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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

GREEN MOUNTAIN RAILROAD. The project
OF narrow gauge railroad through the
STATE, traversing the easterly slope Of the
Green Mountain, Is assuming definite shape
Not only has the preliminary SURVEY been
completed. showing an Unexpectedly FEAST
Die route, but sufficient stock has already
been taken TO organize under the general
railroad law of the State Ten per cent. OF
the stock subscribed has been paid in, and
the towns have commenced TO bond. IVES
ton, IN Windsor county, CALAMITY leads the
column. having voted almost unanimously
to subscribe eigh' times her grand list.
amounting to over 500 600 Assistance for
the road Is coming from new quarter. III
Blanchard, Esq. of New York. president
OF the fOrty-tirst Parallel Railroad-which
seeks to make this road an eastern link ia
ITS vast chain-aecompanied by Mr.. Prem
tiss. live railroad man from Providence
Il. visited our town last week. to con-
suit with the friends heIe. They came wei,
backed with capital. and made the specific
offer that. provided Sc 600 per mile could
Dc occurred on the route. they would furnish
the balance to complete the road This i
an unexpectedly favorable proposition. and
ought not to be suffered to pass unimproyed
The whole distance from the south line of
the State TO Canada line, at North Troy.
Is not Tar from one hundred and seventy-fye
miles SIX thousand dollars per mile would
he about $1,000. 900. This amount ca1
easily be raised Wafcbman
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

WArEgvILLI.-rhe examination Of schoo
teachers for the town Of Waterville was held
at the village school house. on Saturday
last. There were but four applicants pre-
sent, each receiving a certificate
The free stone quarry in the north part
OF this town, situated on the lands OF s. &
S. l.. Hemenway. has been worked more
or less for number Of years past. This
season, Mr.. IIemenway. in company with
Perry Locke. has taken from this ledge an
extra large amount of this valuable mate
rial, ard is now ready to cut it up and
work it to fill orders. There is an abundance
Of tbs stone in the quarry and the quality
ranks among the best in the State.
On Tuesday evening last. DR.. G. ".
scou, ~ Job.son, gave d lecture at the
White CHURCH. ~ rnis yillsge, on the "Phy-
sicsl decline Of the American sscs;s," The
spsaker enumerated among the csusss Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

Dancing Is said to be on the decline ii
London
Cleveland, Ohio, Is to have a million dol
lar hotel
Two PArisians lately fought a duel with
forks
American catsrp tickles the palates of the
japanese. They have tried to make some
thing like it of cats, but failed.
The Turkish government has prohibited
the cultivation of hemp, in order to stop the
use Of hashish.1
Miss Bss,ie Turner is to write book. Its
title will be " \ Woman ia the Case
Ex-Premier Gladstone has written letter
to Pere Hyacinthe, approving his recent
work on q L'Eglise Catholiqus en- Suisse. I"
Eight new American sloops of war are
being fitted up for service.
\ monument to Robert Bruce will proba-
bly, soon be erected on Castle Hill of Ster-
ling, Scotland, overlooking Bannockburn,
where Bruce routed the English
The Empress Eugene recently asked
Marshal MacMahOn for permission to pass
twenty-four hours in Paris in the strictest
lqcogniio. but was refused.
The Guibord burial will not take place
for two weeks, as Mr. Doutre has gone to
the lower province to be absent that length
Of time
Among other petty annoyances inflicted
on Englishmen in China, it is rumored that
the hotel keepers have raised the price of
frst-cliss board for foreigners to twenty
nine cents per day.
has become I member of the Dominion Cab
met.
American pluck and energy have been
nowhere displayed more conspcuously than
in the almost immediate resumption of min
ing industry at Virginia City.
A clergyman in Iowa stood at his door
and warned donation party that the first
one that entered his gate would be II dead
man lie said it was bad enough to take |
halt his pay in leans without having his
home destroyed
The fact that Jupiter aud Saturn do not |
twinkle, while Mars wrinkles slightly,
Venus wrinkles more. and Mercury to a
marked degree, is explained by Prof Alex
ander by the stronger light thrown upon the
EYE by the planets nearest the sun. 1t used
to be only the fixed stars that twinkled.
\ man in Exeter, N. H., the other day,
tartled a police justice by asking him show
lie supposed man could support family
n these hard times when it cost IS Just to
maui his wife little?'
Eleven of the Methodist bishops of the
Jnited States were in session at Boston,
asst week, embracing the entire list except
bishop james. The session was secret.
The centenary of Christafori, the invent
r of the piano, which occurs next May will
e celebrated by an international concert at
lorenzo, in which the Able Liszt has prom
} take part. -....
A count of the counterfeit money captur-
from the briggs gang in Illinois, shows
to represent S250, 900. much of which j
ould readily pass as good, even among Z
mixers. I
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

THE WmTEnALL FiRE-Loss S53 600
Issuance $40 OcO.-We coudensc from the
Whitehall Times the following account of
the disastrous fire in that Village, Monday
morning The Yule House, large four
story wooden structure, was discovered to
he on fire at l2lj a. IN. The wind was
blowing a perfect z ale from the north and
the Lake House. l wooden structure Of
| three stories, on the north. was soon ablaze
So rapid was the Roadway Of the flames
tina; the inmates Of the Yuls and Lake
/ houses had time only to put on their gar
ments and escape from the burning build
ings. without saving any property what
ever In the re9r O! each hotel was . barn.
! These baiidings were Immediately in flames,
while the terrible gale sent the hot fire
southwark, soon setting fire TO the brick
! building occupied by George DeLanO as
restaurant. billiard saloon and dsellinP
/ The large three story brick store of Hall il
/ kftrldge was the next to fall victim. By
! this time the Whitehall steamer and hand
engines, W \. Cooke and Torrent, were
dong noble service When the steamer H.
dependent was being moved from her house.
it WAS discovered that some evil-disposed
person had removed the pin tLat united the
rod with the piston. thus making the en-
CINE unfit for Immediate use. After while,
however, tbe image w. repaired, when
the steamer 81, excellent execution.
IL the rear If Hall * Klttridge's were
she'd which were desirnye ed, bat the heavy
stone wal OF Hall 4 Kittridge- binding.
rs well a. the fire prn1t wall Of H. +. GAY
lord three story brick building across
Clinton avenuc. prevented the furlner pro-
gress oil the flames. Nothing but the her. |
cule,n cHIsts nt our excellent fire depart |
ment. prevented the destruction of the en- |
tire business portion of oar village 1t |
worked until O'Clock a m
The cause OF the fire i shroudel in mys-
terry. Whether il WIS the work Of an in
cendiary or not. No one can tell This is
the third time the lnle House has been on
fire within a year. Daring the fire por-
ton of the front wall oi Hall Il Kittridse's
store fell in, inluring four men somewhat
1t The most dangerous moment Chief
Engineer Baker telrgraphed to Rutland for
and. BY the time lac received an answer
that two eumpaules were about to embark
Ter this place, word wa sent that the crit
zeal moment had passed and that assistance
was not needed. Chief Engineer Baker
WAS badly injarci BY falling wall.
The LAKE hon~e heloagei 10 Mrs C Dill
The fule Hone George DeIano's build
ing, and Hall Il ktlrIiee's building be-
longed 10 X g Dayton. North Granville
George Yue owned the hara IN the rear of
hi hotel The blacksmith shnp was the
property OF the y. +. line. O. r. Davis
building vas -cnTch6d somewhat by the |
heat We give a list of the losses and in
X. g. Dayton, iuls House ,SI2,-
NlU. Geo. pelano's building. IS. 900; Hall
K ktridge's building, $40 600, partial in
-uranee; Mrs q Dill. hotel. barn and fur +,
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GENERAL Posr-OFFIcE
putr pur. Eah II I--5

-" 1t having been found very incante-
nient to persons concerned in trade. that
the mail from Philadelphia to New Eng
land sets out bnt once a fortnight during
the winter season this is to give notice,
shat the New England i"aii will hencefortll
90 one week the year round whereby
correspondence NAV be carried on and an
swers obtained to letters between Philadel-
phia and Boston in three weeks. which used
in the winter to require six weeks
By command OF the post master general
WILLIAM FRANKLIN, Comptroller
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

which she drives her screw propeller 67,-
900 revolutions and makes Roadway about
II miles an hour. Her sails add about one
nile per hour to her speed. She has also
ten saloon passengers. eight interme-
date passengers, lightweight steerage pas
sengers, and crew of eighty-six men. In
former years, the profits of this company
were immense, dividing to stockholders 81
per cent annually. They are less now.
Yours. f.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

At the last session of Congress, law was
passed giving Members and Senators of the
last Congress the franking privilege for the
transmission of documents until the 1st day
of December, 1875 A number Of Con-
gressnen are consequently at Washington,
making the most of the three weeks left to
them for free distribution of their piles of
s.nnh docs >,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

1t was pretty rough alternative which
gave to the Republicans of the Fourth Dis
triet, in New York city, the choice of voting
for John Morrissey for State Senator, or of
contributing to the election of an even
worse man. If we cannot hurrah over the
election OF a man of Morrissey's stamp to
help make the laws of New York, we can,
and do, heartily rejoice in the defeat of his
Tammany antagonist.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

Ths telegraph reported, the other day,
that G,~esal Babeock and Orville Grant,
the Presidents brother, had been indicted
at St. Louis. for souplieity in the whisksy
frauds. 1t turns on. ti.st this report was
an invention of some ageat ef the defeated
ring Of swindlers. 1t was a d4i,hsrate and
gratuitous expression OF malice. OF ssGrse
It has been made much Of BY the Demo=
ssstic and independent" pres.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

JEROME IIoFKNs, AND HIS ORrHEoy
ScnooLs--We notice, in the Jersey City
Evening Journal, report of a recent free
concert and lecture by jerome Hopkins. The
Journal says
The concert was opened by Mr. HOPKINS
playing in superb style, Richard Hoffman
fantastic Of Rigoletto, after which he pro-
ceeded TO read a manuscript lecture, his
topic being on Musical Speclalties. These.
said he, | detest, such as the would-be-
genius, who, having a knowledge of one in
strument or one branch of music. thinks
there is none other, and ignores all but his
own. The teacher specially, the piano
specially. the self-styled composer, the sing
ing school specially. and several other va
rieties, were mentioned as having GER
tain scattering knowledge of music in
some of its parts, but not as a complete
whole, who by their ignorance and even
impertinenee at times, brought all music
into contempt, and made it a WEAKNESS to
the flesh, rather than what it should be, the
highest mutual enjoyment and recreation. |
Mr.. Hopkins lecture was quite humorous.
abounding in sallies of wit and keen sar- |
casm, and was thoroughly enjoyed by his
audience. After playing loft in the Silly
Night" with variations, Mr.. Hopkins ex-
planned the 0rpheon system of free music
classes. They have been in operation in
this country for some thirteen years, and
about @ 600 persons have been under in
struction. These have supplied church choirs
for orer 100 churches, educated trained
ripger-, and developed musical talent that
he. proved q means Of employment to hun
arsds who otherwise might have become
professional bessss, !
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12
By the Pres ient. Hamilton Fish. Secretary Of
STATE OF VERNON
b. HIS F.cEiLEscY, AsAHEL PEcK. GOvERNoR.
4 PROCLAMATION.


IL o5odI ,nce 10 the custom OF our fathers-a Gus
tom bayin- its origin in the relation o.: man to :
Maker hitherto sacredy observed and handed
down by their children until it has become Of ma
t.pusl regard, and IN accordance with the recon-
nirnoaron o. the President OF the United ststes.
h-reb, apo NJ THURSDAY, the TweNTY-fIFTu pAY
vt NovENEER. 4. d. 1873, day Of Public Thanks
giving sud Praise to Almighty God. And recon-
mend that on that day, the people OF the State, ali
staining from all unnecessary secular labor and
liuy ment assemble at their chosen places o public
rorsh'p, there. rs we'll as in private dev5tons to
gyc thank, and praise to the supreme Ruler yf the
In verse for the inuuineIah.e blessings bestowed
upon Us as State aud as indiv dua,s, AMI make
Thanksgiving Day truly day of giving thanks
thanks which Eve expression uot only in exercises
orpuhlc and private devotion, but also IN remem-
herng the needy and distressed, by acts o, mercy
And deeds o: charity and beneyolence.
ven uader my hanl apd the seal o. the State, in
Executive Chamber. at Montpelier this .shth
day 90 November, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand ri ght hundrci and serenity five and
of the Independence %, tie United States the
uae huudrodth. AsAHEL PECK
l., tHs GsNERSCG-
W P DILLiSsHAN,
Secondary q Civil and Military Agat4s
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12
To Women,s TEMPERANCE InInns.
This memorial has been adopted by the
W. n. {. 7. L., and is commended to our

This memorial has been adopted by tn,
W. n. {. 7. L., and is commended to oul
State Unions
To the Honorable Senate ard House Of Rep-e,e.ts
ftres,i Congress assembled
Bhereas, The liquor traffic ia frau Int with evil :.
the property, health. homes. lives aud peace Of oui
Citizens, and
Whereas, Governments are Instituted 10 secure
the peace prosperity ami we lbein. OF the citizen.
therefore,
We, the undersigned citizens of the State o Yer.
mont, hereby pray your honorable body
l. 10 appoint comm sion TO invest rate rut ,,,-
port the effects Of the liquor traffic in the United
states on the health. intell gence, industry proe-
perlty, crime and pauperism o. the individuals
also upon taxation, revenue, and the general vel
faro OF the country.
?. To prohibit the importation Of alcoholic liousrs
from forei IN countries.
8. To prohibit tho manufactu and sale Of alec
none liquors as beyers IN the Distl ct of Coun
ola, In the Territories OF the United States ami in
All p aces where Congress exercises cxcinsye lecis
latou.
I. To require total abstinence from alcoholic IL
quors as beverage On tho part Of all officials and
suboIdinates in the civil, military and naval SER
vice OF the United States
And We will Continue To pray
ANNIE WrrssMtrR Ere itent.
FRANCIS b. WILLARD. Cor. Sec.
This memorial wall be presented TO the
ladies of this State for their signatures. The
first OF these petitions has already been act
ed upon in Congress. and 4 resolution au-
thorizing the appointment Of commission
passed either the House or tho Senate at the
last session
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12
NEW YORK NEWS.

ARREST or AN ALLEGED AcCoMPLIcK OF THIEVES
NEw YORK, Nov. l0.-Benjamin d. Wood.
an alleged receiver OF stolen goods, whose
headquarters are said to be in Boston. was
arrested yesterday on telegram from the
ehiei OF police Of Boston, and held for re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

The famous case of Jarndyce vs.. Jarulyc,
has parallel in Kentucky, where there is 2
lIw-suit almost As old as the State. 1t Wa
begun in lSl6. and had attained the Yer,
respectable antiquity of sixteen year, befor,
it was first brought to a hearing. Since then
it has been twice to the Court of Appeals
and in various lower courts The sui ect
matter of the suit is tract of - 1000 acres
of land. The original plaintiff was Joseph
Blackwell and the defendant, were ninetv-
niue in number. The Plaintiff died thirty
years ago, and now it i believed that not
one of the original parties or Of the attorneys
originally employed survives The suit de-.
cends from father to son as much prized
family possession 1t has already passed
10 the third generation, and there Is no res-
son now apparent why it should not outla,t
two or three generations more.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

REroRr or THE DEAD LETTER UruoE.-
The forthcoming report Of the dead letter
Office will show the receipt OF 3.649,747 let
tiers during the year, of which just two
thirds are clas-ed as ordinary. and 2lO,377
are from foreign countries. OF the remain
der, 81 .2j2 were instructed. 1863 had no
address, 3lS, G04 were held for postage, and
81 ,240 were returned from hotels About
:, 100, 900 were letters that could not be re-
turned, circulars, etc. LIB contained
checks, drafts and bills, with 3,469 ,S2j,
Of which 'S5.l2j, l27 has been sturned to
the owners
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12
NEW ENGLAND NEWS

RAISING rus WIND FOR THE CENTENNIAL.
LOWELL, Mass, Nov. lO.-Tbe centen-
NAL association has appointed an executive
committee to devise means. bv entarta,n.
ments and otherwise, to raise funds far de-
traying the expenses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

The State Agricultural Society could no,
have done better. than TO place at its head
Hon. Geo. A. Merrill. of Rutland. He is
an able, philosophical and intelligent gen
tleman, -Ong interested in and familiar with
the work of the Society ; and as Preside n t
he can be relied on to keep it on high
plane. The veteran Secretary of the Society,
Henry Clark, Esq, retains his place, as
matter OF course. The excellent directors
from this county, James A. Shedd and l.. s.
Drew, are reelected. Gen. Ii. II. Baxter.
Of Rutland, takes place in the Board, and
as whole the Society is excellently of5cereJ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

Brother Knapp, OF the Miiiiebary Regis
to. has been reviving his recollection of
book which he we- accustomed tn read
in hi early year,, With the following re-
suit
In the oli'D times. It - recorded, there
va q great city into which flowed the
wealth. OF the nations Sac Was the seat
Of royalty aud spieud1r and wealth un-
bogutei. and her dominions extended to
the hi>s1Tis ends O! the earth Bat in
spite % her tcoming industries, her com
mercial enterprise. her wealth. her culture,
her exalted social position, and her power
over the nations, her doom was sealed.
A. a Judgment for her corrupiinns, her
immense walls wcrs broken d1wn, her
teinpit- aud palaces land low. her indus
tries destroyed. and the prophecy of her
destruction vas literally iI'filed. Babylon
was fallen, her streets wcrs deserted. and
She Became "A te>1'4tiln and a hy-wlrd. and
the hahItdtiln of Wild beasts. and the birds
of the air built their nests there We are
reminded OF tins hit ct history hv the rec
oris OF one day doings in the furnishing
town OF Rutland Were not tie advent of
the .Jx upon IT. street,. a tpx hunt with
in tie corporation limits, and the owl in the
Blte> House (proha1ly searching for good
place to build heT Hest) qlits a. distinct an
expression OF prophetic warning a the Ut
;eraaccs OF the old Jewish prophets? Rut-
land should give heed When the hand
writing appears upon the aall it may be
too late IL would be a pity. indeed. - have
Rutland become a bowling wilderness"
the hahtation OF wild boasts and only
place for birds to build their nests among
tie ruins
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12
WILLIAM FRANKLIN, Comptroller

"Tilton is popular out Vest says the
Rochester Express. Which is an eggregious
mistake. He is not tall poplar out West =
not even popular as sedatiye talker. lie
is simply deplorable example of what spir-
itualistic agencies may do with pair Of
tOngs.-Inter Ocean
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

Are not meeting with just the kind Of sue,
cess that the friends of the movement hoped
for. The meetings are composed very large
ly of professed Christians who do not need
converting, and Moody has not succeeded in
awakening them to sense of their dutv in
going out and bringing the sinners in.
Therefore, this work is not so far. producing
the results anticipated. Good has been ae.
complished, Of course, but there is not that
awakening that was hoped for and expected.
There may be change, but this is the situa-
ton now Yours. Amy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

New wells are quite long again, with
square corners below, while the top is
rounded, hemmcd and string run in i: to
tie it round the bonnet. They are made of
black Chsntilly net, without dots. like fine
trllc. and are finished with an inch-wide
hem that has row of Gne tiny gold beads
AT the top of the hem for bonnets that have
gilt trimmings. while jet beads are used on
wells for other bonnets. They measure
three-quarters ola yard in length when
finished. They are tied around the bonnet,
fastened around the neck to make them
smooth across the face, just a. mourning
wells are worn. and the right-hand corner is
then thrown back over the shoulder
HgrperS Bq-1r.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12
WESTERN NEWS.


MUsKEGEE, |. T., Nov. lO.-The Cherokee
council has not yet declared who was elect
ed chief at the late election of that nation
Several seats of councillors are contested and
no definite action has vet been taken in re-
gard to them
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

The New York Tl5une, which, on We'd
nesday, declared Bigelow elected by % 900
majority, now admits that the Democrat ic
majority in New York is reduced to 1000.
The complete returns will probably lessen
that by at least one-half.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12

Complete returns from Massachusetts,
with the exception Of the three small towns
still to be heard from, make Rice's plurality
over Castor 5,7li, in poll of about 49,
600, or a trihe less than half of all the
legal voters in the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12
W P. DILLiSsHAN,
Secretary of Civil and Military AAa..s.

fhc Commissioner of Pensions reports
lj,S7j survivors of the war Of Iol2 CA the
rolls of the Pension Oice. That j. nearly
if not quite, en- per cent Of the whole force
mustered for service in that war. 1t the
veterans Of the late war prove equally tena-
eious Of litc--A, we all hope they will
nearly two hundred thousand of tacm viii
survive in the wear 1926
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12
wreck Freight Train.
LARGE Los on CARS AND FREIGHr-N
SERIOUSLY INJURED.

LARGE LOss on CARS AND FREIGHr-No ONE
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
RUTLAND, Vt, Nov THE Schenectady
freight train over the Rensselaer, Il SaratO-
ga Division OF the Delaware & Hudson
Canal Company which left Rutland Friday
night. met with serious mishap about
four miles cast Of Whitehall. on the heavy
down grade. The train consisting Of forty
cars. broke, apart. and soon afterwards col
lided together, throwing of sixteen cars
which went down the bank about some fl
teen or twenty leet, smashing them up very
badly. The damage to the freight was
considerable, besides an almost entire de-
struction OF the sixteen cars. making
heavy loss of property. No one was seri-
ously hurt. The conductor and ore brake
man received slight injuries.