Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-16

John Welcker the famous caterer, l. dead,
and after a very brief illness. Probably no
person in Washington, not in public life,
was so well known over the country a. he.
Dyspepsia is the curse Of the professional
man, and half Of our public men are Ill with
it. The three greatest lawyers in the SEN
ate are 80 troubled with dyspepsia that they
have to be constantly on their guard. In
former days, when Senator FeSSenden and
Senator Sumner used to quarrel in the Sen
ate, it used to be said that after o'clock it
was unsafe for anybody to dispute with the
Maine Senator, for then he began to have
dyspeptic cravings for dinner. In such a
community John Welcker was prince. But
he was of inestimable yalue TO the lobbyist.
Sam Ward knew very well how to make
use of Wecker's establishment TO influence
public men. So did all the great lobbyists.
The change Of the postal laws at the last
Congress, in favor of the express companies,
was got through BY judicious use OF John
Welcker's dinners. Mr. Sanford and Mr..
Hubbard can tell how it was siJue, but poor
Mr. Senator lamlin would rather be ex-
cused IRON telling what he knows about 1t.
lie knew that the change was going to help
the express companies. and that it might re-
leve the postoihce department, but he total
" overlooked the fact thnt he was doubling
the postage on transient newspapers. 1t Is
said that the very mention of the subject
makes HIM sick, and even Postmaster Gene
raj Jewell, who was on the Senate floor
when the unlucky amendment was added to
the deficiency bill. c-lorS when the subject
comes to his attention. lie was not decided
in his opinions on the subject, but the effect
upon - transient matter was totally over
looked by him.-D. ". b. 10 Troy Times
ThE SOLDIERS HEADsTONEs.-A dispatch
from Washington. says 'COl. U. y. Mack,
in charge OF the National Cemeteries, will
leave here next week tn inspect the new
headstones recently erected in the National
Cemeteries at New Orleans, Baton Rouge.
Natchtz, Nicksburg, Brownsville and Port
Hudson. The contractors Tor the new head
stones are pushing the work forward as
rapidly as possible, and il il expected that
the whole will be completed by the first OF
November. In the cemetery at New Orleans
abont IL goo have been put up. n. Baton
Rouge 800, at Natchez 3 COO, at Wick sburg
COCO. at Brownsville, 1900, and ut Port
Hudson 3,7G0. There are about s 600 more
to be erected at Vicks5urg. but all will be
IN place WITHIN the next nonth Or SIX
weeks
The whole number of headstoncs FOR all
the National Cemeteries will be abous 255, =
600, of which l05 900 are Tor graves of the
unknown. They are all TO be oi marble,
with the exception of those in the National
Cemetery at Fredericksburg, Va. which
will be of graiits. The appropriation for
ordinary care and repair OF the National
Cemeteries made at the late session OF Con-
gress was $l50, eco, and portion of this
sum will be expended in suitably enclosing
those cemeteries now surrounded by wooden
fences Proposals for the erection OF brick
or stone walls around the cemeteries at
Glendale and Seven Pines. Va. , have already
been invited. and that work ~ili be cou-
pleted this summer.
Some Of the Rhode Island mule spinners