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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26

JUDICIARY EXPENDITURES. The sub-com-
mittee OF the Congressional Committee on
judiciary expenditures met yesterday, and
examined e. F. Belts, clerk of the South
ern District Court, and B. L. Benedict.
clerk of the Eastern District. The CON-
mittee present were Messrs. Caulfeld
Mead, Cochrane and Joyce. Belts
stated that his income from his Office was
from $4,000 to $4,000. Searches far
judgments and liens were charged for though
made by REGULAR paid clerks, and he con-
sldered the money received from this source
to be his own peIquisites. One per cent
was charged on all moneys paid into court
and government cases settled, As in the case
OF Phelps. Dodge & Co., where he received
$500.
The committee held an evening session,
beginning at seven O'Clock. and examined
Il. l.. Benedict, CLERK of the Circuit and
District Courts of the Eastern District
Mr.. Benedict's statement showed that the
work OF these two courts was very credit
ably conducted. His salary was supposed
to be 50, 500 from each court, but ali the
fees from both did not give him that
amount. Last year he received from the
District Court $1,000 and from the Circuit
Court $4,000. He received fifteen cents
for every search, and this money he handed
over to the government, unlike the clerks
In New York, who have similar work per-
formed by the government clerks, and who
turn in the money to the general fees.-N.
y Hersld, 2Sd,
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The Holy LAND For SALE.-The report
that the Sultan offers to compromise with
his Jewish creditors by turning over to them
the Holy Land in payment of his bonds. has
started anew the stories about the schemes
OF the Jews for the return of their people
from all quarters of the globe to Palestine.
christian tradition assigns to them an ir-
repressibe longing to do that same, and now
the opportunity is afforded them to do it.
All that Is necessary is for the Rothschilds
to pay what would be mere bagatelle for
them, as the papers which are running the
story for the dozenth time put to it. and the
dream of Judea may be fulfilled
All which is very fine, but nobody has
yet discovered among the Jews of London.
Frankfort, Paris, Vienna and New York. in
which cities they are the money kings. an
lrrepressibie longing to surrender the place
they hll IN the great world to sink their cap
ital In any Quxotic attempt to build up a
plcayune government there. There are few
people in the world who have better reason
to be satisfied with the power they WELD
through their wealth in every land Every
where there are men of the highest culture
and attalnments among them, who are at
tached to their surroundings and who would
no more think Of an exodus to Syria than
the average American would of settling in
Central Africa, and, altogether, if we vait
for the Jews to return to the land of Abra-
bsm We will doubtless have to wait good |
while vet Chicago Tribune.
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"DoN' CAMERON. - Hon. John Donald
Cameron, the newly-appointed Secretary of
War, Is Pennsylvania by birth, and is the
eldest living son of Hon. Simon Cameron.
United States Senator from that State. He
was born in 1888, near Harrisburg, ana has
resided in that vicinity ever since. Leaving
Princeton College his father placed him in
the Middletown Bank, an institution which
ranked among the foremost of its kind in the
State and which exercised immense influence
on the iron, lumber and coal interests of that
part of Pennsylvania. Eventually he became
cashier OF the bank, and finally president.
From here he was elevated to the presidency
OF the Northern Central Railway COMPANY,
OF Pennsylvania, remained there for nearly
eight years. rellnquisbing the position in
december. 1874, when tie was succeeded by
Hon. Thomas A. Scott At that time the
road was leased To the PENNSYLVANIA Rail
road Company. At the time Mr.. Cameron
TOOK the presidency, the road was in bad
way financially, AMI by bis ability he sue
eeeded IN placing it upon a good footing
Since 1874 he has been identified with |
a number Of industrial enterprises in |
pennsylvania, prominent among which |
are the Loehiel Iron Works. the liar
risburg Car Company, and a large cotton
mil at that place, and the Pennsylvania
Steel Works. lie was married in early life |
to Miss Mccormick daughter of Hon. James
Mccormick, large iron manufacturer in
Central Pennsylvania. lie comes of Scotch
ancestry ard takes great pride in this fact.
In his residence, at Harrisburg he has a
PRINT OF Sir Even Cameron, the head of
the Cameron clan. Don Cameron has
never held any political position, and is
believed never to have aspired to any except
a seat In the Cabinet, or to be his fathers
successor when that gentleman retires. For
the past eight or ten years he has been an
pte a leader of the Republican
Party in Pennsylvania, and has attended 10
The interests OF bis father in the State
while the Senator was engaged at Wash.
ngton.
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The Republican Convention of Kentucky,
al Louisville, was the largest Republican
Convention ever held in the State. Every
mention Of Bristow's name was received with
unbounded enthusiasm, and the delegation
elected TO Cincinnati Is for Mr.. Bri-tow
solid
The Republican Convention of Delaware
was held at Dover. and elected delegation
solid for Mr.. Blaine, and instructed it to
vote for him.
The Greenback party wound up their
" National Convention at indianapolis by
nominating Peter Cooper for the Presidency,
who declined to accept the nomination.
About one hundred and fifty delegates were
present at the farce.
The transfer Of the New York World to
the nominal ownership Of Elbows Of the
Mineio Hurlbert. means that the World is
to act with Messrs. Belmont, Schell, John
Kelly and other Democratic magnates of
New York in opposing Mr. Tilden's no.nin-
alton at ST. Louis.
The Detroit Tribune says .'Of the Mich
igan Republicans nineteen-twentieths are
for Blaine or Bristow, with no overshadow |
ing preference for the one as against the
other; as to first choice, two-thirds of them
would pronounce for Blaine and one-third
for Bristow, ana for second choice they
would change places" That is a very good
description of the attitude of the Vermont
Republicans
George H. Peadleton vas chairman of the
Ohio Democratic state convention. 1t was
a Bil-Allen-soit-mOney conventions hard
money platform being rejected by vote of
800 to 800 Mr.. Thurman's friends went
into the convention strongly organized but
he Is not enough Of an indationist for the
Ohio Democracy. His failure ends his
prospects for the Democratic nomination.
The Providence Journal says of the ad-
dress OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel Conference
Batting the eloquence, the exaggeration and
the obllylousness of the thousands in official
life who are performing their duties as qui-
city and as honestly as men ever did in any
country, there Is nothing in the address
which might not be found in the columns of
the Republican press Of the last year. 1t is
good doctrine, and some of US have been
preaching it in modest way for good ,
while. As part Of public opinion it will
have It's dae weight, as it should, and all
the more because it proposes to uphold those
measures which the Republican party initia-
ted AMI carried through in behalf Of free a
dom, and which it, and it alone, conseryes.
,r desires to sustain q
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In Brief.

Silonica Is the ancient Thcssalonicn.
Great quantities of ice in the Gulfol St.
Lawrence are reported by the steamships.
California has . 900 900 acres of wheat.
this year, and expects yield OF $4,000, 900
bushels
1t is said that the birds used as ornaments
in ladies hats are layed alive to preserve
the feathers more securely in the skin.
Anna Dickinson has been playing to small
houses, in Boston, since her debut. 1t is
said she considers herself success, both as
a dramatist and actress, in spite of the
critics.
Eight hundred children were confirmed. in
one of the Roman Catholic churches in New
York city. on Monday.
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HEADQUARTERs
DEPARTNIEsT or VERMONT, G. A. K.
BURLINGTON. NAV zu.u. l--6.

C0NRADE You are aware Of the strenuous exer-
ton made BY the Grand Army % the Republic 70
have all the graves OF cur fallen comrades who lie
buried IN our beloved State. decorated with flowers
on the 3uth OF ilay, ls76.-" Memorial Day."
This viii be done thoroughly and well. Now we
have a duty 10 perform toward ourselves and this
Is the year above all others in which 10 do t. Those
o. US who do not belong % the soldiers order
join al once. In towns where there are but ftw
soldiers they should make application 70 the near
est Post Tor membership, or those OF several towns
join together and form new Posts. Old Posts should
be revived, and new lie and energy Infused into
them, and never again, so long one soldier lives
should that interest be allowed to waver.
The farther We drit away tom the terrible scents
OF the past, the deare- TO our memory Is the net
that We have served our country in her hour u
peril and danger, and why not move now Every
honoTahly discharged soldier will see the day
when he will be proud TO be a member OF this
order, which IS growing steadily and healfhlly
throughout the last West and North. You are
expected 10 be present the meetings Of the Post
OF which you may be member, only when YOU
can 90 SO without Injury 70 yourself. but your
name, and interest in your comrades living and
the widows and orphans Of those ls.t behind, is
what We want.
VIII you take hold with US and help make The
department OF Vermont one Of the b.i-htest in the
National Encampment'
For further Information. address Eben Tgplin.
Assistant Adjutant General. Burlington Vt
Sincerely your,
T. 5. PECK, Dept. Coln'r.
EBEN TAPLIS. ASH. kdIt. Gen.
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The report from Constantinople are oIan
alarming character. Tie softas-p9rsonS at
taehei to the mosques, and Of course big
oted Massulmans-haye besiesed the door OF
the .ultan's palace, and compelled him to
demand the resignation Of the grand yizier,
who is suspected Of being under Russian in
haence The mob, which was very disor-
derby, numbered about 10000, while the
sultan has only about l Goo regular soldiers
in the city upon whom he can rely Threats
against the Christians have been freely made
and two or three were murdered. The
European powers are ordering ships Of war
to Constantinople, to protect their repre-
sentatiyes and subjects
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26

A NV YoRK CHARAcrER.-Judgc Joseph
Bowling. who died in New York Friday
week, was for. many years the presiding
genius of the Tombs Police Court, and one
OF the best-known men in that city lie
was peculiar character and a favorable
specimen of what was brought forth by So
ciety IN the lower wards of New York city.
having been to the day of his death a resi-
dent of the Bloody Sixth" lie came
from Ireland with his father, who was 4
poor shoemaker. when twelve years of age,
and speedily became lone of the boys Of
the street. He worked in the pres.-room Of
newspaper othce, sold papers on the street
aud ran with the machine" IN the day. Of
the cid volunteer Fire Department Pretty
much all the education he ever had Wa
picked up IN this rough life At the age Of
twenty i've be succeeded in getting on the
police force in the Sixth Ward-a position
suited TO his tastes, for he was familiar with
all the rough characters and Out-Ot-the-way
haunts of tina; locality He became ward
detective and finally captain of the force
TOR that ward. lie was appointed police
magistrate to fill vacancy in Is63. and
subsequently twice elected 10 the SINE
otfce. having long been an active Tammluy
politician. lie Was leglslated out Of otfi5
In 1873. lie knew next to nothing Of law.
but had fund OF practical shrewdness and
sort OF bulldog resolution which gave
certain kind OF lame. lie dispensed justice
aiter the manner of potentate. dealing
win criminals 10 an oG,hand manner. now
with remarkable mildness and again with
severity, according To his own whims
D, the merits of each case lie was credit
ed with wonderful memory for criminals
and their exploits, but in fact he got much
d his information about those brough, be-
lore him from the clerks and officers OF the
court. and he had long familiarity with
ne Involuntary visitors 20 the TOmbs Judge
bowling had no exalted notions about the
purity OF the ermine and is believed to have
been open u influences of various sorts,
PERSONAL. political, and pecuniary, in dis
'osing Of cases brought before him. HI
associates were far from having any Pre-
ensions to culture or refinement, and hls
iabits were Of the free and easy sort. char
cteristic OF the society in which he grew
Up. lie never married. lie was a con
tant irequenter of the theatres and b.
ubicund lace. bald head and heavy nous
ache were familiar to everybody in New
'ork.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26

The war against intemperance, like every
other great contest, has its ups and downs !;
its victories and reverses its periods OF COM
narrative inaction and of intense activity I
Its times of depression and Of cheer for the
philanthropist The present time Is empha-
tically one of the latter. Certainly nothing
more hopeful of good has occurred in the
whole history Of the contest than this move
ment for the retaining of drinking men by
drinking men. or those who but lately were
such. and these associations Of reformed
men for holding each other up in their good
resolves, which are springing up all over the
country. What can be more cheering,
for instance, than such meeting as
thronged our largest hall in this
CITY on Sunday evening We have
had many Sunday evening temperance meet
ings in former years-when large audiences.
composed almost wholly of church-goers and
good temperance people, in large proper
ton Of women most Of whom never drank
a glass Of liquor or thought Of drinking ex-
cept with repugnance, gathered to hear ex-
hortations to total abstinence, and recitals
of the danger and harm to society and the
individual from intoxicating drinks. These
were not all useless meetings-far from 1T.
Bat they certainly lacked some elements of
"A, trbfgh
these Sunday evening temperance meetings
Of the last month or two possess. \
meeting like these. which represents
the whole community, rich and poor,
educated and uneducated, idlers and
workers, drunkards, tipplers and teeto-
talers.-all classes and all ages, gathered to
encourage the men who have made new
resolves Of self-control to hear the exhorta-
tons of men who but yesterday we've hard
drinkers but who declare that they will
drink 10 more, To form and renew good re
solutions, and to strengthen each Others
hands f1r good, is certainly cheerful sight.
We can well believe that this movement is
telling on the profits of rum->elling, and we
trust it viii - On till the trade becomes as
Improbable a. it Is disgraceful.
Of course it would be expecting mir
acle to expect that al these reformed men
will keep their pledges, bat every day they
Let rum alone Is 50 much clear gain for
themselves and for society; every day of
sclf-control gives promise and hope Of per-
severance to the end. Let us all sustain
them by every means in our poverty
prompt sympathy. by hearty encourage
ment. by all the aids and delences that
moral effort, money and the law can bring.
And may the good work 60 on.
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In the Senate, on Wednesday, Senator Ed
munds finished his speech in favor Of taking
| jurisdiction IN the Be.knap ease, and several
other Senators made strong speeches on the
same side.
Door-keeper, Fitzhugh, it i said.
was chosen to his present office because
he had been Sergeant-at-Arms of the Con-
iedcrate Senate. This was 80 entirely salts
factory a record to the Democratic House
that no other recommendation was required
Of hin, though he had been indicted in Lin
culn County. Kentucky. for grand larceny,
arson, and false swearing. lie claims that
he Is " representative Democrat, as he
doubtless Is, with such a record. and refuses
10 resign.
The new Secretary of War, with the AID Of
Gen. Sherman and others. has succeeded in
reducing Belknaps estimates for the support
OF the army, etc, by the sum Of IS, G07 COS
The biggest reductions are in the Quarter
Master, Department and the ordnance hu-
Teau. There is a reduction Of 81 900 900
in the estimate for clothing and equiplse.
There Is also a reduction Of 81 900 900 in
the estimates for the armament of the forti-
fcations.
- How eos re third term ," asked Dom
Pedro Of Grant during his call at the White
House. The Emperor was evidently not
aware that he was touching upon delicate
subject. and looking at the long faces pro-
dueed by the question with surprise, he
SAID : " o, pardon me, &c by your solemn
faces lot re third term is dead Too bad
too bad"
II You ask knot of congressman when
the session will close, the most hopeful will |
rot fix a day earlier than the middle of July. |
and some Of them will postpone it to August.
Just how there Is to be any adjournment. | |
cannot soe, Tor the two branches have only
agreed on one Of the regular appropriation
bills, and they are totally disagreed on all
the Others Mr. Randall. of the House an
preparation committee, says that he will
stay here all Summer, sooner than back down
to the Senate on his pet economies. and Mr..
Morrill,, Of the Senate committee. saws he
wall resign his place sooner than give way to
the unreasonable demands Of the House. The
after branch insists upon thrusting new
eglslatlon into nearly every one of the ap-
1ropriation bills, and the Senate insists that
hls is revolutionary, and cannot be toler-
ted with safety. Now. who will back
iOwn = " dShiHgt0n Letter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26

The great auction sale of domestic cottOns
at New York, on Tuesday, attracted about
1000 buyers. and resulted in spirited bid
ding AMI fair prices. The attendance was
representative of the whole country, and the
sale 50 smart that about 10000 packages
were let 20, though only 5000 were adyer-
tiSed. The prices realized were within Il
and , per cent Of market rates. Several
ohsr large sale, are now being made in New
York, and there are to be others of French
and English dress goods, and Of 20, 900 para
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SOUTHERN NEWS.


LOUISVILLE. Ky, May a. - Eli Sneei-
ham, alias John Cannaiy. the murderer d..
Marcus Louis and convicted Of the same 3,
the last term OF the Marshall county. Ms
court, was hanged at Holly Springs, to DAY
The Courier Journal special says be made
full confession PRIOR to his ascension {,
the gallows, and gave signs Of great peni-
tence. SIX thousand people witnessed the
execution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26

Some one saw in Reynolds dressing-room
a photograph Of William Cullen BRYANT
All" thought the visitor. this shows
appreciation Of great poet:" and then
said aloud: "You admire Bryant's WORK.
Mr.. Rignold?" Bryant ?" responded tho
puzzled actor. "Oh, yes. The fact is. / Am
going to play the part of an old colonel
next week. and leos the photograph for =
study OF wrin kles." ''Oht"
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WESTERN NEWS.
HEAVY STORM.

DEsvzR. Col, May PA violent r...
and snow storm which had prevailed ir
twenty-lour hours in and along the ba-
the mountains. broke up yesterday. Be-
rainfall in this city was six inches. A.
Central city. Georgetown and other mOu 1-
tam towns the snow is three feet deep. The
railroads centering here have all lost
bridges and embankments, and trave l.
susnended
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26

The WOmans' National Christian Temper.
ance Union will hold a National TEMPER
ance Fair in Philadelphia, opening june
the 18th. the day after the international
Convention. in Horticultural Hall, a cen
trail and commodiOus building
\ daily temperance prayer meeting will
be held during the time in a neighborins
hall, led by the distinguished workers of
the unions. at home and from foreign lands.
The Philadelphia union will have charge
OF the restaurant, and conduct it uuon the
European plan.
The fair will be under the management of
the WOmans' National Christian Temper
ance MON, will continue for two weeks.
and will be conducted on the strictest re-,
ligious principles. Railing, chances, grab
bags. and everything else that is objection
able will absolutely be prohibited and pre-
vented.
There are in almost every family fancy ar
tieles that have been bought at fairs or have
been made during leisure hours, which have
never been used. that our women would
gladly lay on this temperance altar, TO help
on the dear cause.
If the women OF Germany at a time of
peril, from a pc serfu foe. had the courage
to give their costliest jewels into the public
treasury, will not the women of America in
this Centennial year sacrifice some of their
treasure to free their sons, and husbands,
and brothers. and the'r country from more
fearful foe.
The supplies Of all kinds gathered up by
each State, must be seat on to the " omans'
Temperance Union. 1870 Arch street, Phil
adelphla. They will be put in charge of a
Judlcious business committee OF ladies, ap-
pointed by each State, who will dispose of
them at the fair In the interest of the State
Ii the women Of each State will act
promptly. and vigorously there can be no
doubt OF the largest success in this enter
prise. Tens OF thousands of people who are
deeply interested in temperance will visit
Philadelphia, during those two weeks many |
1f them men and women OF wealth, who |
will be glad to show their appreciation of |
his noble cause, and will give freely.
Let there be earnest work for the next |
ew weeks. ANNIE WIrrEsuYER.
President
FRANCES Z. WILLARD,
)or. Sec'y. Womens' Christian Temperance
Union.
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PREsIDENTIAL PROSPECTS.

THE REPUBLICANS OF NEBRASKA FOR ELAINE.
OMAHA. Neb.. May 2i.-The republican
state convention at fremont concluded a
permanent organization By electing General
Z. Ii. Stonewick chairman The delegate
to the Cincinnati convention are K C.
Brown, n. K. Pinney, L. ". Osborne, II ;
Resley, c. F. Bayhe, and \. Nance They
were instructed for Blaine.
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Each Of the leading candidates for the
Cincinnati nomination will 20 into the Con
veRtion backed by the enthusiastic support
of his own State. Maine early pronounced
for Blaine New York followed for Conkling,
Indiana viii present Morton, and Kentucky
supports Bristow. 1t becomes daily palmer
and it is about all that is plain-that there
will he 10 nomination on the first ballot /;
and that the final result will probably he
reached 10y means of combinations effected
on the ground, after the Convention meets
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ARMY OF THE PoroNAc REuNIoN.-The

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC REUNI0N.-The So
cietv OF the Army of the Potomac. General
Winfield 5. Hancock, President, holds its
seventh annual reunion at the Academy of
Music, in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, the 9th
of June. The Grafton will be delivered by
Gen John A. Dix. of New York, and the
poem by William Winter. also of that city
The meetings of various corps belonging to
the Army OF the Potomac will be held June
5. The Society of the Army of the Cum.
berlanc, General P. II. Sheridan, President,
and the Society OF the Army of the James,
General A. H. Terry, President. meet in
Philadelphia June 6, and I.