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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-14
news bx Telegraph.
Special Despatch to the Free Pro. and Tiles rsxen
Fr.uklin County RepubhcaA

Special Despatch to the Free Fro. ~ r.-xen.
franklin County RepuDiic--
ST. AInAss, W.. July la.-rh' ffsn1na
County Republican Convention uon
Sheldon, to-day, was presided o''i ~ s,I-
VIM. IL. Blake. Of Swanton' anu '
lowing ticket nominated =
sepators-O. s. Rixford. HIghga''' "
A. Hull, Enosburgh; f. A. SowieS' d.
bans
States Attorney-H. L. Start, Bakers
field.
Sberif-Julius Halbert. Fairfax
Judge Probate-M. W. bauey. Oh
bans.
Side Judgcs-Moses Weightman' "so'-
gia C. Z. Brewer. Enosburgh
The resolutions endorse the National anu
State nominees, and approve their PLATFORM
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-14
Casualties

Lyman Rogers. a respectable arl-
Bethel. dropped dead in nj has 1-
week from heart disease. Hi> age w.
years.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
News of the Day.

Bishop Marvin will visit China and ordain
the native preachers of his Church.
The Rev. Alfred J. Morrison, brother Of
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, died at Charlotte, y.
c.. last week His widow is daughter OF
the Rev. DR.. J. NJ. P. Atkinson, of Hampden
Sydney College, and granddaughter OF the
late DR.. Robert Baldwin, Of Winchester.
Tie Grand Jury of Warren County, on
Monday last presented ii. B. Buck, Esq. tor
forgery. bbt the Commonwealth's Attorney,
Mr.. 5. s. Turner, being Of the opinion that as
the alleged offence c:as committed in Winches-
ter. the Grand Jury had 70 jurisdiction, aud
on his motion a beDch-wartant for Mr.. Buck 5
arrest was ordered By Judge Page with view
to bis removal to this city for such action as
the authorities here may deem it proper TO
take in the premises. AZ last accounts the
warrant had not been issued. Mr. Buck, we
learn strenuously denies the accusation HiH-
chester Times
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
An Fx-Confederate Called on to
AYenge Custer.

Gen. +. \. McReynolds, who commanded a
Michigan division during the late war, in
letter addressed to Maj Gen Thos. L. Rosser,
of the late Confederate army, inquired:
"Would it not be a grand opportunity for
Won to rally around you a mounted force Of
Minnesota men accustomed to the horse and
the rifle. which yon could readily do, and ten
der your services to the government to avenge
the death of the brave boys Of the Seventh
Cavalry who fell so nobly on the field Of duty 2
In his letter replying to the above, General
RosSer used these words
81 should like to be commissioned by my
country to avenge the death of my gallant
friend and old enemy, but to do so | should
like to 90 back to old Virginia and get my di-
division. who once s, fercely fought him, and
who. like myself, have learued to respect,
honor and appreciate the high soldierly quali-
ties and exalted manhood Of Gen. Custer.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
POETICAL.
WORDS.
TRoN HOUSEHOLD WORDS.

Words are lighter than the cloud foam
OF ,he restless ocean spray;
Vainer than the trembling shadow
That the next hour steals away;
Bv the fall of summer rain-drops
Is the air rs deeply stirred;
And the rose-leaf that we tread on
Will Outliye word.
Yet on the dull silence breaking,
With lightning flash, word,
Bearing endless desolation
On its lightning wings, heard.
Earth can forge no keener weapon,
Dealing surer death and pain,
And the cruel echo answered
Through long years again.
have known one word hang star-like
0'er weary waste OF years,
And it only shone the brighter
Looked ut through a mist of tears;
While a weary wanderer gathered
Hope and heart on life's dark way,
Bv its faithful promise shining
Clearer day BY day.
have known spirit calmer
Than the calmest lake, aud clear
AS the heavens luhl dGNu 1E"H ~
With no wave of hope or fear;
But storm had swept across IT,
And its deepest depths were stirred,
Never, never more to slumber,
Only by word.
have known a word more gentle
Than the breath OF summer air,
In listening heart it nestled,
And it lived forever there;
Not the beating of its prison
Stirred it ever night or day,
Only with the hearts last throbblng
Could itpass away.
Words are mighty, words are living;
Serpents with their venomed stings,
Or bright angels crOwding round u,
With heavens light upon their wings !;
Every word has its own spirit,
True or false that never dies
Every word mans lips have uttered,
Echoes in the skies.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
VIRGINIA FREE PREsS.
/. \. &F.E.B. GAIIAHBR. EDITORS.
Jefferson Co., W. Va
OFFICE IN "JxYrERsoN BUILDING.
Saturday, July 30, 1875.
reduction OF Newspaper Postage, &c.

Postmaster General Tyner, under date Of
Thursday last, July 10, inclosed printed CIR
culars to tie posmaSters throughout the coun-
try. notifying them that from and after
Saturday, July 10, the changed postal laws
in reference TO thirdclasS matter would be IN
eject. Printed matter of the third-cldss will
be transmitted through the mails at one cent
for two ounces, or fractional part thereof in
stead of one cent for each ounce, as heretofore,
and the postage on a single copy OF The FREE
Press is now only one cent. The matter
passing through the mails that will he carried
at one cent for two ounces includes pamphlets,
occasional publications, transient newspapers,
magazines, handbills, posters, prospectuses,
books, proof sheets, corrected proof sheets,
maps, priuts engravings. blanks flexible pat
terms. sample cards, printed carls, photograph
ic represeniatons Of different types, and all
other printed matter which may be declared
mailabIe by law.
The sender Of any article Of the third class
of mail matter may write his or her name or
address therein, or on the outside, with the
word 'from" above or preceding the same: or
may write briefly, or may print on any pack
ace. the number and names Of the articles en-
closed. Publishers Of newspapers and perl
oiicals may print on the wrappers OF news
papers and magazines sent from the othce oi
publication to regular subscribers the time to
which subscription therefor has been paid !;
and addresses upon postal cards and un-
selled circulars may he either written, printed
or affixed thereto, at the option Of the sender.
Unscalcd circulars for city delivery will be
charged one cent each and at the rate OF one
cent an ounce in bulk fr outside delivery
Articles of merchandise, photographic paper,
letter envelopes aud wrappers, plain and orna-
mental paper, seeds, cuttings. bhlbs, roots,
scians and unscaled circulars will be charged
lt the rate of one cent an ounce.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
J18llT.S FTI7l SULPHUR S7lIIGS.

nNE mile and hall from Stephenson's Depot
I p. o.. Frederick county, Va, will be opened
june 18th.
TERMS.-For Nav. June, September and Oc-
tobe-. 3 90 per day, SI2.50 per week and $40 per
month For July aud August $3.50 per day,
5Sl per week and $50 per month lof 2S days. -
Children and servants half price.
Juue l. 1876.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
HOTEL,
SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. Va.

UAVING leased the En;lcr Hotel, it is now
open for the accommodation of the Public:
The Table will be bounti'ullv supplied with all
the luNuries and sub,;autills that the city and
country markets afford. None but polite and at
tentivt servants will be employed. and nothing
Shall o., lea undone that will contribute to the
comfort and pleasure of guests. The Stable viii
be attended by an experienced 0sler.
L. Z. ETCHISON,
I. bruarv s, 1876. Proprietor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
Martinsburg Matters.
From ,he Statesman:

From Tie OfdfeSmdn:
A violent wiudstorm on Tuesday evening
week took of a portion Of tie roof Of the barn
Of Mr.. W. T. Stewart; also part of the roof
Of the residence Of Hon. G. j. Faulkner.
The seventh raid made by robbers upon the
premises Of Mr.. J. L. W. Combs was attempt
ed on Sunday morning last.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29

&" It is indeed remarkable" said a Duriog-
tonian, sitting in bis parlor, conyersing with
few visitors, "most remarkable that in all
ages, the records Of which are bright with the
glorious music Of masters whose names are
written on every page Of the worlds history
in letters Of gold, NJ woman has eger written
an opera or composed an oratoria that could
link her name to uudying fame. In the very
walks Of art, where one would suppose wo-
man should reign Upon an undivided throne,
she is little more than a nenial, an humble
attendant waiting upon aud neekly subject
to the wbims Of her master, who" Just
then a woman's voice from the backyard
split the air Ike the sweep Of sabre-"John
jenkins you come here aud keep this baby
out Of the soapsDds while ! put ont tue
clothes And then the committee rose, and
the noble BurlingtoDan being excused By
unanimous consent, the house soon after adj
journed.-Hankeye.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
Berkeley County Cuttings.
From the Staiesman :

Ipm AuS aJtutt'"N"'
The Lindsey farm, containing 2lO acres,
situated about five miles southwest OF this
city. was sold last Saturday to Dir. A. j.
Hughes. for the sum Of g, 730.
Mr.. T. G.. Flagg had 20 acres Of wheat on
his Mount Rock Farm" II miles southwest
Of Martinsburg. With four cradles be har-
vested the whole tract in y days, and as soon
as the last sheaf bad been gathered, Nanme-
ter's Steam Thresher was promptly on the
spot and 10 II days GOO bushels Of prime
wheat was ready for market. 10 &c hours 1t
wGs delivered and sold at Hawks Mills for
$I.20 per bushel, the top Of the market.
When it is understood that Mr.. Flagg, now
in his 7Srd year, personally superintended the
cutting Of his entire harvest Of 200 acres,
never being absent from his Geld, il Is pret-
ty fair sample Of the grit Of Berkeley farmers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
Auctionccr-.

rVHE undersigned q, ,ing taken ont license AZ
Aucuoueer. offers his services iu 5'At Ctt-1-
- -,3 ,,iiI erdsavar o. obtain the best prices
fo- an property placed unls5 his banner. o.
Yes he soIicits the patronage ot those persons so
t,-t1ulte rs % have anything and want ,' dispose
ritt, ,he highest bidder. Orders addressed %
th. .r.-ribes 40 Char,estown ~ o.. receive prompt
-...-...~ GEO. W. HENSON.
March Is. lS75-Gn.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
MatherS & 90.
Merchant TailOrS,

81 Noaru CHARLES STREET, BALTIMORE.
A LWAYS on hand choice assortment Of
\ GOODS. which viii be made up in the most
substantial and fashionable manner TO order, and
at moderate prices.
81 North Charles Street, y. ". corner Of Lex
irg;on Street Baltimore.
March Is, lS72-ly.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29

4 thief, who lately broke iuto a srocer's
warehouse, excused himself On the plea tia, be
only went to take tea.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
"EVERETT HOUSE"
Corner Of Queen and Burke Streets,
NARTINSBURG. WEST VIRGINIA,
william Rutiedgc, Proprietor.

TUIS popular House has been thoroughly reno
vated. and the present proprietor who as-
samed charge on the lst OF April, Is now prepaIed
TO accommodate guests in the most comfortable
and satisfactory manner. The house contains -
chambers. all of which have been handsomely lur-
uishtd with new furniture.
TIMETABLE viii be well supplied with the best
Observation-Disclosures prepared by experienced cooks.
EG- Charges Moderate.
THE BAR will be supplied with choice yarie-
Of Pure Wines and Liquors.
Abundant Stable room, with attentive Osilers.
MvoJd patrons and the general public are invi-
ted 10 give me a call.
Nav 24. 1873.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29

Why are suicides the most successful people
in the world Because they accomplish tLeif
css eEds
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
How CusrIR WAS KrLLED.-From the al
total number Of troops in the Regular
sAH massacred.

For voyage across the sea the winds hll
our shrouds fer the voyage Of eternity we all
our own shrouds.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29
PERSONAL!

NOAH WALNE EcES 81 CO.,
Celebrated ClOthierS OF Baltimore, Md,
Announce the introduction Of plan of ordering
Clothing and Underwear
By LETTER,
To which they call YOUR special attention. They
viii send on application their improved and accu-
rate
RULES FOR SELENEASURENEN7,
and a fuU line Of samples from their immense
stock of CLOTHS. CASSIMERES, COATINGS,
SulRTINGS, 3c., thus enabling parties IN any
part of the country 90 order their Clothing and
Shirts direct from them, with the certainty OF re-
csiyiug garments ot
Tie lay Latest SHE
And jlost Perfsci FIT AHaiaqjle.
Goods ordered viii be sent by Express to any
part OF The country.
As is well known throughout the Southern
States they have for Forty-Three Tears
ENCELLED
I'm an departments Of their business, which is a
substantial guarantee as to the character Of the
Goods they viii send out
A large aud well-a-sorted stock Of
rSEADYs3sADE CLOTHING
alwa.s on hand, together with a full line of
Furnishing GOODS,
including a The latest Novelties in Design, and at
POPULAR PRICES.
When Goods are sent per Express C. o. d.
ti.se viii bc uo collection charge on amounts OF
$40 aud over.
Rules Tor SylcMeasurement Samples OF Goods
and Price List sent :rce on application.
The attention ot the Trade Is invited 20 our
Wholesale Department which is always kept up
o. tuc highest standard
NOAH VgALZAEss a. CO.,
Manufacturers aud Dealers in Mems and Boys
Cla,hiu. and Furnishing Goods, either ready
made ar made O. order.
IG5 and lGJ Baltimore street BALTIMORE,
May l5, l>5G-ytL ND
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29

What is more beautiful aud poetic than the
chills idea Of ice-" water gone to sleep.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-29

February 3, 1876.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-05-04

The grand jury, at the term of Wake su-
perior Court just ended, found true bills against
Josiah Turner and W. H. Howerton for Ii.
bel-against Howerton for writing and Tur-
ner for publishing what is known as the Bal
ley-Turner- -Howerton card. The case will be
called for trial at the approaching June term.
The Winston Sentinel learns that on last
Thursday night tn, still house of Isaac At
wood, in Yadkin county, was destroyed by
fire, and man named Mike Myers, who had
been locked in there the night before, in a
state of intoxication, was burned up in the
building. .
Two priests of the Benedictine order,
from St. Mary's College, Richmond, Va, ar
rived, last week, at Woodlawn, CASTOR coun.
ty, at which place the new Catholic College is
to be built. 1t is the purpose of the Church
to erect an elegant building, and one which
will be prepared in every respect for the edu-
cation of large number of students.
II the Federal Court at Statesville, last
week, Rev. Henry Turner, colored, con-
victed of stealing three registered packages
from colored mail agent on the Raleigh and
CASTOR Airline Railroad, was sentenced to
three years hard labor in the Albany peni-
Tertiary. John Hood, white boy, who sub
mitted to the accusation of robbing lock-
box of the postofice in Charlotte, was SEN
fenced to the county Jail Of Mecklenburg for
three months.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-05-04
The Murkpille &nqnirer.
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1876.
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A TRUE AND GRAPHIC PICTURE.-Ihe
New York Tribune, referring to the pictures
que Southern Republican conventions, in
which so many poor, corrupted colored men
figure, in connection with the venal white
politicians, and the fact that they are all a
fair reflex of Senator. Morton and his bloody
shirt policy, says:
The country has had enough Of unconstitu'
tional enforcement laws, enough OF the IRE.
sponsible rule Of deputy marshals, enough OF
the employment of troops to carry elections
and reigns of terror established by an ingen-
ious constable shooting hole in bis own hat.
Robbing the post Office to get funds for politi-
cal purposes, treating legislators with cards
and drugged whisky to prevent their voting,
establishing Legislature and whole force
of executive officers by a void mandamus sign
ed at midnight in a judges bedroom, break
ing up local political organization by the
tissue of blank orders of arrest, and detailing
Soldiers to aid in the elevation to power Of ig'
notant, brutal and shamelessly venal negroes,
disreAptable white adventures, the peddlers
of cadeNRips, and the judges whose names no
honest American can speak without blushing;
these are the chief features of the Morton pro-
eramme, which has already made the South
q scandal to civilization, and threatens to con-
vert it into desert. These riotous persons
at Columbia are the fullsAavored product of
the force bill school Of Republicanism, and
the deliberate judgment Of the nation is that
they are not the part of the South which needs
protection.
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calling Mr.. Lincoln from his sleep, and most
piteously pleading with him. The interview
lasted till o'clock in the morning, Booth
throwing all his dramatic power into the
work, and bringing tears from the eyes of all.
At last Mr.. Lincoln yielded and promised
that Beal should be pardoned. Next day he
told Mr.. Seward what he had done, and Sc
ward was very angry, declaring that the sen,
timent of the North required BeaPs BLOOD, and
if the man was not executed he would leave
the Cabinet and charge Lincoln with being in
sympathy with the South. Accordingly, Lin
coin changed his mind and Beal was execu-
ted This was too much for Booth. He went
into frenzy of 1age, and swore vengeance on
Lincoln. Selecting the President for his
particular victim, he engaged the other con-
spiritors to murder Seward, and thus he got
his revenge
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Rev. 7. D. Witherspoon, Of Petersburg,
Va, will deliver the address at Trinity Col
lege Commencement Oh the 2Sth of June.
- Mrs. McDwire, of Hickory, who was re-
Gently shot by her husband, has since died of
her injuries
- The Lenoir Messenger says the wheat in
that section is looking remarkably fine, and
the same report comes to it from other coun-
ties
Edwin w. Fuller, of Louisburg, author
of "The Angel in the Cloud and "sea Gift," "
literary works which gave him considerable
reputation, died at his home on Saturday of
last week.
w. H. H. Houston, the Charlotte forger,
has been returned from Florida, and commit
ted to Jail in Charlotte. He is represented as
being in poor health and much depressed in
spirits 49,
Col. VIM. Johnston was reelected Mayor
of Charlotte last Monday, by 1876 majority
over his competitor, Mr.. McNinch. Both
candidates were conservatives, and no politl-
cal question entered into the contest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-05-04

The following delegates were then elected
to the State Convention, which meets in Co.
lumbia to-day J.. F. Hart, A. B. Springs,
tDr. John Black, DR.. T. L. johnson, Col.
Andrew jackson, John s. Bratton, r. j.
Gillespie, and John Smith, for each Of whom
an alternate was appointed, and in the same
order, viz. Col. w. B. Wilson, Capt. B. II.
Massey, Thomas McGill. Col. CAD. Jones, j.
L. Adams, W. B. Byers, J. CsMilfer and D.
C. Mckinney. . '''.' '''''7 ','.es
The following resolution asthen adopted
Rssolued, That each Club be assessed fvt.
dollars to defray the expenses of the delegate
to Columbia, and that each precinct 1Chai
man be required to collect and, foraafd thu
amount tc the Chairman of the Executive'
Committee, Mr.. Joseph Herndon. =
The thanks of the Convention were voted
to the Chairman and Secretary for their SER
vices, to which Major Hart responded in g 9.
few chaste and well-timed remarks. ,.,;;i
The Convention then adjourned, to meet at
the call Of the Chairman: hseyy,sa ,l; ,,.,s
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sustained the objection and the clause was
stricken out. The object ofthe clause was to
compel the Senate to pass the bill transferring
the Indian bureau to the war departne nent.
The legislative, executive and judicial appro'
priation bill was then passed, and goes to the
Senate. Among the House amendments to
this bill is one reducing the appropriation for
the assay office at Charlotte, N. c., from
$4,000 to $4,000.
In the House, on the 29th, the committee
on military affairs reported favorably and
unanimously the bill of Mr.. Hancock, of
Texas, making appropriation of $50, 900 for
the construction Of Notifications in the har-
Dor of Galveston. Referred to committee of
the whole. Mr.. Price, of Massachusetts, pre-.
sented memorial of 1900 merchants and
citizens of Boston in favor of reciprocal trade
with Canada.