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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04
Executive Mansion, July 81. l.
The Indian War.
soGE ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS -lz
DISASTER.

soNE ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS -T -az 2
DISASTER.
Cnlc1GO. H., Aug. ii =. A.
captain Of the sixth infantry. VIZ. r..
headquarters military stat!ll. >a--
Rock, d. T., under date OF Jl.Y -
the adiutant general department: A-s
ia, =. Paul. giving an Indian g So
the battle of Little Biz Horn, J--s-
The account does not differ es-e1tA 1 4
the reports already published t
however, that Sitting Bull w. %
killed nor personally engaged q t1s p
lie remained in council tent lre,---
operations. Crazy Horse Win AK.
and Black Moon were the pri1.q4- -a
on the 2jth Of June. ki.l-Li-e. %.
the Black Feet, at the head Jf u1 81
lodges. was at this agency all-- 81 4.
Of May. lie was prominently e1--=
the battle of June 18th. ami ..,5-Sa'--
braided Sitting Bull l0r d., ls-- 1
active personal part in the c7sl-sn--
hIll-Eagle has sent me lt-a- e =.
forced into the fight anu tla- be i-'
return to the agency, AM tal; Do ~
turn TO the agency II be Is s..-ci '.-- 3
r1pOrt closed as follows Ils-l -a.
gather -ng in of the h0st..e- g. 81
from each Of the agencIe~ 40 -le ~
river. tint Red Clouds and : ,,-- j. /
also Of tLe northern Cleycl1a- 81
rapshoes.
THE PLUSpTR SECURED BY IlE sz--'A-
They report for the sqecm. ts1--.-
relatives that in the three l-1'-
with the whites they haze c8l;-----
than four hundred stand rs arms. -1'-
and rIhes.-reyolvers not cl-l;el---l
milton without end. and 90, ---l'' =
bacon and hard bread. llsy --'-'
they have captured from me Vli4
summer more than 300 horses ~ r
| suppose this include -le
against soldiers. Crow Indian. 81 -
Hills miners
The general outline o.. i.-lria-
concurs with published reports u
attack on Reno 5 command -l-
IN the day. The indians req a.-
hundred whites killed. ami .. 1T
many Indians we're killed 4
another source says The lD1a7-
IRON Casters command use t---
nlnety-twO c9rbines and rsv0.vs;-
MOVEMENTS OF TuE INDIANS.
ONAHA, Neb., Augu~, i.-Aa ~
egram from Camp Brown, ~ = -
day. says the Indian scouts -c1- 90
here. report hostile indians nlV'1-
east They tracked them irlm il--,
Crazy WOlnan's Fork % the heal ..
Hauser river. Inc number j. VA
but Is feared TO be large Ill- cj''
reports received from Other ---
large number of Indians ore i'l..7
ing for the agencies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04
The Patriot and the Copperhead..

Cor HIyfss letter Geeiin-
uHg 10 eieotionser for
C0ngrsss.
IN CAMP, Oct. 2, 1854.
You're Of the 18th nit.
is received. Thanks. |
have other business just
now. Any man who
would leave the army st
this tine 70 electioneer
for Congress ought TO be
scalped. Truly yours,
r. b. HAYES.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04
The HEATED NIGHTS.

To the poor who are crowded into the
miserable tenements in the lower parts of
the city, the not nights of the past month
have been terrible. To stay in their mlsera-
bly, ventilated rooms was to smother, and
so they took the streets for it, where II was
a trihe better. As early as nine O'Clock.
thousands upon thousands OF the poor, men,
women and children. were out on the side
walks, getting ready for sleep. They
brought ont with them such blankets and
bed-ticks as they pOss, sse1-thousands had
nothing whatever t. lie upon-and made
up such beds as they could upon the side
walks, cellar doors, or any other place that
was dry. Ii was curious sight to see
mothers getting their little ones ready for
sleep, to see girls and women twisting up
their hair and making their limited toilet
in the open air. under the glare OF the gas
lamps. But they were compelled TO do 1t,
or die. The heat was so intense that to at
tempt to sleep in the rooms would be TO IL
vite death while living was possible even
amid the stsnches of the filthy streets.
This continued regularly every night for
over a month. To the poor in New York
all seasons are terrible. liz the winter they
freeze to death. and in the summer they
smother. The weather is still hot, but it is
more endurable
STOKES,
the murderer of Fisk, has been removed to
Auburn Prison, and he is now, for the first
time. actually a convict. At Sing Sing be
was clerk in the Office Of shoe manuiac-
turer who employed prison labor. and be
never slept in a cell, or enjoyed prison fare.
There he had a very good time, and was as
comfortable as man could be who was un-
der any restraint But in Auburn it is
quite different. Mr.. Stokes has on him the
prison garb, he practices the lock-step. he
eats as do other prisoners, and is treated
precisely as the rest are. For the rest OF
his term Mr. Stokes is likely 10 know what
it is to be prisoner in earnest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

CHINA ha> NV IT. fr>f railroad IL i.
only five miles long, l. narrow gauge road
and connects Shanghai and KanyWsn. Ii
was built with British capital, and is pres
emily to be extended to Woosung. FIVE miles
further on
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04
TIE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION

That convention did not look as though
treason was an odious thing. nor that rebels
were any the less to be honored than patri-
OTIS. That gathering proved again what the
Democratic House had already proved, that
the old rebel element is running the Demo-
cratic party, and that its whole hope Of sue
cess is staked on their solid support. They
were all there at St. Louis, and were the
lions of the day, especially honored and
aheered by the convention, and honored and
lionized by the same gangs OF rebels who
were spouting treason and abusing soldiers
there in 1861, as we were going to the front.
and who were talking the same treason
when was there two years ago. Why Is it
that the nomination of Tilden has so reyiy-
ed and re-inspired the old rebel element
Why so much moro so than the candidacy of
Horace Greeley four years ago, when there
was some hope OF new party and the death
for good of the old Democracy? You
can answer Us well as | can. 1t looks like
they knew their man. Applause.l The
alarming demonstrations daily developed in
the South would look like it. see that the
Leaderinterviewed my old friend PeterMyers,
now living in Missouri. to-day. and that Pc
ter says that the stories Of raising the rebel
flag in Missouri are untrue. l hope they
are. But the report seems to be well au-
thenticated, and fear some Of them are too
true.
For the people to do these things would
be bad, but not 50 bad, we must remember,
as was the rebel speech of Ben Hill in Con-
gress, SO heartily cheered by his Democratic
colleagues, and so wildly applauded in the
South. That speech, let me refer to again
for a moment. The Democrats and Demo-
cratic press now say they do not indorse this
speech. But they cheered it when it was
made in the House. and the South chesred it,
and their dsnunciatiou Of it now is not 70
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

DIcE,r or VERMONT REroRTs.-This impor-
tant and much needed work, as We learn, is
now IN forward state Of preparation for
the printer, ard its publication may be ex-
pectcd during the current year, OF, at fur
the-t. Gle coming Winter. 1t viii embrace
in orc volume of say 500 two column pages,
a digest & a.i tie cases contained in the
d:tv-l,e sa.ame- of the reported decisions Of
the s.I1,me Court. As e digest the work
will DE- ol isinal made from critical read
ing Of each Csc and extracting it, principle
and ~4l-tlucc, and rot copy Of the head
note. Ihe Wide will be the personal work
Of it, aut5ar. without even clerical assist
ance. lt i- br.luaie that for such task a
llwvcr .i the ability and eminence Of Hon.
Daniel Elle-t- should have been secured.
We know tdat he has given to it great
labor and care, and We cannot doubt that
the work Will prove highly acceptable to
the profession and c7eiitable to the author.
L. is proposed to run the Washington
monument up to the height of ass feet
five feet higher than the highest structure
in the w,r.d-and to have il ready for
dedication On the centennial anniversary
Of the surrender Of CORVALLIS, October
-. l,sL The Committee on Appro-
priatiou- have voted $4,000 for the
purpose. t. be paid in four yearly install
ments, the original monument ASSOCIATION
being al-5 continued, ana to contribute its
so 1000 Of subscriptions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

said one Give Us possession Of the Cot
eminent, and the North will be the rebels
next time" This was the talk, and the
talk in earnest-as was the talk OF the "a me
men IN lo6l. They mean it. They talked
il over coolly and seriously. SAID they had
already united South, which would be
nearly enough. ard that their Democratic
allies in the North dare not deny them the
little more, the few more votes, that they
would need This Is their idea to-day-to
gain by legislation and trickery, what they
ailed 10 gain By means Of force. believe
it | know it, All their expressions sug-
gest il, and all their actions prove 1t. hat
else DO they mean? Why Is it that the
State Of Missouri has issued to every former
owner Of slaves in tina; State certificate for
81 900 for every slave, payable when the
general Government will pay it This very
thing. the total amount Of their emsneipated
slaves, Is now estimated as part OF the
State debt Of Missouri | used to think that
this was a Republican ialsehOod-the certit-
cate matter. But il i an actual fact, and
these certificates. and all certificates or show
ings Of losses sustained throughout the State.
are being saved up as carefully a. money
against the day when the Democracy, and
the rebel element ruling it in the National
Government, shall have attained to power
If Missouri will do this thing, and hold out
this promise to pay for all emaneiTated
slaves, why will not all the Southern rebel
States DO it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

Thisis n harmony with the laws O! most j, not
al o. the States, IN regard 70 taxation Some o.
the States limit by special statute the night o. tax
Al On 10 property within :he state, and Others
provide that no statute shall be SO construed a. 10
subject property 20 double taxation. II IS n mar
m0uy i'll the spirit OF our laws BY Sec = OhAp
- General statutes. person resident IN the State
j. not taxed on stock in any foreign corporation IN
tie state where the corporation 5 located.
n Il e the policy Of the law 10 secure q person
against double taxation who invests in the STOCK o.
i0rel n corporation. much more would i he = Sc
cure the same protection 10 person VINO 5 "!.4ins
10 invest his property in corporation IN tn state
and thus establish and carry on permanent bust
ness here Il earnest and honest endeavor 10 Sc
such protection TO ourselves and others N Ike
circumstances subjects 10 the charge o. trying %
secure special exemption from taxation, We are W IL
IN 10 plead guilty and abide the result but u = s
simply demanding and securing what is Just and
equitable, ana that which initiates poAey which
Wi tend 70 foster and render permanent the manu-
featuring interests OF the state and which VIII IL
vite capital TO remain IN the state ior such pur-
poses by lair and just laws, rather than drive II 70
other States by untriendy, not 70 say unjust egis
laton We willing TO have cur efforts 10 tn end
bring upon US the imputation OF having attempted
10 secure an exemption from the payment Of our
.ull share OF the public burden.
BY Organizing under the general laws Of the
State Of New York, where such property IS taxed TO
the corporation, which We could have done We
have a large amount OF our property located there
permanently, We could hsve secured ali we have
secured to ourselves by this station; and by
Section 3 above referred to- al cur corpoi ate prop
erty except the real estate and machinery, would
have been relieved from taxation here
Except for ur = ong and lifelong attachment
70 he tate and earnest desire FOR its prosperity
and that its laws should be Just and equitable and
such invite rather than 10 drive capital from
a permanent Investment IN manufacturing corpo
rstions the state, We should have Withheld these
Efforts and also this public statement
1t l. unnecessary to say more. There
never was completer refutation of SANDER
than a simple recital of the facts and an ex-
animation Of the laws furnished in this case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

ST. JOHNsBuRY-The water pipes were
connected with the Flanders pump on
Thursday.
Burlington parties are contracting TO
deliver coal at ST. Jonnsbury depot for
$3.50 per ton.
Rev. Mr. Atvill. OF Burlington, preached
two very acceptable sermons. last week
Sunday, in the town hall. At the after
noon service there were four hundred pres
ent. The prospects now of q permanent
church organization are encouraging.
At a village meeting, he'd on Mon
day, the trustees were authorized TO com
plete the village aqueduct according to the
contract with the Nergennes Machine Com
pany. and TO borrow money for that pur-
pose not to exceed SIS, 900.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

DRY wFATHER-sAAUKL J. TILDES-wHAr
KIND OF MAN Tx Is-rHg HEATED NIGHTS
STONES Is AUBURN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

THE Springfield Republican copies from
the Montpelier Argus statement that bill
e1empting a part of the Fairbanks PROV
erty from taxation was 'smuggled through
the Vermont Assembly in tile closing hours
OF the session IF 1874"
The bill, and the only one affecting the
Fairbanks Company, passed during the
closing hours Of the session Of -, was
general act, which provides that property
represented by the capital stock Of manu-
featuring company, situated in another
State and taxed by such other State, shall
not be taxed in this State. So much was
said by a few designing men after the pas
sage Of the act that Hon. Horace Fairbanks
thought public explanation was advisable,
and he accordingly made one, which We
published at the time. Ii was a complete
answer, and satisfied every candid man.
After reciting the history Of the bill and
stating the reasons for it, Mr.. Fairbanks
concluded a. follows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-04

WuIIsToS At primary meeting. held
Saturday evening, the following delegates
were elected to attend the District Conyen-
ton at Hydepark A. C. Welch. Z. c
Fay. D l. Taleott. Alternates, Smith
Wright. Roswell Brown, j. II. Bushnell.
The trustees of the Academy have sue
ceeded in securing the services of Miss {. T.
Ferrin as teacher. The Fall term commences
August 29ih. There are ample facilities ior
board and it is hoped and expected that the
school will receive the patronage 1t deserves
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-13
A WaterSpOut,

NJ. de Tastes contributes q paper to
the French Bulletiu International, f in
which he gives the following particulars
Of a waterspout observed near Tours on
the 25th of last May: cit first appear
ed as mass of whitish vapor against a
background of dark-colored clouds,
gradually assumed the form of an in
verted cone pointing to the ground, and
terminating in a long sinuous band. A
whitish sinuous column appeared sud-
denly between it and the ground, and
rapidly enlarged upward, the whole
phenomenon soon assuming the ap-
pearance of two cones uniting at their
SUBMITS. The lower cone, at first a
lightish color and somewhat transpar-
ent, gradually assumed darker shade.
which was propagated from the base
toward the summit. When It was
passing over the right bank of the Loire
a dense mass Of sand, mud and fine
gravel was drawn toward it; as it cross
ed the river a get d'eau broken into
spray appeared in the form of cone
ascending the waterspout, with it's base
resting on the water, the spray on all
sides being drawn inward toward the
axis in spires. An indefinite glimmer-
ing appearance preceded the column of
ascending spray. On it's reaching the
broad sandy shore of the left bank
clouds of sand were drawn violently in
upon it, just as the spray of the river
had BEEN" - Es..a9a9 f& -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-13

+ He has proper and well-proportion-
ed stature, without, however, being too
tall. He is rather of middle size and
somewhat thick set. His complexion
is not too forid at any rate, too much
ruddiness in youth is not a sign of longev-
ity. His hair rather approaches to
the fair than to the black. His skin is
strong but not rough. His head is not
too big; his shoulders are round rather
than flat; his neck is not too long; his
abdomen does not project; his hands
are large but not too deeply cleft; his
foot is rather thick than long, and his
legs are firm and round. He has
broad, arched chest, a strong voice, and
the faculty of retaining his breath for 8
long time without difficulty. There is a
harmony in all his parts. His senses
are good but not too delicate his pulse
is slow and regular; his stomach is
excellent; his appetite good and his
digestion easy. The joys of the table
are to him of importance; they tune his
mind to serenity, and his soul partakes
in the pleasure which they commune
cate. He does not eat merely for the
sake of eating, but each meal is an
hour Of daily festivity. He eats slowly
and has not too much thirst, the latter
being always g. sign of rapid self-con-
sumption. He is serene, loquacious,
active, susceptible of JOY, love and
hope, but insensible to the impressions
of hatred, anger and avarice. His pas
sion never becomes violent or destruc-
tive, if he ever gives way to anger, he
experiences rather useful glow Of
warmth, an artificial and gentle fever,
without an overflow of the bile. He is
also fond of employment, particularly
calm meditation and agreeable specu-
lations. He is an optimis, friend to
nature and domestic felicity. He has
no thirst after honor or riches, and
banishes all thought Of tomorrow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-13
Gold BonanZas in Georgia.

Tt is claimed that valuable gold de-
posts exist in Cobb and Paulding coun-
It's, Ga, and that within the length of
five miles, on Burnt Hickory, gold
enough to pay the debt of the state can
be gotten out with very ordinary tools
Two men, says a cotemporary, got out
there ffty-two penny-weights of gold in
good-sized pieces in two days, with very
ordinary tools, which they sold In Ack-
worth for $52. Another gentleman has
two or three pieces of gold, one of
which weighs thirty-two penny weights
four grains, that he. picked up off the
surface near a mine within ten miles of
Ackworth, which he proposes to work
as soon as the weather becomes cooler.
Recent discoveries of very rich gold de-
posts have been made near Marietta.
If these statements are free from exag-
geration, it is somewhat surprising chat
a little of the old California and Aus
tralla fever" has not broken out ere
this s.-.. ts--sets.- = -s.s 81 &
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-13
Soda with Choral Hydrate.

According to Professor KONG, the
eminent German pharmaceutist, the
narcotic power Of choral hydrate is
increased to an important extent, and
its prejudicial effects reduced in the
same proportion, if bicarbonate of soda
be administered Immediately before
hand. Prof. K, after five observations,
believes himself to be in a position to
state that one part by weight of chloral
hydrate may be replaced with equal
effect by one part of bicarbonate of So
da and GA part of choral hydrate. And
since, says the Professor, calculated
from the average manufacture of chic
raj hydrate, more than 100000 persons
daily use the sleep-producing medicine
made known a few years ago by Prof.
Sviebreich, some may find it both use
full and interesting to test the conciu-
sion stated, which was indeed proba-
BILE from theoretical considerations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-13
Is a Salmon Bite Poisonous!
rom the Portland (Oregon) Standard


Some time ago a young man en-
gagged in the salmon fisheries on the
Columbia was bitten upon the extreme
end of his little finger by a salmon,
whose teeth barely pierced the skin.
Thinking nothing Of the matter he pur-
sued his work, but in day or two the
finger became infamed and commence
ed swelling, the trouble extending to
the hand and arm, and although every
known remedy was applied no visible
improvement was manifest. The
finger became liberated and so ex-
tremely painful that the young man,
who called to Port Townsend on bdsi-
ness, determined to consult q doctor.
He called upon DR.. Millison, who forth
with amputated the finger close to the
palm, telling him that delay would in
volve the loss of the hand also. This
is an extraordinary case, and one which
lovers of salmon may ponder upon at
leisure " ~ 49, "
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-13
Loving Jim Fisk's Widow.
New York Cor. Chicago Tribune

The man is in his grave now, and it
can do no harm to tell the story of his
remarkable infatuation for the widow
of Jim Fisk-Mrs. Lucy Fisk. He
wanted to marry her, and, had his sit
uation been other than what it was,
probably Mrs. Fisk would have been
Mrs. B. instead. During the early at
tentions he paid her somebody inform
ed the widow that her admirer had a
wife already living, and, when she con-
fronted him with the story, he admitted
it freely. From that moment they met
only as acquaintance, but the change
in her demeanor rendered the man
frantic He had been separated from
his lawful wife for several years by
mutual agreement. He was rich, and
bis wife received a separate but liberal
support. From this moment he was
crazy for a divorce. A lawyers ser
vices were secured, aud the necessary
papers prepared. Through a third
party he proposed to his wife to pay
her a. very handsome sum Of money if
she would offer no opposition to his
suit. The wife declined to make the
arrangement, and the divorce suit WAS
prosecuted with renewed vigor. She
had learned of the infatuation of Jim
Fisk's widow, and was madened by the
thought of his desiring another wife.
So she prepared to defend the case
quite as vigorously, and was ready to
call the widow Fisk as one of her wit
nesses, when the infatuated husband
was Frustrated by sickness which ended
in his death. He had lived for months
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and died
and was buried from there. The Of
Tended wife took charge Of his effects.
but refused to attend the funeral. She
is now enjoying his property in fash
ionable home close by Grammercy
Park, and this summer has been Wis
it0r to the ancient shades of Nantucket,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-13
Genius and Morality.
From the Boston Transcript.

EIOm Iuc bOSIOu lTduSCTlDt.
The man who believes in debt, and
cites plenty of men of genius who Jun
in debt, is either silly enough to sup
pose himself genius, or to mistake
folly for genius. Men who write
wisely against running in debt, may
also, like many other preachers, fail
utterly to practice their own preaching.
Thus, Lord Bacon wrote on the wisdom
of business, and ran desperately in
debt. Men Of genius are not always
ninnies in their expenditures, though
we can recall thousands who are, from
Bacon to Webster. Men of genius may
also be able, like Pitt and Webster, to
have the most correct idea of public
finances, and yet utterly fail in man
aging their own affairs. Pitt received
never less than equal SO $4,000 q year,
and sometimes equal to $4,000, and
died equal to 100000 in debt. Sheri-
dan was another spendthrift, and spent
all his first wife's fortune in six weeks,
and the fortune of his second wife in q
few months. Fox was a great games
ter, and at one sitting of twenty hours
lost equal to $55, 900. It is just this
kind of genius which should have no
imitators, and which has proved the
misery of thousands of families and
the dishonor of all the men who in
duIge in such personal extravaganza
and plumber of other peoples property