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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
NEW ENGLAND NEWS

CIV CASTOR SIGNS THE HoosAc Tunnel. Ell
B0SroS, March 30.-GovernOr CASTOR 10
day affixed his signature to the Hoosac tun
mel bill, which thus becomes law. Its op-
ponents claim that the bill, which e.tah-
fishes corporation under the control %.
five directors appointed by the Governor.
and provides for the completion OF the Troy
and Greenfield road west, l. faulty. and will
prove imperative, entailing still further
outlay Of millions by the state, without e
curing an equivalent advantage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

The Woodruff Is not to be called as a wit
ness in the scandal trial but is bound to tes-
tify nevertheless. She publishes a card, of
course not under oath, in which she says
"As to Woodley's evidence that he heard
Titon talking with Woodruff, Clafiin and
Blood about publishing the story, shortly
before it appeared, and telling them that
Plymouth Church would pay 800, 900 to
suppress 1.-THE whole story is pure fab
rication from beginning to end, and is not
relieved by particle Of truth. There was
never any such conversation between the
parties named, either at the time men
toned or at any other time. Mr.. Tilton
never mentioned the sum of Sl00, 900 or any
other number of dollars as the merchandise
value of the scandal in Plymouth church :;
nor did Col. Blood ever make or have oc-
casion to make objection to the publication of
the Beecher article. Nor was the Beecher
article prepared until few days before its
publication nor was there ever slip of it
in the hands Of any servant in our employ
Woodruff says the last time TiltOn visited
her was the day he left New York to attend
the Cincinnati convention, in May, and
''since that day have never spoken to tn
ton nor he to me. suppose he was ashamed
to come to see me after that. | should
have been had been in his place As for
Woodley's stories that Tilton and Woodruff
used to sit in the office with their arms
around each other, Woodruff says
Z" l was not in the habit of re-
calling my servants with tableaux in
which MIR. Tilton and l were the sub
jects. Ii we desired to kiss and embrace,
there were plenty of opportunities to do so
beyond the sight of vulgar observers. When
ever Mr.. Tilton did me the honor and the
favor to spend his evenings with me, We
were engaged in entirely different pursuits
from those with which the defense wish to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
STATE OF VERMONT.
BY AsAHEL PECK, GOVERNOR.


In obedience to lons-established custom, and REQ
ognizng the duty Of its proper observance ana ''
tepehceut influence on a people, dc hereby aP'
point FRIDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL skhr'
to be observed by the people OF the STATE as ua,
of F,srlSG, HuMLIATIoS AND PRAYER. And rec
ommend that the people Of the State on that day
rest from all unnecessary labor and business, fore
voip, recreation and anu sements, and assemble at
places Of public worship, engaging in exercises OF
devotion appropriate TO the OCCASION and observe
the day IN manner worthy Of the high and holy
purpose to which it was dedicated by the custom
and example Of cur Foreiathers.
zen under my hani and the seal u the State IN
Executive Chamber, at Montpelier, this Tween
iy-third day OF March, IN the Year OF our Lord
one Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy
five, and % the Independence Of the United
States the Ninety ninth.
b THE GOVERNOR ASAhEL fEOh'
W. P. DILLINGHAN,
Secretary Of Civil ana Military Affairs.
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impress the jury. IT'S true that Mr.. Tilton
was more constant visitor a. my house and
Office frequently lunching there at my re-
quest-than he testified to having been when
on the stand; but we never lunched either
at Delmonico's, where this colored gentle
man makes such parade Of having seen US,
nor at Kurtz's, or any other place in the
vicinity of Broad street.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

Prominent clergyInen Of the church of
England, in London, lend their couptenance
and aid to the efforts of Mr.. Moody, the
American revivalist, in a way which has no
parallel on this side the water. At Mr.
Moody's meeting on Tuesday night, the
cable says, Dean Stanley and GO Anglican
elsrgyuen occupied seats on the platform.
and the proceedings were opened by Rev.
William Conway, canon Of Westminster.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

james Lick, the California millionaire
who made himself famous, the world over
last summer by putting all his property
amounting to several millions, in the hand,
of trustees, for various public and beneyo-
lent purposes, including 100000 obser-
yatory and monument to the author Of
the Star Spangled Banner, has thought bet
ter of it, and now revokes the deed. lie
says he wants to provide better for some
persons who have natural claims on him,
and make some changes in his other plans
and, as his health is getting better, he
thinks he will take charge of his benevolent
projects himself. 1t is supposed that he
will essentially carry out his original pur-
poses, however, and he confirms all the acts
50 far done by his trustees.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
POLITICAL,

The Springfield Republican sensibly
thought last week that 1.-THE country can
do better than Democratic victory. next
year." but that is no sign it will think so
next week.
The same tickle sheet swings back to its
anti-gag law scare. Within week it has
expressed the opinisn that it is about time
the practical effect of the law was settled !;
and that it Is great pity that Judge
Poland was good natured and unsuspicious
enough 10 burn his fingers with it. In
another month it will be berating the
Judge, a. of old, as the conscious and
guilty father Of law to muzzle the press
The contest was pretty sharp one, in
the Rhode Island Republican Convention
over the nomination for Governor. 1t lay
between Lieut.. Governor Van Zindt and
Col. Lippitt. The latter carried the day
Van Zludt Is not the first Lieut. Governor
that has yainly thought he could be gov
ernor. or that Jailed of hi- ambition on ac
count Of bis tad habits and want Of high
personal character.
Secretary Bri-tow continues to receive
. honorable mention as Il Presidential can
didate The I tea Herald says Mr. Brstow
Is Sc one of the ablest and worthiest men in
the public service. and the Rochester Denio-
crqt remarks - His nomination for Presi-
dent is certainly among the possibilities, if
not among the probabilities.
The Nashville correspondent OF the Louis
vile Cowier-JOurnal says Of the Tennessee
Legislature d" The State has paid these
gentlemen four dollars per day for the last
seventy-Gve days for the purpose OF simply
electins Andrew Johnson 10 the United
States Senate. This is abou; all they have
done, and quite nnmber Of them are sorry
they did that
Senator Eaton, Of Connecticut, IN his re
cent speech, claimed that ' the Union was
Confederacy and not a nation, and that the
State OF Connecticut was a sovereign power.
This Is the exact doctrine of Calhoun and
JEFF Davis. and all the nullifer, and seces-
sionist-.
Tilden ami Hendricks are planning their
campaigns for the Democratic presidential
nomination Gov. Hendricks has engaged
suite Of rooms at Washington hotel for
the whole Of the next session Of Congress.
Gov Tilden seems inclined to conduct his
campaign On the line Of the canals and to
ride into Democratic leadership over the
tow-path.
1t Is announced. from Washington, that
the regulation governing the redemption
of nited States currency i 50 amended
that, after May Ist. in case Of mutilation a
deduction will be made in proportion to the
part missing. Only in the case Of legal
tender notes, if less than one-tenth OF the
original proportion Of the note IS missing,
the mutila;ion viii be disregarded
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
The Louisiana resolution, a. it passed
the Senate reads a. flnllnws

The Louisiana resolution, a. it passed
the Senate, reads as follows:
Resoired. That the action Of the President in pro
teciins the government OF Louisiana, OF which W
J. Kellogg Is the executive. and the people Of thai
state, against domestic vi oence and enforcing The
laws OF the United States, is approved.
Mr.. Thurman characterized this as &" the
thinnest cruel ever poured down the throat
OF Il sick patient" But the doctors on the
Republican side were tolerably agreed on
the prescription. The Republicans, includ-
Ing the " Independent Republicans, Mr..
Booths California, alone excepted voted for
it, and it passed by vote on strict party
line, 35 to n. In reply to remark of Mr.
Thurman to the effect that the Republi-
cans treated recusants a. deserters, Mr..
Edmunds replied that he " did not know
of any deserteis from the Republican fold"
among the Senators.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

1t has happened lately, and for the frs,
time in history, We suppose, that an Ameri-
can citizen was elected to the British Par.
lament. The individual so honored was the
late John Mitchell, the Irish patriot. II
has come out that when he sailed for Ireland
last fall. he went under the protection of the
passport of an American citizen, the applica-
ton Tor which IS now on file in the Stlte de-
partment at Washington. His application
for naturalization was made in the district
court, May sth, 1860. He took the oath of
allegiance, forswearing and abjuring all al
legiance and fidelity to every foreign power
and especially to Great Britain and Ireland.
and was accorded his naturalization papers.
All these facts the British minister at Wash
ington had got hold Of, and bad transcripts
made all the documents, to be forwarded
to the home government. Mitchell's death
saved him that trouble.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

Would it astonish anybody if, having
proved Tilton weak and wicked, and got thu
jury. OF some of them, up to refusing him q
verdict anyhow, the defence should resi-
their case and ask for an acquittal, without
even putting Mr.. Beecher on the stand?--
Springfield Republican.
We think it would astonish a great many
people. 1t may be possible that an explana-
ton could be given for refusal to call Mr.
Beecher to the stand that would not amount
to confession Of his guilt; out we cannot
Conceive Of any. Mr.. Beecher must and
will testify, beyond question.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

Canned lobster i making trouble be
tween the United States and Canada Under
the treaty of Washington, all sea-fsh, ex
cept fish preserved in oil, Of either country
are admitted into the other free of duty
Congress, however, by the little tariff bill
levied duty Of - cents on the cans in
which Holsters are imported from the Do
minion. This is tax Of 60 per cent on the
cost Of the tin cans, and the Dominion au-
thorities claim that it is subterfuge by
which direct violation Of the treaty is
sought 1t i claimed that the difference in
the price of tin enables the Canadian lob
ster-packers to undersell our own, tin being
taxed from u to IS per cent " for revenue ''
The effects Of the increase Of the postage
on the thrd-cla>s matter, known As the lex
pressmen : j,b," will be considerably more
far-reacLing than it, authors had antieipa-
ted The estimates for the appropriations
Tor ohcial postage stamps for all the Govern
ment Departments were based upon the old law
OF one cent for every two ources of thrd-cass
matter. \ great proportion of the depart
inert mail matter consists of third-class mat
ter. The effect Of the change in the
law in favor Of the express companie. will
consequently be to reduce the stamp appro-
priation for all the departments by one
half. The appropriations for this purpose
will be exhausted in six months, instead of
one year and the Government, as well as
private individuals, will have to pay the Ex-
press companies hundreds of thousands of
dollars for carrying packages which might
Just as well 90 by mail
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

The Hartford Conn. Posi-, understands
that the executors of Oakes Ame7 have dis
covered by his accounts that the money he
claimed to have paid to Mr. Coliaz and others
was in fact used for his own purposes at the
time he was hard-pressed by his financial
embarrassments The friends of Mr. Colfax
ought to probe the matter to the bottom.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
VARIOUS wITNsssE

My YORK. March 29-In the trial to-
day. Thomas James Turner was called es a
witness. lie said
reside at peekskill. and am in MIR.
Beeeher's employ taking care of his i,rm.
On Monday. June ID. 1873, Mr.. Beecher
was at his farm. Mrs Beecher was with
him. They stayed until the next afternoon.
sent to the train for him. being advised of
his coming by telegram He left for New
York on the following day. lie came there
on the 10th Of June.
Joseph l.. Turner was next called. lie
testified
l reside at Peekskill. and am the son of
the last witness called. | am living with
my father. was attending the horses in
the employ Of Mr.. Beecher on june ID
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
WESTERN NEWS.
THE BLACK HILLS COUNTRY

TIE Bl-ACk HILLS CUUNIKf' -
CHICAGO. March 27.-Lieutenant-Gener
Sheridan has written the following highly
interesting letter concerning the Black
Hills country. IL sets forth what has been
done and what the government proposes to
do in the matter Immediately. and concerns
all who contemplate going the country for
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

Of Brooklyn, likew Use colored. took the
stand. She had been Cook in the Wood
hull family in 1870. She testified:
| saw Iilton there on the 81 Of July, II,
for the first time. Tie was writing, and
stayed there all night. lie slept in the
front parlor on sofa lounge, which pre-
pared Tor him. waited on the table and
saw him at breakfast. lie WAS there all
that day and that night lie did not sleep
on the sola lounge that right. Col. Blood
slept on the third flor saw him ia Mrs
WoOdhuli's bed ronm three or four times
lie was often at the house while was there.
have carried Refreshments to Mrs. Wood
hull's room at night when Tilton was there
at all hours OF the night and morning.
When | went in on the 18th of July night,
Mrs. Woodruff was in her bed gown and
MIR. Tilton was in his stockings, and had
his coat and vest of
Cross-examination waived and court I'D
journed until Monday
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