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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

MR. JosEnH CoNGpON, OF Shelter Island l..
l., offers $50 for the discovery of the per-
sons who carried away his fathers bones.
flo had dug up his fathers renains-which
had been buried Tor 50 years-in order to
remove them to new cemetery, but during
the night, while the family were away
some one carried away the bones.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02
LENT.

Lent is on us, and fashionable New YoIk
mortifies the flesh for forty days. During
that time the fashionable woman is expected
to get down into the valley of the shadow of
hum ility. and this she does by eating no
meat, and abstaining from worldliness, by
dropping all high culols in dress, by reso-
lutely refusing to dance. and letting parties
severely alone. 1Ley humililte themselves
in dark velvets at Sl5 yard, and black lace
to match, and in that humble garb-dance
in the afternoons. The good natured bishop
generally gives all who can tell a white lie
a dispensation to eat meat, but those too con-
scientious to ask it manage to drag out a
hungry and mortifying existence on soups,
Iish, eggs, and other preparations. Potted
and spiced meats not coming inside the re-
striction they manage very we'll After q
seasons hard dancing and theatre-going it
is well to have forty days of quiet, in which
the fashionable woman may mediate on her
sins and decide what she shall get for her
Spring clothes, and see that they are proper
ly made up. The services in the swell
churches make a very good substitute for the
opera, especially as only opera singers are
employed in the choirs. In fashionable relig-
ion the yoke is made very easy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02
POLITICAL,

The Democracy are in the dumps. Their
only hope now Id in an appeal to the courts,
which 1ilden has determined to make, ap
parently forgetting that five members of the
court will have declared their ideas of the
law in the case while they are on the Com
mission. The fight is for purpose. Even
if Tilden is defeated they have hopes that
President Hayes can be bul-dozed into be-
ing very liberal in the giving of placer. for
the sake of conciliating them, and healing
their bruises. The action OF the Commits
sion meets with approval from the business
men of the city, irrespective of party aflilia-
tions, and the attempt OF the hot-heads to go
back of its decisions and prolong the con
test, finds no backing. The point now is to
have the agony over, and the question set
tied, and there will be acquiescence in it, no
matter which way it goes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

This year-Next yesr-some tims-never,
How laughed at some ones folly,
As in play he read my Ior.uns
On a leaf 0; shining holly.
next year % said the leaf pruph1tic;
Next year" b" soiIly whispered some TIE
while said with voice cuquettish,
Il shall we'd next year with no one
"ChIistnas comes and Caristmas soeth
You shall see-iOr / have SAID it
when the next years Christmas cometh
IL shall nnd me still unweded." :"
But the spring time came with blossoms
Left q bud so sweetly hidden
Which the periumed breath Of summer
Famed into flower unbiddsn.
And when autumn's golden glory
Cleaned DER fields and purple heather,
Then our love reached its fulflmeIt
When two hands were clasped together.
And the frosts and SHOWS Of winter
Brought us not one tnous OF sadness,
For the outer desolalOn
Made more bright the inner gladness
Christmas came and some ono fastened
In my hair leafet golden;
Wear this as a penance, darling,
For the sake Ui memories olden."
CHAMBER, J0HrHa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

Many law points were suggested and these
will be- examined critically, there being
more ot them in this case than in the cases
of Florida and Louisiana. Tho commission
agreed to take vote tomorrow afternoon
at iOur clock, unless the members shall be
prepared 10 do 81 at ar earlier hour Should
tho vote be taken at O'Clock All hour OF
more would be occupied before their YER
diet could be officially prepared, and unless
the two Houses shall r, main in session till
evening, II decision in the JOINT session of
the two Houses will not be taken until
SATURDAY,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

THE TESIiS's FUNERAL -PoLITICAL-LEST-
LIBoR-BUsINEss WALL STREET RELIGION.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1877.
To tho Editor Of the Free Press and Times
Men go out of sight very soon. Twelve
years ago, Col. John O'AIahoney filed the
newspapers. which is the modern trump Of
fame, and his name was on the lips of men,
He had been patriot in Ireland, had beard
ed the British Lion in his den, had emigra-
ted to this country, and organized the Fe-
man movement, and was its acknowledged
head. He had gorgeous quarters, q " staff -
and all the ribs OF great warlike enterprise,
he had everything, in fact, necessary to con-
quer the independence OF Ireland, except
men and arms, and some other tribes. But
they had good time of it while the servant
girls and laborers contributed When the
regular Irish quarrel came, O'Mahoney sub
sided. As he was an honest man, who ac-
tually believed in the possibility of military
operations against England, no went out
poor and he has lived in poverty and OBJ
security ever since. His death last week was
the first that had been heard of him for some
time. The Irish gave the dead "hero," an
immense funeral. All the societies turned
out in regalia. and every Irishman in the
city got out his plug hat from the box where
1t had rested since last st. Patrick'g day, and
the city was alive with them. His body was
taken to Ireland for interment.
And now O'Donovan Rossa is also receiv-
ing contributions of any sums that servant
girls and simple-minded laborers choose to
give, to form 'Skirmishing Fund" He
proposes to organize regiment of skirmish-
ers to annoy the rear of the British Lion in
Canada, while other "heroes' attack him in
front on the old sod. All this to occur az
soon AZ Europe gets into a general war,
which will take the attention of England.
The moment speck of war appears upon
diately issue proclamation, announc cling
that .Irelands opportunity" il at last here,
and that all that is needed to secure Irish in
dependence money. Any sum will be re-
ceiyed, and from any source. The servant
girls and laborers take liberal share from
their scant earnings, and give it to the beats,
who collect all that is possible, and then let
the thing die. One would suppose that after
a dozen or two such experiences the Irish
people would know better. but they don't
The innocents are always ready to be shear
ed and there are always "leaders" to shear
them. The contributions to O'Rossa's skir-
mishing fund, absurd as it is, fill columns in
the Irish newspapers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

1t is understood that Immediately after the
commission went into secret session. Mr..
Morton made an hours speech 10 favor Of
counting three votes of Oregon Tor Hayes
and " heeler Mr. E1mun1s in the same
session made remarks which clearly indiest-
ed that he would vote in the same direction.
Justice Miller made an elaborate argument
to show there was nothing in the Florida
and Louisiana decisions of the commission
Inconsistent with giving the entire vote of
Oregon to the republican candidates. Thur
man, Edpubds, Strong and Bradley we're
not well, and an adjournment was taken at
their suggC-tIOn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

At the conclusion Of Merrick 5 argument,
the commission went into secret session, and
remained there in till twenty minutes past
seven when it adjourned till to morrow at
halt past ten. The questions presented by
the counsel were discussed in secret session.
but owing 10 the fatigue of the members.
and in order tn enabio them to consult
authorities which have been referred to by
tho counsel, adjournment was thought to
be advisable.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02
1Ol WtII, WlTu M HuTUUI HIHt1It WIS 0HN
heir suggestion
No INDICATIONS OF 4 BREAK.

It can bo added there were no Indications
this evening ot break among either the
democrats or the republican members of
the commission. and that there was no
vote OF any approach to vote on the main
question at issue.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-02

THE TESIiS's FUNERAL-Po -PoLITICAL-LEST-
LiBoa -BUsISEss-wALLs STREET RELIGION.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1877.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-18
4 CARD.


Editors lniclisrnccr
A article appeared in yesterday morn.
ing'a issue Of the Register in reference to
Mayor McConnaughy, OF Bridgeport, O,
which does him grave injustice, and as he
is in no sense strong partisan and tries
to do his duty a. an officer and citizen, we
wish to make lew corrections.
Our Council passed an Ordinance April
Is, 1874, which prohibits the firing Of
cannon, firearms, &c, within the corpor
ate limits, giving the Mayor no discre-
tiOnary power to grant permits TO fire
arm4 OF any kind. Quite serious aCci.
dent occurred here IRON the premature
explosion Of y cannon in the fall OF 1875,
and to prevent repetition Of the acci-
dent the Mayor informed the parties who
had charge Of the cannon (as he informs
us) that as an officer OF the law he would
interpose no objections to their firing it
il they would man it with careful and
responsible parties.
Both parties exploded powder in the
streets Of our town last fall when our
campaign poles were erected.
Mayor McConnaughy is not what the
Register article would seem to make him,
a blgoted politician. He Is high mind.
ed citizen, never talks politics; and while
we know he sympalhiLes with the Repub.
lican party, he kindly volunteered his
labor and the Use Of four of his horses to
aid in hoisting the TiIden hickory last
fall. Ross J. ALFxANDER,
JOHS Cook.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-18
Centennial Com

SCHUYLER VILE, Nj, October IT,
Scarcely less than 10000 people are here
attending the Centennial com memoratior
oil the surrender,,Ot Burgoyne. Exercise,
opened with the firing Of 100 guns at sur
rise, when an answering gun was heard
from Willard's Mountains, whence Gales
scouts signalled to him the movements o.
BurgOyne during the campaign. The
procession OF many civil and military
organizations is an imposing affair. The
officers badges were made from Palmet
to. and sent by South Carolina.
The long line having arrived upon the
historic ground, Gov. seymour and
Gov. Wm, Curtis delivered orations and
read poem. ..,-sz1
Alb o'clock the speaking began. Chas
Lester, President Of the day, delivered an
address, and was followed by Hon. Hora'
ton Seymour, who was received with
cheers. At the conclusion OF Seymour's
address George VIM. Curtis was intro.
duced and cordially received. Alfred r
Street read poem, after which addresses
were made by William L. Stone, B. W
ThrockmortOn Of Nj, Judge A. 4. Yates
Of Schenectady. and II. II. Glading oi
Albany. Gen. J. A. Wilson read Hal.
leck's poem, "Field Of Grounded Arms
An ode by Gen. J. ". Depeyster was
read; also version OF the Star Spang!ed
Banner was rendered. At 5 o'clock the
troops had dress parade. Gov. Robin
son was represented by Gen. J. B. Stone
house and Gen. A. II. Taylor Of his staff.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-18
Congregational Council.

DETROIT, October 1.-THE National
Council Of the Congregational Church in
the United States was in triennial session
in Woodward Avenue Church in this CITY
at II o'clock this moraing. More than
$50 delegates were present, from Maine
to Oregon and California. The Council
organized by electing eX.Gov. Wash.
burne, Of Massachusetts,, a. Moderator,
with President Chaplin, Of Beloit, Wis
and Hon. Charles G. Hammond, Of chi.
cago, as assistants. Rev. 7. ". SproIe,
d. D., welcomed the Council to the church
and city in speech Of warm sympathy
and appreciation, which was highly graf.
flying to the members. The officers Of
the last session we're reelected, with the
exception Of Langdon Ward as auditor
in place Of Hon. Charles T. Russell, who
declined.
The afternoon was mainly taken up
with matters Of business.
A paper by ex.Presidcnt I. D. Wolsey,
OF New Haven, Conn, was read by Dr.
L. II. Richardson, Of Hartford, strongly
advocating the use Of the Bible in The
public schools.
President BasComb, Of the Wiscon.in
University, by unanimous consent intro.
duced resolution looking to the encour.
agement Of congregational colleges and
State institutions, which was referred to
n committee consisting OF Richard Ed
wards, l.. L. D., Of Illinois, Rev. Chas.
Ray Palmer, Of Connecticut, and Richard
Cordley, D. D., Of Michigan.
Among the prominent delegates pre-.
sent may be mentioned Presidents An.
gell, Of the Michigan, and Magown, Of the
Iowa Universities; Rev. J. +. Rankin, OF
Washington; Judge Currier; Of ST. LOUIS:
Rev. J. Means, f. X. Allen, S. f. IIerrick
and II. NJ. Dexter, Boston.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-18
Morton, the Street Railroad Pres
idenI, Arrested.

PHILADELPHIA, October l7.-To.day a
warrant was issued for the arrest of John
S. Morton, ex.President Of the Marke,
Street Railroad, on Il charge of perjury.
The complainant is Geo. S. Vicker'i, his
Secretary, who, on Morton's testimony,
was placed under bail for trial. The
charge Is based on Morton's testomony,
in which he admitted that the oyeriss1e
oil stock by him dated back number of
years. Vickers says Morton committed
perjury in making returns to the Audi
tors. saying there were only 5000 shares
issued and outstanding when By his own
admission there were outstanding 10000
shares OF overissue.
The failure of the Albian Print Works
iaemphAtically denied by the firm and the
cashier Of bank intimate with their al
fairs. The rumor grew out of the pro-
testing Of an acceptance in 4 Providence
bank, which was afterwards taken care
OF. The party making the mistake has
since made every possible reparation. bu;
not till considerable vexation was inlict-
ed on the firm by the rumor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-18
A second Attempt on Anderson,

LOUISVILLE, KY, October ia spe.
cial to the Courier Journal from Maysville
states that \ second attempt was made
last night to hang Jerry Anderson, con,
fined in Jail there, charged with poisoning
his wife, lie is a negro, and the several
hundred who attempted to take the law
in their own hands were all coIored. The
officers we're uusuccessiuI in attempting
to disperse the crowd. 4 citizen ,heI
placed himself before the Jail with re,
volver, but was jerked aside and two ne
groea sat down on him. The county
Judge and the Mayor addressed the mob
begging the negroes not to disgrace the
city and promising to see that Anderson
ia properly dealt with. They then left
This was their second attempt. The jsiI
snow securely guarded.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
The Tide of Battle Turning.
Victory Crowns the Russian Arms.
Turkish Army Routed with Great
Slaughter.
MANY PAsHAs CAPTURED.
Surrender ofMOuktar Pasha S Army
MANY PAsHAs CAPTURED
Surrender OfMOuktar Pasha S Army
WAR NOTES.
Great Russian Victory.

LONDON, October l7.-ACcording to
the Russian official bulletins, Moukhtar
Pasha was decisively defeated on Monday
and the Turkish army utterly destroyed
as a fighting body.
On Sunday the Russian division turned
Moukhtar Pasha's right, and on Monday
General Heymann with ten thousand in.
tantry carried Olyatepe, the key Of the
Turkish position, by assault, cutting the
Turkish army in two. The centre and
left wing, under Moukhtar Pasha him.
self, retreated upon Kars pursued by
General Heymann and pressed in the
flank by General Lazearif but succeeded
in gaining cover Of the iortifcations after
a fearful rout, during which the Turks
lost great number in killed and wound.
ed, several thousand prisoners and four
guns. Three divisions constituting the
Turkish right had in the meantime been
surrounded and attacked and driven from
their fortified camp with great loss. FL.
nally, at 5 o'clock Monday night, the
remnant OF this portion OF Moukhtar
Pashas army surrendered, with thirty.
two guns and great quantity Of mate.
rial. Among the persons captured are
seven Pashas. MouEhtar Pasha is in
kars. The Russian losses are stated to
be comparatively slight.
COMMANDMENT OF PLEvSA RECOMMENDED
BUCHAREST, October 1.-THE BON.
bardment Of Plevna was recommended
along the whole line, and deciyive action
is imminent.
Russian advices report large numbers
OF Turks deserting from plevna.
1t is stated that Osman Pasha's COM.
munications with Sofia have been cut.
Suleiman Pasba ia concentrating all
his forces at Kankali.
A telegram from Constautinople says;
"Sulelman made reconnaissance in per.
son, as far as Tirstinik."
a battle with the Czlrowich ia mo.
mentarily expected.
The snow in Shipka Pass ia one metre
deep,and operations there are impossible.
THE TURK ACKNOWLEDGES DEFEAT.
LONDON, October l7.-An official dis.
patch from MoukhtAr Pasha, dated Kars,
Monday, October 18th, says: Our centre,
after being exposed four hours to an
overwhelming canuonade and incessant
assaults, was compelled to retreat leaving
Awlias hill in the hands OF the enemy.
The Russians then occupied all strategi.
cal points in the direction OF Kars, where
We withdrew with one division to prepare
our revenge. Another division, inciud-
ing the corps commanded by Rachid,
Omar, KAHN, Moussa and Safvet Pa4has
continues to hold its positions on Kara
Dagh. Moukhtar Pasha says his loss is
only 500 hors du combat, which is abso.
lutely untrue. He claims that regi-
ment and half of Russian cavalry and
tour battalions OF infantry were totally
destroyed. Monkhtar attributes his de.
feat to the enemy's reinforcements and
the fact that they we're able to place 200
guns in service operated by skilled artil-
lerists.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-18

parties who are at the head Of the Bell.
nire X Southwestern and the Weston &
ClaFksburg narrow gauge roads. The
former road has just elected new board
OF directors, and in doing so has put new
man, Nr. f. G. Morgan, at the head
Of the enterprise. lie ia credited with
being one Of the most capable men in
BellAire. lie has, we are informed, de.
termined to lay the rails and put the cars
in motion on this end OF the road imme.
diately, even il he only runs as far as
WeSee. lie haS an engine ready for use.
10 fact the road has had one for year
and half, owing to the somewhat pecu.
liar financial management Of Col. Sui.
livan, and having it on hands Mr.. Morgan
il mlkinI an effort to utilize il. We
wish him success.
The Weston Il CIHrksburg Narrow
Gauge Company is to have a meeting at
Weston in few days for the purpose Of
raising the means necessary to carry on
that important road. We cannot sup.
pose that Mr.. Henry Brannon and the
men who are associated with him in that
enterprise, will let it go down after
having got through the first and moat im.
poFtant stageof their experience. There
is no place in West Virginia that needs
railroad connection with the outside
world more than Weston, AZ all persons
who have journeyed over the wcarisome
road from Clarksburg can testify, and no
place OF its sizs in the State is in better
shape financially 10 contribute literally
towards building one than Weston. 1t
seems somewhat remarkable that two of
our most important State institutions,
the University and the Lunatic Asylum,
should still be, at this late day, 80 inAc.
cessibly located, while other points Of in
ferlor importance and ability are 40 rap.
idly connecting themselves by rail with
the main lines Of travel. We cannot
suppose that this will long be the case,
inasmuch as narrow gauge roads en- now
be built Tor less money than the ordinary
maCadamized pixies.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-18

Boston Herald.
The fact that a babe, born Of Jewish
parents, had died at No. G3 Salem street,
October s, from hemorrhage caused by
circumcision, has already been announc-
ed. Itappears that, two weeks ago to-
day, Dr.. Charles Lundbeck, Of Charter
street, was called to attend the wife Of
Mr.. Wyman freeman in childbirth.
After the birth the mother was very sick,
and the physician called several days in
succession-in fact, he called nearly
every day till that Of the death of the
child. In all these days the infant
appeared to be in perfect health,
and nothing unusual was seen
about it in any respect. Last Mon
day, October s, Or. Lundbeck was on his
way to make his usual call, when he met
Mr.. Freeman, who told him he thought
the child was dying. This rather aston
ished the Doctor, Inasmuch NJ he had
known the child To be in good health the
last time that he saw it, and he hastily
repaired to the house. lie there saw the
infant, with a mass Of blood completely
covering ita private parts, and evidently
fast wasting away. The Doctor washed
away the blood and found a large piece
OF ceiling.wax covering the part where
the act OF circumcision had been per
formed. DR.. Lundbeck applied ISOLATION
Of alum, which momentarily checked the
how OF blood, but the bleeding had con-
tinued too long, and in the course of two
or three hours the child died. On the
parents being questioned, they stated that
the act Of circumcision was performed on
tie forenoon Of the day before Sunday,
so that the child had been bleeding from
that hour till the time DR.. Lundbeck
called, about o'clock Monday afternoon.
1t was stated further, that the Circumci.
sion was not performed by medical or
professional man, but by a party Of
the Jewish faith, who goes among
the Jews killing their game, &c. This
party, it is alleged, had performed the
operation successfully several times, and
the parents were willing to have him try
this case. While the child laid there,
slowly bleeding to death, no physician
was called till DR.. Lundbeck happened to
be making his usual visit. Several par
ties have been endeavorirg to have the
truth in the matter hushed up, and 10
persuade the attending physician to make
return OF different cause of death. but
the latter steadily refused, and the state.
ment given above is on good authority.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-18
Ouri.ocal Railroad Enterprises.

The projectors OF The Bellaire Il South
western and also the Weston 4 Clarks-
burg Narrow Gauge railroads are having
hard time with their enterprises. Con.
siderable work has been done Oh both
r1ad' and yet both are al this time badly
stuck in the mud. Whether they will
have the pluck to c1tricate themselves
fim'in, to be seen. They have before
IhsIr eyes in the final success Of the
Waynesbarg 4 Washington Narrow
"'"se, an example Of what pluck and
perseverance will accomplish in pulling
hro'd through the mirc. The ". Il W.
dragged heavily ior a year or more, but
'ae President, Mr.. Richie, and the
editor OF the Waynesburg Repubii-
'i', were like Barnaby Ridges
raven, they would never say die.
hAI they and few: other prOmi.
Heo' friends Of the road given up, the
enterprise would undoubtedly have fall.
en- through. Even with their indefatip-
able hbo. and appeal, it was barely
-aved
OHrP. Wa Ky. road has had somc,
what similar experience. 1t has been
dragging along since the winter of 1871
- Ittook over four years to get rail
laid on that road. Had /. not been for