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THIRD DISTRICT POLITICS.
Letters from the People.
THE CAMBRIDGE CAUCUS.
CAMBRIDGE, July 18th.

CAMBRIDGE, July 18Th.
To tho Editor Of the Free Press and Times;
In spite of the utmost efforts VI the Bar
lowites. Cambridge has chosen delegates
who are for Hon. E. A Sowles. Despair
ing OF carrying the caucus on straight
issue, at the last moment BaIlow's mana
gers resorted to the trick of printing and
distributing sort Of nongrel ticket, really
without an out .nd-out Barlow man on it..
except among the alternates, intending thus
to draw attention from the main issue.
They were supported by the usual corps Of
Barlow workers from abroad. OF course, If
successful, they would have claimed the
delegation, and probably would have made
out TO get vote or two for Barlow out of
it but their management so aroused the
Republicans of the town that they went into
the light resolved to beat any ticket present
cd by the Barlow men in any form what
ever; and they did it. One OF the dele
gates eleeted openly informed the Barlow
men that he would 90 for Grout rather
than for Barlow. his first choice
being Sowles, and his second Hendse.
You will see by these facts that they made
a poor showing for Barlow in old Cam
bridge, and perhaps they will learn, what
is generally conceded by those who know
the people hers. that agents from outside,
working perslstently with their sort OF
tactics, cannot influence, to any extent, the
Republican voters of this town. -
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From the Sprinsie d Republican, July 2oth.
The Third Vermont Congressional District.

The Republicans of the Third Vermont
District will do well to be represented in
Congress by Gen. W illiam W. Grout, of
Barton, rather than Mr. Bradley Barlow, Of
ST. Albaus. The Burlington FREE Pass
clearly has the right of the matter in ITS
vigorous and creditable campaign against
Mr.. BarlOw's industrious and notorious
seeking for q high office which should be
left to seek the man.
Its not because Mr.. Barlow once was
Democrat, and is said to retlin Democratic
friends and affiliations, that he should be
overlooked by the good people Of his Dis
triet. Party lines are poor rest standards.
But neither Mr. Bsrlow's past nor present
are calculated to recommend him as the best
man for the place Of honor which he now
seeks to occupy. The man who asks to rer-
resent the Third Vermont District was former
lya heavy mail contractor in the Southwest,
and 1t IL on record that As such he paid
$l3S 900 to lobbyists, men lnhential about
the departments, and relatives OF gOveru-
ment officials to protect his interests" and
to prevent investigation of his mail Contracts.
This sort of familiarity with Washington lite
and legislation is not OF Il kind to b. invest
ed in when the elevation of the public ser
vice is sought after. Nor can the Third
Vermont District afford to ..vindicate" ex-
Contractor Barlow's past, py now making
him. Congressman, desperately as he seeks
by all the worst arts OF the politician, in
cluding LIBERAL expenditure OF money, to
compass such a result.
The strung stand Of the Burlington FREE
PRYss against the powerful eifn-t OF Mr..
Barlow to crowd himself upon the District,
backed a. he has been by able politicians
and newspapers whose support mas been
commanded in various ways. is one of the
encouraging things in Vermont politics.
That newspaper hardly over-estimates
the importance of the Thirl District
fight when II says AIN this District is now
being tried one of the most important issues
ever brought before the people-a question
inv, wi he honor of the District and of
tt, : me elevation of the public ser
vie to certain extent, the vindica-
ii principles upon which our po-
lit;cal =. ,n-u rests" Grout may not he
the idcaI randidate, and there are ugly
charges current of bad politics on bO,h
sides, but he Is vasj deal cleaner man
anu purer politician than Barlow. The
good people OF the Third District are bound
to see to it that the discredltable sels-seek-
ing Of Bradley Barlow is sharply rsbuked
By the election OF his opponent. That
would Be arst and righteous step toward
4 healthier tone 10 vsrmsut politics.
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THE BAKERSFIELD CAUCUS.
BAKERSFIELD, July 10. 1878

To the Editor Of the Free Press aud Times;
inst under tho head Of " A close call in
Bakersfield" referring to the caucus held
here says "Mr Barlow s friends in Bakers
field felt so perfectly sure OF his success
there by Il nearly unanimous vote, having
heard but one sentiment expressed, that
they were surprised at the caucus by the
presence o: formidable opposition. 1t had
been fomented by d. W Smith "a man of most
uncertain politics, and by Henry j. Arm
ingtpn, II notorious Democrat. both of whom
were agents for Hon. Edward A. Sowles."
With the sing le exception that no doubt
Mr.. Armngton will acknowledge being q
Democrat, the whole of the above we pro
nouncs unq uslifedly false, Mr.. Smith form
erly Whie has been pronounced Republi-
can SINCE the formation OF that party and has
been elected first constable and collector of
Bakersfield for over twenty years on that
ticket, and no citizen of Bakersfield ever
counted him uncertain.
As to Barlow's friends feeling 80 perfect
ly sure of his success, why 1t Is the merest
nonsense to talk that TO any one who knows
the Republican voters OF Bakersheld.
Please TO examine his record here. where
he is personally known to majority OF our
voters.
In 1866 he ran upon the regular Repuhli-
can ticket for Senator for Franklin county
with A. g. S1ule and Joshua Clapp. Soule
and Ciapp had 1856 votes each. Paul Dill
linyham, for Governor, had 1877 votes.
Bradley Barlow had "a votes In 1867 he
again ran for Senator with Joshua Cispp
and ii. A Burt, and what did Bakersfield
do for him? Clapp polied ia votes,
Burt Il3. j. B. Page. for Governor.
I27, Bradley Barlow 35-just ninety-two
votes behind his ticket With this
record what claim had Mr.. Bar
lows friends in Bakersfield to feel
90 yery sure oi his success in the caucus.
They had none except the ipse diIn OF his
pompous agent, "A lawyer from Sc. Albans,
the undouhttd author OF the article above
mentioned, who had thoroughly canvassed
tho town, and. We are reliably informed.
actually went 50 lar ps To assure q certain
party, now under indictment, that all would
be made right, if ho would be on hand
and 10 for Barlow Certainly one cannot
have a sure case when such means are
taken to secure votes In caucus.
Reliable persons state openly that with all
the spread the agent made, this was the
sole convert to Barlowism secured by him
in Bakersfield Ii Barlow is finally nop in
ated at Hydepark. Bakersfield will give
large msjoruy for the other man.
Yours. TArTz.
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A train from the south brought to Brat
tleboro, the other day. An old man in dis
eased and filthy condition (he was evident
ly IN the last stages of oonsumption). who.
after attempting to 90 about towna little.
finally fell down, unable to rise or go any
further. lie was placed upon mattress,
and made a. comfortable az possible; but
his death took place the next morning. The
story which tho old man told WAS that his
name was William O'Neal. that his age was
65 wears, that his home was in Plattsburgh.
N. Y. from which place he went some tiIno
ago to visit friends in Providence, X. |. {;
that. finding himself burden upon them,
he finally started to tramp back to Platts-
burgh, and succeeded by some means or
other In reaehing Greenfield. Mass. The Sc
lectmen Of hat town, he said, gave him
ticket to Brattleboro, and put him aboard
the train. A telegram was sent to the
authorities OF Plattsburgh. but reply
came hack that O'Nesl had no relatives
there, but had friends in Burlington.
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Four-fl of the deaths from sunstroke in
st. Louis were of persons addicted to strong
drink.
John Ryan, Of Virgil, Cortland county, N.
T. eonhneu ior outrage On s'r! pi a. Gu.
ms throat, ~ In jan, WIN Ills pO'Ae' hh''e anu
uiei' On ihnrSuay
Lady Gladys Herbert. one of the prettiest
women in London, Is likewise one Of the
tallesr, being six feet in height.
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The Attempted Bribery of Delegate.


A CARD FROM Mr.. BARLOW.
We find the following in the St. Albans
Messenger:
ST. ALBANs, July 20, 1873.
To the Editor of the Messenger Il hays
lust read the Burlington FREE Press of this
morning, in which it is charged that Mr..
Hirmap. Of Derby. who is said to be a friend
OF mine, offered 500 TO Mr.. Carpenter, of
Charleston, delegate. if he wOuid vote tor
me III he coming Congressional Convention.
can onls say that if this i 50 ! know no
thing about it, never authorized any such
thing, and no one can deplOrc or condemn it
more than do. have taken measures TO
have it investigated with all possible des-
patch Meanwhile. as have NJ acqGa!nt-
ance with either Mr.. liinman or Mr. Car
penter. but AS have seen something OF the
efforts made To defeat my nomination. | can
only think that this is a desperate job to
help out the campaign Of vili6catinn.
Yours truly. BRADLEY BARLOW.
Mr.. Barlow denies that he authorized the
purchase Of Mr.. Carpenters vote. Such
transactions are not commonly authorized in
any such distinct way that the authority can
not be denied. But the transaction described
in Mr.. Carpenters alEiasit remains unde-
MED. Mr.. Carpenter says, in his sworn
that the offer of money was made
to him by 1inman, and that the latter said
to him that Mr.. Barlow would furnish the
money. Unless Mr. Carpenter hitherto
truthful and respectable gentleman-hss per-
jured himself, the offer was made to HIM
and let those who can, believe that Mr..
Hinman was offering his own money to this
delegate in Mr.. Barlow's behalf.
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BYB.M.
Suggested by the old legend that ono of the Cru
saders died Of joy on his first sight Of Jerusalem
He said across the glittering seas that swept
In music toward the East;
Far of along the shore, the nations wept-
People, and king, and priest.
For every land was heavy with the grief
That one iair city bore,
And half the world was gone to her RELIEF,
Hall wept upon the shore.
He heard that sound OF anger and Of tears.
And in his steadis teye
Resolve TO hit the bitter wrong Of years.
shone yet more stern and high.
Aud nearer every day the sunrise glowed,
And filed his heart with fire;
Still drawing HIM swiftly onward, till 1t showed
The land oi his desire
lie touched the shore, and knelt with tears at
length,
To Kiss the sacred strand,
Then rose to seek, clad in n solemn strength
The city Of the land.
Across the low pale hills he took his way,
BY dTeary tower and tomb,
Across the plains of Sharon, where to-day
The Iose forgets to bloom
Till at the lighting of the evening fires
Along the western sky,
He saw the promised home of his desires
In royal beauty lie.
o city, sorrowiul, yet full OF grace
The sinking adorns
With celestial smile thine altered face
Beneath its crown Of thorns.
The heavy storms of rage and trouble beat
Around thy sacred heart;
Thou hast deadly wound, yet strangely sweet
And beautiful thou art.
Ana thou has drawn, from all the colder lands
Beyond the western sea-
Hearts burning for thy wrongs, and eager hands
To fight for God and thee.
Lift I'D thy head; thou sittest faint and fair
This sunset on thy brow
And see, with what ecstacy Of prayer
true knight greets them now,
Smile on his passionate love his radiant tace.
His c0nsecrated sword;
In one bright moment let the matchless grace
Give him quick reward.
For as the heart beats wildly at its goal,
With every prayer fulhlled,
Suddenly shivered Is the golden bowl,
The bounding pulse is stilled
And, dead he falls at thy beloved feet,
Pierced by the fatal dart
or 10y to hi .h triumphant love too sweet
For tho imprisoned heart.
Dead at the goal serene and satisfied,
With mover sigh nor moan
But with the eEaltiH.s face o! enc who died
U! joy and love alone
And ,oe have seen. On many loved ones face,
This rapture at the goal
This Joy in death. this last and sweetest grace
OF the departing soul.
hese, too had travelled by a weary road,
And, when the end drew nigh,
They saw the glorious city Gods abode,
Smile in the eastern sky
And at this vision, heavenly and fair.
And pure without alloy
This Infinite answer to a life long prayer
They die at last OF JOY.
--Mdcmillan's Magazine.
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seek does not appear to all the world.
TGoafba

seek does not appear to all the world -
Goethe.
Faces are as legibls as books, only with
these circumstances to recommend them to
our perusal that they are read in much less
time and are much less likely to deceive us.
-[Lavater.
Though the word and the spirit do the
main work, yet suffering SO unbolts the door
of the heart, that both the word and the
spirit have easier entrance. e.-Baxter.
Build not thy nest on any tree OF earth,
seeing God hath sold the forest to death but
rather soar upward to the sure and immuta-
BILE refuge in the clefts of the rock.-tRut
erford.
Heart work must be Gods work. Only
the great heart maker can be the great heart
breaker. If l love him my heart will be
filed with his spirit and obedient TO his COM
mands.-[ Baxter.
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ParIs Correspondence OF the Boston Advertiser.
Tough Story.
THE REMARKABLE HISTORY CONNECTED WITH
THE LIONS OF THE PORTE ST. MARTIN THEATRE
A NEcRo's BOLD STRATEGY.
Anexhibition which will be of unusual
interest Is already near completion. In
vacant lot situated between the hippodrome
and the Camps de Mars menagerie-such
as has never been seem lin Enrope-is to be
onen during the next three months. 1t
will undoubtedly be curious and interesting,
bat doubt il the capture Of any one OF
its animals has such a history as the lions
about to appear at the Porte Saint Martin
theatre. | am indepted to NJ. d Ennery
one Of the authors OF the Tour du Monde,
for the following particulars: These superb
animals have never formed part in any men
agerie, and have retained all their terrible
sayageness 1t is hunter, and not a train
er, who accompanies them. Macomo,
large, powerful negro OF central Africa,
made himself master Of these superb animals
in the following manner lie had been in
formed of the nightly presence of a lion in
his neighborhood. lie lost no time in arm
ing himself with long cutlass, and. drag
ging young OK after him arrived at the ap-
pointed place. At the usual hour his
majesty appeared. The moon was at its full,
and the strange trio saw one another as in
broad day. The lion gave utterance to
deep, significant growl, looked from the man
to the OK and 1ourished his great tail
Maeomo remained perfectly quiet for an in
stsnt, then suddenly plunging his cutlass
into the OK, he raised him in his vigorous
arms and threw him at the lions feet.
the bleeding body, caressing 1t Tor moment
as a cat does mouse, and then, given ex-
preston to sti1ed growls Of Joy. he drank
the blood and crushed the bones.
And MacOmo,-what was he doing all
this time? Seated qulte few steps from
his guest, he opened little sack IRON which
he took bit OF corn-bread and ury hgs ana
began his own frugal repast. When his
hunger began t.. be satisfied, the llon
raised his head and looked at the man
Their eyes met hose oi me lion were
hlled WltiFsurprise. lhose oi the man were
calm and smiling Inc non retufheu 10
his supper. W hen he was eoinpdetly s9Is-
he'd he rose Macomo oid likewise, Inc
lion made three or Tour steps toward Mac
ONO, who renamed notloniess, anu look
ing once more at his OK, which was but
partially devoured, his eyes seemed to say
This belongs to me- Mac1mo bowed. A
last glance, friendly this time, aDd the lion
quietly went his way, leaving Macomo to re
turn to his home. On the following eve
ming, at the same hour, the African returned
to the place of meeting, where the half
devoured carcass lay. Shortly afterward the
lion made his appearance, but not alone
this time As the hunter had foreseen,
he came accompanied by family and friends.
They were four in numbcr,-two lions,
lioness and lions whelPs.
The repast was served, but not as on the
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THE PARIS EXPOSITION.


GJUD sHOWINU FOK THE UNITED STATES.
PARIS, July l9 Nearly all the class
juries OF exposition have completed their
work and sent their awards to the group
juries. The number OF gold and silver
medals demanded by the class juries con-
siderably exceeds the original allowance.
but it is unders tocd that all will be granted
The United States will get a large proper
tion OF the grand prizes and gold medals.
The presidents jury will probably COM
plete its work by the 25 Inst, which is the
date Tor the meeting of the superior COM
mission. 1t is believed that all awards will
be made by the lst OF August and the su-
perior commission will announce the result
Immediately. The number of strangers
here is diminishing rapidly and some hotels
have returned to anta-e xnnsltlnn nricas
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CountyClerk
THIS WEARY WORLD.


MURDERER DREADFUL CRIMES
WATERTowN. N. Y, July IS.-Peter Bres-
nahan. now in Canton jail for the confessed
murder of Dalthier, has made supplement
tai confession, stating that he committed
three other murders first, an Indian who
claimed the right to hunt where he was
operating; in 1851 he killed Duncan Nc
Cameron. with whom he was buying furs
near Big Epioneo Lake, Canada and in
1861 he killed Michael Crowley. on Shad
Lake, near Boneshire Point, Canada.
Crowley was supposed TO have money. He
killed McCameron because they had trouble
about furs. He also confessed to other
crimes.
THIkVEs BREAK THROUGH AND STEAL.
NORTH Troy, w. July Is The jewelry
store Of 8. f. Coles at Coventry Falls was
robbed. last night, of watches and jewelry
to the amount of Sl,5OO. There are sus-
picions OF "a stranger peddling notions. who
has disappeared.
RAsHLY IMPGRTUNATE.
SING SING, July ls-Charlcs Kinslsy, the
New Yorker who yesterday took poison.
died to-day.
THE AONTREAL ORANGEMEN.
MONTREAL, July lS.-The trial OF the
Orangemen arrested the l2th of July came
up to-day and was adjourned without any
evidence being taken to the 3lst. The sp-
plicatiOn Tor adjournment was mado on be-
half o! the prosecution.
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THE TOHRlD WAVE.
The Heat Continues.

THE WHOLE COUNTRY ISCANDEsCENT.
NEw YORK, July l9.-The heat continues
There were thirty cases OF supstrOke in the
city, yesterday. and twelve in Brooklyn.
A Peoria, Ill. despatch says there have
beon fifty sunstrokes, with ten la tai cases,
during the week.
Three female passengers landing from a
steamship at Baltimore. Yesterday, were
prostrated by heat. a. Was the engineer OF
the same vessel.
The cook of the steamship Hanover, at
Baltimore died OF heat, and several seamen
OF the same vessel were prostrated.
All the mills at Trenton. n. j yester-
day afternoon, suspended work.
At Elizabeth, N. j.. thirty eases of ex-
haustiun by heat are reported IN the Singer
factory, and four in Ins rope factory. yes
terday. Singer 3 closed, to day. because OF
the heat
All report, from the valley OF the Hudson
river and through the first districts OF
Ulster and Dutche-s counties, New York
state, are of extreme heat, with many
prostrstions.
At st. Louis the following cases Of fatal
sunstroke occurred Wednesday night
William Murphy, bartender: Richard Bren-
nan. Su-an Sohoxer. George ID. Koch, John
Tysen and Jeremiah Murphey. 10 addl-
tion - those mentioned yesterday, the FOL
lowing newspaper men have succumbtd d to
the heat Walter b. Stevens, city editor of
the Times; William Ii SPHINX, telegraph
editor OF the Globe Democrat Henry U.
Dayis, telegraph editor OF the Dispatch /;
Mr.. unger. reporter of the WestlIche Post
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The Deserted House.
7 ALFRED TEsSYsos.

BY ALFRED TEsNYsos.
Life and Thought have gone away
Side by side,
Leaving doors and window wide
Careless tenants they
All within Is dark as night,
In the windows is no light
And no murmur at the door,
81 frequent on its hinge before.
Close the door, the shutters close,
Or thro' the windows we shall see
The nakedness and vacancy
OF the dark deserted house.
Come away; no more Of mirth
Il here, or merry.making sound,
The house was builded OF the earth.
And shall fall again to ground.
Come away, for Life and Thought
Here no longer dwell
But in a city glori' US
great and distant city have bought
A mansion incorruptible.
Would they could have stayed with Us
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Comanders of the Faithful.

The pope he is happy man,
His palace is the vatican,
And there he sits and drains his can.
The pope is happy man.
/ ten say when I'm at home,
ia Ike to be the pope OF Rome.
And there's the sultan, saladin,
That Turkish snldan, full OF SIN,
lie has hundred wive at least,
BY which his pleasure Is increased
I've uften wished, hope no sin,
That were Sultan Ssladln.
But no, the pope no wife may choose,
And SO would mt wear his shoes.
No WINE may drink the proud Psynim,
And so I'D rather not be him.
Ny wife. my wine, i love ! hope,
And would be neither Turk nor pope.
-ThacktrGp
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tie leads US
BY paths we did not know,
Upward lie leads us, though our steps be slow,
Though Oft we faint and ialter by the way,
Though storms and darkness oft obscure the day
Yet when the clouds are gone.
We know He leads US on.
He leads
Through the uuquiet years
Past all dreana and hopes and doubts and fears,
He guides our steps. Through all the tangled maze
vi sin OF SORROW, and U'erclOuded days,
We know His will is done;
And still lie leads on.
Aad lie at last.
After the weary strife,
After the restless fever we call life
After the Greariness. the aching pain
The way ward struggles which have proved In vain
After our tolls are past
HIl give US rest al last.
-Fnchanqe.
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Oriental Magic.

ASTONISHING FEATs OF JUGGLERY IN THE EAST
THE GENTLEMANLY HINDoo-HoW HE MADE
THE MANGO TREE GRow-sMAsHING WATCHES
AND BURNING HANDKERCHIEFs-THEsT STORY OF
VERY TRUTHFUL FRIAE HOW cRIniI-
NAL LAWYER WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE MUIR
DER TRICK.
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1t is better that Joy should be spread over
all the day In the form of strength, than that
it should be concentrated into ecstacies, full
ofdanger, and followed by reactions.-[E Emer-
son.
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CARD FROM MR.. BARLOW.
We find the following in the St. Albans
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-04-26

Tie Republicans Of Oregon used
very poor judgment when they DOml
mated Rev. h K Hines for Congress
He i too well known to get the vote
Of his own party, and a. the Demo
Gratis will be solid against him, will Be
beaten By handsome majority his
conduct has always been such as 10
Justly receive the contempt Of every
IabOriDg man, and as to his ability, ne
hasn't any il the pulpit, and we do
not see how q man Of his calibre can
have any in politics. He will be the
laughing stock Of Oregon, and will
find that the people know more Of his
private character than he ever
drsampt Of before. We predict that
he will be elected by an Oyerwheim-
ing majority TO stay at home and At
ten.I to his own and church affairs.