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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

Vermont which are now shipped west at
great trouble and expense, would furnish 50
large an amount of return freights as to Sc
riously reduce the rate of freights bound to
tide waters. The prosperity of the country,
according to the best authorities in political
economy, is mainly based upon deposits Of
coal and iron, and the proper development Of
this region alone in the vast addition to the
material wealth of the state, would justify
the construction of this great work. as
merely state work, without reference to
its national character.
1t is impossible, within the limits at my
disposal to more than touch upon the i'm
portant issues involved, and therefore dis
miss the subject commenting its careful
consideration to all interested in the present
and future prosperity of cur state, believ-
ing it to be the subject of the most sur
passing and paramount importance now be-
fore the people.
Respectfully submitted,
ALEXANDER BARKLEY,
Canal Commissioner
Albany, March, 1875.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

At Dartmouth. the old castom OF prohib-
iting the wearing Of tall hats and carrying
of canes by freshmen has been broken up.
The other morning has was worn into
chapel by freshman. and rush ensued,
but. a day or two afterward, nearly the
whole class of freshmen appeared with
sroye-pipes and canes, and have been un-
moles.ed. The sophs, seeing how matters
were drifting, posted up proclamation
permitting the use of these articles by
freshmen
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07
The Fastidious Goblin. j..

BY J.w. De FOREST.
There lived an imp of Endor,
Eternities gone by,
Who saw the Lord af spleLcor
Create his starry sky.
He saa ths great senssteaiing
From nothing and ffVl night,
The worlds besin their wheeling,
The comets tGke their A!gaf
The nj ghty mingled forces
Sufiusei creations franc,
Along the astral courses
Throboed swiitness, heat aud iama.
The galaxies went singing
Adown Their wondrous ways.
The universe was ringing
With gladness and 18th praise.
Then thought this pyzmy goblin
lie too would make aspaere.
And straight began his eObbiiDz.
And wrought per harcs yeas.
But nothingeouid he fashion;
No wos ID for him might be
He lacked the gOdike passion,
Creative love lacked he.
His work had neither motion.
Nor light. nor form. nor grace
wreck On being's ocean,
A blue oG @!ory's face.
So, seeing that 20 creature
of his might track the skies
He throned himself as teacher
And dared to cTitlese
The meteOrs were crazy,
The IS stems far too vast
The milky way w1s h2zy,
The suns were OscTcast.
The plan was accidental,
The staft ;oretold the close
The tone was sentimental,
Tho scenes lacked Greek rep9se
In nature all was llcking,
And lacking too IN art;
\ little whOies0me hacking
Would better every part.
The motives should be fowsr,
TIE 4 m m9Te pIre and high
And any good reviewer
Gould maze haer SKI.
Or, Il he pra' sed. twas oniy
The dlMmest G.. the hcst
The grant ores shining lonely
Hcfe those be a1uted most.
And ever sine, his mission
Has been 10 oi4ae snd sue8r.
Cons enlng to peraitiuu
The light. God holdeth ds3T
TIE first, tho grestest critic.
The model u hls Kind,
The goblin autlyt.c
Who hates creative Ii re.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

At the dinner to ex-senator Carl Schurz,
in New York, Tuesday, Hon. William NJ.
Eyarts presided, and some 200 guests were
present. amons item being ex-Chamberlain
Lane, Charles Francis Adams, Jr., Peter
Cooper. 5. B. Chittelden, John J. Cisco.
parke Goodwin, D. =. Wells. ex-AttOrney
General Barlow, Howard Potter, Cyrus ".
Field, Murat Ilal-teld. Professor Botta,
Charles Batler, Whitelaw Reid, DR.. W. A.
Hammond and others. Speeches were made
by Mr. Schurz, Mr.. Egarts, Charles Francis
Adams, Jr.. Par-e G3iwin. d. y. Wells.
and Murat Hal>tead. and letters Of regret
were read from William Cullen Bryant,
James Russell Lowell and Others. In the
course of his remarks ylr. sehurz said
may claim one thing. aaa taat Is that | have
at least tried to 90 MY da;y. | started
eally in life al earnest and devoted man.
and attached myself to tae Republican par
ty. served the lsrtT .dithiuily until, and
after the civil war. then seemed 10 me
that the time bad eone for taking the other
great problems ia hand fox solution. 1t was
necessary to securc i5r the new order OF
things that favorable public opinion which
Is Indispensable by vise course Of cOncilia-
tion and policy. Ii WIS necessary 10 strike
down the spirit OF riracity which arose dur
ing the war AID Threatened 10 destroy the
grand old institutions Of our government
1t was necessary 10 restore once more 10 the
country a sound casrency, and - tighten
and regulate the burdens >waying over the
JeOple from revenue l. taxation. That these
evils existed n1 one denied. | toad.y hoped
that the party to which | belonged wOuld
take these problems in haat and deal with
them, but yoa As well as | knew that these
problems were still unsolved. and, indeed,
retrogradc movements were made in some
respects.
An attempt. said tie speaker, wes made
in 1872 to take middle ccurse, but 1t fail
ed This should NJ; eal-e dlScogragement,
because the hest lessons were 10 b. learned
from failure We hai two political parties
to-day, bat neither of them satisfies The
people The independent voters we're, in
the main, good citizens. who wished to
serve their parties bT the best methods and
not bargainers. am convinced that the
mass Of independent voters is strong enough
to give victory 10 either deserving IL The
independent party WAS 800 great To ritter
its power away, bat il was tae duty Of the
men who compose! it % u~e their power for
the common good. 1t WAS t1o early u at-
wise it with regard to .ac next Presidential
election, but initiatory step should be taken
by the men composing il 20 bring its power
to a focus, lei it ee by the organization OF
committees or otheFW ise, 20 that when the
time arrived they could say 10 the parties
what the independent men wanted.
| believe that great good can be wrought
in this way. Next year we wouh celebrate
the hundredth anniversary o. our intepen-
dence Might it be known as a year not
only of proud mema'ies, but Of strong and
independent action.
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Written Coz the Free Presl and Tines.
TO n Sunbeam.

EY PAUL PAsTNOE.
Val from the bright unknown,
What canst thou tel 60 me
On golden piuious thou hast down
Through the f.r lana nf ny -tery
Hast touched the htai sracr,
Round "a the g zIrc strlrd,-
Flyil : afIr t. kiss tue flce
O:evcry new appelsiu- ri
On, thou that li test uc1r
The borders nf she sky,
Hast seen the boun:ie-s g.sns of heaven.
Wherein the golden cites lie
%, tlat bad u. win-s'
Ia soar N mystery.
Ant the reirairs that d -t1-cl sins
shfu uld De cease e., h1-muny
For /, with pin.ous feet.
Would win the j. Giel land.
tread the SKY WITH lent ie=..
And rcsm upcn the uy s-is strand,
Where, with its longing wave,
Life touches the uukluwn.
Ard the long sweli-. ike T0ssl of -r.-.--,
Dash wildly o'e- it a.t. are gone.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

THc CESrLSNiAL on The CAPTURE os OLD
Tit would seen strange Il Allen :
cap;cre should 40; b. noticed s1mewhere
in Vermont. or by an excursion OF Yer
monters to the CID Fort, on the coming an
niyersary. May IOsh. Old Ethau's remains
sleep in Burlington. Ths. city should at
least make provisions for decorating BIS
monument on the Occasi on. And hero IN
Montpelier. on the poruco Of the Capitol,
s,ands 81 600 statue OF him. belonging 20
the State. hch Gov. Peek should cause to
he appropriately decorated, as well ss other
PARTS of the building. ! baad OF music.
and "camp fire." or a promenade con
cert, - might help the thing along little.
Perhaps the Montpelier tremen will con
clude to take hold aad invite the Barre boys
down. Besides this, Rutland, Bennington.
Middlebury and the Southwestern section
Of the State, ought to 90 over and retaxe
Ii. There is plenty Of time 10 arrange tor
doing something, if i; is not quite 50 smart
Montpelier Argus
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TnE CKSrKyNALs.-They open in Massa-
chusetts, and they will cipse in Virginia.
Every event Of the long struggle was but Il
logical Consequence Of tue l9ih of April and
Yorktown Was the natural result of Concord ,
Lexington and Bunker Hill. The next great
day Is that Of Bunker Hill, within less than
two months-tbe day Of Prescott, Putnam,
and Of . him. ah him - Joseph Warren.
1t falls in tue loyeiiest season Of the year,
and it commentaries the most familiar and
famous Of the Revolutionary battles, and
will be observed with an enthusiasm which
all that of the late great day will moi
abatc. General Devens, now upon the
( Massachusetts bench, an accomplished and
magnetic orator. will deliver the address
standing where Daniel Webster stood fifty
years ago. Lafayette was then here, and
sat by the orator Revolutionary veteran:
were grouped around him, and as the ora
tor apostrophizsd them, the air rang with
grateful acclainations.- Haper's Weekly.
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l, 1873, and supplemented by answers made
by Mr.. McAlpine to the Window Senate
Transportation Committee, there are many
things requiring correction, to some of which
we have already called attention. and the
Hon. John Young, of Montreal, has done
this so felicitously, that quote from his re-
ply to this report, published in the New
York Times, November, 1873:
1.-THE Secretary of the Oswego Board Of Trade
says: In September last, in presenting Mr.. Nc
Alpines report, that 1T is with much qualification
l am enabled to state that Mr. McAlpine decides in
favour Of the 0swego waite route, and shows most
couclusively that ton "f freight, or bushel OF
grain. can be transported IN Chicago via the en-
larged Welland Canal, or the projected Niagara
ship Canal, Lake Ontario, the Oswego route via
Oneida Lake. the improved Erie Canal from
the Oneida Lake Junction 10 Troy or Albany, and
the Hudson River To New York, much more cheapiy
and quickly than by the Erie Canal route via But
faloor the St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain routes
either Of those routes improved to their best
capacity" "
Here the issue is fairly and squarely pres
ented Now as to the facts. Mr.. McAlpine's
statement is in reference to distance and
lnctaua on fhe
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RATE


As before explained, Mr. McAlpines plan OF
transport from upper lakes Is 10 discharge the
U D Ton vessel, carrying !O,UUO bushels oi wheat
At Chicago into steam barges at Usw l,Oi sou TONS
carving y 900 bushel s. aud with these through
the ,melca route TO Troy and New York. Now. IN
Mr. McAlp.ne's calculation Of the time Of the voy-
age from uswego 10 Troy, be makes 10 allowance
Tor the OF transferring the 90 OD bushels from
the upper lake vessel into the barses. Taking
100 bushels per hour as good average Tor an ele-
yator we have thus hours for the 50 OOO bushels
ana if We allow two houis more Tor berthiDg and
rnoorlng the ship, We have twelve hours, which II
added TO the sixty and iorty-three one-hun-
dredih hours AS above, the time by The Osweso
route would be eighty houre, against sixty-three
and one-ha Il hours by the Caughnawsga route or n
difference in favor of the latter OF sixteen hours,
whereas Mr. McAlpine erroneously, In his Oswego
report declares the difference in favor OF the uswe-
20 routs To be twenty-one hours, contradctns his
Statement, when associated with Messrs. hlrkwood
and ChiIde, that ''hy way OF Osweso a tranship-
mept must be made from the lake vessel to canal
boats and the extra cost OF canal transport and Toll
must be ande1 10 that Route. while ov way OF Lake
Champlain 10 New York no transhpment Is re-
uuired and the economy OF time and OF transport
by the Lake Champlain route could not fail To at
tract very large share of the trade between the
western states New England and New York"
With reference to the cost OF transport
Mr.. Young proceeds
Il shall now examine Mr. McApine's estimate
0. the cost transport by the Two routes 10 quts
Incorrect. There are but two locks on Caugh.
nayaea ca a.. and there will be bu; four locks up
from Lake Cnamplain, and % feet liz, instead o
S3.S as erroReously given above. The length o.
Champlain Ship canal is 2i miles, not 25 as above
stated.-A. B.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

The San Antonia (Texas) Herald gives
the following notice To its Subscribers
Hereafter We shall publish the list OF The
names of those vino 20 fishing on the
Lords day and fail to send Us string Oh
trout ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

EYF. IS. LsuEuaLLOE.
l. one should str sc 20 reach 4 star,
would MT build a ildder hi,a.
geek foot hy foot To climb - ftT.
Aui step > step assent the sky.
But he would sees tle W j ri's wings,
lhe secret Of ths d -htnias's play,
Leap upon tas ul- ht'1 blue rings,
And hal Il de- u his y wshed-s0r day.
viii uas va Llg SIX % thee
J la1cer-stcps %. wealth or -anie-
TIL some ew feet below ne be
The world, tay Cistsl-e still The SANE
rut l viii &c < that influence
BY wnicl all natures mlrFe move
TIL |, hy Ess1 or a. ht ron hence,
Nin 20 thee - on w.n-s u. Love
-Th- GcTtg,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

The suit OF the English stockholders OF
the Emma Mining Company rs. I. w. Park
and ii. II. Baxter has been transferred from
the State to ths Federal Court. 1t will be
tried at an early date.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

A Detroit boy was sent FOR 4 Doctor. MS
mother being verv i'll, when looking down
the street he stw great crowd. Then eSme
a struggle between duty and curiosity. ou'
be finally started for the crowd, saying
1.-The old lady's pretty badly on. out
know she wouldn't want me to miss 'nas
fight"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

Il should thiak yuu would be ashamed
t., pitch int" tha: lutte boy" said pedes-
triau yesterday as be caught big boot.
b.ack csl5ng a ss,ail newsbpy. lie would
hey p sacred the lad ,'D'se think d
20 ivr big boy. aud git all pounded up!'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07

"spell defendant. said Prof. Spr.,gue At
rho Isst spelling match. "B-ee-c-h-e-r.
whispered little schoolgirl. but the "a
dience did not hear her.
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Total .......-.-......... II 5!l
showing by Mr. McAlpine a difference in
distance in favour Of the Oswcgo route of
1884 miles, and difference in lockage in
favour of the Champlain route Of 2lS feet.
Taking each lock a equivalent to one mile
of canal. the difference in distance is 209i
miles in favour of the OSwego route.
presume the distance locks and lockages,
as given by Mr. .McAlpine on the Oswego route
are correct. regret, however, that this Is
not the case on the St. Lawrence route. No
one knows better than Mr.. McAlpine that
the large mail steamers Of COO tons, drawing
: and y feet of water, daily descend the 81.
Lawrence from the head Of Lake Ontario,
without using the St. Lawrence canals on
the downward trip. lie knows, also, that
the Canadian government have had frequent
surveys made of those parts of the river re-
quiring improvement to give at lowest water
on the descending trip twelve feet. Messrs.
Alailleiert and Raasloti estimated in their re-
port the whole cost OF this improvement ,gIv-
inc twelve feet water at S120 600; and 1t Is
NOR part of the policy Of the Canadian gov
ernment to make the whole river from hing
ston to Caughnawaga, or Lachine, navigable
for vessels drawing twelve feet OF water. IL
Is only during two months Of some seasons
that the s.. Lawrence falls to lis utmost
level. Daring the remainder Of the season
there Is lrum ta.r;cen to sixteen feet of wa
ter in the nayigi.hle channel. Instead, there
fJrc, as Mr.. McAlpinc states, Of there being
lortv-iour locks on the st. Lawrence route,
with 39l feet of lockage. there Will only be
twenty-five locks with 229 feet Of lockage
on the downward trip. Taking Mr.. Nc
IL, ,-,.,- 49,. no t.l. = ,,.,,el ,o noc
'
mile ~ distance. We have
..... ,,..,--r IN -ro,
Distance. So ui In uis-
Miles. locks lance
From oswt-o.--.-.------ 1918 b' -''-
Oswc-o VA ST La"reuce -
aud thamp.aluto lruy i-' ti4
-
bhsreuca --.------ t''i
in.+eoi Of oOlt miles ass,ats.l Lv Mr. Meal
''i''e'' va -''a '--'' %
flue.
Lcct1gs.
L.cAa-c. ieet.
By NJ. HcAlplae's Osweso route 10
iruy----.....--. -.-..--.---.--,----- oo'
BY -. Lawrence aud Champ.ain route
O. Troy ------......-.-------...- -
=
i.l-ftuee ---..-....------.--- Gee
r,,s NJ, Nr,t.
instead ol Is rs stated ny MI. ncA' li"''
With regard to the speed of vessels on
l1,...l - .,-I ,;-a IS transit bv the
. IL Y, ,l.-.;,',,,',;.o ,s
bl a. 'Y-i critici-n an Mr. Nr{rjne's statement,
-.
lIo0V'19
&c Let me now allude To the question O.. sP7e1 On
tie lakes and river nav Saton. or, -
On PAGE oi MS report that I VII hot py ecoho.n
miles on rivers In reply, l state without lear
" contradiction tLat there are PiOPs4ieis ~" -I
rue Hd4e ne.Moel -A'il. "a - ,,,,. - 1,,fls.s
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ton. Both equal in reference to Oswego, Tor to
that point from the upper lakes the 900 ton pro-
peller IL common to the two routes, and it Is as TO
the merits of the route from 0swego to Troy, by
canal, with a transhipment at Oswego, and the
Lawrence and Champlain route to Troy. that are
in question. In the report of Messrs. McAlpine,
kirkwood and Childe the cost OF the transport was
canals, and two mills on lakes. Mr.. McAlpine, in
his late report after elaborate calculations, deter
mines the cost of transport by the Oneida and Os-
wego canal at little less than one and a-haf mills
per ton on lakes and three and a-half mills ship
canals, the difference beng, no doubt, in conse
quence o. the enlarged character Of the navigation
anc -iZe OF the vessel.
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BARXLEF, CANAL COMMISSIONER OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, MARCH, lS15.-IN-
CREASED CARRYING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SHIP CANAL.
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Mr. McAlpne says the time for passing each lock
will he fifteen minutes. II this is added to the
fo-ty-.nur locks which be says are On the route
say eleven hours-ths total time will be 95.3s-lo0
hours.
IN contrast with tse ttatoment | give the follow
iu.-W- the true time, which DO one who understands
tlo route will contradict
RATE.
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The plan conteU plates the hGldia- Of .Our locks
OF 20 feet enth between quOius and q feet widtl
at evel Of lower resch. 1ney distributed A.
follows .-Une uf % ieet lit. " IA dam y faet Ion =
one Of y feet lift about = miles south OF NhitohaI
one OF ~ feet it Ia the vicinity of tie old wooden
lock" and one q 70 ieet lit down 10 tie Ilver az
Fort Edward
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The Superior Times.
A year ago and now.

From the Vicksburg Herald.
They fingered at the gate until
he could finish that last remark. and
she toyed with her fan, while her
eyes were looking down from be-
meath n iaunty hat, that only par
TALLY shaded herface from the Ijoht
of the silvery moon.
He stood gracefully on the out
side, with one hand resting on the
gate-post and the other tracing un-
Ineligible hIeroglyphics on the
panels. They were looking very
sentimental, and neither spoke for
some minutes, until she broke the
silence in a sweet musical voice
;'And you will always think as
you do now, George 20
Ever, dearest; your image is
impressed upon my heart so indeli-
oily that nothing can ever efface it.
Tell me, Julia, loveFiest of your sex,
tnat | have right to wear it."
ooh, you men are so deceittul,"
she said coquettishly.
''True, Julia, men are deceitful.''
he said, drawing a little nearer to
her and insinuatiRg himself inside
the gate, ''but who, darling, could
deceive you:''
And if I were to die. George.
would not you find some one else
Won could love IS WE'LL"
s'Never, never. No woman
could ever ELL your place. Let me
hold you to my hears" he whis-
pered passionately, "until you have
consented to be mine 20 and he
drew her nearer to him and held
her tightly until he obtained the
coveted boon.
1t seemed but yesterday since
our weary footstpeps interrupted
that touching little scene, but when
we passed near the same locality at
an early hour yesterday morning,
ere the moon and stars had placed,
and heard a gentle voice exclaim:
''No, sir; you've stayed out this
long, and you may just as well
make night of it. I'll teach you to
stay at the lodge until 3 o'clock in
the morning, and then come foolir g
around my door to worry me and
wake the baby. Now take that
and sleep on it,,
It seemed but yesterday, that
little scene at the gate, but when
we accidentally became witness
10 this latter scene, we remembered
it had been longer.
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] u s q IL
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