Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09

make the arrest, act as go-betwsen, make the
compromise, but mercy what long list of
fees they have They all get rich. Speak
ing of
HELMDoLD,
This prince of medicine men is poor luna
tic in the streets, without dollar, and sub
sisting on the charity of those who knew him
in his prosperous days. This man was at
one time worth a milion-his annual income
was over quarter of million, and he had
the best horses, the most expensive carriages,
and the finest retinue of servants in the city
he lived extravagantly, got in debt, dropped
out TO Europe, and there his insanity devel-
oped IN series OF the most extravagant
freaks His wife, most beautiful woman,
returned, and was compelled to get divorce,
and Helmbold, after being confined in several
lunatlc asylums, was given his liberty, and
he roams the city at will, mere wreck of
what was never very large pattern of q
man. His career was n curious one. Not a
dollar is left of his once great wealth, and he
has become the terror of his former friends.
1t IS curious that SO many of the men who
have grown rich out of patent medicines
have gone insane. Aver, the great pill man,
who owns some of the most valuable real es-
tate IN this city, is insane, and yesterday an
Application was made for guardian.
POLITICAL
The electoral bill has passed the Senate.
and of course it will pass the House. The
Republicans of New York are opposed to it,
from first to last They consider q simple
throwing away of the chances of q decent
administration for four years, for the way
the tribunal will be constructed Tilden will
be counted in as sure as fate. 1t was o most
singular move. Hayes was fairly elected,
the constitutional power was in the hands of
the Republican party to declare him the
President, but the Republican majority in
the Senate throw up the sponge, and turn
the Government over to the Democracy. At
the best, they put it into the hands of a tri-
bunal, part of which would do anything to
see Tilden President, and the others-well
Judges are but men, and in a matter in which
their feelings and prejudices are engaged |
don't see that they would do different from
other men. confess to a feeling of disar-
polntment, though the election of Davis to
the Senate from Illinois may change it, for
the tribunal must now be Republican. 1t is
the curse of the Republican party that it
always has been generous enough to give
away its victories, and SO Just that it never
allied to abuse itself Reverse the situation
and what would have happened? Had Til
den good legal claim upon lSJ votes, does
any one suppose that he would leave it to
the uncertain chances of tribunal? Not
any. He would have held it, and demanded
his Inauguration. HAYES nav get a fair show.
but guess We may as well prepare ourselves
for four years of Democratic rule. We shall
feel the better if We are disappointed.
THE SUFFERING POOR
are likely to be allowed to suffer, for charity
s1nulv th,o =, -
Guild. the noblest of them all, is without
funds, and distributes from day to day what
it receives. 1t has not means for one-tenth
the calls that are made upon it. 1t gathers
about one thousand dollars day. but that is
mere nothing. The other charities are lust
as poorly provided for the calls that are made
upon them, and the city is doing very little
work. Last Sunday thousand men were
given twenty-four hours work clearing the
Ice from portion OF the streets. Ten thou
sand could be so employed, and it would be
a mercy could it be done. The suffering this
year is among the honest class of people !;
the laborers who have been thrown out OF
work by the stagnation in all departments of
business. | have seen clerks and statesmen,
who year ago were in receipt of good salar-
les, taking relief from Charities because they
could do nothing else. They would roll bar
ASA' Oh thc uOeh. DuL iutlc hIc no DhEItlS u
roll-they would work OF the streets, but
there is no work for them. 1t is terrible ;
and to add to the distress, the cold is intense.
God help the poor this Winter.
BUSINESS
is still as dull as it can be. with no prospect
of Improvement. The people are now writ-
ing for spring, hoping that warm weather
will bring the change.
THE SNOW
stopped falling week ago, but we are suffer
ing from its effects yet. There has been but
little freight over the roads for weeks Mer-
chants are unable to ship and produce from
the interior is lying along the losds. waiting
for clear tracks. The snow fall on the coast
has been the largest for fifty years, and as
it has been general, New York suffers from it
terribly. The roads are now well nigh cleared,
and freight is pouring in in immense volumes.
Ten thousand men, two days, would have
kept the Central track clear, but Vanderbilt
would not do it. He is chip of the old