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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

FATAL RESULTS UF A GLIvs FIGHT
BOsruS. Dec. 2S. At a glove fight ut
Revere ball, this evening. between =. j
McDermurt ard D. Davidson the latter re-
ceived fatal injuries and died in the hall.
Several arrests Rave been made
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

KANSAS farmers are rejoicing because their
young grasshOppers. which Matched out
during warm spell, early in the season, :,
have been pretty much killed of by later
cold weather
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

SENATOR LOGAN having asked t, be excused
from service on tho Conference Committee,
OH account OF absence from Washington,
Senator Conklins has been named to III the
vacancy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

JANUARY lsT has been Tor ".JU0 years
popularity accepted ns the birthday -! the
New Year 1t owes this honor to decree
Of the Roman emperor. Numa Pumpiliu-,
some 100 years before the Christian era
whereby two months were added to the
Roman calendar aud Januarius given the
leading place. The new month was named
after Janus, the deity supposed To preside
over doors. Although the popular notion
OF January | as New Years day was thus
long ago introduced, the Jews have con
tined to begin their year on March -, and
this date has been, until within II century or
80, recognized as the legal beginning OF the
year As late ~ 1862 this was the fact il
England. and up to that time it was Gus
tomary 10 set down dates between January
and March > inclusive thus January
80, 1859, meaning that popularity the
year was 1919, but legally lG4S. Englnnd
appears to have been ultra conservative I,
garding this innovation, for. although She
made no change towards lcgalizing January
|, until 1852, Scotland had done it In loo.
France in 1861. Protestant Germany and
Russia in 100, Sweden being LET. to follow
England in 1855.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

lSCuANGED To THE LiSr. - Tho Gruens-
burg Penn lfibuns, say Rev. Thomas
J.. liunt, u?, a. ho WAS iamillarly called
Father Hunt, died at WIlkcsbarrn, n week
or 81 ago lie was ~ noted tempe -auce ilc-
turer. and Was al~O a rcd-hut nGd earnest
Republican. lie had II perfect abburroncr
for Northern mon who sympathIzcd with
the Southern ,ebcls during the war. aud
always called them Glpperhcads lio was
- chaplain durIng the war, although he wa
over s1yeaty years old lle made a VIII
and IN 1t be bequruth- his war cane tn one
OF h!- grandson, with Instructions that II
h1 rurn' CopporheaI, the cane shall be-
hruscu over hI- (the granG>on'~) head
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05
WARRINGTON NEWS

TUX LOCUST PLAGUE-EEAoRIiL 7" CsNGaASs-
WAsuISoroN, Dee. 25.-The governors q;
the states ot Missouri, llIE"i>, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota ard Dakota,
and the state eutomologists Of ll!lpn's anf
Missouri, and Others. rave united IN a
memorial to congress, setting hrrh the
rayages of the lccust- during the past
twenty years. and asking the national
government 10 give the subiec; thorough
considerations. The memorial ask, hr~t,
that q commission bs appointed To X lminr
into the history, nature aud habit ct the
locust, and to suggest sona mr'.Hs Il te-
stroyinr them, etc -; and Secnuily, that tho
signal service be authorized ard required
to take regular observations vt the move
meuts of the insects, of the true direction
and eY,en. 0t their hisGts; tas tim1 OF
Matching and departure ri The Young
locusts. ard other particulars concerning
them, and that the IntUrmt'inn thus oh
taiued of the appearance ami progress OF
the swarms ba published VIA tbc d.I!Y
weather report
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05
RESIGNED

Commissioner Duell of the patent ufhcH
TO-DAY rendered his sisinatlou 10 take IT,
fec; January first, and 1t was accepted.
TINS action i taken IN conseq renn5 Judge
Ddell having accepted AN oder Ia becomo
A member a law tirm Wnu desire extending
their business into pateut law Among
ths per.rns mentioned tu succ;,ed Mr.. Ddell
are Congressman GeorPe q. lit>kIn-, !; II
X. l. b. Clark. ard W. II. DJolIttlo, a.
sistant cOmnls siOner.
The MATTER OF PUBLICITY Of rkLEGRAs1.
wA,nI>oroN. Dec 29.-Speaker Randall
t,-iay received Il telegram irOm Hon. W g.
K. Morrison, dated New Orleans, this
morning, say M deputy sergeant-at-arms
lett with Barnes last night and should
reach Washington Saturday morning"
Ia consequence of the receipt 1f tins tele-
yrna. SpeaS-r Randall who had made ar
rargeIneut, for visit to Philadelphia to-
day deferred his departure, IN order 10
preside over tho House tO'morrOw in yls~
of probable action in the case OF this wit
ness but should there not be u quorum To-
morrow the subject will go over till Wcdnos-
day. when both parties particularly desire
Il fall attendance.
the ok.GoE CASH TESTIMONY BEFORE TIE
COMMITTEES oS PRIyILFGES AND ELECTIONS.
VA Odrll, at Crescent City, Oregon,
testified h.iuru tho committee that on the
day ot the meeting ui the electoral College
he went with Cartsrisht aud Watts To the
secretary ui state Ia procure the certificates
of election and was refused them by the
governor. whU stated that ut IL clock the
certificates would be given to the electors
in the room ui their meeting. AT the time
specitiei Chadwick. secretary OF state,
handed the envelope through the door to
Croniu. who stood nearest It at tue time.
Crouin tork the paper from the envelope
and read that parl of it which certified that
Cartwright, Ois!l and Crunin were eligible
and had been elected Presidential electors.
Cartwright went towards CrOnin. when
Cronn returned tine paper 10 the
envelope aud put it IN his coat
pocket, ard upon being requested by
wIties. and Cartwright to read the paper
though, he retIsed. lie Also declined to
give up the certificates Oi any ot the
electors The college was organized,
witness was chUseu chairman ot the college,
witness asked CronIn to produce the GER
tihcats .. the eieciuts Tor the guidance oil
,hu college lie declined to do 50. Watts
then rendered his resignation as an cleo
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

A party of white men who were escorting
a democratic negro hcmenesr Fayetteville,
N. c., last Sunday, were ambushed by
negroes. when fierce fight with knives on
both sides ensued. A white man was killed
and others wounded, and number of
blacks were wounded, one fatally. The
blacks were finally driven off. Two of the
gang have been arrested.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

Brooklyn's calamity brings into terrible
relief the suddeness with which human life
may be swept away when danger is least
expected. In very recent speech on in
ternational arbitration John Bright drew n
sharp contrast between the sympathetic
feelings aroused by near. at-homc calamities,
such as that, for instance. Of the loss of 400
lives by tine shipwreck Of the Royal Charter,
and the comparative cOllousness VI public
sentiment when thousands, or even hundreds
of thousands of lives were sacrificed in war.
Cnquestionably, it is the nearness of calain-
ity that chiefly makes it impressive especi-
ally when it is brought home TO all of Us by
the circumstance that some persons whom
we knew or had heard of were among the
victims, or by the reflection that We who are
yet living are liable to similar fate.
Great as was the loss of life in the Brook
lyn theatre, IT cannot take rank in that re-
spect with some the of terrible disasters that
history has recorded. Probably the most
awful destruction of life from lire in Eng
land took place in 1912, when 1900 people
perished. They were hemmed in by flames
on both sides of the Thames and mostly
died by drowning. Their numbers far exceed
~ hho iOss VI llIC Ill Juubu >
great fire OF lGG6. Since the latter date
there has, however. been no comparable in
stance in that city. The estimated number
Of lives lost in the burning of Chicago has
never been placed higher than 100, and
about this figure there Is great uncertainty.
A few instances might be cited OF fires on
shipboard where the number of those that
perlshed exceeded 300; but the Losses by
shipwreck have very often been much larger
The sinking Of the Royal George while un-
dergoing repairs in the harbOr, and the lnss
OF 600 lives, gave occasion for one Of the
nOblest poems in the language. In recent
years the most destructive fire in public
assemblage was that in a church in Santiago,
Chill. December 5, 1863, when | 600 per-
sons, principally women, were burned. The
list oi the dead given in Nile's Register at
ter the fire in the Richmond theatre in Isl
had less than 20 names, but among them
were several Of prominence. Among the
comparable events of the last two or three
years, the dynamite explosion ut Bremer-
haven might be mentioned, with its list ui
10 dead and wounded.
Such disasters can scarcely be compared
with the great sacrifices Of life in war. OF
by sudden COMMISSIONS of nature. The
calculation has been made by statiS,ic!aus
that up to the present time more than q,
500, ,O00, 600 men have perished in battle
There is II long list OF earthquakes Whose
victims in each cuse were numbered by
thousands; that of Lisbon in 1853 engullcd
50, 900 oi Its inhabitants. East Indian cy-
clones have in different years swept away
vast numbers Of people; in 1857, 10000 :;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05
RY ATLANTIC CABLE.
The TROUBLE IN THE EAST

LONDON, Dec 2s-The Pail Mall Gazette
ol tins afternoon IN leading editorial say,
that probably the word may be spoken to-
day which will be followed nv instant war
threatening to involve all Europe soon,
OF later Ii the powers demand simple
''yes" or mo" or II the porte for military
and other reasons thinks it eIpedient to 20
straight 10 the front without delay the
answer will be refusal; but it IS
more likely no direct or final answer
will Yet be given. Not that
the port has shown the tsintest sign OF
Welding to Russian demands, but the Pail
Mall kGazettc. tracing the Russian policy
from the formidable pretension of immedI-
ate Russian occupation through various
notifications to the latest proposition Tor
the simple introduction of a small number
OF Belgian gens-de-arms to supply a nucleus
for the organization OF native police force,
after a model common IN most cOutlneu-
tai states, concludes that Russia Is ready
to accept, or indeed to suggest further
notifications because affsns do not
look well for Russian at tins time. 1t says
the stories OF disagreeable discoveries IN
Russian arsensls aud unexpected weakness
in transport apparatus are probably trun.
The couEt-y is almost bankrupt and the
utter failure Of the internal loan showed
how little money could be screwed out of
the people The danger of sntasonism
with Austria, and thereafter with Germany.
and ui being confronted by Great Britain
at a certain puiut OF success, may we'll
bring Russia 10 peace, and IT Turkey
knows her Toe she would be glad to with
draw from her arrogant position. Midha
Pasha is not unlikely to facilitate that
retreat. The question is not 50 much
whether tho Porte will yield to Russian
demands for the sake OF peace; but
whether Russia will abste them for the
same object.
THE AuRoPEAN wAR-CLoUD.
LONDON, Dec. - The Pail Mall Gazette
saws that probably the word may be spoken
to-day which will be followed by instant
war, threatening to involve all Europe.
sooner or later. If the powers demand a
simple yes or no. or if the Porte for militia
nv and other reasons thinks it expedient to
10 straight to the point without delay, the
answer will be a refusal but 1t is more
likely that no direct or anal answer will be
given.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

Two OF the disputed States are beyond dis
pute. In South Carolina, even the House
Committee admits that there was majority
for all the Hayes electors on the face Of the
returns, and announces the result Us fol-
lows:
The subcommittee Of the committee dele
gated by the House Cf Representatives to
inquire into the election Of Presidential
Electors in South Carolina and report the
same for fair understanding by the people,
after careful examination Of the returns
from all the precincts in the State, find that
all the Hayes and Wheeler Electors have u
fair majority on the face of the returns.
MILToN SAYLER, Chairman.
JOSIAH q. ABBOT,
WV. LAWRENCE.
In Florida. the BoardsO Canyasscrs has
made two counts, one with exercise oi
judicial power, and the other, ut the coin
mand of the Supreme Court. according to
the face OF the returns, and both result IN II
majority for the Republican Electors. In
Oregon the Democratic case is 80 weak that
most decent Democrats admit that they can
not expect the Cronin certificate to be ac-
cepted. II it should be, the Senate will be
prepared to show that at least three of the
votes cast for Mr. Tilden in other States
were east by persons constitutonally incligi-
bic. Thus the Presidential contest narrows
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05
NEW YORK NEWS,
HEAVY FAILURE

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S-Chapman, Stone i
Co.. in the Japan trade, have failed, with
liabilities of half million dollars.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

j. W. Pickle shot his wife in tho face
while walking with her. last night, on
Seventh avenue. lie gave himself up to
the police
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05
COMPROMISE OF THE RING SUITS.

NRw YORK, Dec. 29.-It is stated that
steps are being taken with view Of com
promising the Tweed and Sweeney ring
suits, by the payment to the city OF mil
lion dollars in cash. Tweed to be allowed
his freedom and Sweeney TO return here un-
| molested
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05
CONSIDERATION AMONG THE MiLkxEs.

NEw York, Dec. 2S.-in the case of Dan
iel Schrumpt ior selling aduIteratei milk
the jury found verdict of guilty. and be
was sentenced to psy fine of $3.50 and DO
imprisoned ten days. The motion for stay
Of judgment was denied. This conviction
has created intense excitement among the
milk dealers, some one hundred of whom
have indictments for the same cfence pend
ing against them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05
WRECK AND LOSS CT LIFE.

The schooner Harry Fisher, of New Ton
don, was wrecked Tuesday IN attempting TO
cross jones inlet. Long Island. Two OF the
crew were washed overheard and drowned.
The vessel is complete wreck. The lUss is
estimated at SIS COO
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

1t is stated that the judge ct Clinton
county, Kentucky, yesteIday. tclegraphed
to Gov. McCreery Tor military aid to defend
the Jail from mob which threatens the
the banging of two prisoners. ns the posse
of some fifty citizens who have byen suari-
ing the Jail several days will probably be
overcome by tbs increasing mJt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

A Paris despatch to the Herald claims
that though Russia is ardently in favor of
war. her means cf transport for the purpose
of sudden cOncentrati ton of troops are SIN
gulsrly detective, and this Is great ohsta-
Gle in the way OF her immedisthe success IN
case OF war, although she has taxed her
resources in order to strike with greatest
nnsSihla Suddapass
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

THE MARRIAGE OF GEORGE GREGORY SMITH,
ESQ.,, OF ST. ALBANs, TO MISS HELM
YOUNG STEPHENS, OF IT. LAMB iRT,
QUEBEC.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05

A Jacksonville despatch to the Times
saws the Senate committee state that FROM
evidence taken by them instead Of Hayes $
majority being LOCO or thereabouts
the republican national and state
tickets have on fair vote = 50t
to 2.COO majority IN the state The
same despatch says three men wer. Indicted
by the United States grand jury, yesterday
for attempting to hang two cJlored me1
last fall The same jury also indicted j
e. Gallagher editor Of the Live Oak Times,
for libelling Mrs. W. Z Chandler
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-23
Personalities.

o. G. Dewey and family are at Los
Angeles, California. Mrs. Dis health is
still bad.
Col. w. H. Hogeman, of Charleston, is
at the Mcclure House.
Caleb Bogges., Esq. OF Clarksburg,
was in the CITY, Saturday.
John Sherman, a well known horse
man OF Z.nesvIlIe. is in the city.
Mr.. K. l.. Decker, one of The graphite
pushers OF the Steu oenvilie Gdzette, WAS
in the city, yesterday.
Squire Caldwell was attacked with q
slight stroke OF paralysis Of the facial
nerves Saturday. Nothing serious IS 40.
ticipsted.
Mrs. Mary Carroll and her three
children lef. for Philadelphia yesterday,
whence they will sail by the steamer
Lord Give tor England.
Miss L. n. Lowe, OF Barnesvlle, o.,
has taken charge of Speyer Bros. mill.
merry department.
Hon. Geo. o. Davenport WAS con,
frmed at the st. Mathews Church, las:
night
Frank Griffin. formerly local editor Of
the Standard, leaves or Wyoming to-
day. His place will be filed hereafter
by John Day.
That SCOT tunrel and prince Of fools,
Edison g. Brace" who corresponds from
Washington for the Leader, Gubs Austria
liza az the "Antsrtic continent" What
next?
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-23
THE COURTS.
CIRCUIT CoURr-JUpGE MELVIN.

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE MELVIN.
The following DEGREES were made In
chanccry causes, last Saturday:
j. w. Zane VS.. John Fink and others,
Issue out of cbsucery u ascertain whether
a certain deed executed by complainant
was intended to be an absolute deed, or
deed of trust to secure advances 10 be
made by the grantee.
W. Peterson and Henry Crangla,
administrators, vs.. }, B. Ford, bill OF
complsirants dismiss
Sarah 4 Williamson vs.. Morgan Will
Hanson, divorce grated.
W. w. Blanchard W. Joseph Britts
administrators and others, inoiion TO cor
rect alleged error in former decree over
ruled.
Morgan w. Gregg va. b. +. Nc
Hechen. demurrer to plaintiffs bill ar
gued and submitted.
Owen Friery, indicted for shop break
ing, was discharged from custody upon
enlering into recopnizance for his hp.
pearance st next term.
Several cases on the law docket were
dismissed, and in others orders were d.
rected to be entered.
At II NJ. adjourned.
POLICE COURT JUDGE CRANMER
The following cases were disposed OF
before this court Saturday:
John Zimmerman, drunk, fined five
dollars and costs. Execution suspended,
defendant agreeing to leave the city.
Waiter Forbes, druuk, fined two dol.
lars and costs. Committed for thirty
DAYS
Howard Peyton, drunk, fired two dol
lars and costs. Committed for thirty
days.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-23
Tay lOr SlrauSler.

Is Taylor Strauder to be kept IN jsi
another twenty-five yesrsf Here Is q
chance for some executive clemency.
Taylor has behaved himself WELL has moi
tried to die any of the cell bare; La
learned to read and write, and altogether
is very decent and orderly Dsn.-
Sunday Leader.
Strauder has been tried and found
guilty Of mnrder in the first degree; and
unless he procure rebuttlng testimony TO
prove his innocence Executive Glenn
ency would be entirely out OF place. Ii
a IL an is q good man because he is com
PEELED TO be good, he deserves no credit
Tor his goodness, and it allowed 20 60 un-
punished for his crimes in de
tance of law, Strauder ::
liable to commit another murder fully a.
horrible and blood curdling as the one be
has already been convicted OF. Laws
are useless unless enforced.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-23
Esertoile Accident.

On Saturday siterno n little Willie
and OF LaughlIn, sons of Samuel Laugh
lin. ESD, were with some other play tel-
lows sporting with thoir pony ~ Elm
Grove. By some means, no one seems
to know exactly now II came about, the
ptny threw Willie from the saddle, and
one of his leet catching in the stirrup he
was violently dragged upon the ground
some distance before the stirrup-lesther
CAV. WAY. Mr.. Frank Smith, VINO was
near at hand, hastened TO MIN, and found
him insensibe. de was carried into
MIR. Hopkins and messenger dis
patched TO Triadelphia for DIR. Storer.
An examination showed ths, no
bones we're broken, and the doctor
thought his ht!le patient had
received no lnternsi injury, but ne had
a severe wound on the RICH. side Of his
throat running up near his ear from
which blooo had flowed SO freely a. to
give rise TO the fear that an important
blood-vessel had been severed. For
tunately this proved not to be true.
Willies wounds were tenderiy dressed
and he was taken home By his father,
who had arrived from the city, but he
scsrcely are used IRON bis stupor OF insen.
sitility caused by the terrible nervous
shock, during the evening and night
Yesterday morning he seemed pretty
bright and hopes OF bis recovery were
He was found TO have re-
ceivsd . number Of bruises on his limbs,
body and head.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-23
mn. sCHEycK,s STANDARDS
REMEOlEe.

The standard remedies for all d.eee10 g
the lungs are Schencs's Pulm0nic SyIuP,
SchenckS Sea Weed Tonic. ana Dcb0ncxS
Mandr rake pills. and II taken oe1oty tno
lungs are destroyed, speedy eufs u
TO the three medicines DR.. ]. y. son:
enck. of Philadelphia. owes his unrival ca
success IN the treatment OF pulmonary
diseases.
Tue Pulwonic Syrup ripens the moroia
matter In ,ke lungs; nature throws IL ON
Inv an easy expectorat on, for wnen tne
phI-gm or matter ~ ripe q siight cousn
will row " or the patient mas rFst anu
the lunss begin 10 heal.
70 enable the puimonlo syrup 10 90 tnis
schencK's Mandrake PHI and schenck
Se. Weed Tonic must be freely useu "
cleanse the stomach and liver. schencs
Man rake Pills act on the liver. rrmoVins
all obstructious, relax the gall oiadoer, ,ns
bile starts freely. and tho iivsr u sooA 10
liev d. .,,.
stimulent and alt rauye; the aikail "
VIII CHI 1t Ia composed mixes WI tne ooo
and prevents sourine. IL ASSISTS lug uike o
lion by toning up the stomach 70 neat ~.
condition. So that the 10 20 anu VIC VI
monsc .yrup will make good Dtood tneI
inc lungs heal. and the patient VIII surei
get well If care Is taken 10 prevent nesl
Ali who wish To consult TT. Srhenck
either per, onally or by letter, N 90 q
his princt al f, flee, corner OF SKID ant
Arch SITS, Pniladrld MA, every MONDAY.
SchanckS medi iass are sold by all drug
g. oists throughout the country.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-23
The wool aIOllSe.

From the SteubenvilIe Herald ofSatur-
dsv, We take the following: The Board
OF Directors OF the new wool house IN
this city completed their lsoors las.
night, and the members lett Tor their
respective homes this morning. The
contract for tho lease OF the cotton
factory building for one year, at 500,
500 to be expended in repairs, WAS
drawn up aud signed by the
Board, Sheriff johnson, the receiver,
signing this afternoon. They get
possession of the building on May
list, and the Board will meet
here on the 3rd, when they will, without
DELAY, commence business. There are
vet some financial measures to arrsnge
with the banks, which will no doubt be
made satisfactory. From Mr.. j. D..
WhiIham We learn that the members
fully appreciate the courtesies shown
them By citizens while there. Inc pro-
lee. has already attracted some attention
IN the east, ana much encouragement has
been received from various quarters.