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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-17

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31
POLITICA AL.

Tie New Hampshire vote Tor Senators at
the late election shows clear Republican
majority in the whole State Of $500.
The Louisville Col.rier-J9l.rral gives Dem
ocrstic reasons against Mr. Bristow's be-
coming President Of the United States, one
OF which Is that L" Mr.. Bristow Is not only 3
Republican, but Republican On principle
and al extreme Republican
The list Of States that have chosen dele
gates to the National Republican Conyen-
ton. now stands as follows Texas indicated
no choice Wisconsin, while fayoring
Blaine, deemed it ineIpedient 10 instruct. its
delegates Connecticut expressed no prefer
enee Maine presented Blaine g. the unani-
nous choice Of the State Indiana "pre-
scented Morton, and confded his claims to
sn uninsructed delegation. probably unsni-
nous IN his favor New York presented
Conklng, but left his claims with d-lega-
ton By no means UNANIMOUS, and Rhode
Island made no sign Of preference at all. So
lar. then, the question Of the Presidential
nomination ST Cincinnati j. 81 open one
with MIR Blaine ahead, TO date
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

A correspondent Of the .Nat'on compares
the Philadelphia Exposition and its imme-
date predecessor at Vienna. lie SAYS that
the more he compares the state OF things at
Vienna with the condition OF tbs Centennial
the more be is convinced THAT the man.
ayers OF the present enterprise have it we'll
in hand" 1.-The Centennial" he says, will
not afford any Que view so imposing a. that
OF the Rotuuda at Vienna from the southern
entrance II will not have any one build
ing 50 unique as the Khedive's pslsce-any
one private exhibition 50 complete and arts
ticaliy arranged a. those Of Prince
Schwarzenberg and the Duke Of Coburg.
Neither will there be any one part Of the
grounds so perfectly attractive As the Mo
TART Circle and the upper end Of Elizabeth
avenue. Yet the Centennial grounds, rs q
whole. will probobly prove much more pic
turssque and less wserisome to the eye and
foot, and the buildings will Be more conve-
piept Of secsss, and viii display their COZ
tSsts te better advantage"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31
- EW 3 BY TELE GhAFa
saturdays ssS-z.

HsATT RAISEALL-Ioss OF LIFE
Nav YoRK, March &c. - Yes ar1s5 :
storm ragged over the whole Of New Eug.A1l
with disastrous effects Railroad -aTA
was interfered with seriously By land slides
and washoals, bat as these were anticipate
and caution exercised no accidents Q, s1n
sequence to trains are rsports 4. Fears Of :
dangerous freshet in the Merrimsck riTe,
are entertained. The loss by brssksgs o.
dams. destruction Of bridges, mills. dwell
ings. and foundations where property Ess
not swept away. Is immense, and cannot :
accurately estimated. At Providence. US
rainfall was a % inches, aud for s1 1sl'
including Saturday. 766 inches Az
Danielsonville. c.. tiainsbaugh's nal IS;
undermined aud is likely to be esr-sl
away The loss is already estimated a.
$40. 900. The Baltic mill, at Norsic1
Ct., was partly swept away. anu cannot o
repaired short of three months -Four per
sons crossing the pond at Norwich EsF.
drowned At Currillsville, CT, the NIL an
manufacturing property, valued at o's
S%v,ueV was swept away Some damage
reported from New Jersey 0ns o'J
drownee at Princeton
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31
W4TkKyItu.-on Sunday .ass. as7 :.

W4TERFILE.-On Sunday .sst, As1 :
Vail gave Us so able address On the su.ls:
Of temperance. in the place OF the usss
sermon. Mr.. Vail has preached here ons-
half OF the time during tbs past year an
has but one more Sabbath bsfJTe Contsr
ence.
Our Ioais WeTe never Il i T1Is= s5-l-
ton than nov. The severe storms 81 IS.
week left them badly driftsd a1i tie s..
thaw has softsned the suow so that i Is III
possible to drive horse faster than s wax
George Il. Mann sud his workman Lave
made axes sill the time this winter s.1..
the lst Of March they baya devoted ,hs.r
whole time to the making of butcher kl,7a
which meet with 4 ready sale at this sss55-
Of the year
As general thing. ouI village iJI Ls1I
years past has been very quiet pls.s. all
the people are good, law-ebidinz citissai
especially on the sabbath day. Last SUI
day, party Of six young men cana Ir5z
out Of town 10 the village. and renamed
hera until near siz O'Clock atuight VIII.
here their conduct wss lar from taiDg r5
spectacle. ard when they left they were .
more or less drink. and passed through .is
streets reeling and staggering AMI Ialk.1s
quite loudly. The party were strange
ard unknown to most OF the inhabi,sn;=
Such an unusual occurrence as I've OF II
drunken men passing our streets u l1s
Sabbath IS not often seen, and We trust It's.
such disgrsceful actions vii never sgs'1
be witnessed here or elseW here
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

IaE FIRST BLOOD OF THE REBELLION -
Happening in the Senate one day, we found
Mr. Sumner giving an historical account OF
the " first blood " shed in tne rebellion. Mr.
Sumner stated that negro citizen had been
beaten at Alexandria, had escaped, and,
heeing to the Capitol, told his story.
When he lifted his cap three drops Of
blood " fell upon the marble door A dis
cussion followed in reference to the services
Of the volunteers in Washington, in which
Senators Nye and W Hard salisbury partic-
ipated. 81 was in Washington in that
trying hour" exclaimed Nye," and enrolled
myself ~ volunteer TO defend the cap.-
tai. Did you IRE a gun ?" reared
Salisbury. No; the rebels didn't come
a. we expected" Then, Mr.. President. F"
said salisbury. with great gravity. 81 wish
to claim equal credit with my friend from
Nevada |, too, was present and volun-
teered on that memorable occasion =" ibid
you fire gun ?" demanded Nye. No :"
exclaimed salisbury in thunder tones. |
did not FIRE gun but ! must remind
the gallant Senator from Nevada that in
the bloodiest battle in which be was ever
engaged vas by his ade. Washington
Letter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

AlItEs. HE BARRE BANE RoHszz il.
trial Ut Miles. the Barre bank robber. o5u
meneed al Montpelier. "a tie WasaingIo-
County Court, Judge RedieId prssiiin.
at two clock, Tuesday afternoon. An u
menss crowd was a attendance. eomp.et.
" filing the court room and its A.
prosches State Attorney Dillnghsu
in answer 10 4 question By Jddgs Rel
field, stated that the prosecution was ra4 1 #,
to proceed. II b Field, OF Niles eJu1
sci then read an affidavit Of one " q Vi.
Keuna, of New York city. stating ,hs.
was the deponent belief that Miles wa 81
New York on the 9th Of July last. ani TIA
he transacted business with ham Mr. F.el
also read the afhiayits Of t~o physician
swearing to Mckenns 5 sickness aD1 nab
ity TO be present al an1svJ ~ Nile,
swearing to his innocence OF The er.us
charged against hin. etc. and lis tiel1'-
affidavit, stating that Mlles's Ne. fll.
counsel, Somerville and Arnold. had llr5s.
up the case, and that McKsnna Va r.4..i
sick. IS he had discovered BY persona. u
teryiew with him in New iork lie %.
posed a continuance Of the case. All d.
this q long argument arose, al the CLOS b
which Judge Redfeld announced III i.-
sion, refusing TO grant . coutluCsn-a- It.o
at half past three O'Clock, the empeas...-
OF Jury was commenced
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

Tia RECENT ACCIDENT on fas NEW
YoRk AND CANADA RAILROAD A New
York exchange says of the accident
on the New York and Canada Rail
road. near Willsboro, last week The
particulars Of the mishap are interesting
The train was running az an average rate
of speed. When passing thronghs rock cut
the engine struck heap OF rocks that had
become detached above and had fallen upon
the track. The obstacle was not observed by
the engineer in time to stop his train which
plunged into the obstructionwith tremendous
force. Every wheel of the train Was thrown
Oft except the rear truck of the. sleeper.
The passengers were more or less jumbled
together and shaken up. but no one was in
iured. When the situation Of affairs was
made out. bridge-builder, who was ON the
train, and Conductor Kirk walked three
miles to q section house where he put Q
hand car On the track and BY it proceeded
to Willsboro whsIe they got . telegraph
hey. The news Of the disaster Wss sent to
Port Henry with rsquistion for assistance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

HNEsBU RGH.-A sociable was he'd 81 h..
residence Of Mr.. lockwood. Wednesis,
afternoon OF last week. These soeiables srs
held under the auspices OF the ladie- Of IT,
NJ. E church and have been quite sGs-ss,
full
The recent wind storm lid so--
damage in this Wei niJy. barns and Other
outbuildings being demolished Mr. U tTa-
had the roof OF his houss blown OF.
Mrs. Orrin Murray fell down Ihs -e---.
way, recently, anu broke an aTu She 4
doing well
The rs are rolling % lafss LLL4L=.- --..
the saw mill at Meehsuicsville
Mr.. Warner Baldwin. an old al i=
pseted me. hsnt of this place died n IT.
day last. i.s had been III iOr some tl-
and bis death was not unexpected flH=
raj services were held last SUNDAY ail-r
noon.
Mr.. Lemuel LivsrmOre, oi stars-oJ-.
but until the psst six or seven wears res.
dent OF this place, died Monday. Iha 2
mains were taken TO hinesbnrsh Ill .l'ae
ment.
MIR. Arthur Whitsside, Z well known Isi.
dent of this town died Saturday last tlna
raj services were held Monday The deceased
was aged 81 years.
There are in the town OF Hinas5dsys :.
men aud women aged 75years and upwards
seven or eight are over 80.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

Horace Fairbanks was elected State Sen
ator irem Caledonia county, but 80 highly
did he regard the wishes of his fellow citizens,
80 little did he consider the behests Of the
people, so lightly did he regard his duties as
citizen, 50 great was HE " unselfshness
and public spirit, - that he neglected to take
the oath of Office or qualify as Senator, and
utterly refused to take any part in legisls-
ton. That is the kind of Senator Horace
Fairbanks was.-R,aiand GLOBE
This ill-tempered paragraph, true il part
III the letter, is essentially false in substance
Mr.. Fairbanks neglected TO serve a. Senator,
because he was incapacitated By serious Ill
nes-. Though he did not seek the office, he
accepted its responsibilities, engaged his
rooms at Montpelier, and would have made
a faithful and capable Senator had the conii-
ton Of his health permitted him to take his
seat. lie was not really physically fit Tor
service during the session and thou gh he
might possibly have pat in an appearance
and drawn his pay towards the close, he pre-
ferred to do neither. His course was credit
able to him, though itmsy be Incompetent
sible to some people and he will be helped,
not hurt, hy such essentially slanderous
imputati0ns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

In the Belknap impeachment case, Caleb
Marsh testified before the House judiciary
Committee, last week, that he did not
remember ever speaking with Belknap about
the payment Of money 10 him or hi tamil
The only business transactions he ever had
with Belknap, Or his vile, or either Of ms
wives, Was the femittal Of the halt OF the
money that he received from the Fort Sill
trade. la his various interviews with Bel
knap the latter never asked him why hs re
United these yariOu. sums.
He had ON several occasions paid money 10
Belknap in person. such payments were
made in hank notes He destroyed all re-
ceipts for the money, i'll order that they
might not be made public. and that there
might be no danger OF their being made
publis. The payment Of money to the
Secretary OF War and his wife Was made
without any solicitations on their part Ii
was his custom when he had money 10 send
to write to Belknep that he had remit
tanee 10 make and to ask how he should
send it. The n the Secretary would reply tell
ing him how to remit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31
The silver question.

The shipment of some fourteen tons OF sll-
yer coin from San Francisco to Washington
is announced, and it is understood that the
Secretary of the Treasury will soon put 1t In
circulation. Strange to say, this first step
towards q return to specie basis is opposed
by ssme people and some papers protesting
to be advocates of hard money. Their ar
guments may be thus briefly summarized
The silver coins OF the United States mints
are what are called Z" token" coins-that Is
to say, their value As bullion is something
less than their face value. At bullion
prices. five dollars in silver coins is not
worth a. much as fye-dollar gold piece.
The discount would be. in fact, little
more than the discount on the greenbacks.
Therefore, say the directors, our silver Is
inferior 10 our fractional currency, which
is eyeLangeable for greenbacks in limited
amounts. To issue silver, say they, would
tend further to debase the currency and put
of return to gold prices. This would
seem 10 lie an utter iallacy. When these
gentlemen say that silver Is the inferior cur
rencv, ;hey afe met by The challenge, which
the New York Times has often repeated,
10 name d lerso1 thar will undertake 10 eI-
change silver for fractional currency. They
cannot do il, Che silver ia everywhere held
higher than the shinplasters, and 1t ought
to be. The fractional note are not
legal tender. Ezoop. a. currency they
are valueless. The silver coins are not only
exchangeable for greenbacks, but they are
an unlimited legal tender to the United
States for all dpes except duties on imports
In payment~ from the United States and be-
tween individuals they are legal tender to
the extent Of five dollars, besides having an
intrinsic value of their own as bullion. The
fact that q. any particular time their market
value as bullion is less. reckoned in gold,
than the then market value OF greenbacks IN
gold, doe not prevent them from circulating
as money at par in greenbacks any more
than the fact that the fractional currency is
intrinsieally worthless prevents it from cir
culatins on an equality with the legal tender
notes. More than hundred millions Of
civilized people are now using silver coins,
whose value a. raw material is in no IN
stance less than ten per cent. - in the
case of Cauada. Great Britain and Ireland
twenty per eent.-below their value as
money. IS Germany, France, Belgium, Italy,
and Switzerland have their system of token
coins, and it has been found 10 answer e1-
ceedingly well, says Mr.. McCullOch in his
" Dictionary Of Commerce. 1t is no longer
an experiment. Aud We DO not see how
any one IAN doubt that tue substitution OF
silver Tor the fractional currency will be
step, and 81 very important one, towards
return t. a -uecie bass
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

tsRRIszURaH-John Bel ploi.sL-s ..
following card A report has been Eline
the rounds of the newspapers that bal
failed and could not pay sity cents N !1i
dollar. have been merchant over twenty
eight wears. Have Rs.er faxed. haTa 90.
been 30 fortunate as 70 become wealthy All
have always paid 100 cents on ths dollar
and can now, as soon as / eau collect n
dues and dispose OF my stock o. goods o.
hand and NY real estate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

Bz1sToL-DEsTkUcTIvk FIRE bis. - d.
visited by one Of the mosi destructive t7si
OF recen. years, On Sunday nigh; .ssi i,
destroyed the paint and furniture slop :.
s. " Hatch, and its contents. Draks. ta,-
& Co.'S hardware store sud contents azl
two dwelling houses, with most Of lnaI
contents The total loss Is about Slj ~
The IRE, which was undoubtedly Of ineal
diary origin, was irst discovered Il -.
paint shop One Of the dwelling a7gs..
destroyed was owrsi " 4 '. Spsu.ilnz
Esq of this city. and was insured Il =.
Champlain Mutual Tor $500
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31


The programme for the opening OF the
Philadelphia Exposition has been decided on
and announced About 1890 o'clock A. III
On Wednesday May 10th, the persons in
vited having been conducted to their places,
the orchestra of $50, conducted by Theodore
Thomas, viii play the national airs of all ma
tions. The following programme will then
be carried out The Grand March, -
written for the occasion by Richard Wag
ner, for which Mr. Thomas paid s. 200 in
gold Invocation Of the Divine Blessing,
Original hymn BY j. G. Whittier Original
Cantata-Wori- by Sydney Lanier, Of
Georgia music by Dudley Buck, Of Con
necticu;. Brief presentation by Gen. Haw
ley, the president Of the Centennial Com
mission. reporting the exhibition 10 the
President Of the United States An aidre-.
by the President Of the United States, which
he viii close by declaring the Exhibition
open Immediately the hags will be IN
iurlei, the artillery viii fire a salute, the
chimes OF the tower and other great bells
on the ground will ring and the chorus Of
COO Will render Handles "Halleluiah %
The foreign commissioners will move 10
their respective assignments in the main
building The President Of the Unitei
State, escorted by the ,-inmission and
board OF finance and the invited guests,
will enter the north doors OF the main build
ing and move, accompanied by the music OF
the great organs, along the great avenue
in such manner a. 10 pass by each national
commission. The procession viii then
cross the Machinery hall and walk down the
main avenue to the centre Then, at = signal
from the President Of the United States, the
enormous engine and its thirteen acres OF
machinery will be put IN motion and the Er-
hibition will be open 10 the world. There
may follow more OF les formal receptions
ia the Judges hall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

The local option bill, to give to the in
habitants Of the several cities and towns in
Massachusetts the right to say whether their
authorities shall license liquor sellers, has
passed the lower branch of the Legislature,
BY . very small majority. If the bill rsschss
the Senate its passage through that body is
not dolstfaI.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

Washington adgices state there i hitch
:etween cur Government and that OF Great
Britain il regard TO the return Of Winslow
TIE Boston tOTcer. Ia the year 1870, the
British Government passed an act requiring
= proSis0 10 be inserted in all extradition
treaties that the criminal shall not be tried
Tor any other offence than that for which he
Is given up. It appears that there Is no
oueh provision in the treaty Of 1912. under
which Winslos extradition Is asked
The brtise Government has made request
tia. before be j. surrendered to the Ameri-
,An aelhJritie,, the President secure the
passage OF law by Congress, providing
thai InslOw shall not be tried for any
,Time bat for that for which he stands COIN
United This proposal has been rejected.
.ar Government assuming the position that
" InslO~ iaust be surrendered under the
treaty oil 1872, and that we cannot take anv
notice q The act U. the British Parliament
VI 1870, nor allow that body to dictate terms
~ TIE face OF the treaty now Existing. Our
GOvernment requests unconditional extradi-
tion. The British Government ha- not alb
s3iatsly refused Ia surrender Win-low but
the aspect q the oa-e Is rot encouraging
ior his rstufh.. The refusal 10 surrender
hin ehdvr the treaty may lead to serious
complieations. II i maintained thai if the
British Parliament can ~et aside the treaty
of 1912, it can also set aside the treaty Of
Washington. or any other treaty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

Thiers's Old coaebmsn was u notorious
drupksrd, bat knew his business 30 well
tbss be only cncs came 10 collision with &
tshels, which esrssd Thisrs to ask him
Are you ssssr1"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31
The Delegates from vernont to former Nation a,
conventions.


We give below, as Of interest ios rsiereae.
at this time. lists of the delegations sent b.
Vermont to- the last four National CONVEX
tions of the Republican party
1872.
At Large-John Gregory Smith, hfsc.
Fairbanks, B II Steele, 6 v GTan1sT
subs titutes, VI. 6. Veazey. j. Mead A
L. French, z. H. Canheld.
First Distriet-G.A. futile, Geo. Niehss
substitutes. N. T. Sprague. NJ. 5. Colhoou
Second District - j. Hutchinson "
Harris, Jr. substitutes. Ii. 2. St0uzhtou
c. II. Chapman.
Third District-Geo wilkins, Lawrence
Barnes substitutes. j " asrtshoru J
P. Clark
A: LsTgs-T " PART & } Staaasr1
L. Baker, 5. L. Pingres. Substitutes j
+. Hyde, P Laid. g. ". Dale b
Carpenter.
First Distriet-W. I " Ripley. Geo c
Shepard Substitutes, Ches Field " 2
Nash.
Second DISTINCT c siaasas. " n
Johnson
Grout Substitutes. A Stedd q i
Power
1864
At Lafss-Solomon Foot, I ? Wa....
A P Hantou, c. Noyes
First Distr,c: - : Hammond. A
Gardoer
Second DistTict-HJTase FAIRBANKS.
". Bartholomew
Third District Bradley taIl5" haa5f
Stovell
1860
Al Lafge-E. y. Briggs. P Wa,ls-l1
L. D. Mason. , c. Reiington
First District " Stewart
Burton
Second Di-tric,-Hdgh Henry W.
Hebard
Tnird Dlsttlet-Wm ClaUp. L Z os-
yer Substitutes. D " g. Clarke. y "
Bing ham
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

DkAIH OF HASBLETosIAN, ZEE fATHsR o.
DETER AND OTHER FAMOUS TaorrEas. -
Rysdyks world-reuownsd stallion Handle
tonian died at Chester. Orange county Mon
day morning The horse was about thirty
years OF age. he was the sire Of Mr.. Bon.
ner's king of the turf. Dexter, and OF many
other noted trotting horses OF the country.
The income from Hsmbletouiau was over
$40 600 year. Ii is said that at one time
SIOO 600 was offered for the horse he was
bought about twenty-seven wears ago for
$l50. from the Seeley family, at Sugar
LOAF, Orange county. Before Mr.. Rysdyk =
death, he selected place where the aid
horse was to be buried in feneed-in lot
with appropriate headstone He Left a
clause in his will. that under no eirenm.
stances should the horses remains be mutt
lated after death Two offers were made
one OF $500 and one of 81 600. for Ham
oietonian's hide, for the purpose Of nrs-
serving the horse in his natural shane In,
the offers were refused by the Rysdyf fsmi.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

hoover heads the state ticket, all seem
10 he agreed that no better name can he sug-
gee,-d for the second place than that Of
col. Eeiield Proctor. Of Rutland. Col.
Proctor has always filed well every posi-
ton in which he has been placed He was
AL abi, anl influential member Of the House
81 Representatives. He shovel the same
quaiit.e, AS senator lie held the Office Of
Precedent pro iem20rt Of the Senate during
hi~ lat term in that body, and filled the
han with dignity ana capacity which
showed IN ttne-- for the permanent pre-i-
d-acy Of tbs Ssuste lie wa. good soldier
he i good citizen And he l. a high
minded and excellent man The two Rut-
land dailie~, which do not always agree, are
agreed on him. Rutland county will pre-
eeLt him s.tA hearty unanimity, and We
doubt Al there Is any candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor against him in the Conyen-
l!ou
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-31

bossoS. Mass. March 5o.-In5 .siss
boot and shoe factory of Claim, CooaEn :
Co.. at Hopkinton. Mass. togs,hsr WI
stables and outbuildings, were burnsi Eas
morning Loss $500 900. The town ho1ss
was also slightly injured. Horses. csrr'sse-
and portion o. the stock in the iscioFi
were saved Building aud MACHINERY :,
tots. loss.
DETRoIr, Mich, March 26 The 5s-1Ai
Presbyterian church was burned tbs noII
ing; loss $50. 900, fully insured.