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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

Curious OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Of South
Troy who recently shot his wife. placed the
muzz.e OF the revolver close TO the ear. and
/ the ball passed into it without rupturing
the skin, and lodged in the head. Some
days after the bal. dropped from its lodg-
ment, and, being extracted, was found TO
be mashed into the queerest shape. When
the woman was shot, she was not even
stunned, but soon felt dizzy, and then COM
menced vomiting. She remained sitting in
the chair without changing her position.
until helped, and. when raised, she could
not stand. She l. not considered out OF
danger yet, and the vision Of the right eye
l. affected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

UNDERnIIL.-At the Republican caucus
held on the evening of June l9,h, the fol-
lowing delegates were chosen to the State
and County Conventions State Conven-
tion-A. c. Dixon, Geo ". Roberts. Coun-
" Conventional. ". Church. George c.
Dunton.. II. A. Rogers, c. ". REYNOLDS,
Cyrus ;. Prior and John Rogers. The fol-
lowing were chosen town committee-A. c.
Dixon, julius Morse, {. ". Reynolds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

IuE GoyEKN0RsnIP.-M iddlebury sends
Mead delegates to the S.aIe Convention.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

HoLLY.-At rrshurgh, Jane 18th, Of cancer o.
the liver, Ii. C. Holly, Of Brandon.
TOWN. II ineshurgh, Thursday, June 18th, o.
pneumonia, Harmon Toby, aged : years.
MCNILLIAMs.-ln this city. on Friday. June 10th
Mrs. Eleanor McWillsms, a -ed 65 years.
TALCOTr. In Williston. June 9Th, ls-6. Minerva
Tal,ott, widow o; the late j. e. TAlcott. aged Il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

THE day which sees an election carried in
Vermont by secret society will witness the
death of that society or of the State.-M0rt-
Uehsr Wafchman
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

uInLR>lAS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY - New
'a'e -Mr NJ Mulqueen has just purchased
as~ aud elegant dag for the nibernian
.fe7olent Society. 1t Is of green silk, SKI
On one side. enclosed in a shamrock
a-.ith- is the Maid Of Erin, harp in hand
sfh woIi-dog at her feet; on the diverse,
..-'. 10 shamrock wreath, is the Goddess
Liberty, holding the American shield
0.-a an eagle at her feet The flag is ex-
..eI to arrive here on Tuesday next.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

AARON PUTNAM's ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT. , To all persons con
DISTRICT cHrTESnEs aaIoc Pt .e s'is a,s o.
West:ord, in said district deceased.
GREETIyG.
At probate court, holden in Burlington. within
and for the district Of Chitenden, the 18th day
Of May, ls76, an instrument, Durporting to be
the last will and testament, Of Aaron Putnam. late OF
WeslCrd in said district. deceased, was presented
10 the Court Aforesaid, fer probate, and ii IS
ordered by said court that the 10th day u June
ls16, at the probate court rooms in said Bur
lington. be asst -ned for proving said instrument
and that notice thereof be given TO all persons
concerned, by publishing this order three weeks
successfully in the Burlington Free Press news
paper printed NJ said burlington, previous TO the
time appointed.
Therefore you are hereby notified 70 appear be-
fore said court at the tin. and p sce aforesaid. and
contest the probate Of said will II have cause.
Given under my hand at Blu Ington. IN said dis
trict. this 18th day Of May, 1876.
5Ow3w T. ;. TAFT. Register.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23
GRADE DURHAM COWS,

rI,HE Vermont Stock Farm. shelnurn. offsrs for
i sale. q lev carefully select-" GRADE durham
Cows. The animals good mixers. and suiied
10 family use. Also too Thnrougbbie d short horn
Bull Calves. Apply TO A. TAYLOR.
Burlington VT,
June z0-d&52s3w Ur at the Farm,
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vi AlfItIE I'D.
DIED.

BRowN-HERRIcS.-At Milton. at The residence
~ Luther T. lierTck, the brides father, June 20;h
80, by Rev. r. Wheeiock, Fred II. Brown. OF
Rutland, and Sara L. Herr ck, Of Milton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

NAME into the enclosure Of the subscriber, .
aud hind parts white thrss tsats. The owner ~ll
prove property, pay charges and take her Hvay.
LEWIS MARoH.
Jericho, June 20, l57s.-w2t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

tauE>DEN COUNTY SUNDAY School UNION.
laa thirteenth annual meeting of the
O.uenicn County Sunday-school Union
p.. be held in the Congregational Church.
.' jericho Centre, Tuesday and Wednesday.
I-ae 9TH and 2o;h No distinguished
workers from abroad are expected, but all
--e friends of the Sabbath-school are cor
4,y invited to attend. bring their Bibles.
al 8II in making the services interesting
.ri profitable. The gathering is a mass
MEETING. not delegate convention. The
good people Of Jericho Will entertain to the
extent Of their ability. Those desiring pub
he e1uvfyance from the railroad station at
N.i-t5n, a miles from the place of meet
r-. Viii please notify Z. II. Lane. Jericho
Centre, Va. by postal card, in season to
a- 7i1ea suitable number of teams.
The following j. the order of exercises.
..r0uaHal services to precede the forenoon
.ri . I,eruluu topics
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

CHARLOTTE makes strong claim to the
~.lAi9r-hip IRON the south side, both on ac-
.lnt u the excellence OF her candidate. and
the se5ra Of fair division of honors. Mr..
wentworth is personally an unexception-
.s candidate, and Charlotte has not had 4
uator for ficouy-hco years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

GolNC TO TIE CENTENNIAL.-rh Ransom
Guards, of St. Adams. and the Estey
Guards, of Brattleboro. have chartered the
City Of Lawrence to take them from
New London to Jersey City. on tie 2sth,
the boat taking no other passengers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

Centennial PlcNIc, - The Chittenden
toan'y Urangers Centennial Picnic will
held on Tuesday next. in the bemlock
--y We, south of Williston depot. Deputy
d. i Boyden, Hon. r. 5 Taft, and other
continent Changers. are to deliver ad-
.rs--e-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

IHE GovERNoRsHP We learn that Hart
.Il, Dummer>t0n, Vernon, Westminster
sHd Putuey on Saturday evening last elected
E-tey delegates TO the coming State Con
tnu1n. The Republicans Of Springfield,
IT,. he.d their caucus Friday evening and
s.ectod delegates to the State Convention
10 favor # the denomination Of Gov. Peck.
CENTENNIAL TREE PLANTING.-A good ex-
ample for Centennial tree planters Is t. be
found IN the fact that the present season
-lmc j9i evergreen trees have been set out
up01 the spacious grounds of the Hon.
#m NJ Eyarts, in Windsor. About q,
many NO re trees will be planted there be
t.re the season closes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

The President has signed the act te
extend the time for filing claims for addi.
tional bounty, under the act of July %,
1866, which expired by limitation on Janu-
airy 30, 1875, until July 1, 1880; also the act
providing for the sale of the Kansas Indian
lands in Kansas to actual settlers, and the
disposition of the proceeds of the sale.
The Centennial anniversary of Ameri-
can Independence was appropriately cele-
brated by the American residents Of London,
Berlin, Paris, Rome, Dublin, and other
foreign cities.
Two hundred and thirty lives were
lost, instead of % as first reported, by the
sinking of the Dutch steamer Lieut.. Gen.
.Kroesen in the Straits of Sunda.
About half-past IL on the night of
the It'll the eastward bound express train on
the Missouri Pacific Railroad was tagged
and stopped near Otterville, in
Cooper County, Mo-, when twelve
men entered the express car
and robbed the two safes of their entire con-
tents, after which they Immediately rode
off without molesting or being molested
by the passengers. 1t is supposed they got
a rich haul, as the train was the first one
through from Texas for four days.
Castle Garden, the well known immi-
grant depot on the Battery in New York
City, and % years ago popular place of
amusement, where Jenny Lind made her
American debut, was entirely destroyed by
fire on the night of the 9th.
A recent explosion of fire-damp in
L'Hopital Colliery, near Saint Avoid,
France, caused the death of AZ persons and
the severe injury of Al others.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
CANTON MISS, SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1876.

my countrymen Of the Southern States that
if shall be charged with the duty of organ
izing an administration, it will be one which
will regard and cherish their truest in
terests-the interests of the white and of the
coiored people both and equally, and which
will put forth its best efforts in behalf of a
civil policy which will wipe out forever the
distinction between North and South.
In our country, with civil service or
ganized upon system which will secure
purity, experience, efficiency and economy,
strict regard for the public welfare solely
in appointments, and the speedy, thorough
and unsparing prosecution and punishment
of all public officers who betray official
trusts; with sound currency; with edu-
cation unsectarian and free to all;
with simplicity and frugallty in
public and private affairs. anG with
fratern;, spiril of harmony
pervadiug the people of all sections and
classes, we may reasonably hope that the
second century of our existence as nation
will, by the blessing of God, be pre- eminent
as an era of good feeling and a period of
progress, prosperity and happiness. Very
respectfully yours. fellow citizens,
RIB, HAYES,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

In response to a resolution of inquiry
passed by the Senate, the President on
the 9Th transmitted to that body a COM
munication from the Secretary of War,
giving an official history of our recent
Indian difficulties and the measures
taken to put an end to them. The Sec
rotary says that the present movement
of troops is intended solely to bring the
rebellious Indians into subsection and
compel them to come back to their reser-
vations and stay there, and that the in
trusion of white men into the Black
Hills country, while it has somewhat
complicated matters, has nothing to do
with the present operations, which are
carried on exclusively against the hos
tile Indians, particularly those under
Sitting-Bull, who have for years set at
defiance and refused to acknowledge
their treaty stipulations with the Gov
eminent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
that he was instructed by his Majesty to de-

| that he was instructed by his Majesty to de-
| liver, on the 4th of July, to the President in
| person, an autograph letter of congratulate
| lation upon the occasion of the Centennial
| anniversary, and wished to add his personal
good wishes for the United States. The
President briefly replied, assuring him of
his satisfaction in receiving this evidence of
good feeling on the part of his Majesty,
that his kind expressions for the United
States were fully appreciated, and that the
letter should be properly acknowledged. A
translation of the letter is as follows:
William, by the grace of God, Emperor Of
GERMANY, King OF Prussia, etc., to the
President of the United States Of Amer
lea:
Great and good friend: 1t has been vouch-
safed to you to celebrate the Centennial
festival of the day upon which the great
Republic over which you preside entered
the rank of independent nations. The pur-
poses of its founders have, by a wise appli-
cation of the teachings of history of the
foundation of nations, and with an insight
into the distant future, been realized by
development without parallel. To con-
graduate you and the American people on
this occasion affords me so much the greater
Reas%TS since the sreaty Of Of
the ahef'0uS Second dn'0s' (who Jung now u rests
with Cody concluded with us, undisturbed
friendship mas continually existed DctWeen
Germany and America. and has been de-
veioped and strengthened by the ever in
creasing Importance of their mutual relations
and by an intercourse becoming more and
more fruitful in every domain Of commerce
and science. That the welfare Of the United
States and the friendship of the two coun-
tries may continue to increase, is my sincere
desire and confident hope. Accept the re-
newed assurance of my unqualified esteem.
(SignedD WILLIAM.
(COuntersigned) Won BISMARCK.
Berlin, June 8, 1876.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
CURRENT TOPICS.

THE war manifesto of P-;ace Milan
of Servia was promulgated on the LIST.
1t says: "Servia has done nothing
whatever to hinder the work of pacifi
cation, whilst Turkey has surrounded
Servia with belt of iron. 1t is impos-
sible to remain longer within the bounds
of moderation, and the Porte is
responsible for any eventual
bloodshed. Montenegrins will be
on our side, and it will not be long be-
fore Herzegovinians, Bosnians, Bull
gareans and Greeks will cooperate with
u.s." The manifesto concludes by ex-
horting the troops to respect the frontier
of Austria, which has a claim upon their
gratitude because of the benevolent
protection extended to their Herze-
govinese brethren.
AN engagement between the Servian
and Turkish troops occurred on the Sd
in the vicinity of Zutschar. The Turk
ish official bulletin says that the invad-
ers were repulsed at all points, after
five hours fighting, with loss of
1000 men. A number of other minor
engagements have occurred, in which
the Servians claim to have been victo-
riOus.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

A MASS meeting was held at Terre
Haute, Ind, on the LIST, to repudiate the
action of both National Conventions on the
ourrrncy qucstiou.
GEN. MARSHALL LEFFERTs, a promi-
suddenly Of heart disease on the Sd, while
en- route to Philadelphia with the veterans
Of the Seventh Regiment.
THE Louisiana Republican State Con.
vention, after several days spent in efrecting
an organization, nominated 8. B. Packard
for Governor and c. c.. Antoine for Lieu
tenant Governor.
Don CARLOS and suite arrived al
New Orleans from Mexico on the 9Th, and
left for the North via Mobile.
JACOB REHM, ex-chief of Police oil
Chicago, and member of the Whisky Ring,
has been sentenced to six months imprison-
ment in the County Jail and to pay a fine Of
&c. 200.
SENATOR MORRILL, took the oath Of
Office rs Secretary of the Treasury on the It'll
THE Missouri Republican State Con.
vention, for the nomination of State officers
will be held at jefferson City on Aug. o.
THE President has nominated vii
liam II. Bliss as United States Attorney fol-
the Eastern District of Missouri, and Luke
Lea, United States Attorney for the South.
ern District Of Mississippi.
REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD YOUNG
PARSONS, from the Fifth Kentucky Uouis.
ville) District, died of brain fever in Wash.
ington, on the 9Th.
THE Governor of Maine has rendered
Mr.. Blaine the appointment of U. 8. Sena.
tor from that State, made vacant by the re.
signation of Mr.. Morrill,, and Mr.. Blaine has
accepted.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
The Hog BOuncer.

The above is the name of a simple
device invented by the cattle yard men
at West Albany, New York, to induce
hogs to move from the cars in which
they are transported into the yard.
Pigs, as 4 rule, are not of accommodate.
ipG diSnoGi1 y lsssssggl1s &c 0oiiioS W
prevailing upon a car load of them to
move along upon narrow gangway,
the first ones that start upon the plank
are apt to decline to proceed further,
and SO block the egress of the rest.
This necessitates an astonishing amount
of patience and beating, besides unlim-
tied strong language, and, of course,
often delays IL cattle train for some
time. The new invention for persuad-
ing the animal to pass on is the hog
bouncer, made by bringing one end of
the gangway plank to q firm support;
then under the other end two double
car springs are placed. A powerful
lever and Il spring catch complete the
device. Before the car door is opened
the platform is carried down SO as to
compress the springs by the lever, and
the catch is hooked. The hogs are
then allowed to pass along the plat
form, and, so long as they move along
properly, the plank is undisturbcd; but
as soon rs a crowd congregates and
vociferously objects to going further
the catch is sprung. One end of the
platform flies about three feet upward,
and the result is shower of living
porkers, shot over the heads and upon
the soft bodies of the drove. They are
seldom injured, but vastly astonished;
and it is needless to add that the block
ade is at once dispelled. Scientific
american.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

A FLAGRANr insult to the American
flag was recently perpetrated at San
Domingo, where Gen. Pablo Villanueva,
a passenger on the steamship Tybee,
was forcibly taken from the vessel by a
squad of armed soldiers, against the
protests of the captain and the Ameri-
can Consul. Gen. Villanueva was for
merly Minister of War and Marine
under President Gonzales, and he is
charged with endeavoring to foment a
revolution against the present Govern
ment
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

THERE .as a deadlock in the Treas
ury Department at Washington on the
LIST, caused by the fact that the law
makes NO provision for the appointment
for a longer period than ten days of an
ad interim officer. The ten days since
Mr.. Bristow vacated the office of Secre-
tary of the Treasury expired on the LIST,
and during that time Mr.. Conant
was acting Secl etary; the appointment
therefore of MIR. Cameron to fill the Of
fee for a longer period was found
to be Unauthorized. There being no
TREASURE. Err Assistant Treasurer,
both of these officers having re-
signed and their successors not hav-
ing yet qualified, there was no
one in the Department authorized
to pay out money. The dif6culty was
finally solved by the President amend
ing his acceptance Of the resignation of
Treasurer New, so that the resignation
is not accepted until after the appoint
ment and qualification of his successor.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

Gov. HAYEs's letter of acceptance OF
the nomination for the Presidency was
made public On the 9th. He takes de-
cided ground in favor of civil service
reform. of a speedy return to specie
payments, of a single Presidential term,
and of non-sectarian public schools.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
A Printers Dream.

A printer sat in his Office chair, his
boots were patched and his coat thread
bare, and his face looked weary and
worn with care. While sadly thinking
of business debt, old Morpheus slowly
round him crept, and before he knew
it he soundly slept; and sleeping, he
dreamed that he was dead, from trouble
and toll his spirit had fled, and that not
even a cow-bell tolled for the peaceful
rest of his cow-hide sole. AS he wan
dered among the shades, that smoke
and scorch in lower Hades, he shortly
observed an iron door that creakingly
swung on hinges ajar, but the entrance
was closed with red-hot bar, and
Satan himself stood peeping out, and
watching for travellers thereabout, and
thus to the passing printer spoke:
''Come in, my dear, it shall cost you
nothing and never fear; this is the
place where cook the ones who never
pay their subscription sums, for though
in life they may escape, they will find
when they're dead it is too late; 1 will
show you the place where melt them
thin, with red-hot chains and scraps of
tin, and also where comb their heads
with broken glass and melted lead, and
if of refreshment they only think,
there's boiling water for them to drink !;
there's the red-hot grindtsone to grind
down his nose, and red-hot rings to
wear on his toes, and if they mention
they don't like fire, I'll sew up their
mouths with red-hot wire; and then,
dear sir, you should see them squirm,
while l roll them over and cook to a
turn" With these last words the
printer awoke, and thought it all a
practical joke, but still at times so real
did it seem, that he can not believe it
was all dream; and often he thinks
with chuckle and grin, of the fate of
those who save their tin, and never pay
the printer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

TEE public debt statement published
July shows the total debt, principal
and interest, to be %, Isl, 1895, 067, less
e119, 469, 726 cash in Treasury, show
ing q reduction for the month
of June of @S,581, 357, and for
the year of s29, 249,3s1. There was
cash in the Treasury, $73,625,584 coin,
S13,0O4, 141 currency, and $50, SAC, 600
in special deposits held for the redemp-
Got certificates of deposit.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

Mr. BRIsTow, in response to sum-
mons, appeared as a witness before the
sub-comD.ittee investigating the whisky
trials, on the 9th, and, upon being ques-
toned regarding some matters that oc-
CURED in the Cabinet, declared point
blank that he would not divulge any
Cabinet transactions. The matter was
referred to the full committee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15
The Emperor Williams ConSratuia
lions,

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 4.-To-day
Mr.. Cadwallader, Acting Secretary OF
State, presented Mr.. Schaser, German Min
lister, to the President, for the purpose of
delivering the autograph letter of eongratu-
lation from the Emperor Of Germany. Mr..
Schaser, in presenting the letter, stated
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

On the LIST Colorado voted upon the
adoption of State Constitution. 1t
was ratified by an overwhelming ma
jority, and Colorado will take her place
in the Electoral College this year, the
youngest sister of the 3S States.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-15

A GIRL, in the presence of her beau,
will leave half her ice cream and after
wards sneak into the cellar and eat
seven pickles.