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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08
From the Toledo Blade.
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\ DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR CONGRESS MEETS
TIE CITIZENS OF THE CORNERS AND GETS
THEIR IDEAS OF REFORM
CoNFEDERIT y ROADS, wich is in the
State OF Kentucky. Aug. Goth. 1876.
We he'd a meetin last mite TO instruct the
| Democratic nominee TOR Congress in this
/ DeestrIk, ez to Wat We NV the Corners shood
| expeek Nv him In the event NV the eleekshun
| nv iilden and Hendrix His eleckshun is
certain enuf. e. in this Decstrik we don L
allow the nlggers or carpet-baggers to vote.
All whites wlch vote the Republican tikket
Is carpet-baggerS- We adoptid this rool
that we mite hev peece, wich is wat we
want IN the South. BY simply shootin
everybody wat don't agree with VOC. VOC
kin q; Il state Nv harmony. a ouenis Of sen
tlmcnt, that Is trOoly deliteful
The member elect reserved Us corielly.
ard welcomed us hartily in the name NV
Reform lie scd that he wuz pledged to the
sacred coz Nv Reform. and that he he'd con-
sultld lilden and Hendrix, our noble stand
ara bearer, and thas he wuz satisfied that
Ell them pitTilis auZ electld the South wood
GIT that JustiS thSt wez doc her lie felt
cOnvlnsed Nv thi- us lie wood not hey taken
the nominashen al all. lie wuz ready to
reseeve statements from the citizens.
Deekin POgram wuz the iust to speek
The old saint remarkt that various people
had various idees of wat reform RELY meant
The Bible sed, Many men Nv many minds"
and he he'd his mind ez to reform. In Moo
YORK the reiormers wantid the custom
houses, and the post otfses, witch wus well
enuf. Here We want the Yoonited States
Government to pay us the losses we incurred
at their hands d00rln an unhoIy and fratr-
cidle war. That wuz his noshen ny reform.
and without that 1t wuz all soundin brass
and tlnklin cymbles. Payment of losses to
the sutierln South wuz his noshcn Nv re-
form. lie wuz hart and sole in this con- |
hict. and that 40 shood fte for Tilden and |
Hendrix with all the araes that serenity
years OF trouble he'd left into him. His bill |
agln the Government wuz not large one,
but he felt it shood be paid all the same.
W hen the Ftdrels okkepied this seckshun, a
party OF pickles okkepied his farm one mite,
and burnt up a seckshun of fence, for fire,
and contscatld a parcel Nv sweet potatoes.
lie didn't expect pay for the niggers, Linken
he'd unconstoCshnelly robbed him Nv, but he
shood say that ier that fence and them DO
.atots be ought to receive say SsOu.
The member sejested that he he'd better
make ont the bill for 81 900. In the reform
Congris wich be hoped wood be electii,
sith reform President at its he'd, ther
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

Ma. HEwirTs unconsciously comical de-
fence and Mr.. Alanton Marbles denials and
assertions have been Of no other service to
Mr. Tilden than to establish the fact of his
total want of sympathy for the country and
for the cause of human liberty in their dire
extremity during the tremendous struggle.
He stood with Fernando Wood, and not with
Abraham Lincoln. If that proves his patti
otism, Mr.. Tilden was patriot. If il does
aot he was "Copperheed," As usual, he
- . cautious Democratic politician who
"weat with his party" He has done it al
ways. He has grown old in doing it. He
would, Of oourre. do it s President. -Har.
per's Westiy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

Saratoga special says: The action Of
the convention has ended Tilden's career as
an organizer. His machine" with all
his stokers and greasers. has been blown
Sky-high. The - great organizer" has come
to grief. The way affairs have been drift
ing here for the last two or three days shows
that il.den has lost his head The anti
rilcen clement IN the party. which was
manliestly strong here, took advantage of
the divided councils of the alden men. and
Joined with Morrissey to break the gorer-
Dor's slate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

Wouldn't it be pretty sight to see A
man put at the head of this Government who
already owes it $1,000 or $50 900. with
held through false returns ?-Nee York
MGi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08
POLITICAL.

A despatch to the New York Times says
that the job to deceive the York New
Democratic Convention was set up by the
Tilden clique. Their programme was to
let the Convention adjourn with the idea
that they had Seymour for candidate, and
then announce that Seymour had declined
and have the State Committee fill the va
caney with Dorsheimer, and put Smith NJ
/ Weed on the ticket as Lieutenant Governor
1t was IN pursuance of this programme thai
Weed, to the surprise ofeyeryone, advocated
the nomination of Dorsheimer
The last year of the Democratic State Gov
ernment in Texas has made the general ex
penses Of that State 100000 more thar
the revenue. Their reform" Legislature
sits the year round. and they vote for Til
den, and want to buy JEFF Davis a home
stead.
The Boston Herald, (ndependenD quietly
remarks that General =. NJ. b. Young, Of
Georgia, who is speaking for the Democrats
in Vermont, viii have chance now to ex-
plain his connection with some Washington
Jobs. which have given his name bad
odor."
The New York Herald says The Sara
toga convention must be regarded a. a farce.
| The candidate it nominated refuses TO stand,
and the Democratic party has become n
| laughing stock in the eyes Of the community.
The Democratic party of the
/ State is at sea, without helm or rudder, and
nobody can tell whittier it may DRIFT
Help ne. Horatio, or sink" is the
piteous cry of Samuel j. Tilden to Mr. Sey-
mOur.
Henry c. Robinson, Of Hartford. is the
Republican candidate for Governor at Con-
necticut Entire harmony has been restored
among the working forces Of the party in
the State, and Connecticut may be safely
set down As sure for Hayes and Wheeler.
The New York World j. brave enough to
say that di~gracciu trick was played on
the Convention in the announcement that
Mr.. Seymour would acceut the nomination,
and it declares that the tricksters are hence
forth under the ban of the party.
Inc loIi1"in1 postal cards ezI lam them
Se-Ees
II pQ rs DEMOCRATIC NATION T. COMMITTEE
-Dari>r Please inform Us. Tor the bene-
fix Of our camrairn speakers. when Won first
entered uron your noble work Of retrencb-
ment. Urwlrr
,....- ,. 81 .-c IL. ,,,..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

Vermont sends greeting to the Mon with
A Republican majority Of about $4,000 on
her State ticket. three Republican Con
gressmen elected by from eight to ten thou
sand majority apiece a State Senate unani-
mousIy Republican, and an increased Repub-
licln majority in the House which will have
aboIt one Democrat to every ten EepublI-
can, In other words the result Is sweep
ing and decisive Republican victory, aehieT-
Ell in ~ lite Of the most vigorous canvass ever
known on the part of our opponents The
total vote polled viii be the heaviest ever given
at State election. We Judge that It will
not a,. much If any short Of d3,00O, OF
which Tie Democrats will have in round
numbers SLY $4,000, and the Republicans
ne lriy $4,000. This viii he about 1000
more than t.e average Of the Republican
maiori,ie- o.. lie last ten years.
We give returns Of the Governor vote
from .ul iJNu,. which give Fairbanks
Il 50 ia iority. raeremainins towns gave
Converse 4.3-5 majority, in September,
Is-2. Itl-tl be noted that where the can
rass wa most spirited On both sides, as in
the larger towns. which were first heard
from. there We're Republican gains SO decided,
a. 70 warrant the c-timateS based on the first
figures OF q handsome increase, even on the
large majority VI september. 1872. This
rate of net Increase las not been realized.
however. n the smaller towns. There has
been. il is true, d general increase Of the
Republican vote, but in many towns the
Democrat, vote shows larger proportional
Increase. the fruit Of the money and effort
so freely expended in every nook and corner
hy the Democrats.
The vote on Governor, however, Will be
but an imperfect guage, this year, of the
Republican strength. M Fairbanks, as a
conscqle Of the extraordinary attempts |
70 excite personal prejudice against him, runs /
below there-t If the state ticket while the 1
majjr.,ie- ou Lieutenant-Governor and /
ran below tie aggregate Rcpub-
lican mai,rlty % C1n-ro~smen.
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Increased Powers OF NotarIes

Among the important laws passed on the
last day OF the late session of Congress is
the following, which has not been beret,,-
lore published, and which will be found of
interest to parties having business with
United States courts:
ne 1t enacted, etc That noiaries public NJ ,h.
several States, Territories and the Distric, ne
ooIumoia DC and they are hereby authorized ~
take deposltions ana do all other acts in rsIstion
70 taxing testimony to be used in the courts Of IN
United states taking acknowled gemen,s M
sIdAvts 10 the same manner and With the ssma
may now laufully take or do. ''ui''
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

In ls62 while samuel J. Tilten, the ex-
acting railroad lawyer, was in the receipt OF
ezorbitant lees and rolling up his millions,
he sware that his taxable income was = us.
a statement which the evidence from his own
lips, in hs defence Of the suit brought BY the
-. Louis, Alton and TerreiHaute Railroad
Company, clearly showed to be false In
this same year l,53 the income tax records
show the returns made by other prominent
lawyers whose annual receipts were les
than those of M Tilden. but who were will
/ ing to be taxed to the uttcrmost dollar to
/ strengthen the hands Of the Government in
[ IL struggle for the very existence Of the IA
| ton. Thus Edwin j.. St1uEht0n returned
his income subject 10 taxation ut $50 600.
William NJ Eyarts at $4,000, Daniel Lord
at S49.34+. Chas. O'Conor at S34,0s7.
| William c. Barrett at $500, and samuel
ln0w judge Biatchiord at Sl4,l31. Nei-
ther OF the legal gentlemen mentioned en-
gagged in the same questionable practices
that Mr. Ii.den did, and their fees were in
consequence far below those Of the a-,ute
railroad LAWYER nevertheless, as honest and
patriotic men, they were willing to make
known every dollar Of their ircomes, rather
than be guilty OF the crime of deirauiiug
the Government Of their country in It's hour
Of trial, To say nothing Of the more heiuous
crime Of false swearing .-NW YORK. ImN. |
IHE FLETCHER FAxLY.-The descendants I
Of Robert Fletcher. of England. who came
to New England in 1890, held their first
family reunion. August 30th. at Lowell. /
Mas, the site Of which city was originally
owned by son Of Robert Fletcher, a por-
ton Of WHOSE land is still, after 200 years
owned by bis descendants Two hundred
members OF the family, from the New
Engani States and from Oaio, Illinois.
Kentucky, Oregon, and other States were
present. An historical address was deliver
ed by +. Il Fletcher, Of Chicago. sketching
tie history OF the various branches Of the
family. During the meeting the following
telegram was read by the president
LUDLOW, Vt, August 80, 1916.
r. o., + ssde.f offhe Fletcher uesrnq.
Seventeen descendants o, tho late Jesse stcher
li Ludlow. Vermont, residents O.; Indiana, tempora-
y soiournluE q the Green Mounta rs. send cor
d! greetings 10 the Fletcher gathering 10 Lowell
hrOUGHIoS FLETCHER, SIR.
A permanent organization Of the Fletcher
'Amily was made, with eI-Mayor John W.
Fletcher, Of Chelsea, Mass, as President
Jne Of the eight vice-presidonts is George
Z. Fletcher. OF Chester. VI. and among i
he Fletchers registered at the meeting was :
Iohn E Fletcher, of St. Adams, Vt. Let !
ers and poems were read and remarks i;
made aud the meeting. the proceedings of Z
which are fully reported in the Lowell p
apers. was evidently very interesting &C. -
aston The Fletcher family Is a large one.
mong the documents presented at the
ieeting was q chart on which were traced :.
le geneslogies of over 5000 descendants of u
ebert Fletcher a
InE MAJJRITrEs IN TES ELECTIONS The
flowing l. d table of Republican MAORI \
es in Vermont, in the elections held since IN
e war: IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

SULTAN MrRAD, Of Turkey. tie successor
Of the unfortunate Abdul Aziz, has now in
his turn been deposed, and Sultan Hamid
reigns in his stead. In virtue of the Fetvah
or decision Of the head Of the Mohammedan
church and supreme interpreter of the law,
Sultan Murad ~. was deposed last Friday
and his brother, ABDUL Hamid, placed in
Tower. The deposed Sultan was deemed
incapable of ruling because of his mental in
hrmities. Abdul Ilamid is in his 34th year
and in sound health.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

|, Samuel j. Tilden, solemnly swear that
the following is true and faithful state
ment Of my gains, profits or income from the
first day of January to the 3lst dav of De-
cember, 1862; Income from all sources,
S7,llo. SANuEL J. TILDEN.
Dec. %, 1868.
/, Samuel j. Tildcn, solemnly swear that
for services to he St. Louis, Alton and
Terre liaute Railroad Company | made a
charge of $4,000 which was paid October
l7th, 1862: and that for further services l
also made a charge of the like sum of $40
600, which was paid November eth, lo62.
Total income from one source alone IN lo62,
$50 ,O00. SAMUEL J. TnDES.
Aug. ), 1876.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

40 man van be elected to the highest
office in the gift Of this people with ger.
jury branded upon his forehead. -Syqcuse
Standard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

Mr.. Tilden is certainly ruined man IN
less he can explain the matter in a better
fashion than he PHILADELPHIA BnL-
lefin.
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li!ign made another return to the Asses
I'F OF internal teyenue ~ 1914 for the yea
$50 1t inc.aled two items OF $500 an'
800 ~. ,'l ~! Eeh zee niS' tn'
tw, uer cent The total NV was -. ~
and II was raid jane =: ISrl In hi.
wear special war tax wa. levied wbich in.
creased ihe amount. I.-ten was required
/ ID pay S't'.uU' iAiN was receipted iol
January b. loo'- NJ ierther return of in
'o'no wa. ever l'4le ny I4len. In the
continue he neglected. w,oIIy N m1 Ike tc an =
returns Whatever. and the assessors were
/ Obliged to guess az hi, income. adding there
10 a penalty for the neglect.
l>fl
r..... .,.....l.. .,, oo, ,.,.
ren,I,v ur9n which the t,v amnnrtcJ - =
II 80 Paid October l3, 1865.
IS6j.
r......, -. .,,ooo r.,
AMI I', nn,r '1. me- me- . -0 pi b Total tax
IL 1S6G The n,nalty far tle vesr ISfi
,,,. an .,ld;ti,n If - yo- .a0t
~,
Income assumed to be $1,000. Penalty
raised by law 10 % per cent. Total tax and
penalty, ) ,Qja. Paid August %, 1867.
1867.
F.-;,oo,. - nm. etcooo t.,
III. q ano pa;i ~. 81 1o ~
80,
loOo-
Income claimed 10 he Sl4.3b4 For some
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

Unless the Democracy want not only to be
beaten, but ANONYMOUSLY routed, they had
better take off Mr.. Tilden at once.-Eiisa-
bah ~. ~ Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

The ENTIRE BUSINESS PORTION OBJ rs- ...l
ptSiRoYED-SIN HUNDRED rog-a- a.l
AD-oNLf ONE HUNDRED LEFT >1,,- So
huNbkknS oF FAMILIES Boss s..-
loss TWO EILLIoS DJILAKs.
81. hfAciNTHE, P. q, sept. S-A -e
stsuotive fire broke out here fFi. st.--
IN the bakery nea, the pos, III 90 sni..-..-
rapiuiy III! u reached the river near Oh.
urahd Trunk railroad bridge. Do ana.
TWO hours the eutire busiue,s par. Of %.
to"h was destroyed. Sx hunir-i
were burned and not uae huti-e! i-.
standing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

u IS damaging exposure. and is send
ing onsternation through the ranks of
iilden's supporters. - Manchester (-N. ~
Mirror.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

leaving them utterly destitute. praviiine
nc home fer her last winter. She left him
and went TO live with her married sister n.
Ali>t0n. Mass Before their separation bs
led reckless and ti,sipated lie. and rre-
( quently threatened 10 shoot her and her
no ;,nr'-,,rno H. tou - my a'lac =
late by Captain j. X. Gilman, at s.. Leon
/ Springs. Canada, a. clerk About two
weeks since Mrs. Hayden came t. Derby
/ Line to visit heT sister. Mrs. G. q. Brigham
| Yesterday, at 230 D. IN. HAYDEN arrived
here and mad an interview with his wife
using abusive and threatening language.
but finally, IN the evening, he left. This
morning he returned 10 the Derby Line
Hotel. where his wife wasstopniuo and hsd
another interview, and lett after bidding
them good bye. but immediately after lsav-
ing borrowed a revolver with the pretenre
OF shooting a vicious dog lie returned 10
the hotel about II q. N. in search of his
wife. and went up stairs. His brother-in-
law. Mr.. {. o. Brigham, met him in the
passage and told him that he was In M con-
ditlon to see his wife. as he OIavdeu) had
been drinking. and refused him admission
tp the rJOn In which Mrs HAYDEN rnd her
sister were Alter some words. HAYDEN
said to Mr.. Brigham he would be sorry for
his refusal to let him see his wife. and then
said -" | am going down stairs To fortifv
lie then went down stairs. but Immediately
returned. A. he reached the landieg of the
stairs. and about l. fest from Mr.. Brigham
without uttering single word he
DIE" REVOLVER AND FIRED.
the ball taking efrs.t in tho r;-h, H..
Mr.. Brigham reeled away from the dor
which HAYDEN approacned revolver IN
hand, ami wrencLed II omen IN snira If TO /
efforts of Mrs Brigham. Who va ;rs;5o /
with Mrs. HAYDEN. As he opened the d1or /
Mrs. Hayden stood IN the centre of the /
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08
One Of the editorial staff OF the New York
Tribune writes from Vermont:

One Of the editorial staff OF the New York
Tribune writes from Vermont:
Vermont is not very large State, but it
has sent out to build up the interests Of
other States thousands Of her sons. OF adult
persons born among the Green Mountains,
half at least live beyond tie borders Of the
State. Wherever thew have gone, except
into the South, they have always been
heartily welcomed and kindly treated But
Of those who have settled in the reconstruct
ed States since the war, a number have been
killed and others have been abused. The
friends and relatives Of many OF these men
still reside in this State, and the families Of
some Of them have returned TO their old
homes. Generally they were honest, re-
spectacle men when they left Vermont, and,
nv informant said, the memory of the treat
mont they have received at the hands Of the
SJutherners, toward whom the North has
been 50 generous, stirs the blood of the
people OF this State more than the recollec-
tion Of many battles.
That is all So The Coushatta massacre
destroyed one Of the Twitchell brothers and
his four brothers-in-law, and the surviving
brother is now at Newiane. having survived
his recent wounds with the loss of both
arms Captain Dickinson, of the Seventh
Vermont, murdered near Tallahassee, Fla,
where he had settled after the war, and
Capt. Fisher, OF the Fourth Vermont, who
was driven from North Carolina, were men
of too high character to justify the suspi-
cion that they were other than innocent
victims Of organized terrorism. These things
are not easily overlooked or forgotten in
Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

MI Tllden's own sworn statement. ........" ms
income Iaudulenty concealed, at least. $3.50
There is included, therefore, in the above
exhibit only those portions of his acknowl-
edged fees which are conceded to have been
earned in 1862. If he takes the other horn
oil the dilemma, that he is only bound to nav
income reoeired within the year, his own
sworn statement in answer to the Alton and
Ierre Haute bondhOlders is enough in Itself
to convict him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

Ink accusations against Mr.. Tilden are
not mere campaign charges that i. they
did not originate with the campaign. The
charge Of his completely with Tweed in the
election frauds Of 1865 was made by Horace
Greeley eight years ago. The St. Louis.
Alton and Terre Haute Railroad case was
begun long before Tilden was candidate
and 1t had no political origin. The same
may be said of his Iron money" Performance
&c In Michigan, and it was eleven years ago
that Judge Davis Of the United States Su
preme Court sail of another railroad job of
his that it was "consun mated BY trickerv
and fraud" The income matter is simply the
production ofhis own tax return and his own
s0davit. The DemoerIts in taking Mr..
1ildsn took him Is he was, with all his bad
nd Indsfensible record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

The Republican State Convention Of Mas
saclusetts, at Worcester, on Tuesday, re
nominated Gov Alexander H. Rice and
IIoratio q. Knight for observation-disclosures;
Henry L. Pearce for Secretary Of State, and
Charles x. Train for Attorney-General. 1t
adopted platform in which the highest
ground is taken on the questions Of vital IN
tere-t to tie American people The Con-
yention was earnest, honest, harmonious
and remarkable for the number Of men Of
high standing who were present a, dele
gates and spectators
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

The hire Commenced in the w.-' .l!
Inc city at l:51 p. IN and fauuci b, Bel
"ind soon SWEPT the lower par- t
city out OF existence The q ,m,- s-a 3 Is.
Doth sides of Main street. risa-
ia their course the =. Iylrlt-
Quebec and National blrA-. O.,
poStoihce. market, court house, n.''--
and oyes eighty wholesale ami retiH -.I-.-
1t three ?. N. the fire had -rrca! Iy ia. '''
OF burning eind,rs to the tarce .I4..-
streets and burned oyerytuina up. isr
pie not having time 70 save s. --.--l. j..
seven p. m. SIX hundred hau--- a.i
burned. Hundreds OF iam...e- tr
with nothing To eat The loss D.
at Two million dollars.