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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-04-12
Personal AND POLITICAL.

The State Of Kansas, it is said, has dccid-
cd upon n statue of John Brown, as its con-
tribution to Statuary Hall. The Confederate
House will scarcely accept this contribution
with much grace.
The notorious Franklin J. Moses, who was
Governor of South Carolina under the car
pet-bag thieves, il now in Jail at New York 8,
on a charge of forgery.
Mr.. Montgomery Blair has been a versa
tile politician lie advocated the elections
OF Lincoln, Grant, johnson, Greeley and
Tilden.
The President has made an excellent nom
nation for consul general to Mexico in the
person o! Justin f. Colburn, formerly of
Springfield. Vt, later Of the New York
Times. lie is a young gentleman OF good
character, ability and attainmeLts, and the
appointment is in every way one fttingto be
made.
In the election of D0orkeepcr Of the
House, on Monday, every Republican voted
for Gen Shields, the Irish Democrat and pa
triot; and every Democrat but one voted Tor
Field, the ex-rehel.
Gen. Field, of Georgia, the new doc
keeper of tina House, was Confederate ger
eral, like Polk and Fitzhugh before him. lie
Is man whose sword was drawn against his
country and whose disabilities were removed
only two months ago, who fought Jour years
against the Union, and then left the Repub-
lie and joined the army of the khediTe OF
Egypt rather than live under the Govern
ment he had sought to destroy.
Later intelligence from Michigan fully
confirms the REPORTS of the show of strength
of the National (Greenback) party at the
township elections. The movement was
pushed through the agency Of secret organ
iZation.
Alexander Ii. Stephens home paper. the
Washington (Ga.) Gdsefte, dominates him
lUT Inc tTCSlutuCI vi tuC benuoNiotiS ''NAN'
in 1850.
An Alabama paper thus cOmmends its canti-
date for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor of the State: " For several years past
he has been chairman Of the executive com
mittce of Barbour county, and under his
management, in the face of Republican
majority of $500, that county gave Tilden
and Hendricks $500 majority
Gen. Banning cornered the commlssary
general, the other day, while examining him
upon bis accounts. &" Here, says Banning,
" is the forage of the assistant q. m, gen
eral sent 10 ore Mrs. Carroll. Explain that.
And the explanation Of the scandal was that
Banning's :" one Mrs Carroll, was e. Mrs
corral (quartermaster's corrah an army alb
breviation. Mr.. Banning stopped foragins
in that direction.
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Washington Letter

STILL niRTING Of TUE DooREEErER TOO
GREAT DEFICIENCY a. DyoRS-TnE LuLL
IN THE root H"EN hNp the wNI1Z-wHAT
MADE SECRETARY SoIIUE, siCK !--,oNKLING 5
TRoCnFs TOO STRONG FOR HISTORICAL
BOARDING. HOUSES.
WASHINGTON. April 9TH. ISIS
To the Editor of the Free fres- and Times.
Life will never be- morotonous in Wash
ington. A. long a. We arc in possession of
the Departments, and the Cave Of the Winds,
and the Fog Bank (-umo times raylully call
ed the National Cungrcs~), the average
washingtonian will always have his grand
and thrilling moments. The Wisconsin
star, Howe, who Is commonly supposed to
have invented sewing machine, has GER
tainly done some ruilling. lately, for Hayes,
and succecde in tucking up .'churz in his
little bed for IA week. lie got well, how
ever, bat il evidently very sore from the
castigation of the " Wisconsin orator. There
is much surprise that llowe'> attack has ellie
tied no reply. 1t seems 10 have re
acted on himself, for he has not been
in the Senate for several days, and
the surmSe is that he is either
sick, OF il preparing an elaborate answer to
his own speech. There are those who say
that the troches Senator Conkling gave him
during his celebrated effort were too strong
for any but a pugili-tic physique, lie that
of the colossal Conkling. The tempest raised
by Howe is still howling, and will, it is
thought, soon break out with redoublcd
fury but just now the Nation, through its
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r"d companies shall add to the per cent.
of net earning, and to the Government trans
portation account sum sufficient TO make
altogether an annual contribution to the
sink ing fund OF 81 ,O00 600, but the add
ton would be supplement insufficient to
oiiSot the magnificent railroad arithmetic.
The addition Is a cipher only, but serves the
magical purpose Of hugely multiplying their
credits
1t will he seen that the chief merit Of this
shaking fund is its semi-lnnual compound
interest fertility, while the semi-annual ad-
ydnces made by the United States are to be
al So itcly barren Of interest. 1t is new
way Of paying debts, by which a mole-hill
ovcrtGps the mountain, and, il successful,
the inventors should be rewarded with
comronnd-multiplying patent. If the com
i'ni,S are truly too poor ever To repay what
they really owe. let US maniully proclaim the
llct anl release them tn the extent of 30 per
cent, bat do not let Us vainly undertake to
hC!og our constituents or ourselves with
this bald, il not impndent, system of book
keeping and arithmetic. which the mercst
,churi-'uy would h. ashamed not to discover
reached 4 ike result bv much less circuit
ous process.
Beyond thc.c telling advantages, proffered
with as lavish hand as though the railroad
wa- yet unhuilt, there comes an appendix,
rruyii;ng that, after the year 1900, We are
to rcloan t. the railroad companies the same
amount Of capital for twenty-five years long
cr. to be repaid sein-lnnuaily in halt-million
iusilllmcnt@, with no other or better sccuri
~ and with the stipulation that no more
than the lowest average rate Of interest our
public debt may then bear shall be exacted.
II we should then owe no public debt and be
paying no interest, the inference might be
that no interest could be charged hut
with this bill as an example Of our guard
iarsaip OF the financial interests Of the coun-
Try. there need not be much apprehension
that the country will he Gut of debit
The bill of the Judiciary Committee may
need some Notwithstanding less com
ilic1tcd and more direct might he better
a;d should greatly prefer some changes
that would. il Fossible, simplify the various
propositions il cpn,ainS but | am very clear
thar the financial position Of the United
States relative to these RAILROAD companies
would not lie improved by the passage of the
biil Of the Railroad Committee.
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GENERAL BANNING, sometimes known as
:" the Bounding Banning" is reported to
have said, with great emphasis, that - this
thing OF drag-net committees, mud-throwing
committees. smelling committees, nOsing
arouni after men and smirching them in
the dark, is not so good thing as some
persons have suppose T, AMI he. for one, is
not going to stand it. Mr.. Blnning's outburst
was econ explained. The drag net had
caught General Banning, not Intentionally,
o. course it would have been more agree
able to Glover, who Iuns the investigating
committee, to spare the statesmen OF his
own party. But a. he runs drag let, Of
course, he has u take what comes out Of the
mud. lie asked one Of his witnesses.
clerk in the auditors department, whether
he knew OF any officer in the Union army who
had drawn pay twice for the same service.
"Yes," saiI the witness, he knew of one
such case. .Wh, was it?' General Ban
ming" Tie General was notified Of this
discovery aud Immediately went to the dc
partment and refunded, explaining to Mr.
Glover that the month pay in question had
been drawn twice by mistake. Glover
assured Banning that he knew it must have
been mistake, but this apology did not al
pease the latter's wrath. lie SAYS GlOyer's
committee is as bad az the infamous star
chamber court. it j. a disgrace to the nine
teenth century, and for his part he does not
see what a lot of Confederates haze to do
with the pay Union officers may have drawn.
This matter reminds the indianapolis Jour
nal of the story of the man who went fishing
for catfish and threw back bass which he
caught, with the indignant remark, "When
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THoUGH the British House Of Commons
out the reseryes, the aspect of the situation
abroad is decidedly more peaceful. The
conciliatory tone Of Gortschakof's reply to
the circular Of Lord Salisbury seems to
indicate that Russia is ready to do some
backing out, in order to afford England an
opportunity to back out Of her warlike and
threatening position. On the other hand.
the debates in the British Parliament show
that the English liberals have not been
silencei by the war pressure and that
England is still sharply divided on the main
question. Mr.. Gladstone called Lord Sails
bury's circular contentious statement,
worthy only 1.-The meanest attorney and
advocated the adoption Of Germany's Pre-
position for preliminary conference ; whiie
Lord Derby declared that England was
crushing into a purpoSeleSs war;" and that
the only real issue row between England
and Russia, was ''rhe fear Of the loss OF dig
nity' on either side. This, from a man
who until within few days was in charge
of the whole official negotiation on England's
prt. must strengthen the peace party in
England, and encourage ali who hope that
general European war may be averted.
The impression prevails in well informed
quarters that Bismarck is holding himself in
reserve, for an arbitrator between England
and Russia, and that Germany can and will
prevent conflict likely to end in general
European war
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distant points is also less than from our
inland territories. With comparatively
free market here in three years these couD-
tries would so multiply their focks as to
absolutely destroy Ours. well recollect IN
the fall Of 1919 in Washington county, N.
Y, and In Vermont, thousands of sheep were
slaughtered for their pelts, as the sheep
would not pay for wintering. This was
the result of just such kind OF legisla-
ton under the lead of Walker of
Mississippi, and it wiped out the hocks
and crushed the woollen manufactures OF
America. We are in danger of some disas-
trous results again. The sheep breeders and
manufacturers associations have held COR
ference in Washington and agreed upon all
of the reduction their interest will bcar-a
Just and equitable basis the same as now
exists between them, and they will press 1t
before Congress This plan gives wool a
prott Of 10 and l. cents a pound, a spe-
cific duty, and abOlishes the dd rGiOrcm
duty.
THE WOOD OUTRAGE
proposes an I'D rdlOrm duty Of So per cent.
Under this law woo,s would be 50 imported,
dirty and damaged, that the rate of duty
Mound, and in the best condition not more
than thcoc cents a found. Grade merinO
wool. the common staple in most of the
States, within two OF three years afterwards
would not bring at the home markets any
more than the same gralc of woods In BuenOs
Ayros, Cape al Good Hope and other places
in the Southern hemisphere. And what
would this be ? From six to ten cents
pound. The paSturagc in these countries Is
unlimited, and the services Of the semi-bar-
barrie inhabitants can be had for a pittsncc
such as no American laborer can compete
with. Americans were never clothed cheap-
er than nov. hence there Is no necessity for
this destruction of our ilockS, and jcorardlz-
ing the life of our wo,llen mills, for without
scme manner of protection they cannot hold
their own against the British. am happy
to know that your Representative in Con
gresS appreciates the importance of this great
question, and will fight visolou-l y to protect
the interests OF American wonl-growcrs and
manufacturers. hope that the readers of
the Times will send on petitions to Congress,
insisting that no blow lie struck which will
surely undermine their future prosperity
Wash. Cor. TROY Times.
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N.DpnEBI EY--The Cool Templars, No.
~. are receiving additional members or ap-
plications to tnei.' order at every meeting, of
ate. Last Wednesday night they gave q
socable at which a nice sum of money and a
good deal of fun was realized. In three
weeks from that time another one is prom
'sed.
Rev E. 7. Hooker preached a very exc IL
lent sermon Fast Day, which is to be pub
lished in book form.
Robert + Thomas of Salisbury, has pur-
chased the old iO-acre homestead of David
S,llick, deceased. 1t is located about one
mile and half south of the l.nage, and the
p. e paid was 81 ,02@.
The highway out of the village is being
plowed and refuse marble is being broke and
placed in the road for nearly one-ha'f mile
rllf as an experiment.
Judge $. T. Cooke remains quite low, and
tine PIoSpcct'ofhis recovery is small.
Mr. W. W. Swet ley is about to leave the
frrnitlre bus ness Lere and enter into the
SINE at Versennes.
Mrs. \. $ Dou,ney. of Eoston, gave
very acceptable and able Temperance address
at the Congregational church, las; week.
Prot T. II. Higley's father died very sud-
denly in Castlcton the other day.
Ida Newcomb is veiy poorly and fears are
entertained that she is passing into consum-
sumption.
Sine, ]. H. Eatchcliers second arrest the
ciapboari factory has been suspended. His
tate clerk has engaged himself to F. A.
Eond, merchant here
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-04-12

REv. JosEPH Cooks VERSION OF his LEc-
TuRE IN MoNrREAL-Mr. Cook says the pas
sage IN his Montreal lecture, which wa
enormously reported, was as follows:
1.-TWO hundred years ago, says Thomas
Carlyle, all England woke to her labor with
prayer to the Maker of all things to help
her do it well. Now all England. all man
ner of competing shOp-keepers, working
men and rival spectators awaken rs If with
an unspoken but heartfelt prayer to Bel
zcbub, Oh, thou great lord of shoddy and
adulteration and malfeasance, help Us to do
our work this day with tho maximum OF
shines, swiftness, profit and mendaeity
for the Devils sake. Amen.
This criticism on English society was re-
ceived with applause by a Montreal andi-
encc. Some reporter in the Montreal Va
ness represents Mr.. Cook as using this Ian
guage concerning the United States. which,
says the Boston Journal, We are assured by
Mr.. Cook Twas not the case. Mr.. Cook at
tackled the spoil system in American poll
ties. lie said that the position of n Senator
who distributes enormous patronage under
the pre- cent evil system of the civil service
Is apt ID become II gilt enterprise. lie says
he used the ordinary arguments against the
spoil system, and predicted the success of
the civil service reform in the United States.
Mr. Cook gives the following version of
the trouble which it has been alleged he had
on the cars between the Canada line and
st Adams, with Custom llOuse officer !:
A ludicrous story. containing internal ey-
dence of msrcpre entatlOn, Is going the
rounds of the Z ross, and asserts that Mr..
Cook tried to smugele English books over
the line, and that he pointed out his name on
the iy-leaf of volume to intimidatc Il rove-
nuo officer Mr.. Cook pointed out his name
because volumes tn ls marked tor private uso
aIc not dutiable under the law. Not the
slightest objection was made to Mr.. Cook IS
purchases when they were examined at the
office. A Deputy-lnspector.se ized Mr.. Cook
baggage without examining 1t with any
care, and when Mr.. Cook objected that the
books were not dutiable, and insisted that
he should see that they were all marked
with tho owners private name, the Govern
ment official tel into passion. MIR. Cook
AYERS that he never said that he was mem
her Of the Boston aristocracy. lie simply
insisted upon his rights, which were reeog-
nj 1od the moment he met competent officer,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-04-12

VERGEyNEs.-WiliiamM cCray the witness
who testified against the Robbins boy, when
he was sentenced to the Reform School, a
short time since, for the theft OF q porte
monnaie. from Miss Richards, was brought
before Justice T.. A. Booth, on chp-ges of
piisbehayicr, and was sentenced to the Re-
form School during his minority.
F. A. " Woodbridge. son Of Hon. 4. Z.
Woodbridge, leaves this city on Tuesday
next fer Denver city, Colorado. lie intends
to spend ;hc Summer on rancho in Texas.
The adjourned meeting OF the city of Yer
gcnncs was held Tuesday. The meeting
opened at ten o'clock, Mayor Wm. s. Hop
kns presiding. Hon. John 4. Roberts made
L few interesting remarks pertaining to the
subject OF the LIbla y Association, alter
which the following trustees were elected ::
Chas. f. Parker. VIM. K. Bixby and Kew.
Geo. f.. Hal \ motion to pay the high
way tax In money was lost. Voted, every
mans barn yard pound. Ordinance and
bylaws Of the Fire Department were adopt
ed. Articles 9th, 18th and Sth. relating to
hearsc, building sewers, etc, were dismiss
ed. The following Is list OF jurors:
County Court Jurors-N q. Norton.
John +. Young. lIcrrick Stevens, Z. L.
Stevens. c. \. Booth, F. X ilavens, John
+. Roberts, IL. a. lngham.
Pcttit Jurors-W. W. Booth. j. W
Parker, j. j. Wright. eco. X Nye, Ira
Bin cham. !. q lliudes, Geo " Ross, NJ.
y. Hal, W. VI. Spooncf, X. u. Benton r.
\ as. ". II. GWIun. F. ". Coe, l.. \.
llurlbut. n Il. fi-aor.
Ctty Cca5t JAruH,-F. X. Ravens, W. X.
Bixty. G. \. Booth. N. G. Norton, L. l..
Parker, W r. Cg..o. VI. y .Sherril, {. W.
n IA utt..r fl .tI.t... - rVrus / y llgkOck.
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stale Politics.

The political campaign in this State can
hardly Ice said to lie open, at this early day,
yet there are sounds in the air. The Gov
cru"r question now seems likely to he set
tied without much difficulty Our present
Lieutenant Governor Is not only well quail
fed for the higher position of Governor, but
he - as well deserving Of the Office. doubt
lcss. ~ any other man. The newspapers of
the State quite generally favor his nomina-
ton, and unless there shall be some new and
sudden turn of aHairs, he is quite likely to
he the coming man. In regard to the mem
hrr OF Congress from this district, the case
nay not he quite as clear. Mr.. Denison
VIII probably refuse to DO candidate for
reelection. Windham county has sent no
one /, ConsTe-~ for about thirty years. This
county Is not licking in men OF mark and
ability who would do honor TO the State if
sent 20 Washington. II the voters of the
county should unite upon one of several
men who might be mentioned, it is thought
thar he would receive the nomination, and
be elected BrdHi,LOrO Record.
1t = hardly a conceivable case that the
voters of Windham county should unite on
Il candidate. That is not their fashion.
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OVER TIE Lane.

An intoxicated Canadian named Edward
Williams, was deeapitated by a train, the
other night, on the bridge near POtsdam.
The body and head dropped into the river.
About five hundred hands will be employ
cd at hat making in Clinton prison. when
the new building now IN course OF cree
tiOn by Superintendent Pilsbury Is com
pleted. The hat contract at Sing Sing
will then be transferred to the former
prison.
Large numbers of Canadian horses are
being shipped south over the Delaware and
Hudson Canal CompanY's route. Eight
cal ads were shipped in one day, last
week.
There were 2s3 teachers in attendance at
the Clinton County Teachers Institute.
\ party from the State hatchery lately
placed IL coo young salmon trout and IT,
ono brook front in NewcOmb Lake, Essex
county.
The Pittsburgh Good Templars Society
has disbardcd, and its members have enter
cd heartily into the temperance work on
the Murphy plan
Mooer's Forks is at the mercy OF '' fire
bug, who has set fire to number of build
ing since last Winter. including three
hGrnS. two stores and the custom house.
Recently Thomas Armstrong; saw mill, at
that place, was fired for the third time and
totally destroyed.
Pir,t-hurah * to have loan exhibition,
Tor the benefit of tho Home for the Friend
les.
A seal was recently killed in the ST. Law
renee river, ah0ut 30 miles below Ogdens
burg. 1t was of dark brown color, with
small u hIfg M IN -anlnrah head |
measured 3 IL feet in length. 3 feet around
tho body, and weighed 80 pounds.
A MadriI. St Lawrence county, man
boasts OF five Leicester ewes, that have now
II lambs. all smart and lively. One of
these ewes is hut years cid and has had 13
lambs and raised II of them.
In Ogdcnsburg, the other night wretch
of a mother drove her l2-year-old boy out
of doors, and the next morning the poor lad
was found dcad-srifneated by the gas of a
lime kiln, against which no had eurled him
sell to obtain warmth, and gone to his last
sleep.
/ ,HNoNp. Tho sugar season is over.
EIthc" more than an average crop has been
realized, and of better qiality than usual.
D.: u. W. Smcld and family have moved
to Essex Junction. We congratulate our
junction lflcnuS on tue htultlOn 10 tne't
population of so skiIful and accomplished
4 workman. If at any tine he does not find
his present place of business all he antici-
pa,ed. tine doctor and family will be co daily
welcomed back to Richmond by their numer-
oLs trielGs.
Sanford Small. Of the southern pat of
Iowa, is nov IN Huntington with nine heaN
nav Of mules FOR sale, having Slipped them
10y rail. Mr.. Small Is a native of Hunting
ton and is large farmer II Iowa. As he
coming home on n visit he brought his team
with h m.
Last year there were licensed 30 dogs in
Iii limo ld COR which $50 was paid to the
tow L c.eIk. and er dollars paid out for loss
of sleep killed by dogs.
7 B. Andrews had two valuable sheep kill
ed 10y dogs a few nights since.
Asa Sherman had his ankle turned and
bone broken While mi" ng in his stable, a
few days since.
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The eastern question is trembling in the
balance, says London despatch to the New
York Herald. England, praying and
hoping for peace, is hopelcssly, steadily
drifting into war. The peace feeling grows
weaker in all the upper circles of society,
and the tension of war grows stronger from
day to day. Court circles are undeniably
warlikc. Among military men the argu-
ment most in vogue is that it is easier to
whip Russia while she is still weakened
after the recent war than when she has had
time to recover from its effects. Beacons-
field is anxious to redeem the disgrace of
the disastrous, humiliating diplomacy of last
year, and the working classes rejoice at the
renewed activity in the dock yards and
arscnals. Bankers and merchants see large
profits accruins from the new loans and new
contracts for supplies. Peace can onl y come
from the powerful influence of Germany"