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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07
General summary

Once more the Pope is reported to be
dying.
Forty bodies have been recovered from the
wreck of the Huron.
\ pint of uncookcd chestnuts killed Nir-
gina lad the other day.
An Ohio man committed Suicide to avoid
II nomination for office.
Mrs. Gen. Sherman has written another
strong letter against round dancing
Mrs. Elizabeth Allen. aged l0j IL years,
died in Rhode Island last week.
Flowers are now nearly discarded at
fashionable funerals in New York.
4 Louisiana man married five times in | |
months. and swapped his last wife for II shot
gun.
5. G.. Davis, of ticn was robbed OF 81 ,9O0
in sleeping car ON the Central, II night OF
two since.
The public debt statement for November
shows decrease in the debt OF : ,323 ),
G3l.G5
The Woman's Christian Temperance
mon, cl | tca, gave a Thanksgiving dinner
to > 900 poor children.
Davis and lIayeS. imprisoned miners III
the Borden nine, were relieved alter being
IN the mine iorty hours. They were very
hungry,
lIladred- OF farmers IN West Nirgini'
! hs,c hccn ruined by the late floods, the dam
( ages in one county alone being nearly halt q
million dollars.
One of the jurors wha acquitted the no
| turious Cora Young Mt Auburn On her trla
! for the murder ui her laramour, has dc-cr
ted his family and clopcd with her.
MI. Bcethcr's Thanksgiving sermon wa
ON the past and present perlS oi the conn
try lie vigorously denounced repuda
,ior, commended Grant and culogi2cd th'
| South
The new white marble Roman Cathol,,
Cathedral on Fifth avenue, New York, WI
opened To the public for the first ltime, FIJI
day. It will be dedicated in about thre,
years.
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The London Times, not long since, an
nounccd that from that date Mr.. + lward
Marjorihanks ceased to be II member OF the
firm OF Coutts y Co. few days later the
same paper stated
In reference To the mct that one of the
senior laitn, Is in Mcssrs. Coutts d Co, has
recently ceased to bc II member of that firm,
We have been desired to point out that neith-
er he nor any ui the other partners held or
nave held any ownership in the bank. Ii be
longs solely to Lady Burdett-Coutts, as heir
ess OF the property OF the late Mr. Thomas
COutts
This means that all other partners arr g..d
hnye been simply whatsis called partners nj
will BE that as 1t may, they have made a
nice thing of it. Within the Inst ten years
three have died, and none of thum WAS worth
less than Sj.G1U, 900.
Nh. Thomas Coutts died aged ~. in lsa2
lie did not found the house, but he gave II
the fame 1t enjoys. Lady Burdctt, the moth
er OF Baroness Burdett- Cuutts, WAS his third
dnughter 10y his first wife, an excellent We.
man ot very humble origin. lie lett the
whole of his Immense wealth. after proyId
my handsomely tor his daughters, to hi.
second wife Miss Mellon, IA celebrated d.
troSs. and she. no doubt IN acrur }.u.v ,,Itl
ms wlshr- bcqucnthod = A.JgS-n.i daugh
ter Why lHi[ Prrd.t, Coutts was thu,
! 7elt"t"'l r,,, not been explained As soon a.
; sns '"utts was known to Lave Inherited
this prodlglous fortune, she became II cpntra
/ figure m English society The London Ia,
| Pcrs IA lN2i. when she emerged iro'a w.GoS
| hood. devoted much space to her ,tnincS
Mrs. Cuutts rute.taiued t dinucr hst uirhl
| II. T.. II. tho duse t York. the Duke O
/ Wellington, the Duke and duchess ofArgyB.
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THE arguments and testimony before the
fishery commission have not yet been pub
lished, and it l. impossible to conjecture how
tine commissioners were led to estimate the
value OF the fishing privileges conceded to the
United States at the sum of i've and half
millions. What was granted by the treaty
was the right to fish within three miles of the
shore, ard this was the only right whose
value was to be ascertaincd, for the commits
sioners decided unanimously that the right
to buy bait and supplies was not granted
Americans have therefore fshed within those
limits under license from the Canadian au-
thor.tieS, by whom the price Of such license
was fixed at half dollar per ton for the YES
Sels engaged. That was their own estimate of
the value of the privilege. and many of our
New England fishermen, hut not all, were
willing to pay it. The shipping engaged in
the gull fisheries does not exceed thirtvfiye
thousand tons at the largest estimate, so
that, ii there had been no treaty, all our
fishermen might have enjoyed the same
rightS as they now do by the payment of
Sl7 800 yearly. or the interest at five per
cent on S3j0,000. The latter sum, there
fore, would have been ample compensation
TOR all the rights conceded to our fishermen
by the treaty, even If the Canadians had not
also acquired rights of some value to be offset
against those granted to the United States
the Canadians did acquire :hc right of
selling their fish in our markets free of duty,
and that of fishing within three miles of our
coast, where most of the bait for catching
mackercl is taken.
If the United States concludes to pay the
five and half millions, it has the funds to
do it with, a. nearly nine millions of the
Alabama award remain undistrlbuted. and
can be applied for this purpose
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

We find the following historical facts in "a
contemporary. and rcpuhlish them with its
comments
THE emperor Nerva died OF IL violent
excess of anger against senator who had
offended HIM. Nncntinian, the first Roman
emperor OF that name. while rtproaching
with great passion the deputies from the
Quadi, people of Germany, burst blood
vessel. and suddenly Tell hfcess to the
ground. i have seen, said Tonrtello. II
Fronch medical writer, two women perish,
tho one in commissions at the end Of siN
hours and the other suflocated Ia two dnys,
from giving themselves up to the transports
OF fury The celebrated John Hunter tell a
victim to parorysm OF this passion. Mr..
Hunter, is rs familiar 10 medical readers,
as II man of extraordinary genius, but the
subject of violent anger. which, from the de
feet of early education, he had not learned TO
control Suffering, during his latter years,
under a complaint OF the heart hIs existence
WAS IN constant jeopardy from his ungoyern-
able temper and he has been heard t. re
mark that 'hIs llte was in the hands OF any
rascal that chose to annoy him. Engaged
one day in an unpleasant alteration with his
colleagues III the board room at st. George 5
hospital, London, he was by one OF them
peremptorily coutradlctod he Immediately
tthhtu hpthhlHts lllAp an ilnlDb
apartment. and instantly fell dead.
When the lit of anger IL OF long cuntinu-
ance, or frequent recurrence, IT often hays
the foundation OF some most serious aud
lnsting affections thus many cases pi I1lsy.
OF epilepsy OF commissions, and of madness
may be traced to violent anger and ungoy-
ernable temfc-. Dr Good cites the case OF
the unfortunate and insane Charles VI OF
France, who being violently incrnscd against
the Duke of Bregtana, and burning with d
spirit OF malice and revenge, could neither
eat, drink, nor sleep for many days together
and at length became iurloualy mad IT. Ia,
was riding ON horseback, drawing his sword
and striking promiscuously every one Whl
| approached HIM Finally the insanity be
came chronic. fixed upon his intellect an,
accompanied hun to his death
Its comments on thus are. that an uncon
trollahle temper Ii the fault oi tho parents
| or of those who hnvc m early years charg,
| OF the training OF a child. If child get,
into an angry passion, no lenicncy should h.
exercised, much less indulgence IT, 'le hid
wishes II child, whc. .aIling To ma q
things its own .ny. becomes passlonutel,
! angry, this anger should nt once los whippc,
out, no matter how young the child is q
child old enough to become angry, can btn
corporal punishment. especially as 1t Is Ilr
| possible to reason with infants they not h "
ing yet arrived at the uge Of reason, and oul
understand wln. theT feel We PERSONAL,
have whipped Its OF passion ont Of our owl
| children when they were scarcely pue We.
1 old. Such passious. Tar trom heiNg 1luou
tlonable in children, ar. desirable No.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07
pEtsoNaL AND POLITICAL,

The Springfield Republican has brought
ont its man for the next Governor OF YER
mont. 1t is A. B. Gardner. of Bennington
1t is rumored in Washington that il Bat
Ter is admitted as a Senator from South Car
olina, Patterson will resign, and the Lesi-ia-
ture of South Carolina will elect Wade
Hamrton to the seat now occupied by Pat
tersOn.
Patterson's son gave out Wednesday night
that his father, in view of the treatment he
had received from the Republicans, would
vote against Kellogg, and would not hereal-
ter vote with the Republicans on any party
issue
At Columbia. ). C.. on Wednesday, Car
dozn. ex-treasurer of South Carolina, Tor con
spirncy to deiraud the State, was sentenced
to two YEAR, imprisonment in Jul and
"A 900 fine Smalls. member of Congress,
for accepting bribc whio a member OF the
S,ate senate. to three years at hard labor IN
the State pcnitentiary and l.. CaeS CArpen
rrntcr, formerly proprietor OF the to!umbl
D,,ig Tu,y,,. for forgery in raising amounts
far publishing laws IN his paper, to two
years in l.l and fine Of ) 600 Appeals
will he made in ali the eases.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

Hail, mos. bene6eent a, institut,o,s
Thou I'm "a neramhnla,in,, LVs,s-ir ,ar,
Yet stop, d,,n't mean s.ba 7It,saya II sai,,ions
Ana So Eve made a biunda- AZ ,hs start 1'''"
And ri.bt upon the beeIs oftb,t-a,o,bar
Itwas no. .stop 1 meant bnt mnvs alon,
And all the DUST aud nv coutusion1 smother,
That ch Ikes ply throgt and banSs abHnt INV son .
For forty years and more I've seen thee going
about the streets. thou artificial shower,
4 patent Jupiter-hight Pluyius-hestowins
Tly beneiactions with one horse power.
Though as see thee from my skyward station
Where Randolph street and Dearborn intersect-
Two lazy beasts promote Thy ambulation
As from ChicagO's pride one might expect
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Give me an eye to others iailings blind
Miss Smiths new bonnet's quite fright behinC
Wake in me charity for the suffering poor
,Fnere mes the contribution box once more y
Take .-um Iuy soul all feelings rogstous-
IN have ,EfW! Ike thsr, or make = fuss
Let love for sll my kini my spirit stir
Gave Mrs. J.nesi I'll never speak to her y
Let me In tiu:h's fair pages take delight
dll read that other novel through to night y
Make me contentsd with my earthly state
Il wish married rich but it's too late ,
tive me Il heart of faith in II my kind
Miss Bruwn's a. bga hypocrite as you'll d ad y
Help me to see myself ms others see
CThls dress is quite becoming unto me
Let me act out no ialsshood, appeal
i wonder IL they think these curls are real %
Make my heart Of humility ths CUNT
um glad, am, our pew's So near the front y
FIJI me with patience and strength to wait
Il know he'll preach till our dinners late %
Take from my heart each grain Of SELF copceit-
I'm sure that gentleman must think me sweet ,
Let sanity ons be ny daily food
Il wonder what they'll have for dinner good y
Let not my feet ache on the road 10 light
No body knows how these shoes pinch and bite -
In this world teseh me TO deserve the next
Church uat Charles, do you recollect the text p
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per. More than ever do curse the fell sperit
nv ablishism, which hez brot this room upon
me. In the good old days | Good heye com
PEELED that woman to hev supported me with
ont Goin thro the forms nv marriage and
without takin any obligshen upon myself
And Bgler and Pollock, who put up the Job on
me. are latin and ieern. and amt shoor but
that Bascom and the Deekin wuz in it. also.
While am langishin in jale | amt runnin
mp my account at BascOm's bar, and to all
my frantic appeels for releef even for pint
he crooelly turns deef ear. I'll mako it
warm for EN- ef ever git out nv this.
PETROLEUM V. Nasty.
Deceived, but not Crushed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07
NUMBER 24.

I Ex-Gov. PECK is one of the few Yer
monters who don't like Hayes. In fact, he
is said to " "denounce" him. Somebody
should inform the old gentleman that the
rebellion has been put down. Another ex-
governor of Vermont, Lawyer Underw ood :,
of Burlington, calls the present administra-
ton an immaculate conception" Con-
sidering everything, that is very keen bit
of sarcasm. But there is danger that the
State over which Mr. Trenor W. Park pro-
poses to be governor may imagine that Go.
Smiths attorney is as honestly as he Is hap
PLY complimentary. Mr. Underwood Is
known to excel in characterization. -
Springfield Republican.
Gov. Peck las We happen to know, regards
President Hayes as actuated by patriotic ard
upright motives, and as acting in accordance
with what he believes to be his duty. But
he does not approve Of the course pursued
by the President in the case Of Louisiana.
Looking at the matter as a lawyer, be
says that the constitution, as construed by
the highest Judicial tribunal, in ii decision
in the Rhode Island case, announced by
Judge fancy, makes it the duty of the Pres
ident, when in any State there are two rival
and hostile State governments each claiming
to be the rightful government, TO decide
between them, and to sustain with the au-
thority and power of the General Govern
ment, the State Administration which he
decides to be the legal one. 1t was, he says,
the clear duty of the President to decide
whether Packard or Nichols was the lawful
Governor of Louisiana. He had no business
to delegate this duty to cOmmission-nor
to permit result to reached by indirection,
which should relieve him of the duty. If
on fair investigation he found that Nichols
was elected. he should have said so; and if
he found that the Packard government was
elected, he should have so decided and
Governor Peck believes that the announce
ment of his decision, and purpose to sustain
1t by all the power Of the United States,
would have established the State Govern
ment 90 declared to be the lawful one without
any outbreak, or necessity for any unusual
show of force to resist rebellion. But if this
were not the case-ifit were plain that such a
decision would not be submitted to Dy the
Louisiana Democrats, and that the Govern
ment had not force enough there to sustain
it, this could not alter the duty of the Presi-
dent. He should have made and announced
his decision and when it appeared that the
General Government had not the power to
sustain its authority in any State, then that
emergency would have to be met, in its own
way The same principles, in Gov. Peck
view, apply to the case of South Carolina.
The way in which the Nichols and Iamp-
ton governments have been permitted by the
President to become established, he cOnsid
ers to form most dangerous precedent. of
course the Republicans flippant remark that
the rebellion has been put down has no ap-
plication to Gov Peck's position. And
Gov. Peck's opinion on a point of law, is
respected in this State. however little the
Republican may think of it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

Oh the children. happy children.
Smiling every where | 90;
Some a. brown as Autumn's berries,
Some as lair as Winter snow.
Some with eyes as blue as morning,
rome with eyes as dark as night,
Some with faces strangely thoughtful,
some with faces strangely bright
And the while -ayly greet them
Back my heart returneth where,
In my room, among gst the flowers,
Stands a baby's lsttle chair,
But alas the laughing darling.
hat in prec Gus by gone days
Sat there, never more will cheer me
With his pretty naughty ways
Cunning iset placed on the table
When his noOntide meal was Ger
Cop OF mix poured on the su gar,
spoon and fork dropped on the floor.
Then when mothers" face grew cloudy,
Little arms around me thrown.
Little hands my cheeks caressing,
Sweet lips pressed upon my own.
Oh the children, happy children
Yes, meot them everywhere
But at home, amOngstmy flowers,
Stands Il baby's empty chair.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07
GeucTal Summnri.

Richmond, Va, had a slight sprinklng OF
SNOW, Thursday,
Henry j. Sartwell, of Rochester, n "
worth : 100 600, has been arrested Tor snug
cling : 100 worth OF goods from canada
Mrs. Elizabeth Sayrcs, shot by her hu.
hand in the church of the Ascension at fhll-
adelphia ON sunday, the 18th, died yes
terday.
kilograms from Rome report the Pope as
failing fast. lie was slcepless Wednesday
night
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

tiity Sven failures occurred IN New York
rity daring November, the aggregate liablli-
nos br,nr - loo uOu There Is 4 slight
falling "A in the number compared with oc-
tnber.whiie the gross Liabilities have deereas-
cd nearly fifty per cent. In Boston, during
the same month, ffty-iour failures occurred.
Liabilities, 81, SO, ,2l2 assets, S2i5,UsS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

COxGREssIoNAL.-The Democrats forced a
a session of the Senate on Thanksgiving
Day morning They refused to accept pro
position of the Republicans to vote in sue
ccssion on Kellogg, Butler and Eustis, and
swear those admitted in together. SnhSe-
qucntly the Democrats became concerned
about Judge Dayis's vote, and were anx-
ion. to accept, but found it too late, as the
Republicans were no longer agreed. 50 the
matter went over.
The Debate, Thursday, was chiefly attacks
upon and defences of the returning boards and
reviews of the Hamburg massacre. Conkling
made speech in which he said lone OF the
claimants comes to the Senate with his hands
and face streaming with the blood OF mur-
der, and vet the Democrats have violently
wrenched his case from the committee, and
are now striving to force the Senate to seat
the claimant without any investigation.
This plain language, uttered with much
warmth, caused a visible sensation on the
Democratic side. and Senator Gordon at
temptcd a defence of Butler.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

''BoJ Walker. bartender in the Golden
Calf saloon. has Just received the sad news
of the death Of his father, the Rev. James
X. Walker, the eminent Sacramento divine,
says the Virginia City Enterprise.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

The Common Sense broom handle" is ad
vertised, and it is hoped women will hav,
common sense enough not to hit their hus
bands on the head with it. A good broom
handle Is often wrecked for life by devotnl
1t to such a purpose. NoTisto'rr HeroH
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07
Is his speech in the United States Senate
~, T,a-1,r AZ pattarSnr, said

Is his speech in the United States Senate,
on Tuesday, Mr.. Patterson said
- Let me say to my Republican friends on
this side of the chamber, possess your souls
in peace; the power of the Republican party
in the Senate and its supremacy will not be
transferred to the other side. The star OF
empire to which my friend from New York
referred the other day, is not going west
ward by my vote Ok, no, there is no danger
of that
Yet, on Wednesday, Mr.. Patterson voted
with the Democrats every time, on questions
involving Immediately the transfer OF the con-
troll of the Senate, and going to lengths to
which even Judge Dayis's decided Demo
cratic sympathies would not carry him. 1t
remains to he seen if Mr.. Patterson will go
back as squarely on his pledge TO vote for
Kellogg.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

VERMONT correspondent Of one Of the Boston
papers has "evoluted" paragraph to the effect
that Trenor Park is being talked Of for our ne It
Goverunr. This isn't true to any very alarming
extent. sir. Park would doubtless make a good
Governor. Emma mine or no Emma mine; and
though his time is pretty we'll taken up he could
sfrOrd TO give the duties OF the Ctfice the smal
amount of attention they require. and that for the
princely salary OF i,0tO ear which We pay our
governors. But MIR. Parks ideas are on too large
a scale and his habits too liberal for Governor OF
Vermont. Ii is idle to predict who will be the
next occupant of executive chair, because II Is
a question IN which nobody takes anv interest ex-
cept the dozen SO aspirants.-Sf. Adams Cor.
Boston Globe.
II Mr.. Park desires to be Governor, he has
kept very still about it. We do not hear or
see that anybody, at this early date, is push
ing him for the nomination except the
Springfield Republican. That astute journal
is doing its best to make Mr.. Park candi-
date and, if the Republican could accom-
plish anything in Vermont, it would have
only to keep on as it has begun in the mat
ter, to secure his nomination.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

There is no truth in the story that Theo-
dnre Titon and his wife are TO shortly come
together again. Tilton believes that his
wife was false to him, and Mrs. 'rilton be
lieves that her husband has been false to her,
and they both prefer to live not with each
other.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

Is not 50 brisk as last week The uncertain
ty as to the silver bill has had depressing
effect, for no one knows what the condition
of things will be il it passes. 1t would be
II blessed thing for the country if the cur
rency tinkers would let it alone, and let it
regulate itself. Medicine kills more than it
cures, and there is nothing so terrible as un-
certainty, for it checks business. while
expenses 20 on Just the same.
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THE VANDERBILT WILL CASE AND WEDDING
fAsHTONS-THE UGAR-MAKERs' STRIKE
.THE WAR AGAINST RUN, ETC
-
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While the colleeti0n-which was devoted
to the poor fund of the Y. W. G. Ava
being taken up, the choir and children sang
carol written for ilarves5 Thanksgiving.
by W. II. Gill, Singing, the reapers home
ward come'-one of the finest We have ever
heard
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07

MR.. MASSEY TRIEs TO MEND HIS FORTUNES BY
MATRMoSY- TERRIBLE RESULT OF HIS
VENTURE.
The New York herald., 1877-10-27
THE UNION DIME.

Tho 'srun'' on the Union Dime Savings Bank ended
yesterday and according TO President Haines the
sltution did not do average business In pay
men.s or deposits. The energy Of tho panic among
depostors had expended itself and lull OF exhaustion
was the result During the afternoon The counting
room did not present that spectacle Of healthy activity
usual such place; IN fact the place wore sort Of
deserted air. The quadrupis forco put TO work on
Thursday by Mr.. Best ccommodatcd In ono day four
times the ordinary complement OF drawers, and
many say that this provision OF the Exam.
ineris only abbreviatsa the "run," and shat
quite as much monoy was drawn % u, under
normal paying conditions, tho panic had lasted scve-
raj days Tho result 70 the bank 10 OF course all the
same save that the scandal and dotrimcnt OF pro-
longed .run" have been avoided and seeming con-
ndoncc re.established. Those who argue that the
confidence IN the bank Is only seeming are at iault,
Tor yesterday, whlo HERALD reporter stood In tho
bunting room, he heard many people announce their
faith In Tho solvency OF the concern and express
determination 70 lcavo their money in tho vants.
Now that the runn Is the president aad Mr. Best
both tnink II Just as well tnoy should say nothing
until the oficsl report s made TO the Banking De-
partnent At Albany. Yesterday both positively re-
fused 10 answer certain questions In relation W mort
cages on uptown properly.