their blocks and buildings in this I
wo-k. We trust many others will ID Ike
wise
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

CONS Circus ~ RurLANp-C Circus la,
with it, hustle and sir has come and gone
ani the town Is quiet again. Early Tle--
1ay morning. with the arrival % the side
show wagons. the interest began and j; in
creased TIL The hou- Of the procession. when
the streets were thronged with 8 crowd
eager to see the splendors provided for
them. The procession was continuous
line Of glitterInc splen11rs and embodied
many novelties. The steam piano attract
ed the attention Of every body, ans the large
open den continuing Z.ngra. the African.
and hi- monster living serpent~. va- FOL
lowed by curious crowds. a. was al-1 the
open den containing Prof Conklin and his
performing lions and leopards. Among
the many novelties in the procession was
the band chariot drawn by twelve drome-
darles richly and tas;efully caparisoned.
\ gay cavalcade Of ladies and gentle
men mounted on fine horses and tastetully
costumed was followed by long line OF
cages, elephants, chariots. ponies, etc The
out of door entertainment consisted Of an
ascension by Prof Bristol in biz balloon.
" Clry Of New York. a few moments pre-
vi0us to opening the doors for the alter
noon entertainment. After the a~cer-
son, the handsome young funambulist.
VI lie Christine. essayed the difficult fea;
OF ascending 90 . single wire, frOm the
ground to the top Of the center pole. ami
returning This she accomplished sue
cess'uliy and amid the hearty plauGitS OF
the people. In the afternoon, ahd also in
the evening. from the time Of opening the I
doors until long after the performances /
commenced. the rush at the ticket wagon /
was immense. and the paviliOus were /
crowded 70 their utmOs. capacity. Tne
were in every way unexcep- /
il0nable and embodied many Novelties We
have never seen introduced into the ring
Among them the bounding Jockey act Of
Nr. Van Z4ntt l. one Of the most exper;
md daring exhibitions Of equestrianism we
lave ever witnessed. Dressed very STYLISH
y as an English jockey. he stands on the
round and leapIng, as his horse passes
I'm at full speed, alig hts with his feet on
he horses back. This and many other
Few and dlthcult ieats won for him the most
nthuslastlc applause from the audience
he Milton Jaspers are extraordinary gym
asts, and introduced many daring and
hrilling features. an the wonderful FIVE
orse act Of young Leon IS very fine.
Irlmsldi Adams Is very funny as clown
nd one OF the best leIpers IN the pIofes-
on. He established himself at once as A
lvorite with the audience One Of the
lost interesting features of the entertain {
eni was the extraordinary leaping Of Mr.. :
llliam Batchelder, v no after q short run
} the spring beard, turns first single and I
len q double summcrSanlt over fuer,v 1
70 horses. We have but little space here +
speak Of the remain der Of the perform i
ices. including the beautiful Equestrian e
Il Of Miss Minnie Marks: the tine side 3
ddle act of Mile Rosa; the eomicsl i
'nies in their teet, ring feat, etc. The n
ensgerie. the wax figures ef Beecber. I
lton and Mrs. Triton. came in for their :
are Of observers. Only Globe. .
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

The store Of Chas Il. Whitney, Church
street, was entered By burglars Friday
night. and small quantity Of goods, in
GLIDING white kid gloves, suspenders. fancy
neck ties and woolen..snd white shirts. taken.
as well as about FIVE dollars in scrip which
they found in the till They undoubtedly
entered the building by sn open cellar VIII
dow, and then forced the door up stairs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

The veteran soldiers Of Rutland wbo b.r.
been enlisted for the reunion at Brsttls-
ocr9 have formed an organization with "
u 'eszsy as Captain. They expect. saws
the Herald. to engage Sherman's Co,ns,
Band, OF Winooski. the band of the State
IN charge Of Col W. L. Greenieaf, to accom-.
panY them
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

Tie hard times aiiect> everything. even
the profession Of begging. When the times
were flush, it was easier 10 give begsar
ten cent, or quarter than 1t was to be
twice importuned Now il l. different.
Men have not got the ten cents nor the
quarter to spare, and the becsar, un-ess It
be a certain case Of absolute, honest distress
Is turned of at short metre. Now, your
regular beE.ar vii never work. no matter
how desperate his case may be, and. c1u~c-
quen,lv. when the times got so hard here
in the city. he departed for PASTURE fresh.
They took their worthless carcasses 10 the
country, and then an idea seemed To strlke
them simultaneously ! farm house. with
nobody at home but woman or two. atJrd-
ed them scope i1r something besides beg
gins And So three Of them together march
into farm house and ask for food. If the
man Of the house happens TO be in they get
food and . away, but II they hnL the house
unprotected, they change their tore. Tie
hegEar' whine i dropped, and in its stead
j. the demand OF the sturdy tramp. who ar-
pears in hi true character Of thief Con
necticut and New jersey are fairly swarm
ins with these pests, Indeed. so numerous
are they that the authorities in some sec
tions in Connecticut have appointed special
police to look after them. there j, bat one
way wiki these fellows Every hegsar "
mendicant, genuine or otherwise, should be
az once arrested ami put at labor in a work
house If they are legitimate-thai i. IN
able 20 make living they have a living
furnished. for which they contribute as much
.a5lr a. they can do. Il they are frauds, a.
ninetv-nine in q hundred are. they viii he
'rred TO work, steal. or s,arve. II they DO
the first, they viii be entitled TO live Il the 1
second. they come within the grasp Of the /
NV and II they choose the third, The world /.
S happily rid of them. Every State in the I
MON ought to make mendicancy a crime. /
md ought TO deal with begCar- a. criminals .
Z the Wnr.f class
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

Arrest or SUsFECTED TREsURr ROBBERS.
The sensation in Washington, Saturday,
grew out Of the arrest OF Theodore ".
Brown, formerly clerk in the War Depart
ment, and later, in Gen. Spinner's bureau Of
the Treasury, IN the charge of completely in
the robbery, two months ago, Of S47 900
from the United States Treasury Office. Ben
jamin B. Hallock, clerk in the cash room
Of the Treasury from which the money was
distracted, has also been arrested in New
York city, where he was on leave of ab-
senee- on the same charge. From the be-
ginning Brown was suspected of having had
something TO do with the larceny, and the
finding of several bills of large denomina-
tons on his person when he was arrested
confirmed the impression Of his guilt. His
associations are unfsyorable to him, and the
belief Is pretty general that the detectives
are not Tar astray.
William II. 0ttman, a saloon keeper in
Washington. formerly of Philadelphia. is
also said TO be connected with the Treasury
robbery. and is under arrest. 1t is though,
that several other parties will be arrested.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

An average iiliteracy Of more than fortv-fre
Per cent. IN the one case and Of les than
seven per cent in the other presents a very
wide difference in the condition of the res
pectiye populations. The ignorance. the
stohd Ignorance of 50 large part Of society
II the Southern States j. at the bottom Of
nine-tenths Of their political difficulties
W hat they want and must have. as the only
etectnal remedy, Is the New England sve.
ten OF popular education The general
government has no power to establish such
a system anywhere The work belong, 10
the States and to each State for itself. The
days Of slavery being ended and universal
suffrage. irrespective Of race, color. or pre-
lous condition Of servitude, being estab-
iisaed at the South, the one great thing now
to be done i TO emsnGr2te the people from
the slavery Of ignorance Il the better
classes in the southern States want good
government. they mus; educate the people.
y J. Iaycldeqt.
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OEe.al A.p. TENNEY. F-r..L-. ~. : -. ]


Al bRAriLEBoRo, AUGUST l.. IS ANDls.
HEADQUARTERS
OESERAL ORDERS. No. p
!. me following order VII be suhs,aut s,lv 90
served ny the reunion forces du-.u- the tire. ss.
e@Mpa "a August 9. Is and g.
FIRST DAY.
. Soldiers VII be received on thar arr- rs1 t, -.
brai.ieooro company and The BrattIeb5r5 C.-uy.
Dress parade at sunset.
Noheeit % the bands in the evonn NJ
~ SECOND DAY.
TTanq rev.eF BY HIS Exce.Iency Gore-u.r A.,
mel Feek' and ether invited guests AZ 10 o's7e.s
Business meeting FOR election Of of5es-s and l...
ens me tine All place FOR next reunion. ar b
Addresses by Hon. Henry wilson. Vice Prss-ssst
$500 - p-, s states Hon YIN NJ. Evarts Hon
81 , O'Clock D. m 49, '-s --i- ,-'i7's
Dress parade al G o'clock
Hen4isht procession in the eveuiu-
THIRD DAY
l.. Meeting Of regimental and other s.lo5.-.-
lons Breaking camp and return
Inc above " III be ipterspersed wiz a ,a-f-..
o. e1erc ses pertaining to life in csrnp frf.s 49,
ca ePteul' and may be chan led as Circumstance Re
s. Returns by recruiting officers should he mol.
20 me Aolutant Oensrai at Brattlehoro By Tire ir-
u ~ ~ Sus', ana recruits enlistns ater tn tY..
should he reported by the 18th INST
IL Is very important that these re.u-rs d., --..,.
promptly in order that transportation ans -,
aSiities may be provided .or the sud e-s n re-
delay and incunven ence III
:. ms reunion, as the former ones. 5 MT .-..
-nten1eo ior vermont veteran soldiers ana
' etersn soldiers residing in the state 80
>, Soiuiers are expected = provide thsusa. va.
- S1Ankets al othe- camp equpase vii BE- fur
STrutrpv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

Irish girl sixteen years Of age. The brutes
had outraged her and another girl, her COM
panion, on the Battery. where they had
taken them on pretenee Of getting them into
an ur-tOVn car
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

LUIS t1lA4 j. greater t1an the interest OF
a quarter Of million dollars at SIX per
cent.
OR present Superintendent of Education.
Hon. Edward COnant. of Randolph, becom
ing satisfied that the school funds Of the
State were not receiving from the public
lands devoted to the purposes Of education
ali their Legitimate income. has very prop
erly been investigating the amount derived
therefrom. The result is given above
1t will be seen from the table that Add
son county furnishes the largest income,
S2,lQlj2; Bennington next, Sl,760. 81
Chittenden third 81 1870; Rutland fourth,
Sl,5l764
A monument has been prepared to marx
the place where the body of Miss Marietta
n Ball was discovered. St. Alhsns East
Hill, and it was placed in position Satur-
day 1t consists Of plain shaft of white
marble. some four feet in height. with a
base and sub-base and the following sim
ME inscriDtion tells The sad story
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

New York city harbors precious set of
scoundrels on its police force. The iuyesti-
CATION has made 1t pretty clear that num-
hsu OF the officers have been in the paw of
the worst dens of infamy, where persons are
robbed, even murdered. Last Monday, Po-
lice ohcers Terence Piniiy and james Mul-
wy were committed to the :Onbs on chars.
Of rape, committed Oh Maggie lgOe, an
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13
MARIETTA n. FALL.
MURDERED July 2iTH. 1874, AGED eoYEAEs

MURDERED July -iIH, y 7, ACID . LAEs.
Passing along this highway, from the school which
she was teaching. il is supposed that she was as
sailed by masked villain from an aInbusci de
was taken to e tnicket midway the road and this
spot, ana x lied by blows on her head. Her bod J
was then sken here laid out, and WAS found al /
cock IN, July 10th.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

VERMONT SCHo0L LANDs.-ln most Yer
mon; towns are school lands which belong
TO the towns, and the income Of which Is by
law devoted to the support of the common
schools These school lands generally were
set apart a. such in accordance with the
conditions Of the charters of the several
towns. but s1rue Of them were transferred
from other uses to the use Of schools by act
Of the Legislature, and some are the gifts Of
individuals
The State Superintendent Of f lucatior has
sought to find the amount Of income from
these lands for the entire State. and fur
nishe> the following summary OF results
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

was celebrated by an appropriate sermon,
On Monday, preached by the pastor, Mr..
Gage, and by the ringing Of bells, firing of
guns, a military and civic procession, picnic,
clam bake, and ball in the evening.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13
Our New York Letter.
THE POLICE INVESTIGATION - TRAsPs - THE
ZIG FAILuRE-BuSINEss.
NEW YORK. Aug. 6, 1875.
THE POLICE INVESTIGATION.

THE POLICE INVESTIGATION.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
The committee investigating the police o:
this city are unearthing some very odorols
matter. 1t has been shown that captains OF
precincts have for years accepted from the
proprietors of gambling houses and houses OF
ill-fame regular sums Of money per week,
the consideration being tia. these houses
should not be molested. And when new
policeman, or an honest one, reported these
houses as proper subjects for pulling, the
captain would run bis pencil through their
names and rebuke the subordinate for Of
fciousness. OF course this speculation could
not be long confined to captains. The po-
licemen on the beats very soon went into the
business on their own account, and made It
pay handsomely. The same bargains were
made with notorious thieves, and it has
gone 50 far that it Is almost impossible to
either bring one Of them TO justice or re-
cover property that has been stolen You
may imagine tie condition Of the city when
the police, its guardians, are in league with
the thieves, swindlers, and PROSTITUTES. A
little occurrence that came my knowledge
last night illustrates the working Of il. A
citizen was coming out Of an uptown street
at about nine O'Clock, when he was at
tackled by two foot-pads, one Of whom
snatched his watch. lie seized the thief
and yelled TO a policeman who stood within
twenty feet, calmly looking on What did
the policeman do? Arrest the thief and re
store to the man his watch Nothing Of the
sort. lie clubbel the citizen over the head
till he let 20 his hold upon the thief, telling
him, with Ut oath, that he had made distur
bance enough around there. The thiel ran
away with his booty and the policeman dis
appeared. OF course the citizen viii com
plain, but nothing viii come Of It. Ii was
raining very hard at the time, and the po-
.iceman had on his waterproof Hayelock
and coat, 20 Identification viii be impossi-
be. The condition of affairs in the city i
anything bat pleasant. do not know
which class J. the most feared, the outlaws
r the police. One thing Is evident, no
lily like New York. with It, vast irrespon-
-ible foreign population, i fit TO govern IL .
elf The decent citizens are largely in the
minority, and a. a consequence the lawless /
,lement governs IT, What the remedy i,
ieayen only knows
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

hcusosicAL Nav fooD. Twenty-Five rant, ~,
.us aaesase o. Sea Mos Farine made rom NM.
=. c,te. wa'en al male 50 kinds Of dishes such
tAros. leiiies, creams. Charlotte knssa h, Gus
"Ah.s' &C Sold BY all Druggists and Grocers' An'
April 30-deodkviv
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Of Duncan sherman a Co. doesn't look as
well as it did When the creditors came 20
look for the real estate held by the firm. il
was discovered that only few days before
the failure it had all been transferred to the
fathers and relatives Of the partners. Il was
craveiv stated by these gentlemen that the
sale had been made years ago. bat that the
deeds had never been put upon record, TO
strengthen the creditof the firm. That j. 10
say, Duncan, Sherman x Co. were getting
credit on property that did not belong 70
them This may be all right. bat it looks.
10 a plain man. very ike swindle The
failure did not produce panic, nor did it
make any perceptible impression or the city.
Nothing could. think The city J. 50 dull
that | can't imagine anything that could
make Il ialltr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

fNE MINUTES PR REFars4sEvrs - p
oSey WAC has travelled by railroad has heard ~.
aoose announcement, and has probably sn,t. une
lrotn eating too hasty, thereby sowing tho
dyspepsia. Ii is a comfort u know 80. ~ eoe,s Of
ian . roP VIII cure the werst cases Of dy-nsn.i
rs thorsanos have testified. Aura -ast,ppsa'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

j. worse than it ha- ever been known in the
history Of the city. There Is absolutely
nothing doing, and there j. no prospect Of
improvement There were hores of little
fall trade, bat the floods in the West have
cut those hopes down to nothing. and every
body i bracing for the worst. Possibly the
reports may he exaggerated and the damage
be less than i supposed, bat the outlook i
lad at best. Yours. AiToN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

One hundred years ago, Sunday, the ancient
town oil Gloucester, Mass, bore eonspieu-
ons part in the Revolutionary strugcie :,
successfully repelling the attempt of the
British ship-oi-was Falcon to burn the town
and IN capturing two schooners. two barres
cutter, and some FIVE British soldiers and
sailors During the engagement, a cannon
ball struck the Unitarian church. and il Is
s'ili preserved suspended from the center of
the OLD church. The centennial Of this event
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-13

.' We can't get NJ the contest that Presi-
dent Buckham wants. As st. Paul said in
reply 10 a similar suggestion to keep OUT OF
the company Of the hlacklegs Of his day,
then We iau-t needs 60 out OF the world.
The gamblers viii continue 10 iniest all ath-
letic games bat that j. no good reason for
no; rraeticing them. Col. Higginson, how
ever. viii give the Burlington students in
tormlti1n about literary contest that Will
be homes, and useful. and the points Of
which vii be quite beyond the betting men.
Bat President Backham has hit Just the dis
advantage Of Saratoga. Of which we have
already ,poken, and which made Us oppose
It's selection a> the place for the College
Regatta.
The rre iieHts Of the Vermont colleges
appear t, be tolerably agreed on this
matter President Hubert, the new rresi-
dent Of Miltlebury college. in his inaugural
delivered ,he other day, alluded to " this
wret,,el business of boating, and said
Il know not how others may feel, but
turn from the late spectacle Of the equiTa-
lent OF pagan tournament al Saratoga, as
Positively revoli;ag. Let il be q source Of
cxu.tltiun 70 Us that we draw our students
u such an extent fresh from the gymnastic
drl- Of the farm and the shop, tia; no such
unsc4olary and dem RAILING necessity as
this mode q physical culture shall be ever
lad u5,a u-
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/ The floods which have marked the sum
mer Of $50 began with the disastrous in
undation Of the Rhoue Valley, in France
which swept away such vast property
values. In England. Jaly was also mernor.
able for Its heavy AID continuous rains
Grave apprehensions Of widespread damage
to crops were felt, and the actual injury
was large. All over Europe, indeed. the
rains descended and the floods came. From
the East Indies, likewise. come reports Of
disastrous floods, and in every part Of the
world the rains have been excessive.
At home they have been almost unexam-
pied Tor midsummer. The West has been
the chief sufferer. and the damage to the
crops has been, if not a serious as was at
one time anticipated, at least sufficient TO
influence the market Ohio, Indiana. HI
nois' and Missouri are the States which have
most been visited by the too abundant rain
fall The Chicago Tri5l,ne. in summing up
the efeci on the crops, does not put the
damage very high, hut 1t is enough to ez-
cite speculation in grain. \ drought pre-
vailed throughout July over the whole Of
the Old cotton belt of the States of Ala
bama' Georgia, and Mississippi. and the
present rains, if not too prolonged. Will he
OF essential service to the great staple. In
Northern New York, also. there has been
a iaeE' rather than an over-plus Of water.
and the late rains were gratefully received.
Bat August rains are not an unoualihed
blessing like the April showers. They
come at critical time for the crons If
they do certain mischief
and very little good. In New England
aud especially il Vermont, the summer has
been unusually free from either drought or
Hood, and We may hope it will 50 eontinne
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By order Of
L.u~u-

GENERAL SrEPHEN THoNAs
~ Commander Reunion Fyrsss
n {. SAWYER Adjt GeuV -'1''
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The following table, compiled from the
last census by the Commissioner OF Eiuea-
lion aad exhibiting the per cenage of Hit
crates. ten year ana over, TO the iota. popu-
laliou Of the sane age. shows tie contrast be
tween two sets of State. fourteen 10 each