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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-23
From the Springfield Republican.
Bradley BarloW's Little tame.

To The Editor offhc Republican
With tho nomination of Gen. Grout at
the Uyiepark Convention, and in view OF
the apparently hearty aeq ulescence IN the re-
suit there manifested by the Barlow lac
tion, it was generally supposed that the
representative question in this District was
practically settled. Such. however, subse-
quent events have proved was not the case.
Not long after the return of the delegates to
their homes, a new party. the 6reenback-
ers, came into being, somewhat after the
fashion of Jonah's gourd though 1t did not
then appear whom 1t was to deliver from
his grief. Till quite recently the head and
strength of this movement has been resident
in one Forest, of Winooski, an antiquated
and harmless spelling retormer and whilom
temperance lecturer. But certain parties in
St. Albans suddenly discovered new and
valuable principles in the platform oi the
nationals, and when on August 4th the
mild but enthusiastic Forest commenced IN
this city, they ''came down like the wolf on
the fold" captured the Convention, and
forgot to give the WinOoski seer so much as
a place upon any OF the committees then ap-
pointed Directly VIC find Greenback clubs
organizing throughout Franklin courtyard
stump orators spreading its doctrines among
the people. Following close upon this move
comes the assertion by Barlow : friends that
because, forsooth, a GrOut paper, in COM
menting upon the Convention said They
(Grouts suprortcrs) stood by hin to a man
in spite of the offers and inducemcnts-and
they were no. few or small-expcnded to de-
tach portion Of his support, Mr.. Bar
low considers himself absolved from all
promises of support made by him to Zen.
Grout on the day OF the Convention.
And now a prominent Democrat oil the
District, who. for Obvious reasons, does not
wish his name coupled with the statement,
has privately cxp0unded the tactics " hIch
are 10 govern the campaign Inc plan Is
this: Both Democrats and Grecnbackers
will nominate q candidate Tor representa-
tive, and each party is to get as many votes
as possible for its nominee. In this way
they hope TO prevent majority for G.Out
at the September election. A new election,
which, as provided by the statute, would
occur November 9Th, will then be called,
when Greenhackers and Democrats arc to
pool their issues in one pot to the end
that Bradley Barlow may be made the rep
resentative of the Third District. The iact
that the Democrats control nearly onc-thrd
of the votes of the District, and that the
Greenbackers are carrying on an active
canvass and recruiting largely from among
the Barlow Republicans, gives strength to
the belief that such coup 'etat Is medl-
tatei not only, but also that there Ia ground
for apprehension lest it may succeed. And
now il remains to be seen whether We are to
be represented in Congress by the man who
is the choice of the best elements OF the Dis
trict. or whether that distinction Is to be
conferred upon a mail contractor OF dubious
integrity. ehampioned by political bum
mers." n. Y. +.
Burlington, Vt, Aug. 10, 1873.
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No rEoaIsE OF PAYMENT

or redemption. 1t is to be forced upon
people at its face value with bayonets
in reserve, We suppose, if anybody objects,
What will the Irrcdeemables do with Cali
iornia, Nevada and Oregon? They arc
States in our union, subject to the present
law making grecnbacks II legal tender, but
they utterly refuse to obey it. They have
stuck to gold coin as the basis of all their
finances. They now refuse to acknowledge
the silver dollar of the daddics, a. re-
coined bv order of the Congress Just adjourn
ed. They will scorniully reject your ''abso-
lutte money" OF paper, and all the fleets and
armies in creation cannot make them ac-
cept it.
What will the lrredccmables do with
Canada, Cuba, South America, Europe,
Asia. Africa? They trade with us nearly
81 200 900 900 year, counting both i'm
ports and exports. They have always stuck
to coin basis and will stick there. They
will not touch your "absolute money" of
paper with ten-loot pole They will Laugh
at it as you would at the red savage's money
of shells if he should offer it in trade to-
day.
Now as the value of every bushel Of grain
and every pound of wool in Michigan is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-23

Hon. CHARLES ii. JOYCE delivers the ad-
dress at the Lsmoille county fair, Se2tem-
Der 18th.
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From the Morris'illc ci;'zeu.l ]

There is fun ahead tor some one, and
misery to the one who don't get the oltc-
tiun. 1t is not at all probable there will lie
a choice the first time, which will neccsSItHtc
another canvass. 50 1t l. not certain aS It
was the day Of the Convention that Gr0ut
is to be the winning horse, or that Barlow
IL the dead duck In the meantime We
shall remain quic.ly at home aad listen to
the roar Of the hostile guns. R-a-h
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-23

The STATE WORK IloUsE.-GOyernor Fair
bauks has appointed Gen. W. W. Grout. Of
Barton. Col. Albert Clarke. of st. Albans;
and Hon N. Z. Simons, of Rutland. board
of directors of the new State work house at
Rutland. These gentlemen composed the
commission that built the work-housc, and
it il fitting that they should organize the
institution. The next Legislature will elect
a board of directors.
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On the whole. We can sec hardly enough
in the call to urge Us to bolt, hut II can
yass is to he made on the financial question,
our sympathics. II not our judgment. lean
us toward the conservative Gccenhackers.
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by those countries which stick to a coin as
n financial basis, how will the Irredeemablcs
manage in regard to our foreign trade? They
cannot dispense with it they have got to
"carc for abroad" in spite of Stanley
Matthews foolish defiance. they cannot force
the "blasted foreigners" to recognize this
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They are beginning to talk about vigil
ance committees In Addison county ~ q
protection against tramps. David Boody,
Of West Addison, had n line horse killed re
Gently by pulyerizcd glass given it by
tramp, while horse belonging to NJ. Sal
liyan, of West Pant0n. was shockirgly
stabbed and cut the other night, and l.. +.
Gaines. oi the same town, ha4 lost two ani
mails, reyengeiul tramps being probably the
guilty parties.
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lie asserts that 1.-THE useless prattlc about
redemption is idle talk, and that "a better
money can be made of paper" than of gold.
These are his conclusions. We quote rcrba-
tim his argument:
Gold is valuable, because an average amount OF
labor ia always required TO obtain it. The greeL-
back dollar note issued by the government, u al
lowed by law to he iull legal tender. has the same
basis OF value. IL cannot be obtained without
certain amount OF labor its equivalent is given in
exchange. The miner Of gold and silver takes the
produce of his labor to the government. The officers
of the mint then determine carefully the amount of
.'yalue received" by the process OF assay and by
weight They cannot issue the government stamp
upon Il until this is determined. The issue is then
the Acknowledgement Of value received" The
same is true when labor or service is rendered di-
rtctly to the government, and the stamp is issued
upon paper. 1t IS an acknow ledgtment of the same
value received"
1t is evident the writer YVES not very care
ful in framing his sentences. IAN average
amount of labor is always required to o.
tain sawdust or any other article. What
he meant was, probably, that or the aver
age an equal amount of labor is generally
required to obtain each several grain of gold;
and this is true enough. But the next SEN
tence is not true at all.
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A 6reenback Argument.

The advocates of "thc new American
system of finance" sometimes complain that
their opponents do not treat them with pro-
per respect, and are too apt to express con-
tempt for their arguments as lacking either
in common sense or common honesty. No
doubt there is considerable ground for this
complaint, for many of the arguments put
forth by them are such self-cyident iallacies
that it is somewhat difficult te answer them
with respect or patience. When it is, for
instance, gravely urged that the Govern
ment has the constitutional power to issue
unlimited amounts of paper "dollars" be-
cause the constitution says Congress shall
have power to "coin money" the concu-
sion seems inevitable that the "deep rea-
soncr' has parted with either his wits or his
sincerity, and there is strong temptation to
say as much.
There arc some arguments that possess
hardly substance enough to bear dissection
and ANALYSIS. But the widest and most un-
reasonable scheme, whether relating to NOR
ais, politics, or business affairs, never yet
lacked followers if it was only pressed with
some considerable persistence and audacity.
Ii is not safe, therefore, to conclude that the
most absurd financial fallacy may not have
it weight in misleading the unwary. We
have faith to believe that
THE COMMON SENSE OF THE PEOPLE
will in the end assert itself, and enable ev-
ery honest voter to sec the baseless charac =
ter of a scheme that necessarily sets ont by
assuming that the lessons taught by the ex-
perience of the world are of no value, and
that this country can profitably pursue a
line of action that has always resulted in
disaster when followed by the most enlight-
ened and most powerful nations Of the earth.
But in the meantime it may be well enough
at times to expose some of the fallacies by
which the advocates of paper imitation seek
mislead their followers.
In late issue OF the Smithport Miner
We find letter in which teacher of "the
new American system" undertakes to en-
tighten the puhlic as to
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friends with whom my ieet nave trou
The quiet aisles Of prayer,
Glad witness to your zeal for God
And love OF man L bear.
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THOMAs BOWLING, Auctioneer.
TRUSTEES SALE.


Under and by virtue of . deed of trust. -
bealing date Oh the 26th day of December, A. m
-. 1868, and duly of recOrdin Liber T. and X.
No. 8, Folio $780, one Of the land records for WaSn-
ington county and the District OF Columbia; also
an order of the Supreme Court Of the District of
Der, A. p. 1877, and passed tn a certain cause
pending therein in which James l.. Barbour ct al
are plaintiffs. and Win. =. Wood ct al are de-
fen a ! win sell at public auction, on MON
DAY, the 22i day of April. A. ID 1873. at o'cl'k
p. M. in front of the premises, all that cert sin
piece or parcel of ground situate and being In the
city of Washington. and known and described on
the ground pat or plan thereof rs Lot numbered
two ca, in Reservation ID. together with the i'm
prOVementS.
Terms OF sale: One-third cash, and the residue
in two equal instamentS, at one and two years
with interest from day of SALE secured to the salts
faction OF the Trustee, all cash at the option of
the pure haSer. All convey ancing the cost of the
purchaser. deposit of one hundred and fifty dol
lars will be required at the time of sale. If the
rerms Of sale are not com piled with within seven
day from the day of sale, tn Trustee the
right to resell at the risk and of the deaultng
purchaser. upon one weeks notice by advertise
ment Ill some newspaper printed, and publ she'd in
the City of W ashingtnn.
A. THOMAS BRADLEY, Trustee.
ar1 S IL If 1S %
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A NEW AMERICAN INDUsTRY.-Mr. John
Bell, OF Cornwall, England, has just arrived in
New York to negotiate for the purchase of one
OF the largest slate quarries i'm Northamp on
county, Pa. The. English slate beds have
greatly fallen off in quantity of yield within a
few years. MIR. Bell says that the slate found
welsh slate, and is much cheaper His firm
paid $50, 600 last year for American slate.
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VrHos. E. wAGGAMAN, Real Estate Auct.

VNHOS. E. WAGGAMAN, Real Estate Auct.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE, BEING THAT
LANCE DWELLING-HOUSE ON THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIRD AND
{ STREETS NORTHWEST. IN THE CITY
OF WASHINGTON. DC.
By virtue of . certain deed OF trust, dated -
on the LIST day Of March, A. ID. 1872 and re- .:H
corded in Listr No 675, folio 343, Of the land l4
records Of the District Of Coumbia, l viii,
O'Clock p. M, on the premises, sell public auc-
tton to the highest bidder, all that lot of ground
situate in the City of Washington, District of
Columbia, and known on the ground plan there
of as the east part OF lot numbered thirty 1851
in reservai ion numbered ten (10) the same 'front.'
ing twenty-eight (2s) feet and six co. inches on
street and running back with the same width one
hundred and eighty l1SO) feet TO an alley.
These premises are improved by a large fOur-Stery
Brick House, with Brick bodybuilding and Sta
BILE, very desirable and convenient location.
The terms Of sale One-fOurth of the purchase
money in cash, and the balance in thrs equal pay
ments, at six, twelve and eighteen months bearing
interest at six per and secured to the satisac
ton of the Trustee A deposit of $3.50 will be
required at time of sale. All canveyancing and
recording at purchaser cost. The purchaser may
pay the whole amount Of the purchase money in
cash, IL he desire. In case or failure to comply
With terms of sale within ten days, resale will be
made at risk and cost of defaulting purchaser.
WILLIAM h. TODD JR., Trustee.
THOS. E. WAGGAMAN, Auct'r. mar27-d
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DRoPosALS F09 SUMNER UNIFORMS
AND HATS

DEPARTMENT OF METROPOLITAN POLICE A
Dfce IF the Board, ,S3 TOuiSiGH0 Gr.,
WASHINGTON. ~. C., 26th March. 1878. \
Sealed Proposals will be received AZ this offioe
until IL a. m. r RIDAY, 5th April, 1873, at which
time they will be ope ed, 10 furnish this DEPART
ment with two hundred (20O) Uniforms (more or
lesSD TO measure. FOR summer wear of Metropolitan
Police, VIZ: frock coat sack coat, pantaloohs and
vest.
The frock coat, sack coat, and pantsoonS to bs
made OF the best quality navy blue flannel, indigo
blue dye, and 10 weigh not less than II ounces TO
the yard.
The vest to be made OF either blue flannel as
above or OF blue cloth suitable for vestDg OF good
quality. indigo bite dye, medium weight, or OF
some material, duck or Marseilles, suitable for
white vests.
The garments to be cut in accordance with the
Regulations for Uniforms 10 he worn by the Met.
Police Force Separate bids for each garment.
aled proposals will lie received and opened ct
same time for two hundred and twenty-five (225l
Hats (mOre or lesS) for summer wear OF the Police
force.
Samples of materials and hats must accompany
bids.
The contracts 10 he completed within thirty CsOl
DAYS Of date OF award.
The Board reserves the right TO reject any or all
bids. Bidders are invited TO be present at the
opening of bids. " WV
For further information apply TO CAPTAIN
BROCK, Inspector VI. p, OF to the subscriber
BS order of the Board.
MAJ 20, ap1&S K. @. CURTIS, secretary.
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Uncle Rcmus and the sux.r n.u.

lrNh the Atlanta tGA.b Constitution
IN a. ; dis bout dat silver biznes>." asses
.nCe hemu> yesterday. II hear Miss san,
,ea1ln bout I, and aNed her but She saw dat
Nus Nus AK mas John, an den AK Mas John a.,
per SIi mus ms 60 ter desc Yer nccseps-
dai Nus de iangwIdge he used
thing Is I'm BHaS Al settled Uncle RemuS Every
Who hilt the bigGes' han in de rsme."
The silver men. They didn't carry al
their points but they are tolerably well salts.
What's de upshot er de fracas dem"
Why we are 10 have the old faShioneS
dollar-the old silver dollar that suited US SO
we'll
Il motifs dat amt got mine yit."
Oh, IT'S too soon yet. They will be put in
circulation just a. fast as the minis can make
"whar bouts in de 'sembly Won snecl I'm
settln boss" How fur hack FUN de mar
" IA al rashuns out de scadS dug you reckon
''oh, the silver dollars will he circuI.ts<
earn it." ~ !" wv
HAY fer ter scramble arter it sam. a.
We'll, den, in rega DIS ter dat silver bill. rS
a nm whar de little boy wuz W en- he made a
Where was that. Uncle Remuss"
ON de top rail ct de fens. But dar's a mud
der pint boss continued the old man reflect
ing few moments. II hear talk dat desc
yer MeNikin dollars amt up ter high water
mark in deere WITNESS"
Well those vino pay you a Mexican dollar
VIII give you nickel to make up the value
that Is, II you call their attention 10 it,
Den don't gil de nickel, Gaze a silver dol
Ter good nun for me-, we'edder she hunted
states. cr W oder shes furrin. Nobody dOn'S
hay' fer ter coax me fer ter take a silver dol.
Ter" Wv"
Uncle Remus sat thinking a few Minutes.
and proceeded -
Not much. Not dis season. Wen Mas
Jonh gimme my wages I'll take de MeNikiR
d"ler an lef de nickel fer him an his mud
der n-law fer ter fight bout, an I'm blest ef
don't bleeye de ole oman q mount i'm an
gourge I'm Ter heap less dan dat Amt YOU
got bucket er water dat you want bruns.
boss o'
Whereat, the old man tsddled OF to the
pump.
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THOMAS BOWLING, Aucrloneer.
TRUS1EES' SALE IMPROVED PROPERTY
IN GEORGETOW AZ n q


IN GE0RG ETOWN, ID. c.
BY virtue of two deeds of trust. dated re- -
spec. lively, on the Sd day Of May. 1915, and RI:
the !th day OF February 1877: and duly re. ~
corded In Liber S17 and 8A. foios 228 and 1859, OF
the land records of the District OF Columbia. and
by dirs ction Of the party secured thereby. shall
sell on SATURDAY, April 9Th, at - O'Clock In
in Beatty and Hawkins addition to Georgetown,
u. c., beginning for the same at point on High
street, beng the east side of said street where
the nth line OF said lot number thirty ntersects
the said street; and run thence east with the said
line one hundred and twenty feet to ten-foot
wide alley; then nOrtherly with said alley twenty.
five feet: then easterly and parallel with the first
line one hundred and twenty feet to High street:
then southe rly with High street Twenty-Five feet
to the beginning, improved by q new Two-story
Frame dwelling and stable, being No. 23O High
street.
Terms: One-third cash; the residue in two eoual
pay ments at six and twelve months, with notes
bearing interest at eight per cent. per annum and
secured by q deed Of trust ON the property sold
Conveyaneing At purchasers cost. 500 down at
time of sale. If the terms of sale are not COM
piled In FIVE days after day of sale, the Trustees
reserve the right to resell at risk and cost of de-
w. D. ASSN, lrrrs+aas
W. A. GORDON, }irus'oos'
THOMAS DOWLING, Auct. mar27-d
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NyEW AND SECONDHAND CARRIAGES
~ AT A SACRIFICE.
Five new Albany Cutters; one light cd"R.
Coupe: two Coupe Panel Rockaways; H06
four Jump-seats; three Pony Phatons
ten Leather-top Buggies: three No-tOp Buggies,
and fifty other styles. Also large stock OF second
hand Carriages and Buggies ON hand, at No. 466
Penn. ave. P. ID. SCHMIDT & CO., Carriage
Repository. oeAS-t
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AFRAID OF JUDGE LEoNARDs BODY. The
steamship City of Vera Cruz, which arrived
yesterday from Havana, did not bring the
body of Judge Leonard as had been announc-
ed it would, but brought his effects There
was some doubt about his death having oc-
CURED from yellow fever: but when Mr.. Hall
the consul general, applied to Captain Van
Size, OF the City OF Vera Cruz, to take the
body, he objected, as the passengers for his
steamer would avoid him and ship by the rival
steamer Saratoga, through fear of Infection
The capt ain of the Saratoga also declined to
take the body for the same reason and it was
decided to send it by sailing vessel to PhiIa-
delphia. 1t is no doubt on its way by this
time.-[N. Y Times 29th.
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OTTO GREAT 1910
ROTTTE.


TOTHE NORTH, WEST, AND SOUTHW EST
Double Track. Steel Rats,
Splendid Scenery, Magnificent Equipment.
FEBRUARY 4th. 1878.
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, from Depot
corner Of sixth and streets as follows:
For ssd hs ws i sGd daily
Chicago: S:4e 3 m daily. With Pa,soe Car si e
BALTIMORE AND PoTUhAG RAILROAD.
sS with 3ssz s1IsDs
tins, 4 is: 10 a. m daily except sunday day "AS
For New YORK and the East, 20 :: m: and e:sop
Express Of Pullman Cars, $50 ;. m. daily. s1-
For New York and the East, 1:so p: m. daily, e.
cept sunday, with Sleeping cars from w ashing.
ton to Boston. For Brooklyn, N; Y, al
transfer to Fulton street, svoEding double fer
FOr P6iisdsIp6a, lso p 2 daily, except SUNDAY,
Administration for Baltimore sbs, $50 .. m
For PSpe's Greek Line. s:5s (. m. and 4:so p. m.
daily. except sunday; ,,,.n ,.ux
cept Sunday.
HALLWAY AND ALEXANDKII AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
For Alexandria, 9, Z, ., 9:10, 10, IL .. m, /, 3,
40, 5, 8, Up. m. On Sunday ut s:1o .. m. and
For the south, via Richmond, s:B D. m daily;
s:10 p. m. daily, except sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, 8, T.
3D. BIO, 10, IL 3. m; l. 8, 40, 8, $40, and I
Pm. On Sunday al $40 and 10 IN. and p m.
Tickets, Information, sleeping and parlor car &C.
commodAtions can be procured at the oncee, north.
east corner OF Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
hyenue northeast corner OF sixth street and Penn
sylyania avenue, and II the depot. where orders
be left fer the checking Of baggage to destina-
ton from hotels and residences.
L. p. FARMER, General Passenger Agent.
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager. nov10
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A Hen. having LAID an Egg, was informing
the inverse OF the Fact, when prolific Cod.
hSh rebuked her for her unSeemly EggotISm.
&" said the inhabitant of the taStV Deem.
lay in my lifetime 763 NJ, gl7. $50 Eggs which
If they came 10 Maturity and were invested AT
compound Interest, would, in less than four
Years, cover the habiia BILE surface of the Earth
10 depth of six Meters with Goldfish and i'm
Five, convert the Globe itself into one Fish
ball, with which il would be impossible Ia give
Bread. Well, why don't they them" said
the Hen: but, of course. you know nothing
about the Struggle for Existence and Checks
upon reputation, so, my good Sole-I mean
Cod-you must excuse me if decline TO enter
INTO Argument with a Vague Theorist."
MOrGt.-(There is no moral 10 the Foregoing
In Boston IL would be called a Symposium
[Netr York E'Orld
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RUSSIAN PRoGREss.-It is stated that the
Russian government has contracted for the
delivery of 600 new locomotives and II, Sl2 rail-
road cars by the LIST of May. 1t seeks to obyi-
ate the difficulties of transportation of troops
and munitions of war into the heart of Tur-
key. Measures have also been taken for the
laying of a second track on all the RAILWAYS
running south and to the Black Sea- A great
number of locomotive engineers and railway
laborerS have been engaged In various neutral
Countries. ~i