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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

On motion the report was accepted.
At the election of Directors which fol-
lowed. a.7l3 shares were voted on, result
ing in the substantially unanimous choice
of the following
DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ESsUISG;
". B. Hatch. N. Parker. Lawrence
Barnes, Morillo Moves. Elmore johnson,
g. l.. Linsley, JOSIAH futile, Ii. NJ. Field,
L. \ Terrill. Ii. F. wetherby. G. W.
Hendee, Waldo Brigham. d. G. Linsley
This is the same board as the old one.
with the exception that q. L. Linsley takes
the place OF O. W. Woodhouse. who de
clined re election.
Manager Linsley, BY request, explained
briefly the circumstances attending the re-
cent break OF connections with the Port
land and Ogdensburg road. showing that
the Burlington and LsmOillo had tried its
best to maintain the connections; and that
a recent offer on the part OF MIR. Linsley, to
put on train to connect with the Portland
and 0gdensburg train at Cambridge june
ton. at 1910. provided the Portland and
ogdensburg would nge its evening
train east so as to connect with the train
leaving here at 5.37, was at present pend
ing.
The meeting then adjourned
At a meeting OF Directors following. the
old officers were re elected. as follows
President VIM. b. Hatch, New York.
Vice President-Ns Nathaniel Parker, Bur
hngton.
Secretary and Treasurer Z. W. Peck,
Burlington.
The run hack was made at rapid rate OF
speed, though few perhaps realized the rate
OF motion over the steel rails and smooth
track
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

TEE Springfield Republican attacks Vice
President Wheeler. among other things, for
removing Burnside, the only liberal Re-
publican, from Conkling's committee on
commerce, so as to turn the scale against
tho President in the committee" Since
when, we should like to know, did the
vice-President have the appointment Of the
standing committees of the Senate?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.


BosToN, Dec. l9-Ths will of Anne E.
p. Sever. submitted for probate this morn
ing. IN addition to private legaeies contains
the following public requests To Harvard
expended for the erection of building to
be called Sever Hall, $50, OOO for a library,
and 100000 unrestricted; to the Boston
Children's Hospital $4,000; Boston Port
and Seamans Aid Society, Children's
Mission. Provident Association, House
of Good Samaritan, New England
Historical and Geological Society. General
Theological Library, ard Yourg Mems
Christian Union, $1,000 each; to the train
ing school for nurses, Boston and Connec-
ticut retreat for insane, each the sum of
SIS 900 is given at the termination of the
trust for lifs-in all Sl95, 900 in public ben
efantions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

We have space, to-day, only to call stten-
ton to the remarkably favorable showing of
the business of the. Burlington and Lamoille
road, during the three or four months it has
been in operation, made in the Manager
Report, in another column. To some of the
facts and figures thus given we shall alludc
hareaGfa-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

VIZ have most earnestly supported, and do
now support, the policy Of the Cincinnati
platform and the Presidents letter of accept
ance. We believe in reconciliation. We
are glad to see State Governments at the
South that can stand by the consent of the
governed, without the prop Of the United
States bay onets We heartily favor Civil
Service wherein there shall be no removal
except for cause, and no appointment save
for merit. And, above all, We honor and
glory in the Presidents brave stand for
honest money and the honest payment of our
debts. Nobody can be blind to the Presi-
dents high purpose, and nobody can be in
sensible of his pure motives and his lofty
character. We have had very few Chief
Magistrates whose patriotism has been so
free from all mixture of selfshness, and
whose ambition has been so noble. None
of us can fail to admire the honesty with
which he stands by his word. and the calm,
Duoyant, amiable temper in which he meets
opposition If we did not believe that such
a rare combination of tenaeity and modera-
tiun in the pursuit of grand purpose must
come out right in the end, we should des
pair of the American people.
1t is because We sympathize so entirely
with the Presidents ambition, and recognize
so fully the dignity of his character, that We
are sometimes provoked by the blunders Of
his Cabinet counsellors. Feeling strongly,
as We 90. on the SUBJECT OF genuine re-
form oil the puDlic service. now can We look
with patience upon such performances as the
proter OF the Brazilian mission to John A.
Logan, and the swiss mission to schneider
and the Belgian mission to SANFORD, and the
Chilian mission 10 osborn! how are we 10
characterize sueh gfotesque diplomacy as
putting up the Engiish mission TO De ratied
tor the beneht OF the distressed politicians oil
pennsylvania anu tossing the Berlin mission
out o WINDOW, 10 DC scrambled i)r 6y the
uhemp!oyeu STATESMEN oi LIMOS HOW Is
IL possible ior us 10 approve the custom
House appointments az baltimore anu Tue re-
tention oil simmons at Boston. while an at
tempt Is made to remove competent and
honest ooiiector al new iofk, anu 10 nuy ms
aequlescence with eohsul-generalshlp All
the principles Oh the PRESIDENT reform are
ostentatlousiy violated IN these transactions.
ffoihotionsare inaue without merit, removals
without cause IN one instance the CLAIMS
OF machine POLITICIANS 10 Inc patronage oil
their STATE are recognized with an openness
that uenerai Urant would have thought m
decent IN another case the wishes and Judg-
ment oil the leading men OF the party are
grstuitousiy ahfonted. AND IN the South not
oni are Repubiicans excluded from ONCE,
but as appears from the extraordinary let
tiers oil Senator "ordon, read IN the executive
session OF the Senate ten days ago. a Demo
cratic Senator, being allowed to control the
nomination OF an important oihcer IN hls sec
ton, recommends man precisely because he
is strong Democrat and the nomination Is
confirmed by Democratic votes.
That the Republican party should revolt at
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
WESTERN NEWS,
ROBBERY.

CINCINNATI, o., Dec. -. A Quincy.
Ill, special states that three men called at
the house of V. Harris. a merchant, at two
O'Clock yesterday morning and induced him
to 60 to the store to sell them a coat tor a
man who. according to their statement, had
died. While Harris was unlocking the safe
to get change tor twenty dollar bill, the
men knocked him Senseless and robbed the
safe Of seven thousand dollars
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

The New England Democrats in the
House have been greatly disturbed by the
removal, by Clerk Adams, of the tally-clerk
Mr.. French. To turn this clever Yankee
out-the only Yankee in the clerk = employ
for an ex Confederate as rather trying. but
it is thing Northern Democrats must get
Mcclellan is our next President, three
fourths OF the federal Offices will be given to
exrebels. The South will demand them,
and will get them. She will argue that, ~
she gives three-iOurths of the electoral vote
and OF the majorities in Congress. she must
have the lions share Of the "spoils." She
IL dreadiully poor. and must have most Of
the Offices. With Democrat like Tilden in
the Presidential chair, this demand would
be met by a stern refusal, for he is acute
enough to see that such a distribution of the
federal Offices would, in the end, make
solid North. and Mr.. TiIden has the moral
courage TO do exactly IA he chooses in sucha
contingency. There ais Southern men here
who deprecate all such conduct and who
blame Clerk Adams. They do not desire
"Solid South" need not name them, for
the distinguished ones Of the class are known
all over the country. One of these gentle
men, not long since, in discussing this sub
Ject, said he hoped soon to see new issues
arise, 20 that South as well us North would
be divided in Congress and in the electoral
college "for," said he, " know well
enough that solid South long persisted in
will surely bring a solid North, for it will at
last, Us it did in the days of slavery, rouse
the jealousy and pride OF the North and,
once aroused, the South is at the mercy Of
the giant North and Northwest -. ".
Bartlett 10 Springfield Republican,.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

CRluE il increasing rapidly in Vermont
Murders anu iorgerles are OF every day
occurrence. We must never get as low down
in Kentucky rs either Vermont or OHIO IN
the matter Of crime. - Courier Journal,
paragraph No. |. Tho crime record OF
Kentucky, during the past week. ~ pain
fully suggestive that the lawless element ~
ON top. ReYolyers, idleness and whiskey
are three of kentucky's most malignant
enemies Courier Journal paragraph No 2,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

Col. ERsARDT, of the New York Police
Commission, was complimented by the pre-
sentation in the Board of Aldermen, of that
city ON Saturday by Alderman Purroy of some
resolutions reciting that it is well known
to all persons familiar with the management OF
the present Police Board that Commissioner
Joel B. Erhardt is. by reason Of his shrewd-
ness and energy, the controlling power there
in, and that he is mainly responsible for the
present police raids" and providing for the
appointment of committee to wait on the
Mayor, and request him at once to put a
Democrat in Commissioner Erhardt's place.
In urging the adoption OF the resolutions
Mr.. Purroy remarked that Commissioner
Erhardt was at present virtually the Police
Board of the city. This, if so,is certainly
very high compliment for it is acknowledged
by all that the Police force of that great city
has never Deen better governed. or more re-
liable and efficient. The "rsids" on grog-
geries which trouble so much the Tammany
Aldermen and their whiskey selling and
drinking constituents, have been simply Ell
forts to enforce the laws against illegal
liquor selling and restricting the Sunday
liquor trafic in the metropolis. The result
Of them has been two of the quietest Sabbaths
known in that city for many years, due to
the arrest of nearly thousand liquor-deal-
ers, in ten days past. The police found very
few saloons open last Sunday and the good
citizens rejoice, while Tammany bowls.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

TIE new Republican ministry of France,
which President MacMahon has found him
self Obliged to concede, is as follows; Du-
faure, president of the council and minister
of Justice; Marcere, the interior; Wadding-
ton, foreign affairs; Barbour, public in
struction; Gen. Borel, war Admiral Po-
tbuau, marine; Leon Say, finance Teisse-
renee De Bort, commerce De Freycinet,
public works. Most of these are men of con-
siderable prominence and their character is
such that the French republicans are sp-
parently ready to pass vote of confidence
in the new ministry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

The DOctor-lou eat WELL
lie Mslsde lmaglnaire
The Doctor drink well
lie Mslsde Imsg
The Doctor-And sleep well
lie Mslsde Imsg insire-les.
The Doctor writing prescription
Have this made up and take it three times
q day, Well soon stop that,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

REPORT OF THE SURRENDER OF THE STATE
TROOPS AND SHOOTING OF THREE MEN
CONFIRMED.
CHICAGO. Ill. Dec. l9 Dispatches re-
ceived at Sheridsn's headquarters from
Capt. Blair. in command at Fort Bliss, re-
port that the Texas rangers, at San
Ellzsrio. surrendered, yesterday morning,
Judge Howard, agent for the Salt Mine,
and Atkinson and Mcbride. rangers,
were shot, and the rest ct the rangers
isarmed and liberated. The rangers ars
now at Fort Bliss. opposite FL Psso, Mex
leo, and the mob has dispersed. No help Is
given the mob IRON the Mexican side of tho
river. The mob is composed entirely ofna-
tive born citizens of Texas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

CoNsTASTISoPLE. Dee. l7.-ltis generally
believed that the Ports appeal for the
mediation OF the powers will have no result
Lsyard, the British ambassador, informed
the Turkish government that England will
continue to observe neutrality
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
VERMONT BIBLE SOCIETY.

The above communication is from gen
tleman, who, having occasion to 60 to st.
Johnsbury from Burlington, one day last
week. found on going II the depot to take
the Huntington and Lamoille road that
there was no getting through in that way
in day, and who. in order to reach his
destinst ton in any season, had to go to
Waterbury, and thence with his wife)
drove forty miles across the country to St.
Johnsbury We do not know where the
fault lies but il seems to US that with q
straight limo of rail between here and st.
Johnsbury passengers ought not to be com
PEELED to take private conveyance, to get
from one place to the other. A number of
persons who would gladly have attend
cd the Officers Reunion at ST. JOhnsbury,
last week, were prevented by the extreme
inconvenience Of these railroad arrange
ments and people are asking with con
siderable interest, how long this kind Of
things has got to last.
Tue Republican situation in regard to the
New YORK custom house appointments re-
minds US strongly, as the late MIR. Lincoln
would have said, OF " little story" A
trading schooner was blowing along through
the Sound. when the mate land part prop
retorl. thinking lhat the craft was getting
perllously close TO some shoals, ran aft and
advised the captain land part proprletOr)
to put the helm hard up. 81 MIR. Mate,
said the captain, with much dignity. you
90 forward and attenI to your end OF the
schooner, and III attend to mine" The
mate went forward, and in about minute
there was n splash and a running out of
cable, land the mate cried cheerily Csp'n
Slocum," I've anchored my end OF the
schooner" Mr.. Hayes appears to have an
chored his end Of the schooner .-NeW York
World.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

TEE Conkling- Gordon difficulty was settled
by the Intervention of mutual friends, and
the settlement was announced BY paper
presented to the Senate. over the signatures
Of Senators Hamlin, Ransom, Howe and
Mcdonald, stating that the offensive words
which passed in the Executive session be-
tween Senators Gordon and Conkling were
"t the outgrowth of misapprehension," and
that the offensive remarks had been mutually
withdrawn. This was ordered to be entered
on the records of the Senate, and it is the
first entry of the kind since the like action
in regard to a difficulty between Senators
Poindexter and Forsyth, which was similar
ly arranged through the agency of Henry
Clay, over 40 years ago,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

LONDON, Dec. IA Bucharest special
states that Colonel Wellesley. the British
military attache, says Osmsn Pashs had
less than 10000 men at Plevna, and in his
sortie lost 900 killed alone. and the wound
ed must have been 900 more.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

There is II deal OF nonsense written about
this subject of co-education. 1t would be
hard to say what questions, beside morality.
matrimony, dress, health and the intellectual
difference of the sexes. will not be dragged
next into the discussion. Everybody that
writes upon the subject appears to have
some theory ready made, which they are
bound to support by deductions from it, or
some hobby-horse, whose good points they
see an opportunity, in the general interest
excited in this matter, to display. If youths
are educated together up to the age Of IL or
Is, without mutual injury. why not for a
term OF four or five years longer ? The young
feminine mind needs the broadening intlu
ence of masculine thought and energy the
young masculine mind needs the refining in
huence of feminine eentleness and sentiment
no less. As proof of this statement, call up
the prominent minds of both sexes, and it
will be found that the women have had
masculine instruction, and the men the asso-
citation of exceptionally cultured and GOOD
women. Men and boys are always at their
worst when BY themselves, as has been am
ply proven, and girls, and women, too, des-
cend into narrowness and frivolity when left
to the indulgence OF their proverbial weak
nesses-vanity and scandal. All mothers
know the mutual benefits which their girls
and boys receive by intercourse in the family,
and who will attempt to say at what time
this law becomes so perverted in its applica-
ton as to work an exactly opposite result.
Boston H,rald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

TEE fight at Pleyna lasted about i've hours.
The Russians took about 10000 Turkish
prisoners, exclusive of 10000 sick and
wounded. Some 400 guns were taken. The
Turks are reported to have lost 10000 killed
ana wounded The Russians do not report
their losses. The ground where the sortie
was made was literally strewn with thousands
of dead and dying. A terriblel state of al
fairs was found in Plevns. The inhabitants
were starving, the hospitals were crowded,
and there were scarcely any surgeons in the
place. The car, after the surrender Of
Plevna, placed his private carriage and es-
cort at the disposal of osman Pasha.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
4 FORTHCOMING CIVIL SERVICE REFORM


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Presidents
civil service message will be sent to Con-
gress Immediately after the holidays. In it
the President will insist with great force
upon the right Of the executive to select his
appointments originally, without dictation
from the Senate. The President also will
restate his position upon the civil service
question, and show that the present antag-
Onism to his policy cannot be justified on
constitutional grounds He will, moreover,
insist that the republican members of Con-
gress, as well as the executive, are bound
by party pledges. at the Cincinnati and at
state conventions. to adopt a civil service
system
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
THE WAR IN THE EAST,

FALSE REPORT-osMAN rAsHA NOT DEAD.
BUCHAREST. Dec. 1.-THE report of the
suicide of 0smsn Pasha is false. and there
Is no fondstion far the rumor of his death
from any cause.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
EUROPEAN NEWS.
GOV. PACKARD.

NEW YORK, Dec. l9.-Tbs Posts Wash
ington despatch says the friends of Governor
Packard say be has al his disposal foreign
mission, but is not inclined to accept it, pre-
ferring the collectorship at New Orleans. if
the President will give the office to him. Up
to this time the President has not been dis
posed to crafty him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

The Paris GduiOn describes Messrs.
Moody and Sankey as ''the founders ofa new
religion which enjoys certain vogue in the
United States
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
FOREIGN WAR NOTES.

Suleiman Pasha is reported as saying that
he anticipated no material help for Turkey
from Europe. He regarded the present war
as designed to drive the Turks entirely out
of Europe, and he intends, therefore, 50 far
as he i. concerned, to make it war to the
death
According to official returns the Russian
losses in the fight preceding the surrender
of Plevna were 10 officers and 1872 men kill
ed, and IS officers and ,207 men wounded
and the prisoners include 10 pashas, l25 staff
officers, 1000 officers, 10000 infantry and
l 200 cavalry. Seventy-seven cannon were
captured. The first batch Of prisoners, mum.
bering 10000, have started for Bucharest.
The Times correspondent at Plevna tele-
graphs The Grand Duke Nicholas told
me that Osman Pasha reported his force at
81 900. The Grand Duke seemed to be
doubtful if it were so Eany. Osman Pasha
had three weeks provisions still on hand
and ten days rations in his transport train
for the whole army. The immediate cause
of his abandoning the intrenchnents was
the breaking out of an epidemic among the
troops There were 40 or so deaths day
in Plevna. Eight hundred sick and wound
ed are in the hospitals"
A London Times correspondent, describing
a recent engagement makes the following
horrible statement
Up to this time it vas all fair fighting
but now those execrable savages whose deeds
have thrown so dark slur on Turkish arms
the Circassians and the Bashi Bazouks-
were let loose on the field. Every
wounded Russian lying on the field was
butchered after the close o! the battle by the
Turkish irregulars. Every dead body was
stripped stark naked and left on the field
unburied, and a great majority of the bodies
were mutilated. Many were absolutely be-
headed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

The Disturbances I'm Texas.

A mortgage of sci 900 was foreclosed,
to-day. on the Seventh Avenue NJ. Z. church,
Brooklyn. and the property will be sold
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

A STRANGE scene was witnessed in kemper
county, Mississippi, few days ago, at the
hanging of a negro named Walter Riley, for
the murder of John W. Gully, whose death
was made the pretext for the massacre OF
Judge Chisholm and his family, last Winter,
Riley's guilt was proved, and he confessed
it, but there was great anxiety among the
working and shooting Democracy that he
should implicate Judge Chisholm in the
murder When he took his place upon the
scafold the spectators urged him to confess
that Chisholm instigated the murder. lie
refused, protesting that he alone was guilty
For more than an hour he was detained,
with the rope around his neck, while the
crowd besought him to confess, telling him
it was his duty to relieve the community OF
the great doubt and anxiety that weighed
upon it. But he resisted all opportunities,
saving, 81 can't 60 before God with a lie
in my mouth. If any white man had any
thing to do with the murder, don't know
-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
News by Telegraph.
FROM WASHINGTON.


WAsHINGroN, Dec. l7.-Representative
Page. of California. addresses letter to the
President on the Chinese question. He
says there are $50, 900 Chinese in California,
fifth OF whom are females brought there
for immoral purposes and held as slaves.
The remainder are males, equal in number
to the entire voting population of the
state, and with few exceptions are coolies
or slaves. Mr.. Page states there is no
division of opinion in California as to the
evils of Chinese immigration, and suggests
a special message to Congress on the sub
Ject. With reference to the recent agitation
IN San Francisco. Mr.. Page says the better
portion OF the community is endeavoring to
suppress all tendency 10 riot.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21


No through connections to the eastward were had
until II was too late TO obtain any considerable
amount Of pleasure travel and such connections
when obtained with an entirely new route were
very imperfect and Irregular. Under these circum-
stances the result OF the trst iii, seems TO show con-
cusively that the most sanguine friends of the road
did not over-estimate its earning capacity. No &C
oident Of any kind has occurred upon any train by
.heh any passenger or employe OF the company
has been injured.
The financial condition OF the company is as
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21

The Protestant clergymen of St. Adams,
moved by the increase Of house to house
begging, as well as by instances of personal
suffering, in that place, have recently, after
considerable consultation, drawn up the fol-
lowing propositions, which they presented
and recommended to their respective con-