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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-06
Who are the yIlIfIers?

Mr. Barlow has been outrageously viii
fed, say his organs. Who are the vilifers :?
They are such papers as the New York
TriJuae, which says Barlow " entered poll
ties as straw-bidder." and that he fought
not to receive the vote of any honest man;
AS the Boston Journal, which says he is
" utterly oblivious of principles in politics, +"
and " branded by his own testimony as
giver of brides and a defrsuder Of the Gov.
ernment AS the Boston Adrert'sr which
says his bolt is 80 wild and ugly attempt to
punish the party for not submitting to the
dictation of the St. Adams crowd AS the
Springfield Republican, which says that
neither Mr.. Barlow's past nor present COM
mcnds him to the favor Of honest men and
that his canvass is characterized BY all
the worst arts of the politicians; as the
Rutland Herald, which says that Mr.. Bar
lows reputation is 81 tainted with the
oior which attaches to the mail contract
SERVICE and that he is bold, able man,
without convictions, or political principles
is the Malone Palladium, which says "the
Republican who votes for Barlow will do an
unworthy act, and bring discredit on his
party as the Lamoille Ne,cs, which said
that - of all the candidates. Barlow was the
unfttest;" as the " indsor Journal, which
saws Mr.. Barlow " will do what money, arti-
fee, audacity and unbounded cupidity and
ambition will do, to force on the Third Dis
trict one passed upon and found wanting y
such as the Newport Standard and Barton
Monitor, and Brattleboro Phanir and Brat
tlebcro Record and Middlebury Register,
and Vergerncs Irmonfer, and other papers
hy the dozen which have declared that Mr..
Blrlow's course since the Hydepark Conven-
ton had proved that all that was said against
him beiMe the Convention, was true; and
that his bolt was entitled to no favor; to
which may be added such documents as the
testimony (including Mr. Barlow's own
eyidence) before the House Investigating
committee on mail contracts in 1876, and the
Report of the Committee. which denounces
Bradley Barlow by name as one Of a ring Of
public plunderers and as g notably in
famous for paying out money for corrupt
The - viliiers' do not seem to
be 4 very disreputable or untruthful crowd.
Mr. Barlow has also been sadly vilifed by
his defenders. In fact, after the damning |
facts of his own record, nothing has been
more to Mr. Barlow's discredit than the false
and desperate character of his defence, as
conducted by his organs. The truths of his
opponents, and the denials Of his friends, so
alse and reckless that their faisity has been
apparent to every discerning man, have alike
,oen most damaging to the Third District
. claimant But he has only himself to
hank for the infamy he has piled upon his
mead.
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kqualiZlTs the Grand Llst-The Appraisal Of
Chlttenden county.

JERIcno, Aug. 30. 1878.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
For the information of many who are
the State Board for equslizing the Grand
List which met 1t Montpelier on the third
Tuesday Of August, give you in advance
of the publication Of the proceedings of
said board officially. the following in regard
to the list of our county Chittenden
county went into the convention with an
appraisal reduced from that Of 1874 in the
aggregate nearly Is per cent, and on Fad
class or farm lands alone OF 224 per cent,
which was larger reduction than any other
county in the State had made. That appraisal
was raised per cent, which leaves the list
of the real estate OF the county for the next
four years as compared with that OF the past
four years, about IL per cent less in the
aggregate and about 10 per cent less on
per acre of Sl4.l5 now, against ST. 81 in
1874
This is somewhat larger reduction than
the average made in the State-alowed US
on the claim that our county had not re-
ceived full justice for the wrong done US in
1870. 1t ia, no doubt, a tolersbly fair ad
justment, still in my judgment the per
cent should not have been added to our
county to have done US full justice. 1t is
the result, however. think, of an honest
difference of opinion. as must say every
member of that Board manifested desire
to be Just and do no wrong to any county,
y n
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THE MELLOW tUNEH


NEw YORK, Sept. l.--SpeGlAl' say the at
mOsphero at Memphis Is heavy with the
stencil of dead bodies. Four men were
| found dead in the streets before noon YES.
| terday. Hundreds who have sick families
cannot leave them long enough TO procure
food. The first Chinese v:ctlm died yeSter.
day. lie was the first patient of q Chinese
physician who b1asted that he could cure
eight of ten cases. There are l, 200 sick in
New Orleans aud 1000 at NIcksburg. At
the latter place 1t is impossible Tor physi-
clans to respond to all the calls. At Nah
vile is il proposed to fire cannon :nd thus
attempt to disperSc the fever atmosphere.
Specials report that in view OF the inahili-
ty of undortakers to bury the people as fast
as they die N Memphis the citizens com
mittee has organized a burial force of forty
men, with wagons. Mayor Fnppcn has
asked the President to station two com
panies of troops in the vicinity OF the city
to maintain order John u. Allen has been
arrested. charged with swIndlins the relief
committee by drawing ratiuns and selling
them.
At Grenada. the disease Is very eompIi-
Gated. Patients lett by the doctors
in fair way of recovering are found
dying IN less than six hours after There
were six deaths and eight now eases yester-
day.
At New Orleans the liownrIs report
large increase OF fever cases among the
negroes, and PAS applications tor relief yes
terday The Peabody Relrt Association IL
getting well under way. they yesterday
filled 200 requlsitions tor rHrlons. The
Young Mems Christian Association Relief
Committee are doing noble work. The
weekly mortuary report ending sunday
afternoon shows 596 deaths, Ill from vel
low fever. including ~ eJlnrtd. The How
ards gave SO, 900 to the Peabody Sub-i>t-
euce Association. yesterday.
FOOD FOR THE NEw ORLEANS Suffers
WAsHINGrON, Sept. L. Senator kellogg,
this morning, at the suggc>ti1a Of part.c-
from New Orleans, urged the secretary of
war that twenty days government rdtons
for 2 900 persons In that city be distributed
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PRESS. FRIDAY MORNIN q =.


JOnS III. FRENCH, LII. D.. late secretary
OF the Vermont Board of Education. has
received and accepted the appointment as
Principal of the State Normal School at
Indiana. in the State Of Pennsylvania. The
position is an important one and Dr..
French We doubt not will fill it satistac-
torily, as he is specially well adapted to
Normal School work.
This school was started three years since
with 30 pupils, and has constantly incroas-
cd in numbers. 50 that there were 1873 in
attendance the last year. The buildings
furnish accommodations for 300 boarding
pupils. and for 500 other pupils. They arc
large and complete. The main building
Is 30 feet front with three wings, two
OF them $50 feet deep, and one
$50 feet deep, all built of brick, four stories
high above basement, warmed by steam,
lighted with gas, and supplied throughout
with hot and cold water. These buildings
are said to be the largest and best for Nor
NAL school purposes in the United States !;
and that, We suppose, means the largest in
the world.
The State VI Pennsylvania very generous
ly adopts the plan of taking as much
stock in ono Normal school in each Con-
grcssiOnal District as citizens will take, and
hence fine buildings are erected. Tho State,
too, appropriates so cents per week to each
student towards bis expenses in the school !;
and where the pupil was disabled himself
in the military or naval service Of the
United States. or whose father los. his life
in such service, the aid is 81 per
week. On graduating they receive a
further aid of $50, on agreeing
to teach in the schools of tho State two
years. The expenses for tuition and board,
including light. heat ard washing. are only
IS per week in this s,hool-or, deducting
the State aid, are less than 81 per week
We have called attention to many of these
items as afording hints or suggestions
which might be valu able with respect to
our own State Normal School.
DR.. French has already entered upon his
labors there, and his family and effects fol-
low him in few days. We wish him sue
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and those who voted for Grout had to write
their own ballots. Gen, Grout. paying to
the Republicans of the District the eompli-
mcnt of strong belief in their stability ,adher-
ence to the party, and devotion to the cause
of sound politics, honest money and clean
methods, and trusting to the party organiza-
ton, gave little attention to the details
necessary to bring out the vote on his side ;
and in considerable portions of the District,
there was an utter absence of leaders and
workers for the regular tickets at the polls.
Astonishing as the result is, it becomes
much less astonishing when all these CIR
cumstances are taken into the account. To
some Of the blossoms of the occasion" We
NAV allude hereafter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-06

More tact on the part OF the supporters OF
Gen. Circuit might have saved him, for then
Mr.. Barlow and his friends would have no
excuse for boiling his nomination. This
might have been, though We have no assur-
ance that Mr.. Barlow would not have found
some other preteIt for violating his promise
"to give Gen. Grout no more trouble. y
The truth was. Mr.. Barlow was determined
to 60 to Congress and h. Was able to com
mand very formidable support. lie had
the entire railroad interest Of the District,
except perhaps the Passumpsic road at work
for him. Mr.. Hendce, the present member,
was active in his support, and through his
nephew he had the sympathy of all the
Democrats in tho District. If the election
had come month later, after the judgment
and reason OF the Republicans had had time
to assert their sway. the result would I'M
doubtedly have been different Rutland
Herald.
1t is rot three weeks since the Herald was
declaring, over and over again and it was
altogether right-that Mr.. Barlow and his
friends had no excuse for boiling. And
nothing is palmer than that they would
have found other pretexts, if the ones
chiefly alleged had not existed. The bolt
took place, as the Herald says, simply and
solely because Mr.. Barlow was deter
mined to 60 to Congress- and, with his
large wealth and in the unsettled state Of
politics, had the means to command for
midahls support.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-06
Late Rulings of the Posiofice Department,
or INTEREST To THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

| OF INTEREST TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
To alter figure in price list will sub
isct such list to letter ostage.
| Wrappers ct packages containing Ole
manuscript matter will subject the pack
| ages to letter Tate7 Of postage.
An envelope with q written address there
| on incloSed in a package makes it subject
to letter rates OF postage.
Prepaid letters must be forwarded from
one Office to another a. the request of the
person addressed without additional charge
| of postage.
The forwarding of letters without the ad-
ditiOnal payment of postage Is confined
strictly 10 letters which have no; lett the
custody of the postal officials.
\ mail carrier has no right TO carry On
unSealed communication outside the mail.
All written communications so carried
must be in sealed government stamped en-
yelOpes.
A letter or postal card, which has been
transmitted in the mail in accordance with
the address. may. at the request of the par
W so addressed, be forwarded to another
post Office, without the pay mont of addition
al postage, provided the same has not Left
the custody Of the postal ofh,ials.
Samples having tags affixed with the
price stamped thereon with hand stamp.
can only be sent in the mails at letter rates
Of postage.
The words please forward on the ad-
dress side of postal card renders it unmail-
able except at letter rates of postage.
Anything whatever pasted, gummed, or
attached to postal card, renders it I'M
maiilble and when 50 rendered unmail-
able. it only can be transmitted at letter
rates.
1t is the duty of a postmaster to refuse to
receive into the mails packages known to
contain glass the manner in which it is
wrapped or enea>ed cannot be taken into
consideration.
The following named articles are unmail-
able, viz: cement, confectionery in any
form. Eyeglasses. or spectaeles, glass,
jewelry having pins attached, salve. sewing
machine needles. soap, steel pens, stove
polish, sugar, tin dishes. tooth powder.
POstmasters are strictly forbidden to sell
postage stamps for less than their face value.
Private individuals cannot send any COM
munication in the mails free OF postage. no
matter to whom it may be addressed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-06

In this District will be held under the
statute on the 5th of November. Section
A Of Chap. of the General Statutes makes
it the duty of the Governor. on receiving
notice from the Canvassing Committee Of
the Legislature that no person has received
a majority OF the votes cast, to issue his
proclamation. announcing that there has
been no election, and also the number Of
votes given for each candidate, and requir
ing the freem.n of the District to meet at
the same places in the towns where the
former freemen's meetings were held, on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in
Novembc. then next, at one O'Clock in the
afternoon to elect Representative to Con-
gress. At the second election, the person
having the greatest number Of all the
votes cast" in other words having the
plurality of the votes, will b. elected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-06
And Barlow for Barlow's sake.

Ter Tor Buffers sske.-PhiddeIphid En-
qlirer.
Ard Barlow for Barlow sake.
Harper's Weekly for August 3lst gives a
clever cartoon of General Butler as Ancient
Pistol and Mr.. Cooper as Dame Quickly,
wheeling a barrow full of greenbacks. Quoih
the A. p. Hast thou enough money,
Dame. for the marketing Answers the
d. O.: by r Lady. think 50. They re
81 900 greenbacks.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Democratic) is
much pleased over the Barlow bolt. and
halls it a. an indication that the "OhiO
idea" has taken root in Vermont. In 1868
the same paper would have rejoiced over
similar bolt in Vermont. because it would
regard it as an indication that the |allan-
dighsm idea was taking root in loyal Yer
mont Rutland Herald.
We have great battle to fight to keep
the Government in loyal hands. We have
grand struggle before us for sound money
and National honor. We have the largest
demand for all our energies in preventing
the success of the demOraliZing, disor-
gsnizing and dangerous influences which
have been let loose in society and in poll
ties. 10 Insist upon drawing tne lines On
secondary and personal matters, while these
erigent and commanding duties press upon
US. would be madness ABany Journal.
Gen. Horace Binney Sargent. of Mas
sachusetts. who has been good deal sour
ed by the depreciation and sacrifice OF real
estate, attributed the widespread distress
of the people to the effect of contracting
the currency. He concluded: "lf We do
not remedy the present condition of things
We will have lost Republic. five pre-
vent the workingman from setting up home
steads, and legislate solely for the bondhOld-
or, the musket and bayonet will overthrow
this Republic and set up another We
recommend to Gen. Sargent that he calm
down sufficiently to resign his command of
the Grand Army of the Republic in Mas
sachusetts.-SirinQfeld Republican.
1.-The workingmen shall rule the nation"
"elect workingmen to Office" etc., are the
campaign cries of the Labor Greenback
party Yet in the Third Vermont District
they are running for Congress a man who
got rich by an army cOntract-"B Barley
Bradlow" a. the chairman of the meeting
laughably metamOrphOsed his name, while
their candidates for Governor and Lleuten-
ant Governor in the same State are both
bloated bondholders. The climax of alb
surdity will be reached when the labor
party accept as its nominees in this State.
man who is worth two millions and who
took the mOnstIous fee of SAP 900 from the
money voted TO and belonging TO poor sailors
and sailors widows. A healthy working
man he is. -SprinqtieH Union.
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A French Paradise.
vERITABLE EDEN WITHIN MILE OF PARIS.


NJ. u. Conway in the Cincinnati Commercial.
II rcduiies little more than forty ght
hours from London to reach Tours, and yet
the difference of all kinds moral, mental,
climatic are vast enough to make one Ircl
rs il he had gone thousand miles south
ward. The place where have the happiness
to be IL guest is about mile ont of the city.
and it almost realizes ones dream OF Eden.
The beautiful chateau, fronted with terraces
ornumrntrd with carved stone ratings and
urnS filled with flowers look out upon a gar
den of several acres whereof every square
foot has made its contributions to the gene
raj glory of summer The trees are 50 laden
with fruit pears. apricotS, purple and gold
en- plums that their branches must needs
be buttresscd. Grape vines testoon every
wall as ivy does IN England, and the clusters
of various shades in tint are suspended like
tassels to Il lovely tapestry one feels almost
oriental enough to have to compare an occa-
sionnl cluster to the Peaides. The gold and
silver fishes glitter IN their fow6r-irInged
marble basin where the fountain plays
Nearly every tree OF which one ever heard is
rrnwin., IN tins garden and their interlncing
hruurnts frame an endless arch over every
pathway. The trees. flowers and fruits
which mirht he harmed during the winter
which II is SAID visits even Tours vet flour
ish .lorinusly in huge boxes. and Mignon
might have found Lere the land where the
citron grows. Beneath my window are the
smelling oranges and lemons, and no end of
figs and ulnes and 1t is but tor IA little time
IN the wear that these need he transferred To
the conservatory. \ hundred years IN front
of the garden flows the Loire whose beauty
Is congrnml with the scene. Amid banks
covered with grippe vines Ms lag n1 the eye
can reach the crystal river rms over bed OF
sand no trace of slime or mud in nll its
ncIrhburhnnd and ON its sido We pitch our
bathing tent each morning. and ENJOY It's
sparkling food beneath orerhanging willows.
Vet tine sum my friend puys per anuum Tor
his paradise house elegantly furnished,
large enough for his numerous family,
stables ont houses orchards and all. even IN
cluding Il wine press Is Just 5000. FAIR
still WINE tWhitel costs about cents the
quart IN ANY considerable quantity the
finest red costs II cents the quart. Cham
paEuc ranges from ~ cents the (quartl bot
tie and ~ cents To 90 cents the highest
price. The villas ale connected with the
city by omnihuscs and tramwaNs. The city
has II superb opera house, one OF the finest
in France magnificent library and per
tect market,
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The fate of the Wisconsin Democrats
ought to be lesson to their brethren every
where, concerning the danger of STOPPING to
conquer the Nationals. They began year
ago to put Greenback principles into their
platforms, and to form combinations with
the Nationals for the defeat of the Republi-
cans. To-day they are practically without
az organization, and exist only as democrat
lied ally Of the National party.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-06

FERRIsBuRGu - How \ GREENBACK Gun
| DIED BEFORE 1T WAS BoRN. - Notice
was made that Greenback meeting would
| be held at West Ferrisburgh, last Thursday
| evening. and n club formed. Several
townsmen were on hand at the appointed
| hour, and shortly after q. Fuller and Rev.
| III. q Day arrived, the Greenback constitn-
tiun and bylaws wero read, and an invita-
| ton given to Join the club but no one re-
sponded. Mr.. Fuller then spoke in favor of
| the movement, and the chair called for re-
marks from any one present. when Mr.. j q.
Kellogg, an honest. Woodworking farmer,
standing six feet in his stockings, ana with
heard and hair whtcned with the irOsts OF
eighty Winters. showed the young people
Confederate bill. and asked how much it
was worth, and how it compared with our
present currency. The honest old man
proceeded in few words to knock the bot
tom ont of the whole movement, telling the
young speaker when he had lived few
wears longer he would learn wisdom. lie
was followed by Reverend gentleman who
was present, when Mr.. Zsra Tousley, a
Young gentleman of fine ability who was
present, replied, picking the pinfeathcrs out
OF his opponent IN short order. The origin
ator4 then sought to adjourn, but
n large vote was given to the contrary.
At this period the arrival of large delesa
ton o. young men from Vergennes dropped
in, having come down in skIfs on the river
and overland to the school-hOuse, to hear
the speaking But the Greenbackcrs saw
that the heads of the intelligent lsbOfing
men in this part of the town were level, and
" dug-out' after which another meeting
was organized and speakers appointed on
both sides and n thorough discussion in
dulgtd in. At its close, our townSmen pass
ed vote of thanks to the young men for
their attendance AMI Efforts. Thus died the
Grecnback club here. "ReQuiescat in Pace. "
S.urFI
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Ii Mr.. Barlow had been elected On Tues
day, he would have been elected not A. 4
Republican. bnt as GrroEhlckcr- the
nominee of Greenback Convention and Of
an irregular gathering Of Democrats, boiling
Republicans and Groenhackers. to whom he
was presented As " the original Nerm mt
Greenbacker." Doubtless. many Republic
cans ia tie District would prefer, if he
must 2, t. Coner, s. from Vermont, that he
si,uli <, 4, such, rather Than that the
Republican plrtv should he responsible Tor
han. Bat Nj Barlow i now apparently
ANXIOUS 10 resu;ne his old relations with the
Republican party. Such. a; least, VIC take
10 he the Pdrrort of the announcement made
to his st. Adams organ, that lie and his
friends are now anxious 10 close the war and
have everybody on both sides forgive and for
get This l. asking considerable. 1t l.
asking the Republicans of the Third Dis
triei to forget his sadly impaired personal
and party standing to forget the methods
% tie canvass" on his side to forget that
by his money AMI management he has made
a formidable break in the Rt publican party,
and has permanently and seriously lessencd
its strength in the Distric: Of the mum
heTs detached by such splits and new party
movements. considerable portion always
drift to the Democracy and do 10; return to
the Republican fold and that he has de-
rrlyei a number Of Republican towns Of
Republican representative All this and
mach more must be forgotten.
We are no friend of useless strife but
VIC shall perhaps be parioned by SINE of our
readers for saying that such confidence as
the straight Republican OF this District
may have once had in Mr. Barlow as Re-
publican ana a man, has been pretty rudely
disturbed hv his own course and by the de-
yelopnents of the campaign. and tina. with
out tolerably distinct authorization from
them, we cannot undertake to promise much
Tn their part in the way Of affection and
confidence for MIR Barlow and he friends. "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-06

SHFLgURN The school in district No. =,
taught by Miss NJ. Libbio Edgerton. closed
August 30. The scholars ranking highest
in department were josie Patterson, Laura
Lemerise. Minnie Degree, Mary Gribbin and
Fred SOrel. Those having no marks on the
Registe frankie Degree, Mimic Degree.
Clara Lake had no absences. Johnnie
Peasc ,absent once Qrom sickness). The
teacher was the recipient of some very
pretty gifts from tho scholars,