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is continued till his death. and not unfre-
quently it is continued with his children.

is continued till his death. and not unfre-
quently it is continued with his children.
THE FUTURE OF THE CHINESE IN AMERICA
is not difficult to foresee They are an acute,
thinking people, and all of them educated to
some extent They are gradually getting
rid of their superstitions, and are taking our
ideas and customs, and even our dress. l
don't like the idea of this adopting our dress
for had much rather We should adopt
theirs A very large number of those who
still hold their religion are modifying 1t to
suit their changed condition. In short
thousands of them have made up their minds
to stay, and when they do that they begin to
be Americans, and they progress rapidly
when they get started.
The Chinese will stay and will become A
permanent clement in the population OF the
Pacific coast They will make their marx
upon the people, and don't know that
there can be any objection to it. They are
quiet, Industrious, orderly, honest, patient
and perseyering. only wish that more oil
them would come, and that more OF them
could be induced to cross the mountains.
Yours. ALTON.
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from the Pacific Coast


I'M 'i''Ni-h-
/ IT, the Eitlroe the Free Press aad Times
san Francisco is the headquarters Of the
/ ci.;,,-.. f.- ,i.,,,1l and here and all STAY
-. ;-5,oor,orts
mere 'i.-'-' '''y H''e ui''i''' '''''-'. ''''7
! t. 20 farther Last. Here they constitute i
community Iy tAcm.elge. They live by
D.. ,t.,,,...l,os d-i,k nv
'n'
themse-'eS- have their own amusement anu
/ their own resorts The Chinese have taken
,........-.-.,...c n,,.,r, Jackson and several
,c
otl'' >''''' "''i ''i' '''-'. ''''''''a
/ them and ore passing through this quarter
might wei fancy b.. clf ia Canton or Pc
'"'- "'' "1''
l.r.. and all tie Work done by girls IN other
r..ia.r-..s aol excellent servants they make
o.. an l,+;
necessary i- i"r them ID MO" ""di 70"
want. and ticv VIII DO l., if it Is 10 bc done.
,...-.....,..-tl, Cl,ir,-oen have r,ntel Bird
m
=''' 'i'' '''"l- "''
ctciinE.y temperate iuey never uIlhk'
;b.u,l they Do smoke opium. which is more
.l.,....-..,,. f., ,l.cp, tbo,.b ,.... s., much 81,
% those ABOUT lii'Ai' nave NOS 40 we" Il
drunken thnalnan-
There are merchants and mechanics among
.t..., r., ,,.-.r aud ,,,.- cvoellept ne-.
'"Ai'' "L' iiloD'''ii'' '"'y art ''u'e Vi
the heaviest importers OF teas and chinese
manufacture. arr Chinese. and in the items
,.-,..,.,,,,... ,to,.
'','
RANK quite rs hi1nIy as tneir American coiii-
Tctitors. There are several Chinese houses
bore ,yl,, ,j,. ooite rs lar,e a business As any
ca, ,.-. -. =; ,t.. In,
Of 'l'' amer i'''' i''9e9 ii .i.s s'''''' INT
Their mechanics are quite a. skiliinl a. any
They have shoemakers, b!aeksinlths, tailorS'
aud jewellers who WORK IN the American
ilshion' ana ma Ike American goods and are
patronned by Americans.
The laundry business occupies an enor-
nous number OF them, Inc Chmaman VIII
take Your shirts and bring them to you with
a finish not atianable elsewhere and your
collars shine Ike new ten cent pieces. And
nc j. le''S"'ie IA ms ,l 'nIrseN 700 NJ uiiiS
1.ei"-lh5 "o'u' NAH Tue We" ioIA iA'TS'
Most "i 'Ne iaHll'leS ia San IialclScp VINO
90 moi Keep servants nave luelT Washing
zone ny 'i'ie'e i"uhur1 nlen On tle Sco'e u
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-11

TINS CESfRAL iERuoNT LITIGATION A
bill in Chancery was fled, on Monday, IN the
United States Circuit Court of Vermont, in
favor Of VIM Sohier. of Boston, and Jack
son 5. Schultz, of New Jersey, against the
Central Vermont Railroad Company-Jo John
Gregory Smith. Worthington c. Smith and
Lansing Mills, Of St. Adams James r.
Lauglon. Of Montpelier, AID Joseph
Clark, OF Milton. The bill sets forth that
on the l0.h of May. last. the defendants ile-
galiy issued , $50 shares of Central Yer
mont stock to James r. Llngdon and
Lansing Mills, that the previous
purchase OF two thousand shares Of
stock ty the Central Vermont was
unlawful that the directors meeting of
May 18th, and all action was Illegal and
void and the orators pray that Langdon
and Mills he directed 10 surrender the stock
50 purchased. aud the same be cancelled :
and that Governor Smith. as President Of
the Company, and the Company itself. be
restrained from attempting in the future to
issue, create, sell and transfer, or otherwise
dispose Of any stock of said corporation,
unless authorized by the stockholders. and
that Langdon and Mills he restrained from
transferring the 1850 shares OF stock, or
voting on il. Sabp@aas have been issued
against the Central r. X. Co., and the d.
rectors named above, retnrnable on the first
Monday in July next
1t j. reported that Senator Edmunds has
been retained as counsel by "the Page
board 8"
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Thursday was appointed by the governor
OF Missouri as day of fasting and prayer
for relief from the grasshopper scourge, and
was quite generally observed. On the morn
ing Of that day the pests began their
light westward in such immense numbers
that Missouri will be soon free from them
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MGDDLEBURY CoLLECE.-The corporation
Of Middlebury College held a meeting in
this place. last Thursday evening. Their
action or intentions had not been disclosed,
MP to late hour, yesterday Indeed, their
answer 10 all inquiries was that they could
10. state what action was taken until some
information should be received. And yet
an enterprising Rutland daily gravely an
nounces an election, and acceptance, to
the presidency Of the college MddieJEry
Register. Sh
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IHE EDDY FRAUDs--Mary Eddy HuntJo.1 4,
one OF the Eddy family.of Chittenden. ac-
cepts the challenge Of d p. Westcott. of
FAIR Haven. and says As challenge is
OF nut little account without some money at
stake, propose to put one thousand dolla r.
IN &c Cd hands FOR you, and you must Ut
up like sum for me. We Will have lour
resp nsible, disinterested men chosen to de-
eide and If you and your detected medium.
Chapman, prove my manifestations to be a
fraud, the one thousand dollars shall be
yours J. not proved a humbug, your thou
sand dollars shall belong to me You claim
10 have been tricked and deceived by the
Eddys for twenty years, and now is the time
to show US up, that the public may not be
deceived any longer"
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ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN ST
ALBANS.
Love. Jealousy, INSANITY and
Revenge.
IVCESDIiRIsH AND ATTEMPTED
MURDER.
Shocking Suicide OF tie Cmip..t.

spesill dispatch to the Free Press AM T.aes.
ST. Adams, Vt, June G.-About md
night Saturday, the barn Of Henry e
Greene, living in the southern par; OF this
village, was discovered to be on fir, Mr.
Greene dressed himself and started ou. Tor
the purpose Of saving if possible his horse
and COW from the burning barn. bat bad
gone out bat few steps from the hlu-c
when two shots were fred at him, the Il
one making hesh wound in the lrtt arm
just below the shoulder. the second srszias
the inside Of the right thigh. Ne;,her OF
the wounds arc Of a serious nature. a.
Immediately turned and went into the
house saying to his wife tina. he was ,lo.
They then went to the front door and gave
the alarm, when the neigh5or- came O.
their assistance AMI succeeded in -.yin.,
most Of the contents of the house which
was burned to the ground. as, tls barn.
with sheds attached. containing = W
wagons. 4 horse and cow in the barn
were burned. IL was supposed az first
that the person who set the fire aui
shot Mr.. Greene had persisted ia
the flames. To satisfy this suppo-ition the
ruins were thoroughly searched a. soon a-
daylight. but no traces OF human remains
could be found. Efforts were then made O.
captare the perpetrator Of the deed IT Boz
should still be in the vicinity The fe.l-
and woods were searched but without ays..
Suspicion had rested upon no one, un,i H.-
quiry vas made a. to the whereabouts ot
one Of Mr.. Greene's nearest neishbIr~.
named Clifton :. Weeks. when it VA foanI
he had left his house that night shortly be-
fore the FIRE broke out. and had not been
seen since. His absence. taken ia cJnnec-
ton with the fact that he had previously
accused a sln Of Mr.. Greene Of hayiu. in
torlered in bis aiLirs conceruiu. a yuunE
lady namcl Sarah wilkins. and hal used
language, led to the sappo-i-
ton that he was the man who fred
the barn and shot Mr.. Greene. Sub
soqaent discoveries proved this sup
position % be correct. About noon
The repor, Of pistol was heard ia the
rear Of the barns OF Y. L. Skinner. wiD
ives across the street from Weeks hou-r.
md about thirty rods from Mr. Green,
place. Parties went AZ once 10 the spot an
ouni Weeks Just breating his last, with his
hroa; cut and q bullet hole in each temple
ne revolver lying by his side and another
n his hand, he having fired both shots AZ
he same time. \ butcher kuiio and fresh
Hood was found little distance from the
,9dY. which showed that he had made
previous attempt TO take his life by cutting
lis throat. An inquest has been com
nenccl and the testimony OF Mr. Greeuc
md Mis- wilkins been taken. The i'm
,reSsion Is that Weeks has been partially
insane for some time past. owing to bis In
lbi.Ity TO gain the affections Of Miss W.i-
Tins The affair has created great excite
nent here, and thousands have visited the
Gene Of the traredy TO-DAY
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Eossiter W Rayr lond, United States Com
missioner OF MInin Statistics, sums up as
follows the gold Al silver products of the
Western States -or last year California,
$4,000 81; Neva ia, So. l02 263; Oregon.
S6O9,O7O; Washington Territory, Sl5l, $50
Idaho. Sl,Seo,00i; Montana, 1851, 20
Utah, S3.s62, l39; Colorado. S5.Ios, $40;
Arizona, SIs7, 900; New Mexico. $500. 900
other sources, s 100000; total. So, 32s, ~
"A gain Of erhap- $lOO,0 coo over 1873.
The Comstock Lode, Nevada. furnished S22,-
Coo coo Since 1851 Nevada has produced
no les than S2i4,ooJ, 900 Of the precious
metals
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The Vermont Valley Railroad Controversy.

1t is very easy for an INSCRIPTIONS paper
to make a statement of facts to suit itself,
and to draw therefrom such conclusions as
it wishes to draw. The Springfield Repnb-
HdaH has had long experience in that mode
Of argument and its treatment of the Yer
mont Valley Railroad matter furnishes
fresh Illustration of the effectiveness of the
method. Bat, when the statements of fact
tall through. the deductions are apt to sui-
Ter. 1t happens that there are better sources
of information than the Republican, in this
matter. Judge Barrett, of our Supreme
Court, whose integrity and capacity the Re
publican la often ACKNOWLEDGED, had occa-
sion. in an answer to petition, given by
him in December. 1873. to mention some OF
the fact, Of the case. His opinion contained
"a pretty clear intimation that the Connecti-
cut River Railroad party, who bought their
Vermont Valley stock with full knowledge
OF The extended lease to the Rutland road,
could not cquitab.y be permitted TO disturb
that lease. What the opinion Of Judge
Woodruff. who now has the case before
him. Will be. remains to be seen. but We
should suppose that there could be no differ
encc Of opinion among fair-mindei people,
thai ill his decision is rendered the Con-
nectica. River Railroad party have no right
t. take unlawful aud forcible possession of
the road. Judge SmaIley, in his injuuc-
ton, simply said to that party Stand back
while this matter Is pending. and keep
hands ID from this property, till the queS-
ton vhcther or no You have any right to
take 3, hl, been decided. The Republicans
abuse of Judge Smalley for thi, action l.
characteristics, hut harmless.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-11

Mr.. II. Z Hubbard, Of Boston, formerly
of North Hero. expects to have completed,
about the first of July. fine yacht. which
is on the ways, al Shelburn dlrbor. She i
being built BY Mr. 4. B. Curtis Her ton
mage is estimated at thirty tons. AMI she
will carry about 400 yards of sail. Her cost
will be nearly $1,000.
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George ". Pemh srton. charged with tie
murder Of Mrs. Biz CHAM. OF East Boston.
On March -, was found guilty Of murder
in the first degree, On Friday, and the
speedy and stern course Of the law will be
carried out, in all probability without de-
lay, ami The debasod wretch, who was made
a murderer by the excessive use Of alcoholic
>timu!ants, viii pay the penalty of his
crime On the gallow- His trial lasted less
than three days, anj the defence was weak
from the first start. consisting chiefly in an
attempt TO make ont that Pcmberton was
suffering from delir ium tremens when lie
committed the decd
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NEWSPAPER CHANGE. - The Woodstock
Post, which was established in 1871 ,r
Robert A. Perkins, and has been edited and
published by him since. has ju st been sold
to Mr.. Luther o. Greene and will be merged
with his paper. the Standard. The Post
has been lively 9pd interesting paper, and
we regret its untimely demise.
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q. \. E.-The national headquarters of
the Grand Army Of the Republic have been
removed from Boston to Philadelphia, by
General Order Number /, just issued by
Gov. llartranIt, the new commander-in-
chief. and the following appointments on
the headquarters staff are announced Ad-
jntant General, Comrade Robert B. Beath.
Pennsylvania; Quartermaster-Gencra
Comrade William Ward, New Jersey In.
spector General, Comrade W. F. Rogers
New York; Judge Advocate General. Com
rade W. W. Douglass. Rhode Island.
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\ JUsTICE OF tbs pFaCE GErs 4 RTGrLtg
.IoB.-A correspondent of the. New York
Graphic describes couple OF interesting
characters connected with the strikes in the
Clarified. pal coal region. One OF them,
Dave Sh0rthill. was a member of the guard
stationed around the mine properties, ami
the special detestatiOn OF the strikers. AMI
he has been having little private war all
to himself. The strikers appear before the
town magistrate and swear out 4 charge
against said ShOrthill, which Is forthwith
served upon him, and he Is taken away from
his post and released on his own rtcJsul-
zince. This began TO be monotonous. -
the ingenious David concluded to hire that
justice OF the peace for the season, and plant
ed him lust opposite his pOst OF duty on the
banks OF the creek. David makes him com
pulsory visits about every two hours, and,
now that he has got used to 1t, says he
rather bankers after it We saw that
indicator OF the law seated placidly on 4
messy hillOck. contemplating, the mInno"s
which spOrted in the waters at his ieet'
varying the tedum of the passing b0drs III
making entries of fees Tor hearings IN the
case OF Shorthill W.. the people. IN his mem
orandum book A lacetlops friend suggest
ed that he was magistrate court sitting
az bQac
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The culogY OF Past Grand Master Eagles
by upon Past Grand Master Hall, was then
delivered. /. was brief and touching
tribute q the virtues of DR.. Hall. a. a man
and Mason, and contained an interesting
sketch o. his lie. Mr. Englesby and Dr.
Hall were college class mates. and grew up
together in Masonry, and were always in
innate friends. % the speaker was fifty the
one u cul0gizs him. 1t held the graf
flied attention OF the Grand Lodge. and, on
motion OF Bro. T.. ;. Dana of Cornwall,
thanks were rendered to him and it was
ordered published in the proceedings Ct the
Grand lodge.
The Grand Secretary then made his an
nual report concerning the condition OF
Masonry in the State. IN which he took oc-
casiou to call the attention OF the craft to
the iuiudicl0us measures often res0rted to
IN dealing with erring brethren. and con-
claded his report with brici account of the
description and ceremonies incident to the
dedication Of the Masonic Temple Of New
York. on the u of June last
After routine business of no general in
t,rcs,, the Grand Lodge was called from
labor t. retrc-hment until 80 y. IN.
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The Masonic procession at the dedication
oil the new Masonic temple. in New York
last Wednesday, is called the most imnos-
ing. civic procession that has been seen in
this country, and;probably the largest Ma
sonlc demonstration ever seen in any coan-
try More than l7,000 members Of the
ancient craft were in line, gorgeous in re-
gala, and attended by numerous bands
OF music.
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THE LAST 81. ALBiNs TsAclDY eli tom
). Weeks. the actor IN the frightful com
bination Of arson. ASSASSINATION and suicide.
at St. Adams. on Sunday. was in bis 3o.l
year the oldest son Of the late Philo We.s-
was unmarried and had always lived e.
home, having carried On the farm for en-
years and been the only male member OF tl,
family living at home since the death OF hi,
father, last winter \ younger brother Is.
clerk in the village. Weeks was Away
quiet, steady and industrious, and per
fectly peaeeable person. The family wtrt
in good circumstances, and lie seemingly
had nothing to trouble him except that hc
was badly afflicted with salt-rheum Dr.
Clark, the family physician, who knew the
young man well, l. of the opinion that this
disease had affected his brain, had tended
to make him retiring and moody and l.-.
able to bear trouble Of any kind which.
when it came with the death of his father
and the disappointment in hi- love affair,
was too much for him ami drove him mad
Why he should have suspected the
Greenes no one knows, a. none Of them
had ever had the least troable with
him or his family. The testimony
Of Miss wilkins. before Justice Farnsworth,
who is a bright. intelligent, lady like young
woman. i to the effect that she became
slightly acquainted with Weeks Whio
sewing at his fathers house tNi
years ago that afterwards be toos
her to ride on tour or fee oc-
easIous and waited upon her to two enter.
tainments that no advance toward. %
more Intimate acquaintance were maae ~
him until, as she was about to 20 hon, i-.
Christmas, he asked her t. write IL n.,a,
which she declined to do, or st any rate
until he had written 10 her lie wrlt-a.-
twice, in the second letter making a r.uI,--
sion Of his tenderness for her, whi,h aas
the first she knew OF it. After some time
She briefly replied, asking him u call AMI
see her on his return, April %, when she
would explain her delay In answering Hor
letter was rather cool and did not reply O.
his When she returned she found note
from him from which itappearei he thol-ht
he had offended her and was sorry. Shortly
afterwards he called. and then She frankly
told him that she did not reciprOcate biz al
lection. lie accepted her answer a.
fnality; said he was sorry for It. hoped be
had not offended her, pledged his friend
ship, shook hands and departed. and that
was the last she ever saw OF him. She >aI
she neeer saw MIR. Greene or any 90 biz
amlly
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course " .i ie5 people. 1 would rather by far i've
ui, money to seld TURKS as missionaries To Yer
mont The Eustoniau was angry aud hitter and
therefore uI G.r. men always are IN that mood ,
Nevertheless, there are too many protesting Chris-
tens Al are not honest as they should be IA
jAvr business transaeliuns--t hrisiian tHioH.
Ii the it,ion had known to what extent
B ston men have been concerned with and
responsible for the condition Of our Vermont
roads and Vermont railroad securities. it
would have had better answer to the BJs-
toaian's fling. We copy it, not to furnish
such an answer, which has been made often
enough for any Vermont circle OF readers
but to cali attention to the above as a sample
OF the kind Of talk ABOUT our State that i
passing current in other States, among peo-
pie not familiar with all the facts. There
can be DO question that the reputation Of
Vermont as commonwealth OF our rail
road men as a class and OF our Judiciary.
is suffering seriously from the railroad con
troyarsie- AMI complications which seem to
have become chronic here. Ii is well-nigh
impossible to make 4 citizen Of any Of the
many States in which such a thing has never
happened, understand how a receiyershipo
a railroad can he protracted and become per
manent. JGlge Shipman, Of Connecticut, is
credited with the remark, in recent case,
that nothing could be more demorali1ing
for 4 road than to be operated by court or
for court than to operate railroad"
These words express prevalent feeling and
there is enough Of it to make it the impera-
tive duty Of all concerned, to use every pos
sible endeayor to extricate the Central from
its position As a ward in chancery, and put
it On its feet as a corporation. The good
name OF our State demands that this he
done. IL is chiefly because We have feared
that Tie recent conflict in the manager cnt
of the Central would delay such a consam-
nation, that We have 50 deprecated tie
quarrel between the Governors. We trust
that both parties realize how heavy j. tie
resting upon any man who de
liberately puts himself in the way Of a
speedy eztrication Of the roads from the
COURT and Of the courts from the railroads.
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ed his interesting address as follows.

DEAR FRATERs Though have .allen Ear stlE'
o. accomplishing what / purpOsed in this orce.
hesitate TO pronounce these last words % oihcidl
farewell. THIS ofhce with which you honored me
three years ago, you have made thoroughly euJol
able by your courtesy, kni -htly char ", ana Y
look into my own heart and ron thence natne the
Other the cord Ol the triple strand, should say
your love. Al my plans have been ably seconded
and forwarded by you, ana should nave ielt sure
of your generous support and cooperation 10 any
emer -ency. / could furnish some irater who has 4
knsck at lair speech iuu heart from WI cA L.
draw his materials for unstlated praise % gu ana
hi.h apprec on OF the nobility have found here
But unless some gallant Knight does volunteer tls
serv ce 1 shall lie obliged 10 bear away tn me
these uuuitered encom.uus, AT added ire -hia 20
10 heart already laden with the golden meme
RES OF these happy years. have not been u.eis.
bic 10 these three repeated tokens o. Your highest
confidence and trust have not failed e. apprcc ate
the honor and q -nty 20. tine Office nor tie o. "a fes
possibility Incurred by hun who hoids Il. j. hA-
been my ucere desire 20 enbudy ia all my Oh al
acts my best CONCEPTION Of right sud II-t.1..
Adjourned until : p. Ia.