Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-10-19

THE FRENCH EXPOSITION.
take this opportunity. also, to invite
your attention to the propriety OF adopting
at your present session, the necessary legis-
lation to enable the people OF the United
States to participate in the advantages of
the International Exhibition OF agricultural
industry and the fine arts which is to be
held at Paris, in 1878, and in which this
Government has been invited by the Gov
eminent Of France to take part. Ibis in
yitation was communicated to this Govern
ment in May. 1876, by the Minister OF
France at this capital, ard copy thereof
was submitted to the proper Committees OF
Congress at its last session, but no action
was taken upon the subject. The Depart
ment of State has received many letters from
various parts of the country, expressing a
desire to participate in the Exhibition, and
numerous applications OF similar nature
have also been made a. the United states
Legation at Paris.
The Department OF State has also received
official advice of the strong desire on the
part of the French Government that the
United States should participate in this en-
terprise, and space has hitherto been and
still is reserved in the exhibition buildings
for the use OF exhibitors from the United
States to the exclusion of other parties who
have been applicants therefor.
In order that our industries may be prop
erly represented at the Exhibition an appro-
priation will be needed for the payment oil
salaries and expenses of Commissioners
for the transportation OF goods; and Tor
other purposes in connection with the CD
ject in view, and as May next Is the time
fixed for the opening of the Exhibition. n
our citizens are to share the advantages oil
tn is international competition for the trade
OF other nations, the necessity OF immediate
action is apparent. To enable the United
States to cooperate in the International
Exhibition which was held at Vienna. IN
1873, Congress then passed joint resolu-
ton making an Appropriation OF S2Oo,oOo
and authorizing the President to appoint a
certain number OF practical artisans and
scientific men, who should attend the ex-
hibitiOn and report their observations
to him. Provision was also made ior
the appointment of number oil
honorary commissioners. l have felt
that prompt action by Congress in &C
cepting the invitation OF the Government OF
France is OF SO much interest to the people
of this country and 50 suitable to the cord
ial relations between the Government of the
two countries that the subject might prop
erly be presented for attention ut your
present session.
INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS.
The Government of Sweden and Norway
has addressed an official invitation to this
Government to take part IN the lnterna-
tional Prison Congress TO be held at Stock
holm next year. The problem which the
Congress proposes to study-llow to di-
minish crime-is one in which all civilized
nations have an interest IN common and the
Congress of Stockholm seems likely 10 prove
the most important convention ever held Tor
the study of this grave question. Under
authority of joint resolution of Congress,
approved Feb. 10. 1875. a commissioner was
appointed by my predecessor to represent
the cnited States upon that occasion and
the prison Congress having been at the
earnest desire OF the Swedish Government
postponed to 1873, this Commission was
renewed by me. An appropriation of eight
thousand dollars was made, in the sundry
evil service act Of 1873 to meet the ex-
penses of the Commissioner recommend
the resppropriation of that sum for the same
purpose, the former appropriations hay
ing been covered into the Treasury and be-
ing no longer available for the purpose
WllHOul ny NbHelt'1. LUZ
subject is brought to your attention at this
time in view OF circumstances which render
it highly desirable that the Commissioner
should proceed to the discharge of his i'm
pOrtant duties Immediately.
CONCLUSION.
As the several acts of providing for detail
ed reports from the different departments
of the Government require their submis-
sion at the beginning Of the regular an
nual session, defer until that time any
further reference 10 subjects OF public inter
est. (Signed) X. b. HAYES.
Washington. Oct. u. 1877.
MURDER AND SUICIDE IN CmCAGo.-A ter
ribe tragedy occurred at a boarding house,
in North Wells street, Chicago. on Friday,
where a man named Joseph W GLADDEN., of
Oskalo0sa, Iowa. and woman who had
come to the house claiming to be his v lie
had been closeted together. The chamber
maid, in passing the door OF their room,
heard loud cries, and moment later was
Mortified at beholding the woman emerge
from the room with her throat cut. She
was followed by GLADDEN., whose throat was
also cut, and who fell upon the woman,
when both expired. A. they were being
carried from the building on the way to the
morgue the covering OF the woman's face
was accidentally lifted, and II bystander, with
horror depicted upon his countenance, ex-
claimed, My God, that's my wife :" 1t
proved to be SO. She had left her husband
Il short time ago and followed her lover to
Chicago. Her husband, whose name is Rob
ert S Bell, and who is a brakeman on the
Iowa Central railroad, had just arrived in
the city searching for her, and was accident
ally passing the house when he made the
terrible discovery,