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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-13

MONTPELIER, Oct. 5, 1876

MONTPELIER, Oct q, - o.
T. the Ed toy OF tie Free Press and Times
1t is never easy to tell from the looks ofa
legislative body what sort Of n working
house it will make but | think the old hah-
i;ues Of the State House are impressed with
the generally superior character Of the ma
tcrial Of both Houses, especially as compared
with the last Legislature. In the Senate. in
addition to Mr. Seymour Of Addison county
aud Mr.. Walton Of Washington county, 10
whc-e Iiro experience you hare heretofore
alluded, here is Gen. Cushman, Of Windsor
county, who is the senior Senator in years,
bcing now IN his list year, and VINO has had
FIVE TENS in the other House; and Judge
LyEde, # Orange county, who has five
time, IopIcscnted Wlliamstown in the
House and Gen. Grout, Of Orleans, ard
Mr. Rixtord, Of Franklin county, each Of
whom las had four elections to the lower
brunch and Senator Williams. Of Rutland
county, who has been Assistant Clerk Of the
House and who was the Secretary Of Civil
and Military Affairs for both Governors
Holbrook and Smith. Twenty Of the
Senators have been members of the
House. Ten are wholly new As legisla-
orS Senator Belden, Of Caledonia county,
is tie youngest member Of the Senate, being
now So. OF the Senators, % are native
Vermonters Q are lawyers, 6 farmers, 4
manufacturers, merchants, . retired from
business, physician, railroad contractor,
l bookseller, banker, clergyman and l |
editor
In the House, there is probably no one
who viii in all respects fill the place of the
great champion reformer and obstructionist,
Davenport, of Wilmington. Perhaps there
will prove to be no one whose opposition
will always carry any measure. But there
are substantial and prominent citizens, in
an unusual proportion. Nine of the Repre-
sentatiyes have been State Senators, forty
FIVE have been Representatives before, though
but twenty were members Of the last House.
One, Speaker Stewart, has been Governor,
twice Senator, six times member of the
House, four tines elected Speaker one, Mr..
Woodbridge, has been Congressman, State
Senator and Representative one, Burnham
Martin, Of Chelsea, has been Representative,
Senator and Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State Nichols, in his constant
eudeayor To render more valuable, the
Legislative Directory. has this year sdded
feature which cannot but prove valuable
and popular This is Il series Of brief bio
graphical sketches. giving the aye, birth
place, busine's, and religious preference of
every Senator and Representative, and the
prominent oiiees hitherto held by each.
These will conduce much to mutual
among the members of the
legislature, and indirectly TO the efficiency
of their service here.
The Third House is as yet bot thinly rep
resented. The veterans, Col. Rolla Gleason
and Hon T. ID. Mason, were here to see the
session open, as they have been steadily for
forty years, more or less, and the daily
of the State and several Boston
1ailies are represented.
Tbs excellent message of Gov. Fairbanks
was transmitted 10 the two Houses this
afternoon, and j. well received. B.
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Co., .Io;nt Assembly on Tuesday, OCT. "a,
a, half nss. two o clock in the afternoon 10
elect a Secretary Of State, Auditoi .. ~
counts. Sergeant-at-Arms. AoJu.anns smu
Inspector General, Judge Advocate uSne.
al. Ouartermasser General, Railroad Oon
missioner. Commissioner OF the lnsane' ~
perintendent of the State Prison. tnreo
directors of the State Prison, three tiuss'es
of the Reform School and three trustees
the University of Vermont and state Agris
cultural College; adopted on the part VI
the House.
By Mr.. Coburn. of East Montpelier,
granting the use of Representative nan
to the Vermont Dsirymen's ASSOCIATION on
Wednesday evening, Oct. %. Tor the pu .I
pose of the annual address OF y. A. WI
lard, A. NJ. of New York; adopted on the
part of the House.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRsD.
BY Mr.. Swain, OF Rockingham, to author
liz, the Ss1ton's River Village Meeting
House Society to sell their meeting house.
together with q petition relating 10 tnas
subject. to committee on judiciary.
By Mr. Ladj, Of Alburgh. repeating sec,
tions 3, and s. and amending section 0,
an act regulating the capture OF hsh an
game, approved Nov. 81, lo1i; TO conn.,
mittee on fisheries aud game.
By Mr.. Randall, OF Hydepark, laying q
tax on the county of Lamoille (slx per cent :
on grand lIstl; to committee consisting Oh
members of lamoille county.
By Mr.. Jos-elyn. of Bridsexater. for the
more etfectusl suppression Of vagrancy 10
the State OF Vermont. (proyiding for the sr-
res. of Migrants and their commitment TO
town or county work houses); 10 commit
tee on Judiciary.
JOINT COMMITTEE on FISHERIES.
The Speaker announced as Joint Commit
tee on the part OF the House on fisheries
and game
Messrs Barrett Of Grafton. Lsdd Of Al
burgh. Erwin of Newport, Blt.e!l OF Kip
ton, Bucklin OF Dandy.
On motion Of Mr.. Olmsted, Of TOHnshend,
adj ournod.
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TINS New York Times tells the following
curious story of Gen George B. Mcclellan,
substantiating it by letters and memoranda,
the publication of which our limited space
iOrbiis. The Times says 1T seems that on
Aug 3. 1872, the firm Of George A. Cowles d
Co. Of Philadelphia, made an agreement with
George B. Mcclellan to pay him 3 per cent.on
all sums received from the War Department
for the preservation of army clothing, etc,
frou moths and mildew by the process of the
firm in question. On November 90, 1872,
George ". Brega. Of the firm Of George A,
CowleS d Co., authorized General +. 3.
Marcy to hand General Mcclellan an agree
ment whereby the commission OF per cent
was doubled, and whereby General McClel-
Ian was enabled to claim 10 per cent. on all
payments made through the War Depart
ment for the use OF the moth exterminatOr.
Between MAY - and September 3, 1873,
four checks, of which the numbers, dates,
and amounts are given, were paid by George
~ Cowles Co. through the Girard Ma
tonal Bank. OF Philadelphia, to George Is.
Mcclellan, in pursuance of the last mention
ed agreement. The total amount of these
checks was S4,375. These facts form but
Mcclellan but they sufficiently indicate its
character, and if their apparent significance
be the true one, they are quite sufficient for
conviction. We have taken some pains to dis
cover whether any satisfactory explanations
can be offered by George A. Cowles i Co. in
regard to these transactions. Mr.. Cowles
admits the payment of the checks, and in
ferentially- the existence Of the agreements.
But in spite Of the wording of the agree !
ments, Mr.. Cowles states that The clerks |
were paid in return for certain services rem
dered by General Mcclellan in recommend |
ing the use OF the moth eIterminator to the |
Prussian and other foreign governments. As |
all the payments made to General Mcclellan |
are dated before his departure for Europe. |
and as it is admitted that no practical result |
came of his efforts to introduce the extermi- |
nator to foreign governments, Mr.. Cowles
* PLANTATION is an inadequate one"
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MARE Twain DisTuLFTH PoLIicAL WIS
DON Mr. ; l.. Clemens MARX Twain. in
taking the chair at Republican meeting in
Hartford, the other evening, said IN the
course Of hi, remarks " ike men who
talk stragh; out in plain unmistakabie Ian
guacc-hke Hayes, We not only know
that such q man means sa8let5ing, but we
know what he does mean. We have natural
and jusiifable distru-J Of talky men who
make sounding and o-tentltiogs pretence
of saying thing and vet don't say It after
ail-men who hide a mustard seed OF an
idea IN a kaleidoscope Of words, 50 that the
more you turn the thing the more you can't
quite capture that elusive little idea, because
It always takes refuge, just 10 time. behind
a new and bewitching rainbow explosion Of
fine language-men like Mr.. 1ilien, for in-
stance
If Mr.. HAYES wanted to say Accidents
will happen in even the best regulated fam
lies, be would sGy Accidents will happen
in even the best regulated families, and
you would know what lie meant /:
but Mr. Tlden would probably say 1t Is
believed by many honest and right-ieoling,
but possibly mistaken men-though more or
less might be weightily said both for and
against the proposition-that infelicitous
constructions Of cause and effect viii cyentu-
ate even in freside circles accustomed to the
most exact, exhaustive, elaborate, and usu-
fruct systems Of domestic dominion"
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A Montgomery paper shouts the glad It'd
ings that the white frosts have nipped the
yellow fever buds, and thoughtfully adds
that t;mid people may as well return t.
their homes and advance their business In
terests by advertising freely IN Its columns
The enthusiasm OF humanity that Is surg
ing through England cramps the domestic
virtues. Norwich publican, after second
ing resolution denorncing the atrocities
committed by the Turks, went home and
Knocked his wife about with clock-wcight
until she was covered with bruises.
Bob Toombs has joined the Methodist
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sartoris are at the White
House.
Governor Kemper declines to name Vlr-
ginis day at the Centennial, because the
people are too poor to respond in an appro-
pirate manner. and it is not customary In
Virgin liz to issue official Iroclamations for
such purposes.
Cleveland, Ohio, had S2i0,OO0 ire,
Monday.
The liquor dealers Of New York city have
resolved to support such candidates for the
legislature as would sustain their interests.
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relieve the taxpayers of great burden
And the adoption of some such plan Is q
duty the State owes both itself and the per-
sons whose reformation is sought. At least
a single wOrkhousc might be established as
an experiment. 1t would not be very
costly one, in any event, and if it succeeded
(as no doubt it would other workhouses
could be erected, as suggested.
These are the ideas we have advocated
for years, and the time is ripe Tor tneif
practical realization. We trust that IN tins
as in other respects, Vermont will lead the
van, instead of lag in the rear and thar
the wise, humane and practical suggestions
of Governor Fairbanks will be studied care
fully and tboughtfully, both in and out OF
the Legislature.
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HIS INTEREST IN TIE HISTORICAL arfArEs OF
HIS NATIVE STATE.
Tho following letter was found in the
State library at Montpelier, Vt, one day
last week, Icing addressed to the late Hon.
Charles Reaie d; that time STATE Librarian
Fremont, Ohio, July !. ISIS.
DEAR SIR ] am cesirous q Obtain X humber
o. the historical books relating e. Nei mont, ard not
kuoNirz What they are or how o. get them. 1 write
g. Gu ;ur morn. atom have a &c OF Ethan A.
len hy u. r pat. ana Hal's Eastern Vermont
vols, and Asve uudersto % that tur State stori-
ca society has published some volumes, and that
Mss itLa.l-ssy j. gathering the local history OF
the state ID 5 Is The sum OF my Information or
rather %. ny uarance q the state OF nv .st1ers
j. uu can uut ne ia the 9ay 1 zather.n. m,c-r-
ate bet res ect4hlr collection. vii be greatly
Obl sed ,lucer,iy, K. b. BAYEs
Hon Charles Leacc Montpelier, ".
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For Presidential Electors


Elections took place Tuesday in Ohio,
Indiana and West Virginia-in the former
state fer members Of Congress and Of the
LEGISLATURE, safe and county officers IN the
second. liz STATE, town and county officers,
members Of Congress and Of the legislature,
and Two representatives to fiji vacancies IN
tLctuseut Congress and in the third Tor
SAFE Gcars and members Of the Leglsla-
tire. From the extraordinary yigor and
sarae.1oo-> ofthe campaign, the chief geneT-
n interest ccatred On Indiana. From tins
sale the lat.st adyices are that the kepub-
ii.4u- ,lo,. the Governor while the rest OF
ia. state ;i,set is Democratic by small
majority The Republicans gain three Con
grossme The returns, however, are very
meazrt. s1t tie result must be determined
by The o-.ci.. canvass
Tbevo.e IF Indiana in recent years has
cen "a oiows-aui it shows some extra
orLinar, fluctuations
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We observe that Dr. Atwater, the Vermont com
missioner of insane, in his report on the Brattle-
boro ass lum lays great s,ress upon the fact that
the asy lum does not cure many as formerly, the
percentage o recOverics during the first two years
OF this institut on's history beng 39, and for the
pat two years OILY per cent. We have no desire
to tate sides in Il controversy which will DOUBTLESS
be fully ventilated at Montpelier. bat ii is iair to
say that our best Massachusetts, ass lams also
unable TO cure as many as formerly. This results
from the increase Of the chronic insane dlstin-
guished from tne Temporarily insane. Thus Dr.
Earle of the Northampton asylum reported, year
ago, that ont OF $40 patients in his asy lum, not
more than twenty probably were cufable. SPRING
ned Republican.
If the best Massachusetts, ylums do not
cure half as many as formerly, the Repilbh-
cans point is well taken. Otherwise, the
fact that the Vermont asylum does not cure
half as many as formerly, is pretty siguiG-
cant indication Of something wrong.
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ton" We accept his statement with In
creased admiration and reverence for the
mind that contrived so simple mechanism
competent to produce so wonderful results
1t be asserts, however. that the machin,
cry makes all paper out Of the same KIND oil
Of rags, without sorting in the beginning
and without the supervision of superin-
tending mind in the process, he asks us 70
believe what there is no evidence to Sustain
and abundant evidence to refute.
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II OUSE.
NANNY

WUNDAY, Uct y, IoIU,
The Honss met at two o'clock D. M, pur
suant to adjournment from Friday after
noon.
Reading of Scriptures and prayer by the
Chaplain.
Journal of Friday read and approved
NJ. c. I. Josslyn the member elect from
the town of Bridzewater having presented
his credentials, was duly sworn and took
his seat adjourned.
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Tie PRESENT delegation from Indiana IN the
ila,1T.,-e,. Congress is composed Of five
Gcp.' ll.aa- and e. cht Democrats
Il C0ath. Trohi5itioni-is had State
ticket IN t.c l..I. and die Iudationists,
,h.u ,.r. made nominations IN two
Or three Ca-rs-siJnal Districts, gener-
ally voted ai.h tie Democrats, a. the latter
had - ftuoasy platform, while the re-
vs.-s wl- t.cct-e with the Republicans. Tie
pre- q o delegation in Congress stands
<.,.a Republicans aud thirteen Democrats
Id. Lcp-5.i,au- carry Ohio by some ; ,0GO
MAJ. H., al gam five C5nsressmen.
The Vote 0fOai5 10 recent years has been
as follows
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-13

The THIRD HoUsE-Tbe Third House.
at the opening of the session. were It not
for the presence Of those corpnlent common
ers from Chittenden county, Edwin ID. Ma
son and Geo. Ii. Bigelow, would have been
thinly represented. As it was. the place OF
honor was unanimously given to Col.
Rolla Gleason, the famed organizer OF the
Richmond Clique" and author of the
popular Capitol lyric of ~ no killed Luch:
this year. for the forty.eighth time.-Raf-
lsnd Herald.
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NEw RAILkOAD.-A movement tl- '
in progress for some time na>;, trt-s 3
struetion Of narrow gauge TaDe1s
tween Brattieboro. Vt AMI Wl.;.a--.'
Y. The route Of the pr p ell Me IS i'7
Brattleboro up the valley Of Wet '''
through the towns OF hummer 81. N'
fame, Townshend, Jamaica ami i-1-i
derry, crossing the Green N'1a'a1'
Winhsll and then through 'te us1'
Manchester. Dorset. Rnperr, l-e.-'. So
Granville. n. T.. to Whitehall N-.i-.a'
E. D 'Brien, OF Ngw YORK. q --,as-
engineer, in company WIKI lll2 b.
Harris. OF BrattlebO-o, a rai-rlll ,la'i'-'
or Of experience, has recently passed '.''
the above ro1te ard pronounce . tl'--l
feasible. There will to 10 especially l''''
grades. and the eighty miles Of the propose
road can be bailt and equipped ior s'''
per mile.
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Tie Clristian Urion says

Mr.. Huxley presents three hypothesis of
creation. Bat he omitted 10 state fourth
hypothesis, the one which j. Undoubtedly
Leli to-day by the great majority OF men,
including some Of the most eminent in sci
cree w, that nature was originally
called into being by divine Creator. that
from its primitive form lie present has been
evolved by :. gradual process, but thar this
evolution las been carried on under his
supervision, and with accretions and addi-
tons from his hand. somewhat as a process
OF human manufacture is carried on under
the supervision Of the mind which tends
and directs and controls the machinery.
That many present forms have come from
primitive forms is as certain as sunrise
that all present forms have come from one
primitive form is as yet a wholly unverifed
hypothesis. That they came from several
is an opinion not without strong conirma-
ton; that the cold -blooded animals had one
parentage, the nammalia generally another,
and man a third is not inherently improba-
bic, and this is all that is essential in the
biology Of Moses, on any, even the most con-
servatiye, Interpretation Of the first chapter
of Genesis.
Nor does Prof. Huxley do either himself
or his theory justice IN disposing SO cava-
lierly of the "time objection" The evOlu-
ZIONIST does not wholly take his time from
the physical philosophers clock lie
calls our attention to the remarkable pro-
cesses of selection and Development now
going on. He suggests to u the hypoth-
esis-it is confessedly nothing more
that these processes are sufficient to ac-
count for all the present forms of animal
life on the earth, from that of the sponge
to that of man. On examination it az
pears that this process Of development is a
very slow one unless it has been vastly
more rapid in past eras, it must have re-
CURED millions and even billions of years to
produce so great varieties by 80 gradual
method. On taking counsel OF the astrono-
mer, he assures Us that life could not have
existed in any form on this globe at so re-
mote period. Until the astronomer and
the biologist have settled the question, we
who are neither must hold our judgment in
allegiance and evolution, when proposed as
an explanation of all the phenomena OF ma
ture. we must continue to regard rather as a
brilliant hypothesis than a. demonstrated
fact.
Mr. Huxley takes US into paper mill.
He shows US the rags at one end and the
fine white writing paper at the other. This
paper" he says, was made from these rags
by this machinery, BY process Of evolu-
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CORRECT VERSION (ma,ersas'i y 90
Rutland Globe medium Of sJH-nsi -' '-
late Rev. Lemuel Haynes Sma. D J --''
divine on the street rsshly ati-Mi-'
get him on the hip By the prlilne '-'-
drum. "Mr Haynes, did yll Co." 90
devil was dead 2" Sympathetie '.---'
patting small boys head. "loa
ia.herless boy l. there anYtlIns D 20,
for your" Exit boy. di>cJms.tei ~
never tackle clergyman Win o
conundram.
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By nator Cu>hman, OK Windsor, that
50 much of the Governor ) message as refers
to education he referred - the committee
On education adopted.
BY Senator Walton. Of Wa>hingto ton, that
50 much OF tie Governor me>sagea a. refers
to the State Library be referred u the com
mittee on the Library adopted.
BY Senator Waterman, OF %ndham,
that 80 much Of the Governors message as
relates u the courts, be referred to the com
mittee on the judiciary, adopted.
BY Senator Landon, Of Grand Isle. that
50 much Of the Governors message as 70
late- 10 the grand list, be referred 10 the
committee On the grand list ; adopted.
By Senator Walton, of Washington.
that so much of the Goyernlr's message as
relates to agriculture, be referred to the
committee GA agriculture, adopted.
Hy Senator >mons. OF Rutland, that
so much Of the Governors message, as re-
lates to the Reform school, be referred TO
the committee On the Reform School !;
adopted.
Ga motion of Senator Williams, Of Rut-
land. the Senate ad lurnei.
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AMERICANS have royalty suppose
Centennial Exhibition. They have pa
the gates 81 ,2IG ,263.2i-a sun tTe4'-' 49,
that received at any previous WIZ ~
The total attendanee-6, 2og 2ij-1-'7 o.
reach the figures Of several tNai7i''oI''
though the attendance On fenn'''-.
day 4.9l9) surpasses the mA1A'--
one d4y at the other fairs.
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VERMONT AT IHs CEN1kNsIAL -A-----
awards have been given 10 Nern o.; q
TORS at the Centennial. a il-la- .
Nichols / Co. of taisciiy, vertical ..'.-
steam fire engine Eagle sG--re A4---.
turing Co.. S0l.l Salisbury. s.l- pre-
and rules E. & :. FAubAuk & g.. F.
Johns5ury, platform scales ami W. p
beams; Brandon Manufacturing g.. b---
don, We thing scales.
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JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
By Senator Davis. Of Windsor. inviting
Hon. Edward Conant to address the mem
bers of the Legislature on thursday even
ing. October 18Th. and granting him the
use of the Hall of Representatives for that
purpose adopted on the part OF the
Senate
By Senator Smons. Of Rutland. that so
much of the Governors message as relates
to jails and work houses, De referred to g
special committee consisting Of three Ssna-
tors, to whom shall be referred all matters
relating to that subject; adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
By Senator S2aulding. Of Chittendsn,
from committee on join: rules list OF
Joint rules adopted on the part Of the
Senate.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Senator Latbrop. of Rutland. an &C.
in amendment OF an act entitled an act in
amendment of chapter 50. 2. s, adding the
3O,h Of MAY, Decoration Day. to the list Of
legal holidays read twice and referred to a
committee on judiciary
By Senator S0wles. Of Franklin, an act in
relation To the collection Of taxes, making
it the dutF Of tax collectors TO pay
all monies received for taxes to their re-
spective treasurers on the lst days Of Jsnu-
sry, April, July and September. and To
submit their books for an examination. and
imposing fne of one hundred dollars for a
neglect or refusal 50 to do read twice and
referred to committee on Judiciary.
Adjourned.
Afternoon
TIE Senate was called to ord.r ~ the
President.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
By Senator Davis. of Wind-or, providing
for joint assembly at clock this after
noon to hear the report of the committee
appointed 10 canvass votes for county ald
probate officers adopted on the part Of
the Senate.
BIZ Senator Cushmar. Of Windsor. provid-
ing for the appointment of joint commit
tee to inquire into salaries of State officers
referred TO special committee appointed to
investigate STATE expenditures.
Adjourned.
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BENNINGTON manufactures are '-'
good example By running thor "''A
the benefit of their employ even .-,
they themselves do not maxi pio-.' ~.
of them reports tia, several O! tleelP.
are getting more wage thar D. -,
self receiving for his daily a '''' -,
be shall not stop so long a. be ca "A,
out anything TO divide with bus .''s'
lis. Of men aud women
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TUESDAY, Oct. 10.

TUESDAY, Oct. TO.
The Senate met at ten o'clock and were
called to order by the President.
Reading OF Scriptures and prayer BY the
Chaplain.
Journal Of Friday AID ycs.ci diy read and
approved.