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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

NEW IoWk NEWS.
THE PRESS on Mr.. BLAISE's STATE

THE PREss on Mr.. BLAISE's STATEMENT.
NEw YORK, April - of Mr.. Blaine.
statement the Herald SAYS: We think the
statement made by Mr.. Blaine will be ac-
eepted as satisfactory By the candid men
OF both political parties
The Times says Blaine'- defense is far
more specific and complete than the charges
brought against him on the present show
ing. Mr.. Blaine must be held ACQUITTED.
The Tribune says: Blaine's speech re-
gardlng the S6i 900 is straight forward
and lucid, and II his statement regarding
his Investment in the Fort Smith railroad
be excepted. there will be little or nothing
lett to support the scandal in any of its
present forms.
The World SAYS: Though his contradiction
oil the stories to which he replied was fat
and peremptory. and supported by explicit
letters. 1t cannot be said to have finally
made an end of the matter for, as we I'm.
derstind 1t, Wilson and Director Harrison
are still in contumacy" on the subject
The Sun says: Mr.. Blaine's subject WAS
the S64 900 paid him BY the Union Pacific
company. for worthless bonds. HIS expla-
nation Is not satisfactory We believe be
had the money.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

1t i pretty clear that no public beneiac-
tons will Immediately result from the death
OF \. T. Stewart lie left his charitable
views to be carried out by his wife and
Judge Hilton. Mrs. Stewart takes the real
estate in the city of New York and one mil
lion Of dollars, and transfers all her interest
in the business to Judge Hilton. The Judge
says the business will be carried on, because
by maintaining it he viii but carry out Mr..
Stewart views and '' be practically charita-
be" Mr. Stewart. he SAYS, never be-
lieyed ia helping people to live without
work" Garden City, the Saratoga Hotel,
and the Working women Home will be com
pleted, and, as we are thus given to under
stand, carried on, on business principles. 1t
is stated, and there is no reason to doubt,
that in all this, Mrs. Stewart and Judge
Hilton are carrying out exactly the inien-
tons Of the late Mr. Stewart As it is in
teresting TO know something Of the charac-
ter oil the man, who has 50 suddenly be-
come the principal partner in business
doubtless worth twenty millions, we copy
the following from the Nation
1t may be worth while to recall the Tact
that some years ago there ,Tas Ring in this
city composed OF four gentlemen, named
Tweed, Sweeny, Hal, ana Connolly that
one of these, Peter B. Sweeny, was put at
the head OF body called the Park Commits
sion, and that associated with him was one
Judge Hilton. The new Board went to work
to benefit the public. They Topped off and cast
away the bOnghs from the trees in the PARK
where they were most necessary; the al
lowed quack-medicine advertisements TO be
painted on the rocks; and, to cap the
climax, the old Park Commission having
employed a skilled zoologist by the name OF
WaterhOuse Hawkins to restore some fOs-
lis of extinct species of animals, they dis
missed Mr.. Hawkins, while Judge Hilton
issued an order 10 have the models cartei
lway and buried, and to have the moulds
and sketch-models destroyed, on the ground
that naturalist might better employ his |
time than in wasting it over dead animals"
In fact, they conducted themselves like van
idls and public enemies. We sincerely |
rust that Judge Hilton will devote his |
suddenly acquired wealth to private enter
Prise Prayers against his attempting to do |
lnything for the public with it might well
De offered up in the churches
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28
Personal.

The news that Rev L. g. Ware rendered
Sunday, his resignation a pastor Of the
Unitarian Church. in this city. be received
with surprise and regret ty very large
portion Of our readers. In society, in our
Board Of Education, in the management Of
the Fletcher Free Library and Park Gal
lery of Art, as well as in the esteem and
affection of wide circle. bounded By no
cenominati0nal line. Nj Ware fills large
place. If this action means tina. he Is to
leave Burlington. we must express our
grea; sorrow and our conviction that it
Will be nigh impossible to fill his, place in
our community.
The life Of AIT. Stewart Is TO be written
by Gen. James Grant Wilson, author of g
life of Fiirgreen Halleck. and well-known
to the reading public as literary man.
Mr.. William H. Vickery. 50 long and
isvOrably known IN this city, has, with Mr.
John W. Hayward, Of St Adams Bay,
leased for term Of years the new and ele-
CANT Metropolitan Hotel at Pembroke. P.
@ Mr.. NIckery's many friends here will
wish him every success.
Mrs. Altha Fitz Brooks died at Utica.
Tuesday. Mrs Brooks was born in PaWlet
Vt, May 18th. l776. and would have com
pleted her hundredth year if permitted TO
1--we 20 days longer. She was the daughter
OF Capt. james Haskins, soldier for indie
pendence. Mr.. Hsssins, in l7s2. removed
TO what was then popularity called Lake
George, now Whitehall. and there, when
six years old. Alths danced for and sat upon
the laps Of George Washington and Gen.
Lafayette. who stopped at her fathers hotel
together for a week. Mrs. Brooks. IN her
later days, related many anecdotes of these
two famous gentlemen. Capt. Haskins re-
moved u OtsegO county. in this State,
shortly after, and in 1874 Altha was united
IN marriage to Ira Brooks.
Miss BraddOn, who is no longer eIitlr of
beigrdria. talks of coming 10 this country
to give readings from her own works. We
agree with the New York Post that the
intellectual treat is one &" of which
m any Americans would prefer not to rob
their British COUSINS
Octavia Walton lie Vert. who used to live
at Mobile, Ga, own lots OF slaves. and was
considered the richest woman in America,
lost all her money IN the war. and l. trying
to support herself by giving public read
lngs.
Madame. Bonaparte Patterson. Of Balti- |
more, whose severe illness was mentioned a
lew days ago. is now recovering. She long |
ago asserted that she would reach the age /
d one hundred years. and although more |
than ninety years old. her tenacity of will |
and physical endurance are very remarkable. /
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28
nv ATLANTIC CABLE
Russia

THE EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD BLOWING OVER.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 25.-The Official
oazette. to-day. says the fears entertained
Tor the peace Of Europe are groundless. The
great powers are acting in concert and their
unaninllty Is strengthened When it was
recently aseertaIned that the Ottoman had
decided to invade Montenegro, Russia i'm .
.neolateiy invited the powers to furnish
their representatives with the ident;c.I ;n-
structlons for the purpose of dissuadipg the
porte from taking the offensive. GERMANY
Austria, France and Italy have already A..
q guessed. and there is every reason 70 eI-
pect that England in this most danpe,on.
crisis 1ill sequiesce also. Already sdyiees
T Conss.ntinople are more favorable
ne Sultan has instructed his foreign min.
lister emphatically to disayov snv ss.rsu
sive intentions sod to give ssur.ncs ,ha,
defensive. s'' oo'S
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

1t i confidently asserted at Washington
that Winslow will not be extradited, and
that on the reception there of the official
reply Of the British government to Secreta-
" Fish's note, there will be offered in Con-
gress pint resolution declaring the abro-
CATION Of the extradition clause Of the Ash
burton treaty..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

The Christian Unloa, Mr.. Beecher's pa
per, thus defines the action which Mr..
Beecher's friends desire in his case
The " friends of Mr.. Beecher" demand
an " Investigation conducted Jointly, both
by those who believe in Mr.. Beecher and
those who do not, under the old system of
attack and defense, which has now been in
use by the courts of the Anglo-Saxon race
for thousand years, and is recognized as the
most satisfactory mode of getting at the
truth through human testimony" but which
they propose to improve in this case bv
discarding the technical rules of evidence and
hearing everybody who has ANYTHING to
say" For this purpose thes propose the
constitution of tribunal composed,of men
against whose Judicial fairness no one has
yet ventured to say a word, and whose opin-
Ions, II they have any, have not been made
public. Since no officer answering to
prosecuting attorney is known to Congrega-
tlonalism, in which denomination ecclesias-
teal trials outside the local church are hap
ply unknown, general invitation was ex-
tended to any one who thought he knew
anything against Mr.. Beecher to act Us
prosecuting officer /; and any assistance that
he might desire was promised to him. No
one responding, formal requests have been
extended in succession to Prof. Smvth and
DIS. Storrs and Buddington to act for the
denomination in that capacity.
Why is no, this fair demand?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

is noble work, or it could not be so felt,
and dominates the Hall a little, as the
Green Mountain Anax did the British at
tie fort. Ii is understood that at the formal
Inauguration of the Allen statue. which will
take place 10 open House and Senate in the
course of two or three weeks, Mr.. Hendee
and Mr.. Joyce, and Mr.. Phelps, Of Connec-
ticut, on the part of the House, and Sena-
tors Morrill, and Eimunds on the part of the
Senate, will deliver the addresses.
Yours styles
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

The Democratic members OF the commit.
tee investigating the secret service money
appropriation have discovered that they
committed gross political blunder in invit-
ing Davenport to give a history of the great
Tammany frauds. There was manifest in
the committee desire to choke off the wit
ness. The Republican members protested
and the Committee was compelled TO admit
the force of the Republican protests, and re-
luctantly permitted him to proceed, when
he commenced the detailed narrative of the
inside history Of the gigantic Tammany
frauds, which seemed to paralyze the rstorts
of the Committee, and which will not be
likely to be very useful campaign docu.
ment for the Democratic party Washing
81 Special,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

\ Washington dispatch SAYS that at tie
commencement Of the session a numler Of
Senators manifested in conversation hos
tile feeling toward the Bankrupt act, bat
more recently several of them have changed
their opinions and favor a modification OF
the act rather than is repeal Meanwhile,
the House Committee on the Judiciary have
concurrei in The Senate bill, which provides
that an assignment under State laws shall
not he bar to bankruptcy There j. little
doubt that the House Will concur in the
Senate bill, and this lar to bankruptcy,
which has been 50 often pleaded in New
England. Will be removed. The Senate made
one hundred and flrty-two amendments to
the Bankrupt act. and now the House Com
mittee on Appropriations have not only Sc
cured wholesale non-coueurrence in them
by the House without word Of explanation.
but have declined 10 ask for a committee Of
conference on the disagree:ng votes. all Of
which sustain~ the predictions long since
made in this correspondence, that We are to
have dead lock between the Senate and
House
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28
The Temperance Reform Strr.ss -. Al
bans.

CROWDED HOUSES TURN OUT To HEAR Ms.
M'KELvEY-xucH ENTHUSIASM MANIFESTED.
ST. ALBANs, April ga large meeting
assembled at the Methodist church this a.
ternoon to hear Mr.. McKelvey. ard in the
evening Academy Hall was literally packed
to hear him again. After two hours OF ct
fective speaking. itwenty-seven signed the
pledge and started u Reformed Mems Club
Much enthusiasm prevails and grea, results
are expected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

The story of Piper, the. condemned muir
derer Of Mabel II Young, to the effect that
she was killed by a fall Of the trap-ioor Of
the befry, whittier she had gone to look at
the pigeons, is not credited in Boston.
Piper never mentioned to either Of his
counsel this story Of his connection with the
case, but simply insisted throughout that he
was innocent. lie has persisted in a DIFF
ferent story during two trials for his life,
and it is apparent that this statement is an
afterthought. Moreover, the testimony Of
medical experts contradicts the theory that
the child was killed by an accidental fall
of the trap-i0or.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

The committee Of ladies IN charge Of tie
Women Pavilion on the Centennial grounds
at Philadelphia. have made an absurd deci>-
iln relative T. the admission for exhibition
Of full length, liie-size portrait of the late
s-Gen. George H. Thomas, painted by lady.
They refuse to let the picture appear lest
Its presence may he offensive to some Of OF
thin--kinueI Southern brethren This
must be set down As the most extreme case
Of Difference 20 Southern sectional feeling.
Two terrible murders occurred in London
last week. The mystery Of one, the horri-
bic murder OF a seyen-year-oli girl named
Emily Holland. whose body was found, be-
reft Of arms, legs and head, wrapt in a pa
per, is solved by the confession Of a barber
named Fisk. married man and father Of
several children, that be thus murdered and
cut up the girl after having first outraged
her The other case, the murder Of Il Mrs
Porter, is vet to be solved, but the eireum-
stances point strongly to William Wallace
aud his wife, who are reported to be Ameri-
cans, vino hired apartments from Mrs Por-
ter, bu; directly alter the murder left f1r
Brussels
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

The House, on Friday, passed the bill to
transfer the Indian Bureau to the War De
partment after July lst, by vote of 1879 to
GA larger majority than was expected;
bat it is by no means certain the Senate will
agree 10 il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
Without deputation to that end by eau
Gus or convention, allos me - nominate for
Governor Of Vermont, in this Centennial year
of the nation, Chief Justice John Pierpoint.
1t has been the wise habit Of our people to
reserve, for those who have served them long
and well as judges, and whose ege, health
or other circumstances of life have made
their retirement from the bench necessary or
desired BY them, the Governorship as due
and appropriate browning honor OF their
official life 1t 50 happened with Chief JUS
tice Skinner, Chief Justice Williams, Judge
Hall, Chief Justice Royce and Judge Peck.
1t would be i graceful and betting thing
for the people. and for lin, to deal thus with
Chief Justice Pierp)int. His long public
services as Judge, his civic and private viz
tues have well earned the dignity, and the
executive chair would be graced, as the
bench has been, by his presence. Judge
Pierpoint, more than a quarter Of ascentury
ago, took position with the separating band
of Democrats. wh) me: at Blf4lo in lSiS,
with whom politics was = principle rather
than Al policy. and who brought into the
Free Sol party, and afterwards the Repub-
licAn, tie anti-slavery sentiment which was
the inspiration of both. Of this class was
also Ashel Peck, Loyal {. Kellogg, Luke
P. Poland, John A Page, besides many
Others in the State of private, but honored
station of the same class, without the
State. were such man a. salmon ?. Chase,
Lyman TrumJuli. John P Hale and George
Boutwell, These are name, 10 be remem-
berei and honored a pioneer, in right poll
ties, and a. faithful to their first ideas.
Bat whl; Of the geographical question
tile mountain VIII lis two sides, East and
West No, much, OF nothing, to The peo-
pie, However much the engineers who run
the machine, and the small boy, who run
with the machine, may thy 20 make OF it.
Jadge PEEK hal been,anl was, OF Washing
t1n county until about the time lie was
elected Governor That j. lebatable ground.
but generally counted as of the East side
By retiring TO jericho, he Las not changed
the geography Of the State, or the time Of
succession To the Executive chair At best
it seems childish thing to set about east
ing the longitude of Governor. Chief
Justice Pierpoint ) known to all the people |
OF the staie- His labors have been IN ali |
parts Of the state, and for the whole State
He belongs to the whole State and all its
people aal when hear this mouse-sgueak |
about the mountain in reference TO such a
seem to hear the voice of the
people, as "the noise Of many waters" tax
ing 10 the refrain OF the ancient prophet
who AIT thou, o great mountain? Before
Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain and
ne shall bring forth the heais,5ne thereof
1ith shoutings, crying grace, grace
into il. CITlzEN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

1t Is announced that Gen. Diaz, the leader
of the rebellion in Mexico, expects to move
from the frontier toward the capital, in
few days. with an army of four thousand
men. and believe that ne will succeed in
reaching that city and reyolutiOnizing the
country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

We have said before, and we say again,
that, if our choice of candidate were deter
mined wholly by personal considerations,
we might prefer Mr.. Blaine but this sup
pses II thoughtless disregard of both the
demand of the present political situation
and the pre-eminent fitness of Mr.. Bristow
for the nomination. Personal considera-
tions must not be allowed to interfere in this
matter. We must carry the coming presi-
Dental election: and. in preparing for it,
we must not triHe with the chances Of sue
cess, Wsrcsaes Spy,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

The NEw TwESTY-CENT Pics. - The
twenty-cent piece Is a feature Of the new
circulating medium which will prove o
novelty. This coin was authorized by the
act of March 81, 1915. and has never ap-
peared N public except in rare instances,
when 1t has been an object Of great curl
Osity. Its weight is five grains, and II l. e
legal tender at its nominal value for any
amount not exceeding five dollars in any
one payment. 1t is nearly as large as a
quarter. and Is just like 1t exeept the figures
denoting the denomination, and its smooth
instead Of milled edge the latter rendersi it
easily distinguishable by the touch. though
at the first glance it could easily be mis-
taken for the quarter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

Mr.. Stewart dictated all the retail adyer-
Using Of his business, which, once a week,
occupied a column in each Of the papers.
This was regular Saturday afternoon en-
ploymeut withhim. lie believed in aiyertis
ing, and for his retail business used the local
papers TO what les intelligent and les sue
cessful merchants thought az extrayagant de-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

PERSONAL MoTlvg FOR THE AssAssINA-
TIoN or LINooLN.-Pomeroy' Democrat tells
story which, if true, supplies a personal
motive tfor John Wilkes Booths murder Of
Abraham Lincoln, which has been lacking
in all accounts Of the affair hitherto given
TO the public. John Y Beal, saws the
Democrat. long bosom friend of Booth,
lay in prison under sentence of death for
piracy on the Northern lakes Booth, accom-
panied BY Senator Hale, of New Hampshire.
C1l. Fornsy and Washington Mclean. in
terceded with President Lincoln for
Beal's pardon. going to the White
House. after midnight, calling Mr..
Lincoln from his sleep. and most pite-
ousl ' Pleading with him. The interview
lasted till four O'Clock in the morning.
Both throwing all his dramatic power into
the work, and bringing tears from the ewes
Of all. At last Mr. Lincoln Welded and
promised that Beal should be pardonel.
Next day he told Mr. Seward what he had
done, and he was very angry. declaring that
the sentiment of the north required Beals
blood, and if the man was not executed be
would leave the cabinet and charge Lincoln
with being in sympathy with the South.
Accordingly Lincoln changed his mind and
Bsal was executed. This was too much for
Booth. lie went into a very frenzy of rage.
and swore vengeance on Lincoln. Selecting
the President for his particular victim, he
engaged the other oonspirators to murder
Seward and thus be got his revenge
If this story is true, it is very strange that
it should not have got into print before.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

The rev features in the aspect Of the
Governor Question are, the definite wit
drawal, OF rather Withholding. Of the name
Of Hon Horace Fairbanks, from the can
ylss. and the marked favor with which the
suggestion of the name Of Hon. B. d.
Harris, Of Brattleboro. has leen received.
We copy elsewhere some expressions Of pub
lie opinion on the subject
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28

CoNCREssloNAL.-Mr Morrill,, of Vermont,
offered, on Thursday, a resolution authoriz-
ing Sen. Sherman's daughter to receive her
wedding present of diamonds from the Khe-
dive of Egypt free of duty. Messrs. Ham
lin, Cushing, Dawes, Howe and Gordon ai-
vocated its passage. Mr.. Eimunds moved its
reference to the Committee on Finance but
afterwards yielded a9d the Senate passed the
resolution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-28
JUN 7. VAUWALUEK,
Acting Secretary.
The resolution thus enclosed, Is As fol-


Joint Resolution on the celebration Of the Centen-
nal n the several counties or towns
Be it resolved by the Senate and House % Rep
rtseutstves Of the United States o. America -u
Congress assembled, That it he and is hereby re-
ctmmeuded by the Senate and House q Represent
tYes o. the people q the several States that they
assemble n their several counties or towns on the
approaching Centennial Anniversary o. our NJ
rluual Independence and that they cause 10 have
delivered on such day an historical sketch Of "a q
county or town from its formation, and that 4 copy
90 -hid sketch may be q ed N PRINT or manuscrl Dr.
il iLe tlerE's cflice 20; sa % county, and an add
tutal cory, in print or manuscript, be fled In the
.,4ce o. the Librarian Of Congress. 20 the -ntent
That complete record may thus be ohta ned OF the
progress ~ our iustitut ous during the First Cen
tennal % their existence.
Approved, March 10. 80.
Governor Peck, deeming that this matter
can best be brought to the attention of the
people of the State through the public
press, has handed these documents to Us to
copy and he would be glad to have them
generally copied by the Vermont newspa-
per.. with such observations as they consider
the subject to demand.
The propriety of the general observance Of
Independence Day, this year, and of con-
Meeting with every such celebration his
t5rical discourse, devoted to the local history
Of the town or county. is 50 obvious that the
&c ,mnendltion of Congress cannot need an
added word.
1t is already high time that the towns
were selecting their Fourth of July his
torians. nder the inspiration of the year,
it cannot be difficult to find worthy orators.
Their subjects are thus selected for them.
Their discourses will have permanent rec
ODD, in the State and at the National Cap
i,al; and the aggregate result will be an
immense addition to the archives of the Gov
eminent, Of the utmost value to future his
torians and the generations yet to come.
Vii not the towns take immediate action
in the matter?