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1t i stated that Mr.. Tilton's counsel will
produce evidence to prove that the testimony
of the witnesses who stated that they had
seen Tilton walking between Mrs. Woodhull
and Miss Clahin in the procession in honor
of the Communist Rossel is incorrect. Mr..
Tilton was in the procession but it i alleged
was in the company of Mr.. John Swinton
all the time The person who walked with
Mrs Woodhull aud Miss Claiin, it i said
was Gen. Ryan. who was shot in Cuba, and
whose resemblance 10 Mr.. Tilton misled the
witnesses. 1t was Gen Ryan, also, it is
said, who was found in Mrs Woodhull's
residence under the circumstances stated by
Woodley, the colored witness, and not Mr.
Tilton.
The last thing the nited States Senate
did, before adjournment, was to lay on the
table the nomination of Judge Pardee, to be
United States District Judge of Louisiana,
vice Durell, resigned The question came
up, it is reported, in executive session,
whether the place could be filed, dur
ing the recess OF the Senate, and it
was decided adversely The failure of the
Senate to take action on the nomination,
it i said, is likely to result in no little in-
convenience to litigants in that State. The
District Judge alone has jurisdiction in
bankruptcy and admiralty cases, and there
are now in the hands of the Register of the
District Court for distribution by the
orders Of the Judge about So, 900. while
other suits in bankruptcy involving over
5000 900 are pending, all of which will
have to await the confirmation Of Il successor
to Durel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
Foreign Notes.


Clement Papi. who recently died at Flor
ence of apople1y, was the most eminent Of
modern founders in bronze.
CASTELAR, says that Spain Aocked around
Alfonso NIL, because it was assured that
Alfonso meant peace. but the people have
found out their mistake War is raging
more bitterly than ever; the Carlis.s have
gained several important advantages and
are continuing to raise men. There is no
symptom of the end OF the struggle.
A Chinese naval reserve, amounting to
twenty-eight steamers, is in course Of for
nation in the Celestial Empire. A dock
yard FOR uiliiug iron-clads Is also to be
established at Foo Choo. and a number of
Chine-e cadets are about to be sent to the
British navy This looks as if the flea
then Chluee' proposes to take care of his
inter es:s ON sea as well as on land
The Count de Tocqueville, bearer of a
name great in political thought, says of
present French politics THE Empire is
dead thank Heaven; 0rleanism was a bas-
tard principle and is buried. Monarchy by
divine right has become forever impossible
There Wa nothing els, but the Republic,
and becIm, a republican, as every one
must who understands the time he lives
in"
Prince B!s.n: :ck seems > have pressed his
wish to retire from Office on tie score OF
age and necessary rest bat the En- 1eror
in personal iater1 lew referred to the fact
that be was himself eighteen years older
than the Prince and yet could not retire.
but must always hold himself subject to the
obligations of duty and honor Thus urged
the Prince gave his promise to retain his
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

METHODIsM IN New ENGLAND.-The an
nual conference in the Methodist Episcopal
Church in New Engl,nd will be held in the
months OF April and May. They are six in
number and lie wholly within the New
England States. Maine is divided into two
conferences. The New Hampshire Confer
ence embraces the State OF New Hampshire
and that part of Massachusetts, lying north
of the Merrimac river. The Vermont Con
ference l. in the State OF Vermont. Rhode
Island. Connecticut east of the Connecticut
river. and Massachusetts, south of line
drawn from the mouth of the Neponset
river TO the northeast corner of Rhode Is
ian1. are included in the Providence Confer
ence. And Massachusetts, east of the Green
Mountains, excepting what is included in
the New Hampshire and Providence Confer
ences, forms the New England Conference
In the six conferences there are s.. 1913
church mem berI and l02 ,95S Sunday school
scholars, and 500 churches. making one
Methodist Church to every $500 inhabi tani.
in New England. The church editces,
however. number less than three-fourths of
the church organizations. which are mora
than three times the number of all the
Roman Catholic churches in New Englsnd
The value of the church property is more
than seven million dollars, which does not
include the educational institutions.
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Notes "a the Scandal Trial.

The New York SfGr says All ru4 --
to the feet that Mr. Beecher IS not O. D.
THY are idle gossip. All hell cOuldn't keep
him IRON the witness stand Mr. Baet.sr
Is like tn, traveller-he has story T. tt
And he L ems TO tell 1t. The crJsS-cxlu.
nation by Nr. Fullerton will doubt.e-, be-
searching. Good. That's what We want
The more he searches the more he'l fnd Jalt
he doesn't want He'll be me. gooi-ul
turedly, seriously, cOurteously and quar-.
ly. Beecher won't dodge a single question
he couldn't afford to- Beecher Wi. not
only tell the truth, but he'll tell Oh,
truth-he must
This is the first winter for several wears
during which Mrs. Beecher has bravel tn
severity of northern winters. and many
fears were expressed that her health wou.l
be irretrievably injured But To all sag
gestlons of danger, she has answe-ei tal.
her only place, at such time. was by 1.r
husbands side.
Beside Mrs Tilton in the court room ,at
Mrs Morse. her mother. a tall. strong.
stout woman, with stern, large iea;ure- unI
decidedly resolute and intelligent EXPIRE
sion. Mrs. Morse was dressed in lars
cloth dress. and wore neat. spacious. ola
Aa,uluutA bOuutt W velvet Anu q rlcN. ldI-t
shawl OF camel's hair. An old fashioned
ample collar of immaculate linen wa r,
lleyed by blue tie of considerable dimsu
sion Mrs. Morse has been given by the
literature OF the scandal, "a temper of her
own, but it is no where on record in thi-
case that Mrs. Morse has been unkind to Der
daughter.
IL was fitting and dramatic to see a sta
wart, stern .indOmitable woman, supporting
a fragile. helpless woman, under a terrible
accusation, and especially 50. when that
woman Is her daughter. There have been
questions raised about the propriety Of lir,
Illton's appearance in Court. Those que--
tions have troubled only those 20 whom the
proprieties are more important than The
issues of this matter There D.
no doubt. however, that if Mrs Iiion
Comes into Court, that Mrs MOrse's place L
1t her side. Neither Mrs. Morse nor her
husband, Judge Morse, the step-iather Of
Richards Tilton. have for one No
nent abated their parental support Of Their
laughter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

SEPARATED FROM INFANCY Mr. ". B.
Melius, Seaehlng Clerk in the County
Clerks Office, while employed in the Post
Office sone two years since, had his inter
est excited in case brought to his notice,
the mystery OF which he has since been Tn
deayoring to unrayel. The discrimination Of
the case was contained in letter from &
lady named Deegan, residing in Vermont, to
Postmaster Smyth, in which she besought
information OF sister. from whom she was
separated in infancy In letter, which
Indicated that the writer was a lady of
culture and refinement. was contained all
the data in her possession. Mr. smyth
handed the letter to Mr.. Melius. The lat
ter, on perusing it, became interested and
answered the letter, expressing his inten-
ton OF undertaking the search.
This was nearly two years ago, and with
the slight data to work upon Mr.. Nj. at once
began his task. Thus tar. however. his
efforts have been rewarded With bDt partial
success, and the main object sought is still
far off. The facts learned by him. however,
may be briefly summed up. Some twenty
FIVE years ago man named Swami resided
with his wife and two infant children on
Washington avenue. Mrs. Swami died in
1850, and 10 a year or two thereafter her
husband followed her to the tomb, leaving
the two orphans to the care of Il man named
Mosher. One of the children was yet
babe, the other about three years OF age.
MJsher cared for the children until be died.
u period of about year. and the innoeents
were then placed into the orphan asylum.
each of them having at the time picture
oil the other in lucket about its neck.
After being at the institution some months, |
Mrs. Cooper, Il lady residing at Schenectady, |
called one day and being much impressed |
with tho appearance of the elder OF the two |
adopted her. The child. whose |
name was Laura, a. she grew up to woman
hood in the home OF her bSreiactress, was
given a liberal education. She finally LETT |
to seek her fortune in Yer
mont u guverness. Here her hand was
sought in marriage by wealthy gentleman
named Deegan, and she ultimately married
bin. She was now IN position 10 realize
a long cherished hope in finding the sister
from whom she bad been separated in child
hood. and accordingly addressed Postmaster
Smyth as above indicated. The result mas
been the elieiting the facts OF her parentage,
d WHICH sue was Ignorant IL was also
learned that the other sister and baby boy
were adopted out OF the institution on the
same day, u wear or two subsequently to the
departure OF Mrs. Deegan. TIE family who
l.opted one OF Them went West, and all
race OF ;hs% is lost. The family who
ldopted the othe, ers known to reside in
Albany county. but in whGt part has not
been ascertsined. Here the matte. stands
1t present, although an effort 10 being made
% trace both families in order that sisters
lesire NAV he grsti6ed. Albany Erening
Iouraal, 27th.
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The 81 Adams Adrrtlser. for whose at
lcctiJnatc and rigiAnt censorship of our
columns We can ue'er be too grateful,
charges u with clptious criticism, ''last
fall, IS of anybody thar presumed to comment
layorAbIy on Senator Elmunds course in the
Senate. We lid not suppose that we had
ever been particularly open to that charge
though last fall, A. nov, We probably con
.iierel the Senator mortal and OF finite wis
dom, and 80 not above mortal criticism.
The Adrqtser further says a. We re
member the recital of his (Elmunds) ezpla
nation of hi, vote for the repeal of the ''sal-
AIRY act earned u word Of rebuke from
the Free Press that We were to he classed
among Senator Elmunds' awkward
friends, and that We lowed him an apollo
y" for telling the simple trath about his
action in the matter
The Adrertissr's memory is different from
ours. We do not recall any recital by the
1drerfis@ of Mr.. Eimunds' explanation of
his vote We Do not remember ever calling
the idrertissr an awkward friend" of the
Senator. We do remember that the thing
for which we suggested that the Adrerhser
owed an apology to Mr. Elmunds, was the
not telling the simple truth about his ac-
ton in that matter. The case stood thus
The Vermont Farmer had declared that the
Senator's course in reference to the salary
grab should ensure his retirement from pub
lie life. The Adrertiser took this up, and
defended the Senator on the score that the
salary grab was measure whose purity and
proprety was not to be questioned If the
Senator values such a champion, lie is quite
welcome to him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

VERMONT BOYS How often it is remark
ed that our young men leave their parental
homes and 90 to the city or out west a.
soon as they are old enough to think about
business for themselves There Is in one
neighbor cd in town to which this to-
truthful mark cannot be rightfullY ap-
piled. SOM years ago in the nOrtherly par!
of the town three men lived neighb0rs %
each other, They had five boys among them
all. These three men have passed away
These five boys all grew up to manhood and
all live IN town excepting one. who Is in the
mercantile business in an adjoining town.
VT the four who still remain here. two OIL
them live Oh the old farms owned and occu-
pied 50 long by their fathers. A third son
owns the other farm in the neighbOrhool
occupied by the three men above referred
to. The fourth has another farm in town
These Young men are all married and have
families. and are among the most energetic
and thriving OF the younger men in town
One is a selectman. another has representa-
his town in the legislature, and all solic~
In the faith of their fathers. They G7e JUS.
soch men as are needed TO make up strong,
we'll balanced and healthy community. We
wish there were more neig hborhoods in New
Eogland of which the same thing could %
ssid.-Erpress and Standard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

SIX WIVES N LIFETIME They live a,
GO North -treet-Mr. and Mrs. Smith The
husband is ninetY-three years Of age and
ha, been married six times The vile i,
pretty old. too, nearly eighty, perhaps. but
she refuses TO tell her exact age. Mr.. Smith
is now exceedingly rail and almos; deaf
Fln 1913 he married his frs, wife, by whom
be had three sons and daughter, three Of
whom survive, the eldest being sixty-two
years OF re and the youngest hitythree.
lie cannot now remember the names of hi,
first. second. tlird and fourth wives. All
that he remembers Of them Is that, exc lpt
the first. each Of them did net live long
aud that he lived happily with them all.
lis fifth wife. v no had considerable pro-
perty, died about four years ago. leaving
the bulk Of it to her husband lie married
Mrs Smith No. g. three years ago. having
only courtci her two nights previously. ac-
cGrdine 10 his statement. but great many
more nights, according TO Mrs. Smith :.
The latter. indeed. was inclined TO be not q
little indignant at the statement of her hus-
band that they had had only two evenings
courtship before marriage. she knew all
about him, she says before they were mar
ried She dii not want to be understood =,
however. a. saying that she hal not enjoyed
her married HE. She liked her husband.
though he was 50 infrm that he could
scarcely walk, and 80 deaf that he could
scarcely hear She would remain with him
a. long AS he lived, and after his death she
would 20 and stay with her rich friends.
Size continued like married life. and
il my husband were 10 die to-day. | would
marry again tomorrow If got the chance.
Ga bang asked If she thought she would
have any chance. she answered that she did
not know bat she might but this she was
sure of, that 1t she got chance to marry
again She would not refuse it. got
chance, she pursued, q" to marry when |
was eighteen from wldOwer-a man with
mOney-when was down South on visit
but my father would not allow me 10 accept
it, because | was too young he said, TO I'M
dertakc the charge of ten children. | never
got another chance until | was seven
." Seven what suggested the reporter.
- Oh. its no matter, she rejoined. Ii
has always been rule with NE not 10 tell
my age to gentlemen. But was going to
say that ii ever got a chance again to mar
ry, although the man had fifty children,
would accept it.
Quite right" said the reporter - hat
10 the mean time what will become of Mr.
Smith ,"
- Excuse me, sir, forgot about him
Poor man It's good thing that he could
nor hear what | said. | must 90 and make
him some tea. ana here ended the CONVEX
.ation Troy Press.
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Charles X. Lands, of Yineland. has made
statement of his shooting Carruth, and Of
the circumstances which led to it, to re-
porter Of the New York Herald He says
he bore patiently the attacks of Carruth
upon himself. but when they began TO he
turned against his wife and children, it was
too much. His wife, he said, i of a very
e1citable nature. insanity is in her blood
and Carruth'S indecent and brutal para
graphs drove her actually mad With dia-
bolic persistency they were brought before
her. the papers were thrust under the doors.
thrown in at the windows. sent By mail.
and sometimes she would be insane for
week at a time after one of these articles.
At this time Mrs. Lands was encsalfe. and
the doctor assured him that her reason
would permanently give way if the cause of
her excitement was not removed. The ated
morning, some one sent her the slip from
the Independent Mr.. Lands found her in
state OF fierce excitement. and be became
desperate. lie ran up stairs to his library.
put pistol to his head and snapped il the
cartridge did not explode. Then it flashed
across his mind that suicide would be cow
ardly, and he seized another pistol and
went to Clrruth's Office. There he
waited about two minutes, and
when Carruth came in be showed him
the slip and asked him if he wrote il. He
replied, II did. and have done it before
-or, and will do 1t again Lands be-
lieyed him 10 be armed, as he was reported
TO always 90 armed Then Lands said,
Nv i'll you promise not to attack nv wife
in the future >" Carruth answered ..No -,
and then Lands, calling upon him To de-
tend himself, presented his pistol AIR
Lands remembers shooting ana seeing Car
ruth tall, but after that his memory IS con-
fused. lie had often thought of cowhidinp
Carruth, but he could not safely attemnf
such thing, Tor his right arm is disabled
by severance OF the muscles. lie had no
remedy at law, for Carruth easily kent in
side the miserable libel laws of New Jersey
Other accounts say that the illusions
made by Carruth to Lands and his family
though annoying, were not really abusive
their prevailing spirit being that of ridicule.
or chat " The article which SO enraeed
Lands, WAS ridiculous and silly; but il is
hard to see how it can be made to Justify
the shooting.
Carru:h affords another Illustration of the
ruling spirit strong in death. On Thurs
day, pointing feebly to his head, he said.
Looks bad u be shot in the back. don't
IL ?" anc when Mr.. Paine came in he mo-
toned i1r him T. 20 away, because" he
said. I'VE don't want any more pain here ~
MI oarrnth has not been raised from a
horizontal position, and is vet in a very
critical condition.
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SOUTHERN NEWS.
MORE TROUBLE IN rHE WIND.

NEw ORLEANS. March 3O.-The gen.
appropriation bill approved by the g. %
nor and promulgated in the Republican
day. Is denounced by Lieut'-Gov. Anton
and Speaker Hahn in a communicate
the secretary of state as gross. unwl-
rantable and criminal act of forgery. ami
a. not the act certified and signed By then
They request the secretary OF state % rl
yoke and annul the PRONUNCIATION o., slil
act. and the attorney general TO take step
to ind out the guilty parties and have rhem
prosecuted with the utmost vigur ot tae
law. The changes made from the origins.
show decrease in Scycra
Items of Sl37 900 and an increase OF Other
Items OF Sll4, 200. Senator Wharton, chair
man OF the finance committee, certified t14t
he compared the bill as published in t-e
Republican with the bill passed by hJ-r
houses and with the bill as signed by .-e
speaker and the President Of the Senate and
that the statement i correct a. u tlc
changes and alterations made 50 far g.
hgures and amounts are concerned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

Charlotte Cushman is i'll at St. Louis. -
Connecticut election next Monday. tr
Scott-Siddons and husband sailed for Eng
land, Saturday.
Chicago has decided to have new 50 :
100000 city hall.
JEFF Davis is living with his niece, Mrs.
Stamps, at New Orleans.
Poland Garland Boykin is the name of q
brand-new Augusta (Ark.) baby
Mrs. Hahn. of Baltimore, has lost a,third
child from her quartet.
Paris has IS shops for the sale of horse
flesh as human food.
two-legged horse is on exhibition at
Terre Haute, Ind.
The boating record shows majority Of
two in favor Of Oxford over Cambridge.
Chicago is going to have $500, 900 mu-
scum.
1t is thought that 10 per cent of the cat
tie in Idaho have been killed by cold and
starvation this season.
dignity of father for the fourth time. 1t
is a daughter.
Statistics obtained from Protestant sources
represent that $1,000 Spaniards have been
converted to Professionalism since 1865.
Business is at the very lowest bottom in
England, this spring. showing as yet no IN
dicatiops of revival.
1t is now announced that Mr.. Eearts' fee
is to be $50 900. That will be about six
/ shillings day al present prospects.
The President and Cabinet have accepted
the invitation to attend the Concord and
Lexington Mass centennial celebrations,
April 70.
The Sultan of Turkey employs in his
palace 6,000 servants OF both sexes 4; 300
cooks, 300 gardeners, 500 coachlnen, and
600 persons to do odds and ends.
jesse Pomeroy. the Boston - boy tiend -
tells his counsel that he would not much
mind being hung if they would only keep
the reporters away
Five of the women teachers in the San
Francisco public schools have been discharg-
ed for getting their places by bribery Of
the school officials.
Nevada, too, has had such rough winter
that in many OF its valleys, the exposed cat
tie have persisted Gov Bradley lost al
most his entire herd of 1900.
Woman's rights are progressing IN Tar
key. The Sultan has proved himself liberal
enough to allow photograph Of his only
daughter to be taken.
Abe IIummel, well-known toomb- law
yer" has been stricken from the roll Of New
York attorneys, for bribing a Winchester
County Magistrate with $500 to discharge
certain prisoners.
The New York Bulletin thinks that the
time Is ut hand when six per cent. must be
accepted a the governing rental upon real
estate in New York city.
The Emperor of Brazil Is going TO ask his
| Parliament to let him 60 TO Europe, and. II
his request Is granted, he will make the
United States visit during the centennial.
Professor F. V. Hayden, the well-known
geologist and explorer OF the Western vii
| dernes-. says. Il do not believe there is any
gold in the Black Hills | think it Is al. Il
speculation.
One industrious and Jealous Democrat in
M,u,L.-,a- Na,,- IIamrShfra v,ta1 .avaf,
,nl.il-l,9. ~ - '-''- AL - -.
..les a u. .. lee'"' '''''''''' '''''
Dr. Holland in his lecture on the Jews,
says tie jews number nearly 5000 goo.
more '''A'i '"'y ever NUMBERED j" .'''''l ''''
Forty thousand coal miners oi Fenn'y IVA
MA have suspended labor during the last
three Months rather than yield t. Il reiuc-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

CAs McCLosKEY BE A CARDINAL?-
Whether Archbishop McCloskey, who Is
citizen OF the United States, can accept the
title and rank of Cardinal without permis-
sion of Congress. IS questioned. The con-
stitution expressly provides that No State
shall grant title of nobility :" also, that
- no title of nobility shall be granted by
the United States. and no person holding
Office or trust under them shall, without the
consent of Congress. accept OF any present,
emolament, Office, or title of any kind what
ever from any King. Prince, or foreign
state" But as Bishop McCloskey does
not hold any federal Office. this provision
vii. probably not trouble trouble him.
The corresponding provision in the Arti-
Giles of Confederation was more restric-
tire, and absolutely prohibited the accept
ance Of Office or title from q King, Prince,
or foreign state By en- osicer Of any Of the
United States.
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King kalakeua's address 10 BIZ

King kalakeua's address To bis people,
on his return to his kingdom is reported
Of course he had something to say of the
exten. and resources of the tolerabiy live
and active aaticn he had been visiting and
of the honors pal him, and he did not lose
the opportunity to giss tisown people some
good advice. lie said
II ~s take view Of the past We "a. !.
plainly perceive that failure to put our
hands and our faculties to proper use has
been one of the Causes of the decline of our
nation. Incidence. while it degrades the
individual. saps the life Of the entire nation.
and therefore there is Ssst difference to-
day 10 the numbers ard in the habits of in
dustry of the people from what was to be
seen in the days of Ksmshsmeha 1.