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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08
General summary.

The stretching of the great wire cables for
the East River bridge. has begun.
A trunk has been waiting for the owner
in the depot at Bridgeport, Conn, for
twenty-five years.
Mayor Butler. of Portland, Me wrote On
an aldermanic bill for cigars Tho city
does not smoke"
Temperance coffee houses are springiDg
up in the Western towns, in the wake Of
the Murphy reform movement.
Lucky" Baldwin, of California, puts
his twenty thousand dollar team of thor
oughbreds TO the plough for exercise.
1t was Motley, and not Holmes. who first
said Give me the luxuries of lille. and |
will dispense with its neccssaries.''
The Archbishop of Canterbury has deter
mined upon holding another Pan-Anglican
Synod at Lambeth Palace in the fall OF 1873.
A Boston dog died under suspicious cir
cumstances the other day and a post norton
revealed half pound of shingle nails in his
stomach. lie perhaps feared looseness of
the bowels, and undertook to tighten them
with nails.
The jury in the case eff DR.. Warren g.
Westlake, at Elizabeth, N. j.. for man
slaughter. in killing Walter Lewis with
chloroform while extracting a tooth, rer-
dered verdict of " not guilty"
Miss Caskey of Meridian. Miss. who went
to DeKalb to aid in nursing Cornelia CHS
dim, imbibed poison from Miss Nelie's
wounds, through small puncture in the
fOretinger. and has been quite low, but at
last accounts was improving.
The last and most foolish cause for self
destruction reported since the opening of
the suicide season is that of a man who
killed himself because his vile decorated
former husbands grave.
Willie n. Dockstader. son of the assist
ant librarian in the Congressional library,
was drowned May 30th, at Four Mile Run,
Va. On every Memorial Day for three
years somebody has been drowned at Four
Mile Run.
Mrs. Washington Stroup, of Wythe couE-
ty, Va, who gave birth to triplets ten
years ago, again gave birth to triplets on
the 10th instant-two girls and boy.
Elizabeth C. Chaplain, daughter of a
Scottish advocate, wrote Mr. Sankey's ia
nous hymn 1.-The Ninety and Nine" on the
spur of the moment, for The Chihircn's
Hour. paper published by her cousin in
Edinburgh.
A suicide worthy of the oil regions oc-
CURED at Bradford, Pa. few days ago,
when Perry Lewis saturated his clothing
with kerosene and set himself on fire lie
made frantic efforts to extinguish the
flames. but without success.
A young American damsel of unem
barrassed manners recently went to call on
Gustave Dore, and found him at work upon
a picture, whereupon she was good enough
not only to tell him what to do next, but
actually to take the brush out of his hand
and add the necessary touches herself. The
gentleman who accompanied her was over
whelmed with confusion, but the good
natured artist only laughed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Senator Beck, of Kentucky, told an in
terviewer Saturday that he opposed a reopen
ing of the Presidential question. and init
mated that the South is too well pleased
with Hayes's policy to favor any quo rcarraH-
10 foolishness.
George Schneider, of Chicago, who was
recently appointed minister to Switzerland,
has sent his resignation to the President, on
the ground that his private interests cannot
be arranged 20 as to allow him to accept the
appointment.
The other day Democratic Alderman of
Brooklyn appeared at the board in state of
bowling intOxication. What makes the
fact more remarkable was that the man was
elected by the indirect efforts Of temperance
men. They knew that he was man of in
temperate habits, and that his Republican
conn atitor was a man of unimpeachable
sebriety, but rs the latter did not hold to all
that they believed, they nominated third
candidate, which gave the Democrat q small
plurality.
Wharton and McVeigh, alluded to in
Ben Buffers letter to Marshal Pitkin, pro-
nounce his statements affecting them wholly
false
In letter to the Cincinnati Ga.ene from
Washington, Ten. Boynton says there are
signs that the old feeling of fear of negro
uprising in sections Of the South is coming
back. lie says the colored people in various
sections are becoming desperate, and if they
take their defence against assassins into
their own hands, they cannot be censured in
view of what they have suffered in the past
ten years.
The Hampton House has declared the
Office Of Judge Carpenter. of South Carolina,
vacant. This is a fiat violation Of lamp
tons pledge. Carpenter was elected by the
unanimous votes Of Republicans and Demo
Gratis. The latter desire his removal in or
der to have Democratic Judge at the State
Capital
1t is said that Charles A Dana turns liyid
with rage every time cable despatch is re-
ceived detailing honor1 paid to Gen. Grant
in England.
The first conspicuous fruit of the new
Democratic government in South Carolina is
reputation. The lower branch of the
a
Legislature acted badly enough in refusing
. meet the immediate obligations of the
public debt and compelling the creditors of
The State to wait a year or more for their in |
crest But the Senate has added to this
Ilsgrace in striking out all provision for the
'ayment of the interest at any time.
MOTTO OF the temperance girls:
The lips that touch vine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

The Convention which assembled pursu-
ant 10 adjournment. at Windsor, on the
first Wednesday in June, 4 hundred years
ago, was composed of seyenty-.wo dele
gates, representing fifty towns, who assem-
bled under q notice. signed "lra Allen,
Clerk, published in the Connecticut CoHr-
| ant, April II, III, stating that it was "ar
IDENTIFY hoped" that each town in the State
should be represented and that "non resi-
dents, that have desire to attend the
Convention are notified of the same, and
that "said Convention was formed to gov
ern the internal police of said district, ard
if thought proper to form said district into
State" Capt. Joseph BOwker. Of Rnt-
land. presided. Its chief business was the
unanimous adoption of a preamble and res
olution setting forth that whereas the West
minister Convention, in January declared
the new State free and independent by the
name of New Connecticut and whereas
it had been discovered that district OF
land on the Susquehanna river was already
known by that name "Resoired. therefore.
| that the said district described in the pre-
| amble to the declaration at Westminster,
aforesaid, shall now hereafter be called and
| known by the name of Vermont The old
| record proceeds as follows:
"The motion being made and seconded.
whether the House would proceed to bust
ness on the former declaration made at
Westminster, in January, Aforesaid. with
this alteration only, that instead OF New
| Connecticut, the said district should ever be
known by the name Of Vermont ; That
then the names of the representatives, being
distinctly and severally called by tho
secretary, seventy-one of them did
answer in the words following, viz Proceed
to form : at which time and place the said
seventy one members did renew their
| pledges to each other by all the ties held
sacred among men, and resolve and declare
that they were at all times ready in con
| junction with their brethren in tho United
States. to contribute their full proportion
toward maintaining the present just war
against the fleets and armies of Great
| Britain
The causes Of complaint against New
York and the reasons which called for dec
laration OF independence are then set forth.
The convention also provided for the holding
of constitutional convention at Windsor
on the second day of July, the delegates
thereto be elected by the several towns on
the twenty-third of June; appointed
committee consisting Of Colonel William
Marsh, of Manchester. James Mead, of
Rutland, Ira Allen, and Captain Salisbury
to visit Ticonderoga, and consult with the
commander there respecting the defence of
the frontiers; adopted a proclamation Tor
fast on the eighteenth of June and issued
an order taking possession of the jai,s and
ordering the arrest of all persons that ap-
pear to be chemical to their country" or
the State, and the seizure of their estates.
So was launched the free and Independent
State of Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

The engineers having reported against the
completion of the Washington Monument, at
Washington, on the original plan on account
Of the insecurity of the foundation, for such
n stupendous obelisk, Senator Morrill,, as
Washington letters report, has suggested
plan for using the part of the monument
already completed, us feet in height, as
pedestal for bronze statue Of Washington
IS feet in height. Mr.. Larkin G. Meade,
the Vermont sculptor, has made design for
the statue, and for certain additions of plat
forms about the base of the monument,
which will add much to the general effect.
Ii is believed that it can be completed on
rhi. plan, within the Congressional appro-
priation CT S2OO,OO0 The members of the
monumental association, however, are deter
mined to complete the monument on the
original design, and have prepared report
on the subject, which was presented to the
President, on Saturday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

LETTERS from American correspondents
who have made their way to the seats Of
the Eastern war, begin to reach American
readers. They do not give very high
opinion OF either the discipline of the Turk
ish soldiers, or the efficiency of their means
for moving troops and material Of war. A
representative of the New York Times saw
300 Blshi-Bazogks at Trebizond, in Asia Mi
nor, on ther way to the Turkish army in
the held, and he describes them as wearing
their own country dress, that being in tat
ter. They were armed with old muzze-
loading guns, and had no knapsacks or any
thing else pertaining to a soldiers outfit
The road between Trebizond, on the Black
Sea, and Erzeroum has been neglected for
years, 30 that it is in a very bad condition ;
and, as one OF the results, the Turks have
to drag their cannon by hand Over 200
small pieces of ordnance at the time Of the
correspondent writing had been sent for
ward in this manner, the villagers along the
road passing them on from place to place
About 800 Krupp guns were reported by
travellers as buried in the snow on the road :;
these had been forwarded for the fortifcs-
tions at Erzeroum early in the Winter. Sew
eral guns have been lying on the beach at
Trebizond for weeks, there being no way of
moving them to their destination Carts
loaded with ammunition have been unable
to get along over this miserable road be-
tween the two cities
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

NORTH FERRIsBURGH.-On Tuesday eve
May %, miss Susie Fonda, II little girl about
= years of age, was bitten i'll the face by IL
dog owned by d. g. Noonan. No serious
effects resulted to the girl but the dog was
almost Immediately killed.
Our esteemed Sa bbath School Superintend-
ent, Mrs NJ F. Allen, who has been quite
sick for several weeks. was at her accustomed
place on Sunday last Tbs entire school
were glad to see her. A grand forward move
ment in behalf of temperance has been taken
IN the Sabbath School. 4 few years since Il
pledge of total abstinence from Intoxicating
drinks was circulated. and very good mum
Der of names secured The last year II like
pledge with an nnti-tobaccu and anti-profani-
ty clause added was circulated, the same Is
being done this season. with most gratifying
resul's, ms nearly every member of the
school accepts the pledge
Instead OF Paris Green, which many fear
to handle, rs an autldotc for the potato Bee
tie the following preparation IA being used
with good Success namely To twelve quarts
of water. add ono put ench Of soap. and
kerosene oil well mixed. and sprinkle ON the
vines
The farmers are anticipating very small
hay crop IN this vicinity ON account ct the
druuth
II is wonderful how the mechanics and
merchants 81 the country do rejoice over the
reception of IL few dollars from the hands Of
thS farmers. On the other hand I'M equal
delight seems 10 possess the farmer because
he has II few dollars Ia spend. In fine, We
all eNclam, let tins huil continue To roll
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York Epca-
'ag Post says of the proposition that the
graves OF loyal men and of rebels should be
decorated with equal honor Were Mr..
Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth buried side
by side, is it possible that there lives a
sane man or woman between Canada and
the Gull who would not see the indec,pcy of
at ore time doing honor to the memory of
both by pablie celebration, in which the
names Of the two were borne on the same
banner In the name Of all right reason,
and good taste let this folly be stopped.
Living rebels should have fraternity and
justice at tho hands of the North. but not
honor the dead should have peace but not
hbnor. A crime against the State is more
helnous than crime against either property
or the person, yet even this may be con-
doned. Forgiveness is well but the be-
stowal Of honor- il quite another thing.
Mems brains must be shockingly added
when they confuse the two. Moreover.
unless Southern people are more stupid than
we lave any right to assume, they will
respect us the less Tor these displays of mis-
taken charity This is substantially the
same view which General Sherman has fire.
quently expressed within the last two years.
IN regarj to reconciliation between the
North ard South
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

President Hayes had precedents for his re-
cen circular called out by the New York
Custm House investigation Presidents
Jetfero1 and Harrison issued similar or
ders. he circular Of the latter, prepared
and signed by Daniel Webster as Secretary of
State, after stating that d" the President is
OF opinion tIat it Is a great abuse to bring
the patronag. Of the general government
into conflict with the freedom of elections"
and that partisan interference in popular
elections, whether Of State officers or officers
of this government will be regarded by
him as clu>c for removal, goes on to ex-
plain;
IL Is not intended hat any officer shall be
restrained in the free ard proper expression
and maintenance Of his opiniUns respecting
public men or public measures. OF in the
exercise, to the fullest degree, of the
constitutional right Of suffrage. But per-
sons employed under the government and
paid for their service out of the hubble
treasury are not expected to take an active
or ofhclOus part in attempts to influence the
minds or votes Of others such conduct
being deemed inconsistent with the shirt
OF the constitution and the duties of public
agents acting under it and the President |
Is resolved, so far as depends upon him |
self, that, while the exercise of the cleo
i've franchise by the people shall be free
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

THE FATE OF THE STEAMER GEO. s. WRIGHT
STORY OF SURVIVOR OF THE WRECK OF
TIE ILL-FATED sHIP.

| THE FATE OF THE STEAMER GEO. S. WRIGHT
STORY OF \ SURVIVOR OF THE WRECK OF
THE ILL-FATED SHIP.
SAN Francisco, June A survivor of
the wreck of the steamship Geo. ) Wright,
which was lost on the coast some time ago.
mas been discovered in the person of an In
dian named Coma. Coma confessed to the
superintendent of police that at night, the
boilers of the steamship explod ed
and she began to sink at once Captain
Ainsley with four United Stats officers
and passenger got into the boat and told
Coma to get in too. The rest of the people
were in bed, or tried to escape by another
boat. The Captain party pulled ashore near
Cape Caution. They were almost naked,
and the Indians gave them blankets to keep
them dry. \ day or two afterwards three
canoe loads of Indians came to shore. and
Captain Ainsley offered the leader $500 to
convey the shipwreCked men TO Fort Rupert
Four of the Indians were armed with musk
cts, with which they killed all the whites
They then tied stones to their bodies and
sank them in deep water. They robbed the
bodies of all yaluables. They spared Coma.
but told him il ever he dared to narrate the
circumstances they would kill his father.
Coma thinks all the people on board who
were IN bed at the time OF the explosion
were drowned, as the ship went down rap
IDLY. The prisoner was to-day confronted
with four Indians who were brought in rs
prisoners by the steamer Rocket, and have
since been in Jail here and identified two of
them as belonging to the party OF MUIR
derers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08
SOUTH CAROLINA.
END OF THE ELLENroN TRIAL.

CHARLESTON, June 3.-Judge Waite.
last night, summoned the jury in the Ellen
ton cases into court and found on interroga-
ting them that they could only agree upon
a verdict in the ease of one of the eleven
persons charged with conspiracy. This
was Abper Atkinson. a man over 20 years
old, who was acquitted. The judge then
discharged the jury and the ten remaining
prisoners were released upon giving bonds
for appearance at the next term of court
The council think it unlikely that these
cases will ever again be tried. 1t is now
known that the jury stood six to six on the
question of general acquittal. the six
whites being for, and the six blacks against
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

The cable has announced the tender to
General Gran. of the Freedom of the City
of London" Exactly what is meant by this
Is not very generally understood. London
has been styled "a municipality within a me
tropolis' Within its limits the Lord Mayor
takes precedence even of the royal family.
The citizens Of the city proper have many
rights and privileges of their OVID, under a
SPECIAL government based on the votes of its
freemen, while the remainder Of the great
metropolis is governed by parliamentary au-
thority. The freedom of the city is
document, on parchment, enclosed in gold
box, which warrants to the holder the right
of franchise as a citizen of London, and
other privileges, the exercise of which are
now obsolete. In the case of foreigners,
the bestowal of the freedom Of the city is
simply compliment, and great one, to the
recipient. 1t is an honor which has been
accepted with thanks by the third Napoleon,
the Emperor Alexander. and the great
French statesman Thiers, but has never be-
fore been conferred upon an American
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08
STATE NEWS.

The ninth annual convention of the Yer
mont State Spiritualis;s Association will be
holden at the Wilder House, Plymouth.
June s, 9 and 10.
ii. Ii. Woodward. the well-known pro-
prietor of the hotel at South Royalton, is
dangerously i'll, and there are but little
hopes of his recovery.
AT North Pownal, the 25th ult.. a II
years old daughter Of John WEIGH was
kindling fire with kerosene when the can
exploded, setting fire to her clothes, and
before the flames could be extinguished, she
was burned almost to crisp. She lived
about four hours.
Silss Knight. of Rutland, gave Charles
Todd, a Castleton painter, severe beating,
the other night. because of the latter i'm
proper intimacy with Knights wife Pub
lie sentiment sustains knight.
The store of Hubbard 4 Fay, in Windsor.
was burglsriously entered Saturday morn
ing. by girdling the door panel with bit.
and clothing valued at some three hundred
and fifty dollars was distracted. together
with about five dollars from the cash
drawer. Tho officers thus far have been IN
able to discover the thieves.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

The family of Senator Edmunds leave
Washington for Burlington. this week.
The office to which William ". Peck,
Esq, of New York, has been appointed. it
seems, is not U. s District Attorney but
the higher office of Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of Wyoming.
Mr. Trenor W Park, president Of the Pan
anna Railroad. sailed in the Colon on Friday,
accompanied by Miss Lila Park. his daugh-
ter, and Mrs. General Baxter. Mr.. Park
visits Panama to inspect the railroad and its
business, and look after the interests Of the
company, and will return on the same
steamer.
Erastus Brooks. after forty years of joint
proprietorship and editorship in the Express.
published his valedctory June lst. The
paper, Which was much run down, goes into
the control of John Kelly, the Tammany
boss.
Capt. Amos COmstock, a veteran of 1912,
and pioneer steamboat man on the llud-
son river was buried at Brooklyn on Friday.
lie was So years old.
Rev. L. B. IIibbart, of Grafton, has ac-
cepted call u the Baptist Church in Cav
endish.
James Fisk, Jr.'s grave, at Brattleboro,
received the usual elaborate decorations on
Memorial Day, from the hands Of his former
comrades of the Mi tn New York regiment,
with choice floral tributes from Boston and
Springfield.
Our townsmaa. Hon. E. j. Phelps, goes
to Bennington in day or two, and pro-
poses thence to gain health and recreation
by walking tour among the Vermont
mountains, with one or two companions.
The members of Co. c.. 18th Vt. Vols.
will learn with sorrow of the death of their
old comrade. William A. Tracy, who died
at Worcester, Mass. on Friday last, aged
35 years.
Secretary Of State VIM. NJ. Evarts is at
his beautiful Summer home. in Windsor.
with three of his daughters. Misses Louise.
Bette and Winnie, have been there several
days. President Hayes is expected to visit
Windsor early in July.
A centennial old bachelor has gone where
buttons never come off. DR.. Henry Parker
Blackwell died in Troy, May eth, in his
IOsth year. He was born in Limerick, in
ITO, the youngest of 81 children. fought
for the King during the rebellion of %,
was first physician, then cOachmaker,
then a farmer. then an immigrant, and
finally an herb-gatherer of South Troy.
lie was born an old bachelor. he lived an
old bachelor, and was one when be died.
He hated doctors. The Troy papers assert
that his father and mother both died at the
age of III years. and that his brother
now living across the seas is los years old.
When it was remarked to him that 1t was
very singular that both ne and his father
should live to such advanced ages, be re-
piled mot at all singular, sir. We took
care of ourselves. ate everything We want
ed, but did not 90 to balls and parties and
get drunk. We did not lose our rest.
Gods ANIMALS take their needed rest, and
so should men. My grandfather lived to be
l27 years of age, and was as good as any
man until his last sickness"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

To destroy bugs on squash and cucumber
vines Dissolve t9a~poonfnl of saltpetrc
IN Il pailiul OF water put one pint of this
around each hill, shaping the earth 30 that
it will not spread much, and the thing is
done. Use more saltpetre it you can afford
tit is good for vegetable but death to ami
NAL life. The bugs burrow in the earth at
night and fail to rise in the morning. 1t is
also good to kill the grub IN peach trees
only use twice as much, say quart to
each tree. There was not yellow or bis
tered leaf on twelve or fifteen trees to which
1t was applied last season. No danger of
killing any vegetable with ia concen-
trated solution applied to beans makes them
grow wonderfully .-Iroy Tmes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-08

OVER THE LAKE 1t is said that Clinton
Mills are to he rebuilt and put in more
effective condition than before the great fire
The insurance on property destroyed by
late forest fires in Clinton county foOts up
to about 100000.
Twenty four prisoners recently went up
the plank to nannemora. They were from
Sing Sing, and their sentences aggregate
30 wears