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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

Atlanta, Georgia, is called one of the best
of Southern cities but we End in the New
York Independent, which is q tolerably care
full, and by no means a radical paper, the
statement that preacher of forty years
standing, member of the present Legisla-
ture, a good and true man, is now lying in
jail in that city on trunpsd-up oass Of
malice, simriy on account Of hi politics,
and has been kept from the ciain-gang only
By . writ of Aassa esrpD. Furthermore,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

''lhsy say there never has bean 50 'EAA
quill and upinteresting meeting OF the W"
York Legislature, as that now in ses'i0u
The Democrats can do nothing With Ins'
majority in the Lower House while the A'
publicans have a majority in the Senate
and between the two business IS extrem''s
dull and lacking in importance. 1t Is l.
the better for the people Of New York s'a''
no doubt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19
The beloved pastor did not say that it was
berS Peporfs orew louder of the husbands

The beloved pastor did not say that it was
hers. Reports grew louder Of the husbands
infdelity. He was the avowed associate
and companion of women that even linen OF
of the world" avoided as being too notorious,
or as holding their favors too cheaply. The
husband goes o step further, and defends the
theories of women who seek to defend them
selves and drag others down to their level
by endeavoring to show that women may
become prostitutes upon principle. Still the
pastor holds that the trouble is from without
and not from within. His sympathies oil go
out to the woman whose home he is half
consciously breaking up,-his censure to the
man whose ruin he is unthinkingly accom-
plishing. The pastor goes as far as to ad-
wise separation. Another mans wife loves
him. He knows it, but the knowledge is
sweet to him. The husband knows it, but
he is too proud or too weak to resent it.
All at once the wife's consciousness Is
awakened. All at once the husband asserts
himself the pastor, the friend, the counsel
or, the father, is confronted with the ruin
be has brought about. His repentance Is
exuberant in its expression his rernorse as
absolute as if the worst offense had been
committed. Lives are blighted, a home is
shattered. Tiltop, with an essentially weak
nature, follows up his advantage he argues
himself into the belief that he has suffered
extreme wrong through his wife and his
friend; he goads the one into the admission
that she was at least tempted and solicited.
He argues himself into the belief that the
other had not solicited and tempted in vain,
because they both were too close in conf
dence. He insists that they both were
guilty ola sin they never imagined. Beecher,
having told his story with certain frank,
boyish shame, first, because he Numbered
into Mrs Tiltons affections, and, second,
because he Numbered out OF the entangle-
ment in q manner derogatory to his self
respect, will leave the stand as one who, In
telling the whole truth, has not only alb
stained from sparing himself, but as well has
charged nothing worse than insane Jealousy
to his prosecutors.
Having showered his Goals of fire, he VII
retire with an empty scuttle, and allow his
counsel to supplement what was generous
and forbearing confession of error, not an
admission of crime. They will further show
that on Tilton's jealousy waited his desire to
supplant Beechcr; that, when he found his
opportunity in the arrangement of his wife
and the boyish simplicity of his pastor, he
digested it for six months, and then, draw
ing Moulton into his confidence, enlisted
that shrewi wording in conspiracy not so
much against Beecher's purse as against his
standing in Chrlstendom. That conspiracy
ceased to be aggressive only when Beecher
burst his bonds and appealed in desperation
to his committee Moulton, the heather,
was converted to believe in one god, who
should have but ore prophet The god was
to be Theodore Tilton his prophet Frank
Moultcn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

There eau be no doubt that smuggling is
increasing fearfully, under the repeal of the
moiety system. Mr.. Claain, the heavy New
York dry goods merchant testified the other
day, that he had to buy black silks of the
smugglers, or be undersOld. 1t is stated
that $4,000, 900 worth of goods have been
>mugged from Montreal into the United
States in a single dav.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

At the meeting of the American Fish Cul-
turists in New York, on Wednesday. COM
missioner Edmunds, of this State, said the
Commissioners of Vermont had successfully
introduced large numbers of salmon into the
headwaters of the Connecticut River, and
propose introducing black bass into the
piekerel ponds of Vermont during the COM
ing spring. Mr.. Wilmot reported that the
salmon fisheries of Canada, had improved
wonderfully during the past few years. He
thought the catch of 1874 had been fully
double that of 1873.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

Our Vermont Senators vote against each
other, somehow, pretty often, on such minor
matters as details of the District of Columbia
eaainss but we believe the best of feeling
snsfs between them personally, and that
osh has high respect for the osbsr'- jnds-
0snt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

The River and Hsrbor Appropriation Bill
was reported to the House on Tuesday.
The following are the amounts for Vermont.
the figures nrst given being the estimates
submitted by the war department and the
second figures those fixed by tho commit
tee in the bill Burlington. reduced from
SiO,O 900 to S25, 600 SwantOn, $50, 900 to
SO 900 Otter Creek. SIS 900 TO 8. 600.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19
EXCITEMENT IN THE QUEBEC PARI.aFSr.


The Quebec Parliament is undergoing
two great excitements at the same time. A
bill Is pending, in the passage of which the
Redemptorlst fathers take great interest.
and at the hearing on Tuesday four thou
ssud lrishmen marched from St. Patrick :
church t. the Parliament House to attend
the hearing bafcre the committee. When
Mr.. O'Farrell, one OF counsel. was arguing
against the bill. they became SO noisy and
cemonstratiye that the Sergeant at Arms
and his assistants were quite unable to
preserve order. 4 single wave OF the hand,
by one Of the Fathers. who was present,
however, subdued them 10 silence. But
when the committee adjourned and they had
filed out OF the building. Mr.. John Hearn,
member for West Quebec. who is an oppo-
nent of the bill, but has been lifelong
champion Of the Irish, was set upon
by numbers of them and was brs-
tally assaulted, two women being the lead
eIs He backed up against building
and he.a thcm at bay with his lists and
tongue, until fstsar Wynn arrived upon
The scene and ordered th6.- ot-his orders
being cbeyeG with as much alecrity as'hough
they were l2der military discipline and COM
nand The fate 0. the bill Is not yet decided.
The Otner eAClttttut IL cuuulOt pct"ccu
the Parliament and the Judiciary, a. to the
right Of tbs sprDer to compel the attend
ance Of Witnesses in the Tanneries land
swap scandal, and to imprison them for
contempt in refusing to testify. Judge
Ramsay has given a judgment that the
local pafiisments have no such sG-
thority, but tue case Is to go at once be-
fore the full Bench. The Montreal Witness
saws that should his decision 5e sustained,
the provincial parliaments will be like
heads without hands Moreover, scandals
are the stock IN trade of both parties in
every Province. Into what a blank and
hopeless condition they will be thrown
when told they must not inquire into scan
dalsi Thereafter. as far as appears, each
government nsy carry itself on forever Dy
purchasing support OF 81 bands, with no
remedy until the people tske gtess 70 de-
clare that they would rather be wlthcat
Provincial ParliamsDts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19
our CO-RefOrm senOOl.


ten. v. W. Grout sustains, in letter to
the Montpelier U,atdtnaH, the act of the
special session, admitting girls to the Re-
form School, and declares that every practi-
cal man knows the department for girls,
though upon the same acre of land, can be
as ermetl,ally sealed from the department
for boys as from the rest Of the world, and
it should not be forgotten that the rest of
the world is full Of boys"
To this the WatchmGA replies pertinently
and forcibly, as follows:
The argument from facts l. probably the
conclusive one When the Reform School
was established at Waterbury, there was
no thought OF making distinction in respect
10 the sex OF those who should be committed
to it. a young girl from tins town was sent
there for stealing. She was OF the tender
age of twelve But stealing was not the
only crime with which she was familiar.
Ii was soon found that the department
for girls, " hiie it was in the same acre OF
land, could not possibly be hermetically
sealed from the department for boys The
one girl was source OF such widespread
and painful trouble, that II became necessa-
~ to Danish her from the school Tho at
temut to co-,ducate the sexes of tender age.
in this case wa> q palpaSle failure. The
philosophy of co-educarlon which General
Circuit 30 eli quentiy defends was upset BY
the first contact with isets- 1t convinced
u. at least, that eu-eiueation of the sexes
in Reform Scho, SHOULD be d hundred
miles apart
The experience OF the managers OF the
Home, at Burlington, is full and satisiac-
tory on thi~ point Tie intelligent and cui-
tivated iadie, who have that institution in
charge. and appeared before the committee
in the Dctoh session, were very decided
in their statement of the inexpediency and
impropriety OF connecting such school as
is desirable Tor girls with the boys Reform
School. Their practical asq aaintance with
the subject entitled them to be heard with
great consideration. The history OF all at
tempis which have been made TO combine
the sexes in retofmatOry institution, Is
proof Of the allacy of the idea which our
correspondent > warmly urges. Wherever
it has been attempted 1t has failed, 50 far
as our knowledge goes.
Experience, We believe, has shown in
Rhode Island, and in other States, that
boys and girls Of the kind that find their
way to Reform Schools can be kept in the
same Institution only under restraints, much
severer than those . which either sex need
be subjected in separate institutions. Either
the girls department or the boys, must be
made an absolute prison, if ne two are to be
united or adjacent. And thi, is to largely
increase the expense and impair the useful
ness of the school, for one sex or the other,
if not for both We trust that very few
girls will be sent to Vergennes, till the next
Legislature has chance to correct the mis-
take made by the last. We hope that there
will be true Reform School for girls-and
that it viii be at least as far from the boys
Reform School at Kergennes, as Waterbury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19
LArEs-rHE SUICIDE IDENTIFIED

4 Washington special says Judge tolAll :
Arkansas committee stands firmly in IT. L
port, and they believe that they VII o.
sustained BY the House.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

NEW WITNESS. KATE CARY
was called for By the plaintitF and .a-J.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
\ STRANGE AND THRILLING OCCURRENCE
TERRIBLE DEATU LEAP

A STRANGE AND THRILLING OCCURRENCE
TERRIBLE DEATH LEAP.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-This sltera1il
an unknown man, IS to 10 years OF age
jumped from the second outside gallery g.
the dome of the capitol and struck head II.
on the roof Of the main building. distance
OF at least $50 feet below, killing him. y.
leaped out SO far as TO almost clear the peli
nent Of the central pOrtico. One OF 'l-
capitol policemen recognizes him a. lo9l
~ dressed white nan who has been aoo1-
the building several DAYS recently, and va
looked as it he was not altogether OF SCUM
mind. The matter created great dea1
excitement 10 the capitol. The tetrihc e.
was witnessed BY number of people W.
were locking out Of various windows CON
nending view of the front of the CEN
building. The body was plainly VISIBLE =
the rool for soma time which elapsed us
fore it could be reached.
LATER-THE SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.
Deceased proves to DO james McMaa9.'
- years old. and student for the pres
hood at Baltimore Catholic College. VIZ
had been sent homo on account Of tenieh'
to insanity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

Such petty lawyers as Eimunds, Conk-
ling, Frelinghuysen and Thurman report
to the Senate that the "gag-law" confers
no power 70 bring any person charged with
Libel into the District OF Columbia. But
what DO they know about law or legisla-
tom Those eminent jrrists, Whitelaw
Reid, Charles A Dana, and Samuel BOwles,
have tod US what the law means.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

tine OF the most surprising things yet done
at this session of Congress was the passage
of that bounty bill by the House, last Satur-
day. The friends OF the measure admit that
it will call for 10000 900, but other good
ridges, like Mr. Dawes, think that the de-
mand Is quite As likely to run up to $780,
0,000 1t cannot be that the Senate will
sanction any such raid on a nearly empty
treasury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19
NEW YORK NEWS.

THE TILT0N-BEECHER TRIAL C0STISI
NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-In the trial. ,l-i4,
Ar. ETarts objected to HitOn's telling ~
occurred before the investigating comm
but the court allowed him 10 20 on az pr
swer. IL, laid before that commi,tes
sworn statement of criminal intimacy
tween Mrs. illton and Mr. Beecher and t.
statement was offered in evidence. Egif.'
Directing and the court ruling tina; o1,
specific points could be ADMITTED. sri
those for the purpose OF Tilton's CUBS
basing their objections on those points pr.
vious to their being ruled ozt altJgsiasf
Mr.. Beach then read portions Of the -tai2
ment which were ruled out.
NEW WITNESS. KATE CARY
was called for by the plaintiff and ,a-'
fed
was in the service of Mr.. Elton abo-.
SIX years ago. When | was there Mrs III
ton went TO Monticello. | went with her
and returned to the city with her. / so
Mr.. Beecher go into Mrs. Tilton's bed rj1l
the door after him. When BE-
came in | was in the next room which va
by folding doors from a. H.
was before she went TO Monticello. ."
her in the back parlor after her return, II
ting on Mr. Beecher's knee. Il was then Z
the evening, bat saw them distinctly
The folding doors were open. saw ne'
hand on his shoulder, and he said. 'hls
90 you feel. Elizabeth" and she sad
feel so. 40" did not see anything s.sa'
This was about three weeks after her Esilil
from Monticello.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

Time is shor, there are but nineteen
more legislative days Of this Congress
There has been some talk OF an additional
section in the enforcement act ; some talk
of suspending the writ of AaJeds corpus in
parts of the south some oil more direct iE-
teryention in Louisiana and Arkansas. |
doubt if it is possible to obtain final action
on any one of these measures. Before one
OF them could be fairly reached in the Sen
ate it would be so late that the minority
there, If determined, could table it over the
4th of March Besides. any extreme legis-
lation would be Of no account without an
army bill for Two years, for the new House
would be sure to put provision in the
army bill! OF next year prohibiting the use
OF troops in the Southern States Under
the circumstances l. it not wiser to trust
TO the legislation already on the Statute
book A prominent Republican Senator
said to me the other day Il am opposed
10 extraordinary measures Let US 90 on
with the usual business. 1.-THE next House
of Representatives dare refuse the Presl-
dent the usual army bill. so much the bet
ter for US politically. We Will 60 10 the
country in 1876 on that issue. Let Us not
be scared to death because the Democrats
have got possession of the next House OF
Representatives., nor should We. in my
opinion, imagine that We can cure every
evil by an additional enactment. This Is
pretty sound sense. it strikes me. and 1t
will probably prevail in this Congress -
Washington Correspondent Troy Tires
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

JERICHO CoRSERs.-About II 80, Satur-
day night, fire was noticed in the store OF
0.kes i Percival. in which Is located the
postofhce. The flames. however, had gained
such Roadway that with the limited facilities
at hand for extinguishing fires the building
was soon totally destroyed. together with
the adjoining building, on the east, occu-
pied by o. Rood L Sons. harness makers.
At one time it seemed that the residences
of Mr.. Pereival, west Of the store, and Mr..
Spaulding on the east. would certainly be
destroyed, but by strenuous exertions both
were saved Messrs. Cakes i Percival lost
nearly all their stock except some things
stored in the front part of the building,
while the Messrs Rood saved sll their stock.
The total loss is estimated at about 81, 900,
partially in sured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19
raK Co1oRED PaoYls CT vlseisIA.-The

TaE CoLoRED PsopLg OF vIReisIA.-The
St. Adams Messenger prints some extracts
from letter of prominent citizen Of
Grand Isle,' who is spending tho winter IN
Brunswick county. Va. He says:
There Is great lack of skilled labor of
all kinds. 10 ogs getive in fifty. white or
black, has the leass Mechanical skill or
judgement sad yet there Is nsthing to in
duce skilled labor 10 come here, auisss It
comes with sufficient capita! for it, own
employment Wages are low. the blacks
work for from so to $75 per year. and Ta
tioss 10 peck OF corn meal and six pounds
Of baconj per week. They are not reliable.
and will scarcely work at all they are all
politicians and are o-seniyed into - Union
League clubs. each hsytpg 3 leader who
gets his politics land draws his psy) from
headquarters and the rank and file vote
according to " ORDER" but always in oppo-
sition to the whites. They will talk poll
ties for hours without understanding the
sssa2ing of half the words they use. They
are easily duped. and their votes are arti-
cles Of .asreasnlise. mostly controlled by
knaves and esTpstbsggers. Those we see
here ere grossly isloxs.ss, and don't seem
to care TO improve tkesr sonsjtsos.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

BENNINGTON while pssis -
young folks were coasting on South street.
two q the sleds collided and several of the
party wers poss or less injured. Park VAL
entine's right arm yss badly lacerated
Lon Remington's leg basiy egt and was
obliged to be sewed up BY pr. Morgan.
Another sled ran into Q sleigh and . boy
nanSd Matthews had an eye badly injsnsd,
while several others were slightly huff.
TIE vile Of Nj. Ed. @. Houghton, Of
North Bennington, died quite Suddenly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

The approach Of the Nations Centennial
OF some sudden impulse. leads the New
York Ns..Os to quit fault finding, for a
sentence or two. II one OF its recent ar
ticles on the South, and actually to express
some faith in humanity and some hope Of 4
future for our country. Ii says, in q really
fine strain
The grea. forces OF civilization are no.
where dead GmOng the race which has re-
claimed this continent and is now founding
a great empire in another wilderness in the
Southern seas. 1t may sometimes seem a
if a passing wave of barbarism, like slavery
would overwhelm them bat We shall only
have TO wait few years TO ind them work
Ing once more with remorseless and untir-
ing energy, building up prosperity on
character snd covering liberty with law.
The unfortunate condition OF the Southern
States will seem. q few years hence, but a
trisng episode in the history of that ma
iestic progress The scalawag and carpet
Dagger will have followed the STAKEHOLDER
into the limbo OF hali-iorgotten curlosities.
and people will smile over the hallucination
by which many OF Us in this generation are
possessed, that il Is possible for a few smart
attorneys to provide bY bill and resolution
a governmental substitute for the austere
courage which turned the tide OF battle at
Nasbey, ami the splendid political sense
which has create. the American Republic
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

We have 4 few more particulars Of
the Jericho fire. 1t lasted some four hours,
and was fought with the utmost resolution
by the people of the village, both men and
women. There was no FIRE engine in the
town. and the only supply Of water
was obtained from the river y line of
men. with buckets. was formed from
the river 10 the Ere and line OF women
to pass back the empty pals. Mr.
Pereivals house was bat three OF four
feet from the store, and on that side Of the
burning building was stored g large guam
tity of kerosene. which made a fearfully
hot fire. Yet By pouring on water with
buckets, aided by the fa7oring wind, the
house was saved. II was very hot place
for some of the men, who stood in the gap
till their faces were blistered During the
progress Of the FIRE. Mr.. John Percival was
blown from the roof Of the store, by an ez-
plosion either Of kerosene or gun powder
lie fell into e bank Of snow. and ESCAPED
unhurt.
One Of the greatest sufferers b. the IRE Il
c. 5. Palmer, Esq, whose Law Office was
over the store, and who lost his entire IL
brary, without insurance. The store ard
stock of Percival and Oakes were insured
in the Vermont Mutual. The furniture in
Mr.. Perciyal's house was insured in the
ChGmplain Mutual but little loss occurred
on it. except the slight damage sceasloned
BY its removal from the house
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

\ Kansas gentleman, for Shom the Bos-
ton Journal vouches, says In regard to
des.itution in Kansas. there Is some, Of
course. but | am positive there is more sui
ferlng in the ely OF Boston than IN the
whole STATE of kansa.. These periodical
calls for aid have injured our yonng and
growing State in every respect.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

SECOND DAY-
I0am.-Prayer and Promise Meeting T0p.,
How must we study the Bible II order receive tt
blessings
Up. m.-Prayer and Experience Meeting. Topic
Conservation TO COO our greatest need IN Christian
service, introduced by a Bible reading.
p. m.-PrAyer meeting. Topic The Sinners
need o, Jesus.
THIRD DAY.
l1a. m.-prayer Meeting. Topic The duty, and
the ioy;ulness Of personal effort TO win souls and
how to labor successfully. Hints concernin. Y. NJ
C. A. work, II desired.
Up. n.-Prayer ard praise meeting. Topic Rel
zion u the Family.
Up m.-PIayer meeting Wat has the blood Of
Christ done for u Tops Jesus the Saviour Of
sinners.
Before each service the workers meet at
some place by themselves aud spend sn hour
in prayer and conference.
Such is the plan of the work and such are
some ofthe results of the ef1rts of our earn
est Christian young men. and the end is not
net
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

p Devotional Meeting Topic The end to
lie sought IN these meetings" Chr n you, the
hope of Glory Col. / . p.