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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-25

Boston, Mass, June Il After the line
was complete the long march for Bunker
Hill began in good form. over one of the
finest decorated routes ever seen IN this
country. The grand column was organized
as follows The 2i brigade, Gen. George y.
Pierce commander, had the right Oi the line,
followed by the 1T and 81 brigade; next
came the visiting troops, which we're received
with rounds ot applause at every point
Their greeting was perfect ovation the
next division comprised the city and state
governments with thelr respective quests :;
Col. Chas. E. Fuller's division was escorted
by the Massachusetts conimandery OF the
loyal legiOn and Consisted OF carriages with
orator and chaplain ot the day, justices OF
the Massachusetts, Supreme Court. United
States officers. various civic societies, and
veterans of the war OF 1872 The greatest
interest was manifested Ia the fourth or
veteran division under tho mar-h.iship oil
Col. Thos. l.. Livermore, a II contained all
the old organizations. Including; the ex-
coniederates, toward whom every body ap-
peared desirou4 of showing the warmest
attention. Nearly all the organizations
of this division antedGto the revolution,
the Boston Ancients having just cele-
brated their 23Sth anniversary, having
served under the old colonial governors.
immediately following were the guests to
whom the B0-tonians desired to do honors
of a revived brotherhood. the Washington
light infantry, of Charleston. 5 O.. and
the Norfolk artillery blues, OF Norfolk Va,
the former having SO and the latter IS men
in line. The recognition all along the route
from their entrance into Columbus avenue
to their withdrawal with the other veteran
organizations at Havwarket Square. was
one continued ovation. and bat for the
change of position in line from the adver-
tissd programme, the demonstrations over
their appearance might have interrupted
the progress OF the division, 80 anxious
were the people TO teuder then the hand oil
fellow ship. rhe celebrated Enta Tag
borne in the ranks of the Charleston
ians rendered their identity when abreast OF
the multitude unmislakable, however, and
the public expressions were ot the heartiest
description. The 5th. On, 7th and sth
divisions consisted OF the Livingston
minute men, cadets from various New
England towns, The Boston school
regiment, posts Of the grand army Of
therepubic, knights of pythias, ancient
order of tlibernians, Catholic total absti-
nence societies. the order oi united Ameri-
can mechanics. and many other organIza-
tions. TIE 9th division WAS made up who'll
ly OF the representatives of the trade and
business Of the city, maD7 leading nercan-
tile houses as well as large mechanical es-
Establishments contributing cars and wagons
laden with goods and implements. In
many instances the processes o'nanafacture
were shown by men actually at work.
There were altogether over 200 wagons
drawn by 2 600 horses. The procession was
four hours and ten minutes passing q given
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-25
FEMININE GOSSIP.

ArSene Houssaye tells the Irl5lHe that
the American women are the superlatiye
beauties of the age lie says To be beauti-
Venus, perfection Of lines and dazzling color.
We have at Paris-do you doubt it, madam
scarcely anything but American women to
represent that Olympian style of beauty.
This question was agitated, yesterday, at
dinner, where were present Emile Girardin.
the Princes Of Bourbon, Count Potocki and
the Countess Potocki, Alberto Second, and
the Marquis de St Phal, beautiful Ameri-
an, Mrs. de Forest, the neo-Greek Henry
Houssaye, the painter, Cabanel, and the
historian, St Victor. 1t was proclaimed
that the first of nations for the production
of beautiful women, according to the Greek
rite, was America. American women come
a great deal t. France. not because they are
more admired there than at home, but be
cause Paris Is a temperate country, where
beauty lasts always, while in New York,
where there is neither spring nor autumn,
beauty suffers from the violence Of II change
able climate.
The Boston IrQre!ler says that salesman
in carpet store in that city relates that
short time ago lady called and wished TO
look at some carpets. After examining
about in the place, selecting here and there
until she had chosen enough for every part
Of house, snd ran up bill which filed the
courteous salesman's heart with joy, she was
asked where she would have them sent, and
said Well, will call in and let you know
You see, my husband has lately bought a
piece Of land, and talks some Of building, and
if it he does why shall want some new car
pets, and will come and get those have
selected
The Utica Herald tells the following story
Of an old lady in Philadelphia. Jefferson
county, who acquired the habit Of using
morphia After using it for relief from the
pains of tumor, no persuasion could in
duce her to give up the poison. Her family
finally united ma deception, substituting
carefully prepared potato starch in morphia
bottles. At first she thought the supposed
drug an inferior article, but her physician,
who was in the secret, assured her that it
was all right, and she was satisfied. She
continued to use the article for fifteen years,
and to the day of her death, and could not
do without it, never having learned the de-
ception At one time when she was i'll the
physician gave her Dover's powders, bat she
could not rest after taking them until she
took her starch morphia.
She was beautiful, but she had large feet.
such As they seem to have in Chicago, and
when she was Just recovering from illness
and said in response to an inquiry that 'she
could Just put one foot before the other, -
the spiteful friend responded. And that is
a great deal ~. Y Herald.
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Parl- correspondent of the London -NeiCs,
in a recent letter gives some interesting facts
as to the origin of fashions
Trace fashion to its or igin, and you will
nearly always find that it springs from the con-
sciousness OF defect and wish to mask it
The iatherland OF crinOine is Spain, and
Spanish Queen first wore hoops to dissimulate
unequal hips \ Venus of the Boulevards,
who committed suicide by throwing herself
over balcony, a few years ago, revived the
high-heeled shoes, which Louis Quatorze
originally brought into fashion to appear tall
er than the King of Spain at the meeting in
the Isle of Pheasants. \ lady who derives
prestige from rank, fortune, and striking
beauty, scalded her arm three winters back.
An ugly mark bore witness to the accident
She thought Of wearing to conceal it those
long armed gloves, which, out of mercy to
the plebeian wives of Napoeons marshals
and generals, the Empress Josephine adopted.
The hat slanting down over the eyebrows was
the result of lady of exalted rank losing
her front hair. Queen Elizabeth's neck was
yellow and thin, hence the "stiff muslin
name The double veil Of white and black
tulle was contriyed by a Parliamentary
woman with bad complexion. She used
pearl powder to hide her red skin, and the
white and black veil to dissimulate the pearl
powder, which would have shown on black
net. An old Partisan beau, with an ex-
perience of more than half century of fash
ionable society here ard at the Continental
gambling and watering places, maintains that
when a fashion is not traceabe to deiormity
it must have originated in the desire of
reigning or rising belle to crush rival
Certain things now Ia mode owe their
vogue to this cause. 1t is a Young duchess
of the Faubourg St. Germain, intent on
wrenching the sceptre of fashion from wan
ing beauty, who has brought in here after
noon dances and the new bonnet. From
front to hack rim this is of endless diameter
1t is set on behind wreath piled up upon
the spot where phrenologists tell us the or
gan of frmness lies, and it defes madly the
laws of grayitation. With its trailing gar
lands it has wild, frolicsome look which
suits the giddy spirits of youth. No pity
has it for the faded or 'rejuvenated" hair
and it does not lend itself TO the stratagem
of double veil of white and black tulle. 1t
only goes with barred face. Endeavoring
to let herself down easy, the mature queen
Of fashion, whom this bonnet was meant to
dethrone, had recourse to artificial blossoms
of rueset tint, created entirely by her Aeu
riste. She is now being driven into her last
entertainments. The fiat has gone forth that
at afternoon and garden-parties natural
wreaths are to be worn. On removing her
light straw bonnet the ddnSeuse will retain
her floral crown. Those flowers with which
early summer decks the fields and gardens
are suitable only to bright fresh youth.
This fashion, with plain women predOmina
ing over pretty, is sure to be ephemeral, and
5 not original.
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?OLITICA

The independent journals are getting sus-
picious of one another. The Cincinnati
Commercial says I'VE suspect the New
York Tribune of deliberate determination to
make Henry Wilson President of the United
States - And this in face of the fact that the
Tribune is praising Mr.. Wilson
The Rochester Express names William A.
Wheeler, the author of the Louisiana COM
promise, among the list of presidential can
didates. And it is not bad name either
There was Taft, who was a candidate
for Governor at the Republican State Con
yention of Ohio hut his record on temper
ance was not satisfactory he was charged
with catering to Catholic influence; and
with undue hankering for office So the
Convention,b by vote Of three to one, nomin-
ated him to stay at home and took another
man, of whom it was said that she had
nothing in his record to defend or explain
Gov. Hayes, the Republican nominee for
Governor of Ohio, was an able lawyer be-
fore the war, served in the army with ability
and gallantry, returning as Brigadier- Gen
eral at the close, represented his district in
Congress, and was twice elected Governor
the first time being in 1867, when he ran
against Hon. A. q. Thurman, then the
strongest Democrat in the State, ana defeat
ed him.
The Republican majority in the New
Hampshire house of representatives have re-
jected two Democrats claiming seats, By a
vote of l73 to 1876.
At the Maine Republican State Conven-
tion, on Monday. upon the first ballot, Gen.
Selden Conner was nominated for governor,
receiving 407 of the 500 votes cast. The
resolutions declare that the union of states
must be maintained at all hazards that the
government is that OF the nation, not Of
confederacy; that there can be no legitimate
conflict between the power Of the nation
and of any state; that a sound currency,
based on coin and redeemable in coin. is es-
sential to the prosperity Of the people; that
the most kindly and fraternal relations
should be cultivated between all sections OF
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The Virginia Rattle.Grounds Revisited.
RICHMoND-LIBBY PRIsoS-CAsTLE THUNDER
RICHMOND, Va, June lst.

RICHMOND, Va, June lst
To the Editor Of the Free Press Times.
At Hollywood Cemetery are Is 900 Con-
federate soldiers buried, with head board
consisting of piece OF hard wood 3x4 inches
projecting out of the grourd from to
inches, with zinc number tackled TO the
top. A pyramid OF granite stands near the
center of the cemetery, rising SO feet, with
base so feet square In Hollywood are
fOrrd the graves of Generals A. P. Hill,
Ec johnson, Stevens, and j. E. B. Stuart
No seats are provided for visitors to rest
upon.
In Libby Prison we found two or three
relics in spot that no one but an old SOL
der would have thought Of One end of
the building is used as tobacco manufac-
tory, and the other by a guano manufac-
turing company preparing sumac &c.
Castle Thunder has been nicely repaired
and Is now used in the manufacture of
plug tobacco. By the kindness of Con-
tederate soldier (of the 18th Ya.) we were
shown the operation. If some CT our friends
at home could see what we saw they would
buy no more plug tobacco.
We found much to interest us in the
State Library at the Capitol. Many paint
lngs, portraits, proclamations, letters, or
ders, books &c, not only of our early his
tory, but of the late 'unpleasantness. "
General Anderson's Tredegar Iron Works
formerly employed 1900 men, but now
business is dull. Ten years ago there were
no bridges over the James; now there are
four good ones The city has been quite
gen, rally rebuilt, and much improved, but
still feels the effect of war. 1t is beaut-
fGl city, built upon seven hills. There are
many pretty young ladies here, and so many
that was led to enquire wherefore. The
explanation is in this fact there are five
select schools for Young ladies' OF course
this attracts hither the more able and in
telligent of that class.
Respectfully, EVANS.
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British Account Of Bunker AN.

one of the best accounts Of the battle Of
Bunker Hill, and characterized with much
candor and truthfulness, was published in
The BriAsi 1nn,al Register, for l7775, ard
supposed to have been written by Edmund
Burke 1t said
The attack was begun By a most severe
fire of cannon and howitzers, under which
the troops advanced very slowly toward the
enemy, and halted several times to afford
an opportunity to the artillery to ruin the
works, and to throw the proyincials into con
fusion. Whatever it proceeded from whether
from the number, situation, or cOuntenance
OF the enemy, or from all together. the
kings forces seem 10 have been unusually
staggered IN tiis attack
The provincials stood this severe and con-
tinued fire Of small arms and artillery with
resolution and perseverance, which would not
have done diScredit to old troops They did
not return a shot until the kings forces had
approached almost to the works, when most
dreadful fire took place, by which number
OF our brayest men and officers fell. Some
gentlemen who had served in the most dis
tinguished actions OF the late war declared
that for the time it lasted, it was the hot
test engagement they ever knew Ii Is then
no wonder if, under 80 heavy and destruc-
tive a fire. our troops were thrown INTO some
disorder. II is said that Gen Howe w4s.
for few seconds, iett nearly alone. and it
is certain that most Of the officers near his
person (who were picked out by the sharp-
shooters) were either killed or wounded. "
The account goes on To say that the troops
attacked the works with fixed bavonets,
ard forced them in every quarter, admit
ting. at the same time, that the proyincials
were mostly without hayonets. and out of
ammunition. The pruyincials then retreatcd
across the neck exposed to the guns Ct the
men-of-war and batteries. but suffered Git
tie loss from this formidable artillery"
Thus ended,'' continues the Register.
1.-The hot and bloody affair OF Bunker
Hill, in which We had more men
and officers killed and wounded
in proportion to the the number eu-
gagged, than in any other action which we
can recollect The whole loss in killed and
wounded amounted to l,0j4, of whom 225
were killed Of these 10 were commissioned
officers, ma jors and seven captains. Scgen-
ty other officers were wounded The
event sufficiently showed the bravery Of the
kings troops. The battle of Quebec,
in the late war, with all its glory. and
the vastness Of the consequences of which it
was productive, was not so destructive to
our officers as this affair of an intrenchment
cast up in a few hours. The Ameri-
cans said Continues the writer) that though
they had lost a host, they had almost all the
effects of a most complete victory, as they
entirely put stop to the offensive operations
of large army sent to sabdue them, and
which they continued to blockade in a narrow
town. They now exalted that their actions
had thoroughly refuted those aspersions
which had been thrown upon them in Eng
land of deficiency in spirit and resolution. -
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WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.
Last evening and to-day the parched
earth has drank in a heavy rain From
Strasburg, We came east by the Virginia
Midland and Orange and Alexandria Rail
roads. At Manassas junction we found
new and neat three story hotel; otherw ise,
the place Is as dreary and forsaken as ever
Any soldier who has ever visited Fairfax
would recognize it now. Washington has
improved wonderfully since the war As
one evidence OF the rapid increase in the
value OF real estate, here Is one fact FIT
teen years ago, man with whom con-
verSed to-day, bought block OF land at one
tenth OF one cent per square foot. More
was urged upon hm at the same price, but
SO worthless did it seem 70 be that he wanted
no more. 1t now sells for t,ro dollars per
square foot. That is an increase OF two
thousand per cent in fifteen years
The museum in the navy yard, and the
military museum connected with the War
Department are places OF great interest to
any soldier or citizen who Is interested in
the rapid progress of science in war. 1t
was pleasure TO visit ana inspect t0rpe-
do boat with its steel pointed PROV project
ing eight feet under water, also single tur-
reed monitor, carry ing Ia fifteen inch guns.
Let no American 20 10 Europe until be has
seen something of the magnifcenee ana ex-
trayagance OF our own Capital When
men pay forty dollars each for dining room
chairs, and forty thousand dollars for L
writing desk, why shouldn't We have hard
times occasionally The taxes last year on
a small house that cost : 800 in the out
skirts Of this city. were $50 ur 81 50 per
800 on the value of that property. Wty
should not this be magnificent city
Respectfully. EvANs
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A SKELETON IN EVERY HousE.-Ihe iol-
lowing conversation was overheard the other
day among lot of schoolgirls, who eOngre-
gated 10 front OF house.
Each one in turn appeared to be holding
IN the domestic skeleton which afflicted sew
eral homes. One told how her little brother
had broken his leg another about how sick
her mother was, and still another told about
how drunk her father would come home every
night. ,.o
grief to hold up all but one little beauty
Who seemed only unhappy to think there was
nothing that she could tell to excite the envy
or sympathy of tie rest. u,,
She listened to the recital OF all these trou-
bes as long as she could, and finally she ex-
pressed herself in this way.
.sWen, girls, we all have our troubles
Some have Sick brothers and drunken fathers,
and ugly mothers. Some of us have got
measles, and smallpox, and scrofnla. we've
got something awful in our family
=. What is it ?'' asked several.
my little brother Benny's lett HANDED
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-25

rHr cENrEyNIAL CELEBRATION.

We compile from our Boston exchanges
the following additional particulars of the
Bunker Hill centennial celebration, Thurs
dav:
The weather during the day was all that
could be desred-neither too hot nor too
cold-and with the suns light screened a
little by a summer haze. The decorations
were abundant and snowy, the public
buildings. the monument itself and a great
number Of private residences along the
route of the procession being adorned with
hangings, draperies and floral devices The
procession embraced upwards Of % 600 per
sons. and was probably the finest ever seen
in this country. The crowd was remarka-
lie feature of the occasion. Its number,
of course, could scarcely be estimated. hut,
good Judges place it at not less than 700
600 people, of whom about One-ha.f were
strangers.
The address at the monument by Hon.
Charles Deyens, Jr., was scholarly, bril-
liant and eloquent one. To add anything
to what had been said by Daniel Webster
on a similar occasion might well seem diih-
cult, if not impossible; but the orator,
with the inspiration of the occasion upon
him, admirably succeeded in awakening
fresh interest in the grand old theme.
Short addresses were also made by Gener-
al Sherman, Governors Hartranit, Bedle and
Dinglev and Vice-President Wilson.
In the evening an informal reception was
given by the Massachusetts, CJmmandery OF
the Loval Legion of the United States u
General Sherman at the Parker House which
was largely attended by distinguished guests
and military visitors The exercises were
purely Informal. and exceedingly pleasant.
The Fifth Maryland regiment was entertain
ed at the Somerset club, which was serenad-
ed by the Marine Band of Washington. Va
rious other of the visiting military organiza-
tions were also entertained by tae social and
political clubs of the city.
Until a late hour in the evening the streets
were thronged " crowds OF people, attracted
by the brilliant illuminations of the public
buildings, especially the State House and
City Hall. From each of the four portals OF
Bunker Hill monument powerful calcium
lights were Displayed rejecting their bright
ness tar out upon the sea and adjacent coun-
try. Various residences and private build
ings were Illuminated, and there was gen
eral display of fireworks throughout the city
A numSer of casualties were reported dur
ing the day. but only two by which live
were lost-a man being thrown from wagor
in Charlestown and instantly killed, and An
other being run over by a freight train a
the Chelsea bridge crossing, of the Boston ant
Lowell Railroad.
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Pepper. series 81 AsAaDs-FlOOrsd AT Last


Some men can survive all sorts of misior-
tunes and come out successful from every
trial. Others 20 down at the first fire, and
some have been known tosuryiye every other
test and perish by the hand of woman IN
their own homes Such was said to have
been the fate Of Agamemnon such 1t Is al
legged was the fate of George Pepper in B0s-
ton the other day His wife, it said, slew
him with carving knife. KILLED in a
family quarrel does not perhaps in these
days furnish clear title to renOwn, but for
what Pepper had survived he certainly de-
serves remembrance lie was sailor on the
Congress when the Merrimac made her
raid at Hampton Roads, and he was laid
away for dead, bat rallied and recovered,
having had skull, nose and jaw broken,
teeth knocked out, thumb carried away,
arm and leg wounded, an eye destroy
ed, and other damage done. Then he went
home and married A fire next door so scar
ed his wife that she and her infant died, and
be was alone again.
lie went to work in some tube mills and
tell and broke leg. Recovering, he was
handling lumber when a pile fell on him and
three ribs were broken. These he knitted
together again and returned to work, and, in
deed, so to speak, took another rib, for be