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

Tue true and the sham independents di-
vide sharply on the present issue. as they
did, in fact, in the late Presidential canvass.
While the Springfield Republican gives its
best energies to getting Mr.. Tilden inaugu-
rated, as it did to get him elected, the Gin
cinnati Commercial, which is thoroughly in
dependent, is clear that Gov. Hayes is right
fally entitled to the votes of Louisiana and
Florida. The New York Tribune has de-
liberately arr lived at the same conclusion.
The editor Of Harpr's Weekly, who has not
been known as an INSCRIPTIONS partisan,
argues with great force and earnestness that
the question of the appointment of electors
can be decided only by the State laws and
the tribunals created thereby for the deter
mination of that question. In the Senate
we find men like Senators Christiancy OF
Michigan, Cameron Of Wisconsin, and Booth
of California, occupying the same position.
Both in the Senate anu the House we find
the Republicans willing to submit the ques-
ton to the decision Of any impartial tribu-
nal, while the Democrats refuse. Finally,
the best and most independent men of the
Southern Democracy honor themselves by
declaring manfully that they will not coun-
tenauce any resistance of the legal decision.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29
Tie TOmatO-An Interesting History

MANY of our older readers will remember
the time when toe now universally known
and loved tomato was stranger to our
gardens and our tables. Forty years ago
under the name of Love Apple (P0mum
AmOrisl, il was cultivated only for curIosl-
ty, and tor the ''amorous aspect or beauty
Of the fruit" Its history like that Of many
important events, is involved in obscurity,
and its birthplace, like that of the greatest
of poets. Is contested by those who have
come to be its admirers. The weight OF
evidence is in favor Of South America, with
a broad margin for the location OF the par
ticular spot. Peru claims IT, a. 1t does
some other noted productions, highly nutri-
tious and medicinal. A Dutch bJtanlst, In
1888 describes it,under the name of fumatte.
As grown in tho continental gardens, and
saws that the fruit was eaten, dressed
with pepper. vinegar. and oil, and 1t
appears TO have been cultivated in England
in 1886. where it acquired the name. or
was commonly knewu as the Love Apple.
10 Spain and Italy, also, it was known at
very early date; but there is really no
record. or tradition even, as to the date
when 1t was first employed as an ,sculent.
or when the Eropeans first discovered its
luscious qualities and came TO the conclu-
sion, now SO widespread, that dinner
could not be served up without it. 1t is
now cultivated extensively In France and
Italy, where whole fields of the plant are
required 10 supply the demands OF the
epIcures OF those countries. But nowhere
that We know oil has 1t become an article OF
commercial interest and vi export, Except Ia
the United States. Here We have planted.
ard nourished. and hybridized, and crossed.
and multiplied it exceedingly, without
distinction Of species or color, TIL It's name
is legion, and its varieties too numerous to
mention. We distinguish new varieties as
We do new towns, by the names OF popular
military heroes and admirers judge of
their qualities as they do Of the men whom
they delight to honor. The General
Grant" at present heads tie list.
Nature limits us inexorably, as in the
human species. to two colors, the red and
the yellow OF these, indiscriminately,
enormous crops are raised in many OF the
States, which, Dy the aid OF modern science
and our commercial aptitu des we are enabled
to preserve Tor use throughout the year,
and to furnish cur less thrifty European
neightors with ahundent supplies from our
surplus. Canned tJmatoes have become an
important item in our list OF exports to
Europe. We have no statistic, and cannot
state the value; but it will probably 20 far
into the millions The bono consump
ton is almost incalculable.
The old European boian-ts wrote the
name OF this plant tumatie. The Spanisrds
call them tomates, which appears to be the
original South American appellation; and
in Mexico this ana several plants Of the
solanum genus are called to,natles. In this
country. here at the North We say, tomato
Ia grave is IN far at the South they call
It tamato Ia long as in hote) NJ the extreme
South they talk confidently about toma-
toeses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

IL there is any one thing which more than
another discloses the desperation and the in
consistency of the Democratic party, at the
present time, it is the talk OF the popular
majority for Tilden, as affecting his right to
the Presidential Office. The question Of how
the Chief Executive of the nation should be
chosen was fully debated in the Convention
which framed the Constitution of the United
States. By large majority. and after the
fullest discussion, it was provided that the
President should not be chosen by the popn-
lar vote. 1t was more than once decided In
the Convention that he should be chosen bg
the national Legislature. At last, however,
the present mode of the Electoral colleges
was adopted. Now, to meet an emergency,
the Democrats from Massachusetts to Indiana
are insisting upon the inauguration OF III
den. with or without violence, upon the
strength Of title wholly unrecogniied by
the Constitution and the laws. That is to
saw. the Democratic party demands that Tor
this purpose, the supreme law OF the Land
shaIl be yet aside - Of no binding forcs. Or
70 out il in other words; the Democats In.
iii that no law shall stand in the way OF
TiIdsn.-PypridenN Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29
WASHINGTON NEWS


FLoRIDA-IuE RE-CANvAss NOT To AFFECT
The ELECTORAL VOTE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Adviees reeeiyed
to-day by the national republican commit
tee from their counsel and other proiDi-
nent northern representatives now In
Florida. are to the effect that the re-can-
yass ordered by the state supreme court
applies only to votes for governor, and
does not refer to the votes for presidential
electors.
CRONIS,
the Tilden elector of Oregon, to-day, de-
livered his electoral vote to Vice-Presicent
Ferry, who declined to give receipt on
account Of two returns from that state, as
in the case Of Florida.
THE QUESTION OF COUNTING Tue ELECTORAL
VOTE.
The Senate branch Of the joint committee
on counting the electoral vote had a session
Of several hours duration to-day, confined
principally to Interchange of views and
suggestions in regard to the subject. The
House branch Of the Committee has not
held q meeting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

A mass meeting Of Illinois Democrats.
held the other day, settled all the constitu-
tional questions connected with the Presl-
DENTAL election. They did it by resolution ;
and they did it with the loudest possible con-
tiience IN the assumption that Democratic
mass meeting is the court of last resort.
The managers of this meeting are not
much more absurd than the Democratic
House Of Representatives. which sends
committees to investigate the returning or
canyassing boards of some Of tine States.
That the House has no constitutional au-
thority to do this is so plain that we do
not understand why it is not seen, even by
those who arc blinded by partisan zeal.
Democrats talk of State rights" and some
times talk as ifnobody but Democrats ever
thoeght of them or cared for them. And
yet, they are now engaged in the most afro
cions interference with State rights that
has been heard of since the fagisive slave
law was enseted.-Werreiter Sfy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29
News by Telegraph.
Burninx Of . Convent.

MINIS CHILDREN surF0CAfKD-0 OTHERS hissiSS'
JoLIzrrE. P. O., Dec. s6.-The con-
vent at 81. Elizabeth burned down last
night. One hundred persons were IN tie
building. The panic was very great Nine
children we're sufocated and tho bodies re-
covered. Ii is said that four more children
are missing.
LArER-THIRrIEN PERSONS BuRSED-ksco'h'
RY OF soMR OF THE REMAINS
MONTREAL, Dec. 26.-Last night al o'o'
the sister superior Of the conTeni made tue
usual visit through the whole convent anu
saw nothing unusual, all the inmates oeins
in bed. At twenty minutes past nine the
whole convent was in flames. All That
could be done for those inside was
to hurry them out OF the buiiding'
The nuns as well as the children had ONLY
time to save themselves without clothes
There were forty-eight boarders In the
convent. Thirteen persons are missing
and have persisted in the Hames.-Angei
Dauphin, an old maid aged 63 years; Eiiz-
abeth Gravel. 10; Maria Louise jeffrey, 10;
PAMELA Dermaris, Q. Maria Drolst, 10; Lea
Guilbault, 7; Georgians Lavallee, 10
Louisa Lavallee, 10; Aida Poland, D, all
of St. Elizabeth; Della Lavallee, 10; ko-
sanna Massa, 10; Delima Massa, IL. OF st.
Thomas; and Melina Jolly, OF ST. Felix AT
one o'clock fur bodies had been fouhd and
taken from the ruins all burnt to crisp
Some Of he parents of these children were
on the spot crying and looking for their re-
mains ,seekin to recognize them byiragments
of linen cloth 90 the bodies ELzaoetn
Gravel one OF victims, was seen out OF the
convent while it was burning, bus re-enter-
ed to render assistance to others or to save
her property. The sister superior was
persistent on remaining in the convent TO
save the children and at last escaped with
difficulty. Ii is no: known whether the
victims persisted In their beds or while on
the stairs attempting to escape.
THE CONVENT
was stationed at St. Elizabeth, . miles
from toilette and was founded in 1919. IN
Ger the management Of sisters ofproyidenee.
The community building formed two wings,
the sisters and fifty lady boarders
occupying one, while the other was devot-
ed TO fifty orphans and infrm persons. The
structure was OF wood. and there being no
fire apparatus in the village the fire could
not be checked and nothing was saved.
There was an insurance on the property OF
S2i 900.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

Up in Snyder county. Pa, they have a
panorama of the Holy Land, which is co.
liyened by!sparring matches, conducted by
two eminent bruisers between the scenes.
A few evenings ago the pugIlistic contest
became unnecessarily warm. and Was pro-
longed to such an extent that the boy at the
crank became disguised and turned on the
next picture, just as the ninth round was
about to conclude. The consequence Was
that enc of the cOmbatanis was knocked
clear through the ruins Of Solomon's Tenn
pie, and took refuge behind the sea of Cali
lee Just as his adversary kicked through
that sheet of water. The panorama is now
closed for repairs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29
4 FAIR COUNT WANTED.

1t seemed to him that the people desired
only lair count Of the electoral vote IN
the southern contested states IN order
to be sa,sied of the result. The reports
of the several committees now there would
shed light on the true condition vi affairs,
and have u tendency to solve the EXISTING
difficulties. Ii was certainly desirable to
establish the actual fact Of the election OF
either Gov. Hayes or Gov. TIlden. for
neither could feel satisfied il any dOub.
remained Of his election. because in such
case his position as president would not
command the requisite general support.
THE PRESIDENTS INTEREST IN TIE MATTER.
The president remarked that no one could
suppose that he had anv connection or re-
lstiOn 10 the declaration As to who was
elected; that was not matter Tor him To
determine. he was now anxious Tor the
coming 4,h Of March, when gladly he
would give way to his successor and be
freed from official cares; and before re-es-
tabllshing himself at bis home IN Galena,
illinois, where no owns house, he pro-
poses making 3 voyage to the Yves; Indies,
visiting Havana ard other points OF IN
terest.
He WILL RECOGNIZE WHOEVER Is DECLARED
HIS SUCCESSOR.
The president, recurring TO the recent
election, remarked that he should promptly
recognise whoever should be declared his
succt ssor. With this his political feelings
would have nothing TO do.
THE Use OF TROOPS AT TIE SOUTH.
The day of his retirement the Presi-
dent intends replying to the House
resolution. calling for information as to
the sending OF troops to the south and the
authority under which he acted. In al!
such proceedings. be says, he endeavored to
keep within the limits Ut the law, having
always previous to acting CONSULTED the at
torney general, his legal adviser.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

A prominent citizen who died sometime
SINCE. beoueathed his library to several chill
dren and his widow, TO be equitably Ovid
ed The widow, a second wife, BY the way,
made the division a few days since. To a
widowed daughter Of the dead man she sent
ion yolumes of Patent Office Reports, cart
load of congressional speeches, patent m ns
icine aimaDscs aud other trumpery. IN
indignant lady had them all carried ees
and dumped in the front ysrd Of her tstn.
srs sweet tempered fslies.-lsd'"spsad
HHeH,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

THE COURT vs.. TIE RETURNING BOARD.
TALLAHAssEE, Dee. 27.-The notice from
the secretary Of state to the other members
Of the csnvsssing board to meet this morn
ing to recanvass the returns was withdrawn
to-day: McLin and Cowgirl refuse to obey
the order OF the court and file motion to
vscate the rule and set aside the msndamus.
Attorney General Cooke will obey the man
date Of the court BY making the CANVAS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

WASHINGTON DISPATCHES announce that
the controversy between this country and
Great Britain, concerning the e1tradition Of
criminals, has resulted in another diplomatic
victory for Secretary Fish. The British
Government recedes from its position as
sumed when it refused to surrender Win
slow, AMI accepts the view Of the United
States Government, and Brent. Gray, VIM
allow and Ellis, will all be given up to this
Government if they can be arrested.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

TnE Western Union Telegraph Company,
it is announced, will resist by all legal meas
ures in its power the demand OF the Demo
cratic House for general overhauling Of
Geographic dispatches, in an effort TO dis
cover sonnet hing damaging to the Republi-
cans. OF course the company has an in
portant interest in the matter. Its business
would be greatly lessened if it were once
established that political committee might
at anytime have the privilege OF rummaglng
among its files. The party most interested
however, in the decision, is the general
public, whose private kilograms on domestic
aud business affairs are to be entrusted to
the loose custody of Congressional COM
mittee. We care nothing about the polltl-
clans from whose dispatches the Democrats
hope to make some capital; and of course
nobody claims that kilograms should be in
all cases reserved from exposure inJudieial
or other authorized inquiries. Private let
tiers are often produced in evidence, and their
production is compelled if necessary, but the
courts only compel the production of speci-
fed letters which have been shown by afhda-
Wit or otherwise to be relevant or material.
Nobody is ever ordered to bring into court
q mass of miscellaneous correspondence so
that the counsel may look it over and see
whether it contains anything which will sus-
tain the case they have, or lay the foundation
for another Yet this is what the Demo
Gratis now claim as one of the rights OF
Congressional committee. 1t is no less than
direct invasion Of the rights secured by
that clause OF the constitution which says
THE right of the people to be secure in
their persons, houses. papers and effects
against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall net be violated" Any search or selz-
ure is unreasonable within the meaning OF
the constitution which is made without prob
.ble cause. supported by evidence OF some
sort. stating the grounds of suspicion, aud
with reasonable Particularly the
thing to be seized.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

The grand jury has indicted .he iaii at
Bennington, on the ground that liquors and
tools can readily be passed in to prisoners.
the ventilation Is bad, the chimney don't
carry of the smoke. and there is 5ut one
measrs avenue OF escape in case of fire. The
indictment creates sensation. as the build
ings are but six years old and cos, s35. 600.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29
PSLsIDENr CHANTS VIEWS.
Another Interview win Him.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-Presideut Grant.
in conversation with representative OF the
associated press. to-day, said he had no
know ledge OF democratic armed conspir-
acy, south or west, as has been reported.
He had information merely OF organized
rife companies. outside of the state militia,
but he was not apprehensIye Of an armed
collision in connection with the presidency
no matter what might be the fears OF
others
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

France.
IuE SENATE

VERSAILLES. Dec. 23.-Tne Senate to-day
passed the pubic worship estimates. res,or-
Ing the grant of salary OF the clergy, which
had been reduced by the chamber Of depu-
ties The Senate also reinstated the grant
for seminary scholarships. which was lAe-
wise suppressed by the chambers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29
SMALL TALK .


Thou r.valet silver bright and clear,
Forever N wing ever here
DON tnS bauks stand. and whence
Dost me, | ask where E0est hrLce'
eJms from rocky hRunts On high,
Ger flowers and moss my course dotn lie,
AND, soitly nlrrored 0u my breast,
The Heavens blue canopy doth rest.
MY joyous youth. 50 free and fair,
lmpe.s mo on. | Know not where
N-l .hAll rot lie VINO hath led me
Forth iron the roct, ny guide still bel
1yygft e
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

MR. KEY, of Tennessee, in the Senate on
the 18th, said, speaking of the testimony
taken by the gentlemen who went to New
Orleans " undertake to say that no white
man was concerned in the outrages detailed
by Eliza Pinkston. They never occurred as
detiiled and on this testimony,
the falsehood of which is so apparent on its
face, State is to be disfranchised and a
President whom the people never elected Is
to be put in Office"
That's the true way to argue deny
everything, though it be sworn testimony IN
a court of Justice, and because you deny 1t,
say the reverse is proved. Senator hey
afterwards owned that he knew nothing
about the facts, except as he read them ln
the papers. But he considered the negroes
all liars, and this story was, of course, a lie.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

LITTLE Rock, Ark, has had six fires in
six dsys, toe loss now footing up $685., GOO.
Thy IN supposed to b. ipesndiasy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

TIE Democrats have been doing good
deal Of" blowing" ever Mr.. Tilden : pop
ular majority" The ofieial returns are
now 81 nearly complete that the results have
been aggregated. 1t turns out that Mr..
Tlden's majority instead of being anywhere
from quarter to half million, as MS ar
deut advocates have pictured, was less than
10000, and hls plurality over Gov. Hayes
was less than $50 ,000. With 10000 of this
in Mississippi, carried on the &" Mississippi
plan; with $4,000 Of it in Georgia won in
the some way; with 5000 in Texas, and
1000 in Missouri, it is easy to see bow
much of this popular majority is actual.
Ii is clear that with a foil, free and fair
election, Mr. Tilden would have Teen in
considerable minority of the popular vote,
as well as Of the Electoral votes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

TIE Democrats have a majority OF the
State delegations in the present House and
of course they desire to have the election oil
President thrown into the present House
when each State would cast one vote, and
Mr.. Tilden would he elected. But in the
next House the Republicans will have
twenty States to the Democrats seventeen-
10 view of this fact. the New York P'i5hc
suggests the following programme, which
We copy for what il i, worth The JOINT
Convention cannot count the votes until the
4th of February. If the Houses separate
whenever question j, raised about the vote
Of any State, and the two branches proeeei
To- debate, the Convention can DO nothing
but adjourn from DAY to day until decision
l. reached. But in les than three weeks
the fourth of March Will have arrived. when
the present House g1e- out Of existence.
The Senate, therefore, has nothing to do but
t. debate tie question a liste over two
weeks, then on the fourth Of March await
the organization of the new House ian extra
session Of which President Grant will have
called beiore going out Of oihce), then throw
out Oregon and allow the Democrats to
throw out tie three Southern States, and let
the new House elect. Hayes is elected in
twenty-four hours, and the struggle ends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-29

twenty-iOur hours, and the struggle ends
The Mississippi figures are a little too
strong even for the Springfield Republican.
Up u this point, 50 far as we have observed,
nothing has occurred in any State claimed
by the Democrats, to lead that astute journal
to suppose that any faulE could reasonably
be found with the Democratic methods Of
carrying the election. The fact that Con-
gresham Foster said, in 1874, that the
Louisiana election of that year was fair, free
aud peaceable, though that assertion was
squarely denied by congressman VIM. \.
Wheeler and George F. lIoar 1.-TWO Of the
best men in that Congress- who declared in
report from the same committee that the
election of = was neither fall, fair nor
Free has been apparently all the proof II
needed that the recent election in Louisiana
was all right on the side OF the White-Llners,
and all wrong on the other side. The cir
circumstance that large vote was cast
anywhere at the South has been for the
Republican convincing proof that ii was an
honest vote. OF course if that is good logic
the larger the vote cast the more honest 1t
must be and if the Georgia Democrats had
chosen to stuff the ballot boxes which they
provided for white men, a little fuller, and
given Mr.. Tilden $1,000 majority instead
Of $4,000. as they could just as well have
done, it would have been still more conyinc-
ing proctor high-toned, independent
Tllden organ, only anxious to speak the
truth-that it was an honest ma jority.
But after all there as limit, it seems, to
the Republicans faith in Southern Demoe-
racy. Or rather, shall We say, there is a
limit to the amount it thinks its readers
will stand, in the way of Justification Of
Democratic ways of electioneering at the
South The republican Is forced TO admit
that at is not possible to suppose that
Hayes would have got only IL votes in
three counties in Mississippi where Grant
had 6,54l, unless Republican voters had
been so frightened that they didn't dare to
vote AZ they wanted 10.
This is a very great and notable concession
for the Springfield Republican and we trust
It's readers will mako the most OF II.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-03

A DENVER man, who went to the
Black Hills to make his everlasting
fortune, after being there a few weeks,
wrote to his wife: "This is the DEVILS
country. If you have a grain of
charity in your soul send me $25.
Don't say you haven't got it. If you
can't get it otherwise go to church and
steal it from the contribution box, and
then you wouldn't have half the sin
on your soul that you will should you
leave me here. Bad luck to this coun.
try. ! will tell you all I know when 1
get hack tn Denver. But l haven't
money enough to walk. For the pure
love Of God don't throw me away, for
I covet the three cents l will have to
pay for this letters postage"