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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

OVER TIE BoRDRR.-All efioits for re-
copciliation between Mr.. William Macken-
zie. Of Montreal. and his wife who eloped
last Winter. with MIR. Fred Bridges. are re-
portsd 10 have tailed, and Mackenzie wall
apply 10 the Canadian Parliament for a d.
yorce this Winter. The lady is in Chicago
qualifying for an American divorce
The Board of Trade Of Montreal and mer.
chants and manufacturers generally are
considerably excited over bill which has
been presented In the Provincial Assembly
entitled an act ITO remove all doubts as Il
the power possessed" by the Providence
Nuns. The Providence Nuns, as thei
name implies. is a religious order recognized
and incorporated by the Provincial Legisla
ture. Its property is exempt from taxation
and it has large revenues derived from be
quests IL has also special authority to engage
IN the lottery business for charitable purpos-
es. 1t is claimed that it is the purpose OF tht
pending bill to empower the above organi,
z.tion to employ their large untsxed capi
tal in manufacture and business enterprise
4, is found that if such power is granted
that the managers of the association vii
he enabled to produce and sell goods at 4
nrice which will defy competition. Th'
Montreal Witness is specially alarmed. L
claims that one expression In the Dill lm
niles transference of the authority OF thu
Queen to the Pope.
The Toronto Giobe finds much encourage
ment in the fact that the exports OF Cansd
in 1876 are less than SO ,000, 900 below tnos
of 1873. when the highest, and are S5.OIS,
456 more than in 1875. amounting TO $50,
s66. ABS. The imports. while they snow
decided balance of trade against the DO
minion ,lshow a more marked decline, to
fgpres ior 1875 being Sl23 .O7O .2S3, and 70
1876 Se3, ,2lO. .346. The decline in export
from ls74 is sis, 900 900, and is due to tn
/ falling of in the demand for lumber and tn
nroduc,s of the mines. An increase OF th
products of fisheries, farms and manutae
lures is reported.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

My friend says that returning board is
a new invention. beg leave to take issue
with him. Returning boards are older than
the Constitution of the United States.
There is no state in this Union that has not
a returning board. Sometimes they are
called boards OF canvassers, sometimes they
have no particular name, but they consist Of
a person or persons who are authorized to
count the votes and to certify who has been
elected. Names 20 tor nothing. In some
states these returning boards have discge-
tionary powers. Judicial powers, az in the
state of Louisiana. and other states that
might be named. Perhaps there are dozen
or more states in the Union where they
have powers conferred upon them to cast
out fraudulent or illegal votes within certain
rules. In some states they are required
simply to count the votes and give the Ger
tifcats to the man who has got the highest
number Of votes. There is returning board
in the state Of Missouri, there i. one in the
state of Indiana, one in the state of Oregon,
and another in Louisiana. The power which
these boards have depends upon the Law OF
the state creating them. 1t may be simple
power, as in the state of Oregon. to esr...y
the vote. or they may have judici., 2 Sssh there
as in the state of Louisiana. VIZ WI boards if
is an appeal from thsss so depends upon
they make wrons Ualeas the law crest-
the law OF tss . % some court the power to
ing theD 9
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

CugioUs LAW CAsEs.-Our English breth-
ren seem to be continually getting into the
strangest difficulties imaginable. aud some OF
the cases that find their way into their courts
are very amusing 10 US law-ablding Ameri-
cans. Recent English papers furnish some
very pointed cases for illustration.
A lad was brought before London court
for wilfully destroying Il pan OF milk by
placing live frog therein. He was fined
one shilling The pan Of. milk was produced,
in which the frog was living with great appa-
rent enjoyment. The judge remarked that a
prosecution for diluting milk might be made
with success. and Mr. Frog summoned as a
witness.
In Liverpool a policeman was arrested for
poaching, and excused himself by saying
that he Lad been led away by bad company.
Good as this defence was pork-butcher fur
nished a better one. When arrested for ex-
posing for sale an unsound ham he averred
that he had been troubled with very bad
cold, and consequently had lost all sense OF
smell The judge couldn't see it in the same
light and fined the prisoner e. 6s. Mr.. Finch,
a constable OF Blrkenhesd, sued q Mr.
Wright for E20 damages. Plaintiff swore
that while removing Wrights goods under q
legal writ defendant openly abused him in
the presence of q crowd. There were three
counts to tue Indictment First, calling him
a ID tight screw :" second, calling him 6
rascal !" third calling him " thief. Ples
of not guilty entered. The judge ruled tha
the language in the first count was meaning
less and would go Tor nothing if proved
Testimony showed that the language namsd
in the second count was intended for some
one else namely, the landlord. On tne i ,niiu =
count defendant swore that be only saiu ..s ~.
WAS better than q thief Suusn' io'
nla;nt;ff in 1os Costs on Wright
H., ~ has. ..se of all came up IN Ian
pu' 'uo thomas Dim sued Mr. Bible
eas'ei "a Plaintiff testified that Last feoru-
ior i,e fell into the canal. and that defendant
IN pulling him out used undue violence, 80
much SO that plaintiff had . large qaannty
Of hair pulled out from the effect of which
he took the neuralgia and had been unable
TO work since Further, that Bible threw
dirty water on him when he was coming to,
and that defendant was laughing at the time.
Michael Bible testified that he pulled Dinn
from the canal, reaching him just a. he was
sinking TOR the third time consequently,
having no choice. had to grasp him by the
hair used NO violence /; threw . hatful Of
water fiom the canal on him to assist him in
coming TO bystanders advised it didn't
renenbc, laughing when Dim opened his
eyes aud asked foI whiskey. Testimony be-
lug corroborAted by witnesses, the judge dis
missed the case Boston Pose.
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once

once Tis little word, with saddest memories
irauEnt;
IL couJufes Up the past, and wakes train o.
tAOu-lt.
I- lss a elnu tone, il soundeth Ike the knen
o. al oar uutied jlys-thlngs loved, perchance, too
we'll
lt lei. ot chidlhood's days when all the world
seemed .4lr,
rt ha4p. buoy ant youth. eKultsnt, free from
uf reudship's sacred ties OF loves most holy lght
90 al The bli-s that now sunk in darkest ghI.
Al ne eaftl's lowers must iade, though once SO
fresh a-1 -,
Ee1 In the slmmer's prime night steals upon the
DAY.
Green leaves must change and .all, and the shrll
autumn hlast
Throw ioltl SAD lament Ger summer g,ories past.
Al in- lke towers o. earth, hopes blossoms face
aud dies
The asj dreams OF our youth in the hearts grave
must lie.
V.sio.s o. hy--oae years. OF shattered hopes and
Joys,
Ie siIe~ our lonely path Ike ehndhoOd's broken
tUts.
-Tmslsys Magazine.
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POLITICAL.

The Butler who has been declared elected
as United States Senator. by the Hampton
Legislature of South Carolina, il Gen NJ. G.
Butler, Of Hamburg massacre notoriety, who
is now under bonds to answer for his crimes
before the United States District Court.
Secretary Chandler laughs at the idea
that the Democrats can mako anything out
of his kilograms as chairman Of the Republi-
can committee, and says he has not the
slightest objection to an examination Of
every one Of them. He has always regarded
the telegraph as an affair that no prudent
man would commit secret to, and dis
patch is no more private than postal card.
The Boston Herald having "ventured to
guess" that certain Republicans believe
Tilden is elected. the Springfield Republican
prints the names as of men who actually ex-
press that belief. So the falsehood started
by these papers that arc only "trying to tell
the truth is well on its winding way"
Gov. Grover. Of Oregon quoted English
precedents in his extraordinary defence Of
his extraordinary conduct, but the London
Times, which IS presumably as familiar with
English Law as Gov. Grover, says; at has
been discovered that some of those Electors
Of the President who have received the high
est number of votes in certain States are
ineligible because they are ofhce-holders /;
and it has been rashly said that those next
below them must occupy their places as
Electors. This is not the Electoral law of
England. Votes are not thrown away un-
less the voters are aware Of the disquali6ca
ton Of candidate; if they are unaware of
the disqualification Of man who comes out
at the top, the election becomes a void cleo
tion as far as his seat is concerned"
The New York Times says the public
faith has been rudely shaken in the detective
talents of Mr.. Davenport, and the efficiency
of his elaborate system of election bookkeep-
ing, in New York city. The Times believes
that of the 1l2 900 votes which were count
ed for Tilden in New York city, there were
at least 10000 which had no legal eI-
istence.
The Chicago Tribune has in its possession
nineteen editorials, cut fror as many South
ern papers by a gentleman in Tennessee,
which indicate that Mr.. Tilden is still writ
ing editorials through his bureau for the
Democratic papers. AL of these editorials
are exactly alike and arraign the Admins
tration for attempting to defeat the people in
their choice of President
The Demscratic Associated Press Agent
at New 0rlean. has found no difficulty in
sending North full reports of the testimony
before the Democratic House Committee,
though he had no heart to expose the
savagery of the Louisiana Democracy, as
presented before the returning board. 1t
is worthy of notice that while the House
Committee at New Orleans have been able
to find negroes who were threatened if they
voted the Democratic ticket, no one has ret
testified to acts Of actual violence, such as
have taken place in hundreds Of instances
on the other side.
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by FRANCIS TURNER PALCRAVE.
he goes in silence through the crowd
vel Ger his lace
Yet where but once his eyes are turn'd
There is an empty space.
~ e VII sperlng Ia 0ngs divide snd stir
It's be rs the Kings Messenger
We may perlorce buy Of the thoaght.
Or stlte VI ignore
Ahe day at last viii come On US
when cav viii come no more
hhcn on the spaces OF the sly
ne ehar1ly Ilit wearied eve;
"aen rising death-nists change and blot
Fa14ll at features near.
When We can give nor word nor sign.
nor what they utter here;
When mother tears no more are shed
tur Lt.le faces round the bed
When science .olds her hands and 5! chs,
Auu cannot bridge the aoyss;
AND that Wn-ch once seen'd lie, seems nOu gh
bstoTe The enor Lous TINS,
d 1aA =, al. deeds. ali passions past
lrllL o. i pins point in the vast
Then face TO face TO meet the King
Behind Il messenger
o could We SEQ that hoar 70 BY,
Whist yuulh,ul pulses str,
With i4 uur future 10 forgive,
he scarce could bear the gnt, and Live.
Thou who iOr Us hast sufIer'd death,
Aemeu Der We are men
Thou on he = -ht hand Of the throne,
Ense mercy un Us then
Thou lr IA the kiug our pardon bear,
AID be tly sell IL u ssenger.
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From Washington.
WAsHIsGroS, Dec. Is. 1876

ARLINGTON, Dec. 10, 10 ..
To the Editor OF. the Free Press and Tines.
The attitude of Senator Conkling has been
exciting considerable comment of late, SO
much so that 1t has excited unwsrranted
hopes in the Democratic breast 1t seems
tina: some days ago he took position d.
rectly opposite to most Of the Republicans,
and the Democrats snapped at the bait. In
an interview last week | found him verv
retcent and careful not to commit himself.
lie is manifestly shfewd enough not TO stul-
tify himself by taking sides in the Oregon
case.
There was high-toned sffray with knives
at the Ebbit House last Friday night, in
which Col. John W Fairfax, better known
as Lord Fairfax, and one Frank Sehell,
an assistant dOorkeeper last session, both
Democrats, figured conspicuously. Both
parties were severely cut, but both will sur
yive. Such an affair cnly causes surface
ripple here, while in the North it would be
the sole topic OF conversation.
The discharge of 100 employees from the
Printing Bureau Of the Treasury, last
Saturday, three hundred of whom
were females, appears to be false
economy. The scene there was painful in
the extreme. as the wages Of these employees
was in nearly every instance the sole mean:
of providing bread for their families. 1t Is
hard, to say the least, when the Government
could do its own printing to turn it over tc
the bank note printing companies and there
BY turn out on the world 50 many persons
with no means Of support.
Proctor Knott introduced d bill to-
day providing Tor the governing
OF tie two Houses in joint Assem-
bly, when they meet to count the Electoral
votes. A better image of the man could no;
have been presented than this lengthy, inco-
herent bill. Happily the Senate has voice
in deciding the issue and will not submit Ia
the dictates of Democratic House. Now
that Cox, that paragon Of virtue, has
gone TO New York, We may expect TO zee
fraud brought to light and the ballot pro-
teeted and made pure.
On official authority | am able to state
that the Secretary of the Treasury does not
favor the bill making silver legal tender
for all amounts, as it would drive gold from
the country and leave the Government with
out the means Of meeting its obligations.
Yours. III.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

CnIrrESDEN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL So
cIETr.-At the annual meeting OF this or
ganization. held at the Vani Ness House
Saturday, December 23i. the following oi-
fcers were elected for the ensuing year:
President-D. Z. Barber, of Burlington.
Vice-Presidents-John E. Smith. of South
Burlington ". j. Shiland, of Essex.
Secretary-C. W. Brownell, Jr., of Bur
lipgton-
Treasurer-C. NJ. Spsulding, of Jericho.
Directors Daniel Shaw, Lewis Nelson,
\. ID. White, J. L. Mason, ID. F. Fish. +.
VI. Van Sicklen, S. ID. Teachout, E. ). Whit
como, Jr., Tlras Isham. W. b. Douglas. A.
j. Merrill. Chas. ii. Weed. Chas Osgood.
W. A. Weed. F. ". Church, ). II. Macon
Der.
The new directors will hold an adjourned
meeting the last Saturday in January next,
to consider matters relating to the rex. an
nual fair
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29
l.. rux President of the Senate is directed

Az TUE President OF the SENATE is oirecleu
bv the Constitution to open the vote, and
.s only the vote opened can be counted. and
that opened vote must "then be counted, "
Il matters not, so far as the result Is con-
cerped, whether tho aritbmetical act OF
counting be performed by that officer or BY
the clerks. tellers, or pages of the House or
Senate. If the result of the clerical figuring
is not accurate, the officer responsible for
the result will correct errors, and make
known what the true result is. After the
President of the Senate has discharged his
sworn duty in connection with the Electoral
certificates or vote, the Presidential problem
il resolved into problem in simple addition.
After be has announced 1.-THE persons elect
cd, ,"as his predecessors have done on TWEEN
ty-two similar occasions before him, the
work Of choosing President by the Con-
stitutional mode is finished, and the person
thus formally declared elected becomes Pres
ident Of the United States st IL O'Clock, !,
noon, on the 4th day Of March. 1877, by
the simple and silent operation Of law.-N.
Y. N1ss.
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WATERvILLE.-0n Sunday morning Dec.
18th, the Thermometer marked - > below
zero. On Monday We had one of the worst
storms of wind and snow that mas visited
this place for many years.
A donation party for the benef, of the
Rev. ). Z. Vail will be held at the house of
Geo. ". Hulburd on Friday afternoon and
evening next. An oyster supper in the
evening to which all are invited. Bill
Sl.50 per couple.
On Sunday afternoon last, young man
named Rich swallowed pin at the house
of Harrison Parker in Belvidere. The pin
became lodged in his throat and 1t WIS s.v-
eral hours before it was removed. C.
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The Burial of Moses.
DEUTERONOMY 1xxry; 6.

BY Nebo's lonely mountain,
On this side Joroan's wave:
IN a vale in the LAND Of Moab.
I1ere lies q lonely grave
Anu no man dug thai sepulshre,
anu no man saw il e'er
for the angels of GOO upturned the sod
And isld The dead man there.
mat was the grsndest funeral
N nat ever passed on earth
Dut no man heard the trAupIlng
=, VI saw the train 20 forth
NOlselessly as the daylight
ZONES back when night is done,
AM tue crimson streak on oceans cheek
OfoWs into the great sun
Noiselessly as the spring time
her crown OF yerupre weAyes
AM al! the trees on all the hills
Open their thousand leaves
% without sound Of music
pr ' ice OF them that went
aehl4y down nom the mountains crown
A9e great procession swepg.
Perchaace the bold old eagle
On gray Beth-Peor's hight,
Oat II his nelly eyrie
Looked On the woDdrous sight
Ferchance the lion stalking,
Sun shuns that hallOHed spot,
For Beast and bird have seen and heard
i1At "alea man kDeweth MT.
But when the warrior dieth,
us Comrades IN the war,
IN arms reversed and muilec drum,
FOLLOW MS funeral car.
lncy show the banners taken
They tell his battles won,
And after u lead his masterless steed,
hhiIe peas the minute gun.
amid the Doblest Of the land
We Law the SAGE at rest,
ana give the bard an honored place,
With costly marble drest,
In the great IL nster trsnsept
Mnere u-ht like glories fall,
Ana The organ rim ., and the sweet choir sings.
Along the emblazOned wall
his was the truest warrior
That ever buckled sword
his the most ylfted poet
mat ever breathei a word
ana never e4rth's philosopher
Traced with hls golden pen
N tAe deatrle psge truths hsli So sage
- lie wrote down Tor men
AMI hath he not high honor.
The hills de Tor pail
10 lie in state while angels wait
with stars for tApers tAll,
Ana the the CARR rock pines lik Q tossing uiumes
over his bier to wave
And GJds own hand, in that lonely land
70 LAY h-tn IN the grave
lc that strange grave, " ithOut a name,
Whence his uncoiined clay
snail break again, . ndrous thought
before tie jud gnent day,
and sand with glory wrapt around
On tie hills he never tfod,
ana speAs OF the strife, thaG won our lie,
Win the incarnsue Son o. God.
Oh, lonely grave In Moab's lard
oh. dark beth-P,Oi's hill
speak 70 these cur Gus hearts Of ours,
sud teach them 70 be still
bod hatn his ny steres Of grace.
Nut ttat We cannot tell;
i-e hiles lnem deep, lse the hidden sleep
or b IA lie loved 20 we'll
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y WAhIIN ,. T-PP-R-
81 o LAth seen G Mule die
Lltl tle sion oI Man eRcompassed one upon his
Last LEGS and about 10 Keel Over
N xy- ny uos, Tor the Mule immortal
lie l.Eeth thousand years and then Braceth Up
and tlketh a Fresh Hold for years twUnty
tAuusaGd
such is the Nlstness the Grandeur, the Greatness
% TIE auimi.e- He IS BIZ In.ns
Why he a Thing that is Big,
Thou TOOL, 20 10 the Ant and Consider
l- .s b ? because he il not Little, and
h .uess q ftreth from Llttleness even as the Flea
oInereth rom the Barn door.
Ee wsie. On MaH. Pad out thy skull with Know
else ana learn Nlsdom OF ne, the Poet " Ma
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

THERE were tity-three Saturdays, as well
As ffty-three Sundays, in 1876. the extra
began on Saturday, and the extra Sunday
to the fact that 1876 is leap year. Clergy
men and publishers Of newspapers were the
principal victims.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

GETTING REvENGE.-This was his revenge.
A conductor on the Third avenue line few
months ago was annoyed by an old gentle
man who frequently got in near Norkvilie'
and almost always offered s5 note to be
changed. Having changed five or SIX oi
them rs best he could, the conductor planned
a little revenge. He secured from the cash
ier a long roll Of coin. and when the five dol
lar man came in with the inevitable bill, the
smiling conductor emptied it into the old
fellows hands one hundred and thirty-one OF
the miserable little German silver three-cent
coins, and handed over big old-fashioned
copper cent to make SO, and then
A pleasant smile he smole.
Aw.ckod wink he wunK;
curious look around he stole
And then his chink he chunk.
-Nsw York Mall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

ENTERPRISE. = President Hulbnrt, Of
Middlebury College. held an examination Of
his classes in college Monday. Tuesday
morning at one o'clock he took the late
train for Rutland. arriving there at i've
O'Clock slept till half-pa eight, then drove,
in the face of a searching wind, to Fair
haven. fifteen miles. and delivered an in
stallation sermon at tive O'Clock p. m. tsen
drove back to Rutland in time to take the
New York express to vsrgennes, where he
lecrured Tuesday evening. Wednesday
forenoon he started for Cape Cod, Mass, to
preach an ordination sermon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

NEW MusIc.-" The Old Mans Head Il
hsid," Is the title Of piece Of music
composed by G. Z. Harrington, of St.
1ohnsbury. The treatment of the theme
Is aid to be very smooth, but lacking in
that hairy grace which ought to character
ixe such pieces.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

Brattleboro's high school principal. !.
Benjamin +. Bingham. has taught for 50
successive years in Vermont, nrst IN MS ma
tive town of Cornwall. then At Rutland
and for l4iyears st Brattleboro.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

THE Brattleboro and Whitehall Railroad
is getting along swimmingly. The busi-
ness men of Whitehall have pledged them
selves TO raise $50, 900 for the road and it
is said that those sly old birds the capital
lists are ready and willing to put money
into the scheme
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

DuRIsG the trial of John Reeves. before
the Bennington County Court. Friday, on a
charge of attempted blowing up of Mr..
Hol,.n's dwelling, James Fitzgerald. one
of the men who confessed to the burning Of
Judge Csrney's mil. and to being engaged
in the other outrages, swore On the witness
stand that Amos Aldrich had drank with
him in Reeves saloon, and that he trested d
Aldrich. The circumstance that Aldrich
had been an associate of Fitzgerald at
Reeves saloon, and they had drank together
Fitzgerald standing treat-caused some
sensation, ina asmuch As it puts the Vermont
Tilden elector in the attitude of an associate
Of confessed criminal. accepting his hos
pitsli;ies in q public bsr-room. Charles
N. Davenport. the great reiormer. was ex-
amining the witness when this circumstance
leaked out, and showed great annoyance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

In New York city, on last Friday night,
an officer found women sitting on the
curbstone in Frankfort street, holding her
dead baby to per breast. She had been
driven out of doors by drunken husband.
and the child had literally frozen to death
while she sat there asking for help in vain
from Christian people who passed by.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

That well-kaown gentleman the oldest
inhabitant' says the snow will las. because
It came jus. before the new moon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

1t is rumored that formerly prominent
member Of the Addison county bar has
gone crazy, and that liquor is at the bottom,
Of il.