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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

TmE Westminster Rerieic presents an able
article advocating the admission OF women to
all departments of study open to young men,
After paying a very nearly Just tribute to
the consideration this subject is receiving IN
our country, the article sets forth the ad-
yances which have been made IN this par
ticular by other peoples. In Russia, it says,
the Emperor established, in 1855, gymnasia
for girls. on the Swiss and German models.
These now number l86, with %, 400 pupils
In these schools Russian. French, German,
mathematics. physical science, etc, are
taught. In Russia, previous to this estab-
ment, women were admitted to study in the
medical schools, but not to graduation. Now
there is at Moscow a college for women.
The French universities grant degrees to
female students, and there are % women
now studying in the University OF Paris.
But, in France and Germany, 10 eihclent
provision has been made for any thorough
secondary education for females. In Ter
many, indeed, female education in any degree
is not popular, and, both in France and Italy,
it is of low order. 1t Italy, since lsd6, no
man can teach without Government
diploma. In Italy, there are also some sec
ondary schools, as in Milan. Genoa, Venice,
Padua, Bologna, Florence and Rome ln
1876, State decree opened fifteen unlversi'
ties to women, and other legal enactment'
favorlng female education are in process. In
Austria the same movements are on loot
and the University Of Vienna already give:
degrees to women. Holland examines fc
males for apothecaries. aud will soon throw
open to the sex her universities. In 1879
the Danish University was opened to women
and in Sweden secondary schools for girls are
universal. and all her universities are opened
to females, both for Instruction and degrees
The Melbourne and New Zealand universe
tics admit them to degrees in arts. The Lor
don University grants them medical degrees
az does also the Queens University, II
| Dublin
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

Is recent speech, Mr.. Kelley, of Phila
delpbia, the great champion of unlimited
greenbick-, saii that the United States
Treasury has 500 coo oO0 to redeem with
only sos OO0 600 Of gold to redeem it with.
The attention Of Secretary Sherman having
been called by frienc to this assertion, he
replied III letter, wh..h has been given to
the public;
The ex;rsct vlich yaG quote from ke!
ley's speech i but Iart OF the diatribes
which such men ~ Kelley haze used to ex-
cite the popular mind, aa1 create a war be-
tween capital and l',,r. Tie amount OF
United States II ,tes to b; redeemed IS less
than $3.50 Oe0 .0e9, Of which more than
S5O. Coz, 900 are r5U-tlrt,Y in the Treasury
10 some form Tn 500 60 600 available
are new nearly SyJ"HU, 900. with some
months fuItL,r &, accumulate The Silver
bill, 10 one respect mss resumption easier
bv broaueGirg the ht-,- Of coin resumption.
What as 6rICiIg The ys0yls 10 pabperisni, etc ,
IS the insane trartor, uy9a capital, rhich de
IT. oys confidence, an pregfats prudent men
from emJcrklpg ~ mr. enterprises. Could
any one expect sensible people. having prop
erty or money, to embirx It IN the hsz srds
Of trade, in the fsee ul such appeals as are
now quite ccmncn. gud Of when this is a
specimen? At this Ia .-neut our country is
more prosperous than any ia the world,
though many are idle and out Of employ
n4snt. What is needed mos. il confidence 10
the stability Of valucs, and this can only be
secured BY resumption OF payment in
CON-"
Secretary Sherman puts the case in nut
shell. The E~IDgs, the Kelleys, the But
lers, and all who would inaict uson the
country a Good of irredsemable paper money
srs the foes of the prosperity Of the country
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

TEE S.. AlbIns Messenger asks how the
communities along the line of the Vermont
Central would be indemnifed for the ill.,
muuisy Of the road from taxation which
would be secured ii the company should he
reorranized under the old charter. The e1-
emption from taxation Of the roadbed, etc,
it i, to be remembered. was rendered BY the
State to the old company, in order to secure
the construction of the rOad, the State, oil
course. expecting to be more than made
good, By the rise Of property and other
benefits received fran the road. Docs
anybody doubt that it has been
But the road might DO still
greater benefit to the communities
through which it passes, il it would give to
the Development of its local resources mot
"lecal'' resources, as the Messenger errone-
ou.lv prints our words) and trathe, the at
ten,ion which is now given to an unproht-
able. if not ruinou-, through traffic 10 &C.
cure road cut of debt, out of the courts,
and devoted to the building up of home
business and interest,", we would gladly pay
our share Of the taxes on the roadbed and we
think the towns generally could well afford
to do so. The original exemption may not
have been wise: but it WAS given, and we
suppose cannot be taken away from the old
company. We have said nothing about any
extension Of the exemption over more terri
torv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
A TERRIBLE TORNADO

BURsTs ON ATLANTA, GA, WHILE THE PSoPLE
ARE AT cBURCH-oNR CHURCH DEAOLIsH-
Ep-NIRACULoUs ESCAPE OF THE cONoRE-
sArIoN-GRsAr DANAGE TO PROPERTY.
NEW YoRk, March ia tornado struck
Atlanta, Ga, yesterday morning, Will the
churches were filled with worshippers- The
Episcopal pastor cried out to his people to
throw themselves under the seats. which
they Immediately did. With few fearful
creaks and Jars OF its roof and walls the
whole building crumbled into snspeieSs
ruin, burying the congregation under the
debris Luckily the shelter afforded oy the
seats protected the great mass OF the CON
sregatiop, but eighteen were more or less
Seriously wounded. The escape OF the con-
greeation is miraculous. considering the
awful force and suddenness OF the storm.
MANY persons suffer from the effects Of in
baIing the dust caused by the Gazing in of
the walls and roof. Several other churches
were seriously injured. The City Hall was
entirely unroofed and great damage was
done to private residences and stores
throughout the city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

The Burlington FREE Press thinks the ap-
no;ntment of new collector at Boston has
made President Hayes no new friends. 1t
is probable that the President cares little
about that, as a motive. II Henry Clay
would rather be right than to be President,
it is likely that Mr.. Hayes is equally pat
riotic lie has already gained the Presi-
dency, and would rather do right than to
gain rev friends by not doing right
White R.rcr Junction O5serur.
1t is very unfortunate thing for Prcsl-
dent to be without friends. 1t is very IN
fortunate thing for the Republican party,
and for the country, that President Hayes is
to 80 great an extent without supporters.
He is man of honest purposes. lie would
rather do right than gain friends but II
his administration Is not to prove dlsas-
trous failure lie must rot do right in
such a way a. to ALLEVIATE those who
should naturally be his supporters-tbe men
Of bis own party The friendship he Is
getting from the Democrats i. hollow
hearted article. Il will las, while they car
make something from it, in advancing theil
own schemes or in damaging Republican
prosuect-; but it cannot he trusted in any
emergency. TdeY will drop him as soon al
they find they cannot use him. 1t, in th'
meantime, his own party has fallen away
from lin, how can he accomplish anything
f,r the good Of the country, or for his owl
credit? We have witnessed with pain th'
alienation between the President and tn
majority Of his party in Congress, grow in,
day by day till it has reached point thu
described by the pen q sincere friend
the President
Ii is an uudeniable fact that The admins
tratinn is almost fticrdless in Congress, at
the President J.. if possible, worse of thai
the members ui his cabinet, ahd yet, curl
ou-ly ebou ID, nearly all the Republicans ar
OPPOSED 20 any attempt To dispute his title
aud 81 are most If the Democrats. Til
President j. awgle that his title is in n
danger Of fresh adjudication, but he is as
aware that he has M 1t flIence in Congres
on any question. There are those VIII
think that lie will decline to veto any thin
in the future. and thus the resumption &C
nsy be r'Peaei.
II the resumption &C; ,hall be repealed
and the country he delivered over to the ii
fstioni-ts, because the President is ''iriend
les" the OjSerrer nay come to see that
might have been well for thu country if tn
President L,d had something a the wisdol
Of the S.Eient as well d. Of the harmlessnes
Of the dove. IL may see that the Presider
would have done well u take little mol
pains % keep and to make friends. not Il
the sake Of tie personal Election Of Senator
and CungIcssmon-taa Is II small accour
but for The sake If his osn influence an
power for god. Bb;h have been sad
damaged and a patriot without iIadence
only not quite rs useless a a man withoI
patriotism.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

FLORIDA FARMING. - The Florida State
Fair was held at jacksonville, last month,
closing February 10th. and the best farm
exhibit was made by Mr.. A. F. Styles. for
merly Of Burlington. now of Oak Bluff
Farm near jacksonville. He took f'st
premium on some fifty varieties OF vegeta-
bles. on best Guinea grass hay, on best Sea
Island cotton. best peanuts, and for supe-
rior starch made from cassava' the juiube
trui, and tanysh. The Jacksouvills Stm
says:
The display made at our late Fair by A.
STYLES. of"0ak Bluff Farm, near this
citv. was most wonderful and satisfactory.
Daring the last twenty five or thirty years
we have attended many fairs and horticul-
tural exhibitions in sill parts OF the country,
from Massachusetts, to Texas, and VIC do
not remember ever to have seen "a varied
and extensive show OF fruits, vegetables
seeds. grasses grains, etc nv one indly
dual as that made BY Mr.. Styles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

The new constitution of New Hampshire,
adopted during the past rear, provides Tor
biennial elections, to take place in Novem-
her The first of these will be held in No
xemher next. The ficers then chosen will
be inausuratcd in January, so that those
elected Tuesday will hold their Offices ior
nine months only 1t is disputed whether the
legislature elected now or that chosen IN
November should elect United States sena-
tor 7, succeed Mr.. Wadleigh.
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DOMINION NEWS.



LONDON. 0nt, March l3.-J. Hsrgraves.
proprietor Of hair factory. was arrested
last night, charged with excessive cruelty to
his apprentices male and female. The i'm
plemsnts of torture-ropes, pullies, leather
thongs, paddock and gags-were produced
in court Annie Sparks related that she
had been repeatedly left suspended by the
handsome time for four days.
MORE MOB VIOLENCE
MONTREAL, March l3.-At midnight, last
night young man named David Carrsy.
| Catholic, was attacked by two men on
Jacques-Csrtier street, who fred several
shots at him, two Of which took effect, one
bullet lodging in the brain. Two arrests
were made, but the wounded man cannot
| identify his ssssilints.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
The NrIl GoTernOr.

The suggestion of Hon. Redfeld Proctor :.
name for the 1fhce OF Governor, takes well
with the people-tbey know him. lie
would honor the Office prgeraes Yer
ulOnfer.
So far Col. Proctor. of Rutland, our pres
ent excellent Lieutenant Governor, seems to
be "mentioned' most. The State couldn
get better chieI mag istrate.- MiddiebuTy
RtOistsr.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
The Greenback Craze nj the West.
GRAND RArIps. MICH., I
March 5. ISIS. (

To the Editor of tie FREQ Press and Times
There is no doubt Of 1.-THE people oil the
West are mad-mad clear through. Men
of sound financial views are apt to smile at
Ben Butler's demagoguery as if at best he
could have but few followers but here the
advocates Of irredcemable currency are IN
dead earnest 1t needs only gathering oil
four or five men on the street to develop an
enthusiasm which overrides every suggestion
of history, all logical reasoning and every
claim oil moral obligation. Each lunatic
(what else p thinks he has penetrated the
true inwardness Of the question aud Will
argue in a circle, like Millions devils, Tor
half day. Absolute money is what the
people want And this sort Of money in the
opinion of these blind enthusiasts is nothing
but paper Of suitable quality and intricate
engraving, stamped by the government
They thoroughly believe that the fat oil the
Government is money
Tic greeuback sentiment is so strong here
that parasite newspapers have sprung up 10
feed upon it while the established Press seems
to stand in fear Of it.
1t is difficult to explain how an enlighten-
ed people could got their views so distorted
except On the ground that they arc not en-
lightened. Hard times, with the memory oil
better, no doubt have a good deal to do with
this state Of things but any allusion to
United States bonds throws the genuine
greenbacker into an uugovernable rage
"What right they ask, "has bondholdei
who bought his bonds originally at from 81
to 60 Ter cent discount, and who has real
lied from 10 to Is per cent interest every
year, to expect his securities to be redeemed
at mar? The whole scheme is grinding
monopoly, no matter what the government
nledsed itself to do and the only fair way tt
meet wrong is to enact counter one
This loose way OF talking arises iron
some moral dislocation in the individual
Two out Of every three OF thes'
voters boast their Indifference as to wha
becomes Of the national credit. The who'll
business il reputation only that word
carefully avoided.
Now if the greenback element doesn
play an important part in the next ffesi
dental election, then several prophets mus
eat their words. 1t isn't Republicans o
Democrats alone that arc organizin
into secret clubs hut. to use thei
own enticing term, ''the people"
crop of forty bushels OF wheat re
acre worth Sl20 per bushel, suggests n
relief from the universal business depression
but rather the magic stamp of the Unite
States Government whose power to CONVEX
paper rags into the crisp legal tender is al
solute
1t is very amusing to see these iniationls1
souirm when asked to name their leaGel
Their organ, Pcmeroy's Democrat ,ls thin
which must " do them greatly proud.
All in all, one cab only believe that II
average grccnbacker is but little more ii
tional than the Congressmen who passed II
Silver bill. NJ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
News by Telegraph.
NEW HaMPsHInE ELECTION.

GOV. PRESCOTT MAJORITY EIGHTEEN HUNDRED
OVER ALL.
CONCORD, N. H., March l3.-Up to noon.
to day, the latest returns indicate that Gov.
Prescott will Lave 300 majority over all
The council stands republicans and dem
ocrat. In the senatorial elections the repub-
licans have cvrried : districts and the DEM
ocrsts ?. ID the Portsmouth district there
may possibly be no election. The Peterboro
and Canaan districts are in doubt, but the
chances ara in favor Of the democrats. There
will undoubtedly be a majority Of so in the
house of representatives.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

A New York Times reporter recently
called ujon man who had advertised the
finding OF a pocket book, and found that
during two days no less than Al women and
Is men had called and two letters lncloslng
descriptions were received, and the amount
described as having been lost by these people
amounted to over 81, 200, all lost within u
few day. And even at that, the real own
er Of the found book did not appear
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
Silver no Relief.
Massey WANTS SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION TO lHR
SILVER BILL.
CONFIDENT Y ROADS,
Wien Is IN THE STATE w KENTUCKY
Mich IL 1879

tpNtEbEklI y lAphb's
tEICu Is IN THE STATE w KENTUCKY
March D. 1873.
The Silver bill is passed but the corners
he cent q yit experienced the relief that II
expected. BascGm sed promptly that he
wuz a law-abidin citizen and shOod take
silver. w course he'd watered his whisky
to meet the depreshiatd currency he wuz to
be paid in but he ielt tolerabls well after
all. Silver wuz better than nothin' and no
felt that times Good not but help improve
with silver made les lie tender.
Gentlemen, he sed, I" silver Is now
money. and | shell take it. Come up with
yoor silver and wipe off yoor indebtednis, or
WOO git nothin more at this bar
" nat wuz We 10 do? We didn't none Nv
us bcy any silver any more than we he'd
ereen-bax. We coodent any of US pay and
the people are murmerin. All that We hev
got out NV 1t 80 fur is depreshiated ar
ticle Nv likker. wich, ct our promises Is
good for anything, gives Basccm Just that
much more profit. The dettor class am t
profted at ali, Tor IT cant git no silver to
pay with.
1t the government ht1 any mercy onto Us
at all il will prOcoOr car loads NV SILVER
towunst, to be distribbitid prO-rata among
the citizsns. That wood give US reject Va
less the government does this the silver bill
is a mOckery,a delusiUn, and snars w
wat good is it TO say to me, you Ein pay
Of YOUR debts at discount with silver =!
when hahn got no silver and can't GIT 1t:
Ef he'd any sskoorities to put up, Good
pay my debts in paper money or gold Tor
you'd collaterals kin berry al want now.
To give US the reject We want, either the
| Government heZ got to supply us silver,
or let me carry out my projeck Nv munis-i-
pal bankin. Either will do. But to leave 1t
where it is is boiler mockery; ITS glyln
rs a stun when We asked tor bread.
| lis giyin Us hope Nv suthin when the real
iz,shun Nv it Is az fur from ez ever. Wat
p,od IL il TO me to make silver legle tender,
one-s YOU pervide me with SILVER to ten
der? amt got no silver, and can 6 see
how | am to git any. L want either car
| ,sd Nv silver distributed in the corners, or
| want unlimited munissipal bankln. One
| OF the other is necessary to meet the want,
Nv men like myself, tor wich all tlnanshe
proi,cks are made. Men who hev the
faculty Nv workin, and to whom likker al
stated and rapid intervals ain { necessity
manage to git along without hnanseerin;
Eli they are a goin to iinanSecr Tor me,
want en- To do suthin practlcle.
PkTRoLEUN V. Nasty.
tInanseer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

TEE OLDEST FIRM IN LONDoN.-Somc very
interesting facts have recently appeared in
regard TO the business men Of London. The
original principals Of the oldest firm in the
city were contemporaries of Shakespeare and
Bacon. and though England has witnessed
two revolutions since the foundation OF the
house, it, stability has not been affected
The firm in question is that OF Martin &
CO.. established in the year 1855, or upward
of 800 wears ago. Two other frms-those
of Child K Co. and Glslings n sharpe
were established before 1850. The Bank oil
England commenced business IN 1871
hut was preceded by Messrs lioares'
Thomson, Hankey Il Co. Coutts Co.,
and Others The house OF Barring Brothers
A Co. was founded in 1853. In the pub
fishing world the MessTs. Longman have
dome business since I120. while MIR. Bentley i
ancestors published works upward oil two
centuries ago. The eleven years from ls6t
to 1877 proved very disastrous to newly
established firms in the city. In the iormeI
YEAR about six hundred new hrms establish
cd themselves, OF which, IN 1877, only three
hundred and seventeen remained. VI nearly
six hundred and fly firms established IN
1872 about four hundred have perlshed, bu
since that period greater stability has pre-,
yaIlsd. The numbers OF newly estaoiisneu
firms have also largely increased
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

SpocKINc Darn IL BoNEBLACk Var
John Willenb.chcr, employed in a sugar
refinery in Brooklyn, stepped On the
surface of a boneblack vat in which
sugar is refined. by passing through the
mas. and ont through c0nical bottom over
n retort, the fires Of which keep the mass %
4 heat If $50 degrees. lie sank into tho
hot hack mass and probably found himself
dawn down by the suction oil the moving
mass. His struggles only added to the
downward motion, and when fireman
entered and WIllenbachcr terrible plight
became known, he had sunk to his throat
Men ran from every part OF the refinery
and the endeayor t. rescue Willenbacher
was begun, but nothing could stop the
ceaselers downward suction OF the bone
black. HIS comrades threw planks across
the surface of tn. boneblAek. the bravest
yenturIng out upon them. lhoy scattered
the buneblack from about W lllenbacher ;
shoulders, and graspiEg him .tugged to pui
him out, but they could not STIR him. A
| l,ck WAS hastily rugged upon a beam ABOVE
the vat, and eager men grasped the tacs /,
and pulled well together. but they did
not move him. The digging about thu
sinking man was resumed, and the bOhe
black was cl cared away down to his Thighs
and then the men succeeded in hauling HIN
out lie died lew moments after beln!
extricated from the vat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
SOUTHERN NEWS.

VIOLENT PARTICULARS SHOCK.
CoLuNsUs, Ky.. March l3.-An earth
quake was felt here at four o'clock yester-
day 1t awoke the residents and created
considerable CONSERVATION. Bedsteads were
rolled across the floor and bureaus and
presses thrown down. i portion of the
Mississippi river bank caved in near the
town. The movement was so violent as to
ring bells on locomotives standing in sheds
at the depot The ruubling lasted only q
far aen1pd-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

The extensive new iron works of Hon L.
Norton. in Piattsburgh. comprising a
blast furnace and a mil tor rolling boiler
plates, commenced operatio on Thursday
last,
Plattsburgh elected Democratic super,
yisors tone Of whom recelsed tue N"tSs OF
nth psrties) and Town Officers, on Tues
day.
The Clinton County Board OF supervise
stand. Republicans 8. Democrats to; a dem
ocratic gain of 3.
A postofHcs has been establishedat Wills
boro Point and Mrs. Wood appointed post
mistress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

SCoTr AND DUNLAP, the Northampton
bank robbers, who made away with clean
million from the Northampton Bank, are
said to be among the best behaved men IN
the Massachusetts, Stats Prison. They have
never restored dollar of their plunder, and
it is not likely that they will. Sufferers by
the robbery are after them almost daily. but
they decline to make any sort ct terms IN
less a pardon is granted them in advance.
SCOTS wife and Dunlap's brother visit the
conyicts as often as the rules of the prison
will permit and it is believed that the
proceeds of the robbery are in their Gus
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15

L.Rcs off.rs of silver bllliOn have been
made to the director of the minis, the amount
rendered being 50 great that it IS believed
the price will soon begin to decline. Satur
dav. in New York, sufficient silver bullion
to make 4IaI grain standard dollar could
h. booobt for A fraction over CIT cents.