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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29
State OF Vermont.
ARTICULATION BY TEE GOVERNOR,

A PROCLAMATION BY TEE GOVERNOR
The season of hope of the song Of birds and OF
the swelling of buds; OF the breaking Of the
faIow ground, and of the scattering of seed
suggesting mans dependence, demands humble
recognition of DDS universal Providence.
Therefore, agreeably to the usage established by
our fathers, 1, HORACE FAIRBANKS, Governor o!
the State Of Vermont, do hereby designate FRIDAY,
RE FIFTH DAY OF APRIL NEXT, to DO observed by
the people Of this state as q day Of fasting, and
o. pray er 10 Almighty God.
Letus On that DAY abstain from every unneces
sary labor and employment, and in private and IN
public worship, by sincere repentance, seek forgive
ness and reconciliation through our Lord jesus
Christ, and humbly emplore the guidance and
blessing OF the Father to rest upon as indiyid-
mails and as a people, that BE may establish
and prosper the work OF our hands
Let the remembrance that BE searsheth the
heart. fill US with penitence aud humble trust
that we may keep q fast acceptable in His sight.
THIN m " we approach Him with 6lal affection
and devotion and confidently expect His blessing
the continuance Of health; Of civil and religious
liberty; of peacs and plenty, and Of indus and
educational prosperity.
Let Us especially pray that He will graciOusly
youchsa.e TO make anu Keep US as
aud as a State and a nation inaexibly honest, even
in time Of daanc!al de2resslon-so shall We fu'
our high destiny. and transmit TO our children IN
impaired the rich legacy received from our fathers
Given under nv hand and The seal Of the State, at
St Johnsbury, this sixteenth day Of March
in the year Of our Lord, one thousand eight
unire1 and seventy eli sht, and in the one
huudred ami second year OF the Independence
ofthe Ia ted States Of America.
BoRACE FAIRBANKS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

AFULL account Of the awakening Of inter.
est 10 the education Of women, all over Eu'
rope, is given in the last Westminster Reuaeao
and copied in LhteH's Liring Age for March
l6. 1t is worth reading, for it shows thai
the United States are not alone in this move
ment 10 every country Of Europe univer
sites are being opened to women, and pre-
psratJry schools founded or improved. The
London University, after a long and bitter
debate, has just decided to give its degrees
to women on exactly the same terms as to
men 1t can 90 no further. Students Oh
either Sex, Of any color, Of any nationality
can row take tie degrees at that university
if they can pass the examinations. Harvard
gives only certificates to the women who pas
her examinations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

From recently published official returns, it
appears that between the day on which war
was declared and the signing of the arms
tice, the Russian army Of the Danube cap
tured Is Pashas, 10 600 officers and men,
COG guns Of different calibres, 5000 tents,
l4O, 200 mu-kets, and "a 900 horses. In
addition, 200 900 small arms, yatag and
pistols were taken from Turkish irregular
troops, and also IL 900 lances and daggers.
The Russian army in Asia captured during
the war IA Pashas and 50, 900 officers and
men, Coz guns, lG, 900 tents, AZ 900 muskets,
Is, 900 horses, and immense stores Of an
munition and provisions of all kinds. The
number of firearms and miscellaneous
weapons taken from the Asiatic irregular
troops Of the porte was also, it is stated, ex-
ceedingly large, but no details arc given.
In Europe, a. in Asia, a vast quantity Of
rice, bread and salt was seized, a. well as an
immense number of cartridges and great
quantity Of loose powder. The Servian
troops also acquired large booty during
the short time they were engaged, their
trophies being returned as 23S guns. 10000
mustets, and thirty seven standards, beside
ammunition, provisions and horses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29
EUROPEAN NEWS
From I.ond On.
GREAT STORM.

GREAT STORM.
LONDON, March GA violent gale with
snow prevailed to-day throughout England.
1t was particularly severe at Liverpool.
NAVAL sCHooL-sHIF CAPsIZEp.
Ii is reported that the British naval
school, Eurydice, with four hundred men
on board, cspsized on the s0uth coast of
the lsls of Wight.
LATER-THREE To FOUR HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
The admiral commanding at Portsmouth.
telegraphed that the Eurydico Glpsizsd off
Dunnose Head, st hali-past tour O'Clock this
morning, in a sudden .quall. One boy and
a seaman only were saved. Other adyices
indicate that between 300 and 400 lives
were lost. The admiral on receiving the
news of the disaster Immediately dispatched
a steamer to the scene OF the wreck. The
Eurydice was training ship tor ordinary
sesmen. under command of Captain Marcus
She was sixth rate, 93l tons burden, and
carried four guns.
LONDON, March 25-A survivor OF the
wrecked steamer Eurydice gives the num-
Der on board as over 300. Five were picked
up by passing schooner, but oil have died
except two. Ii is not probable that any
OF the others were saved. The Eurydice was
under full sail when she was overtaken by
a snow storm and squalls. The survivors
say they saw the ship suck down many as
she sank. The tated vessel was British
naval training ship.
PHH LATEsT.
The wrecked vessel lies with her masts
visibls two miles off Luccombe Chine point
Boats wentou last night to search for bodies
but none were found. In consequence of a
strong ebb tide and north wind at the
time the bodies have not come ashore.
All hands were mastering on deck
for prs yers at the time of the disaster. 1t
is now believed that the steamer had about
800 officers and seamen. OF which 30 we're
young men in training, besides about 20
officers and men, taken on board at Ber-
saved alive.
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THE INDIANS.
THEY EVIDENTLY MEAN Mischief.

CHICAGO, March 27.-An unofficial but
Trustworthy information from Fort Walsh
confirms the recent story of large con-
federation Of hostile Indians in that yicini-
ty. Sitting Bull and Spotted Eagle have
been reinforced by lodges from the Missouri
river agencies, including Red Clouds, AMI
it is now estimated that there are from five
to seven thousand warriors within hun
dred miles Of Fort Walsh.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29
THE GALLONS.


New YORK. March 23.-Jerry, Isaac and
Jacob Childs. negroes, were hung yesterday
at Abbeville, Ala, for the murder If Mrs.
Young. An immense crowd was present.
They all asserted their innocence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

A SENSATIONAL DECISION CT THE LOUISIANA
STATE SUPREME COURT.
NKw ORLEANS. March 2i.-The state su-
preL1e court, without dissenting voice. has
just virtually decided that the returning
board had no right to officially proclaim the
result of the election from documents that
were entirely unofficial. and which had no
legal bearing on the result of the election.
By the highest tribunal in the state it is
thus decided that the vote of Louisiana for
presidential electors in 1876 has never been
officially counted or promulgated, and that
the commissioners returns which gave Til
den 5000 majority were the only documents
on which said vote could have been lawfully
promulgated
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29
NEW YORK NEWS.

DECISION IN THE TILDEN INcoNETAx CASE.
NEw York, March 26.-Judge BlatehfOrd
gave decision to-day in the suit against
Mr.. Tilden, to recover some Sl5O,OOO IN
come tax. He sustains the defendants
demurrer to the first count in the complaint.
on the ground thar in the year covered by
this count Mr.. Tilden made return OF his
income and paid the tax. On the other
eleven counts in the complaint he sustains
the plaintiffs in their demurrer to answer
the defence; holding virtually that the
government was not bound by the action OF
the assessor as to the agent, and that Mr..
Tilden was required to make return of his
income. The case will now proceed to trial
by jury. on the question OF the amount of
the income of Mr.. Tilden during the years
in question.
noRsRs FOR EgGLAND's ARMY.
Officers Of the western railways IN this
city report that agents of the English gov
eminent are actively engaged throughout
the west and southwest in buying up for
export horses for cavalry service
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

WArRRvILLR.- Charles Mann lett here.
last week. for the West. We believe Salt
Lake city, Utah, is the place of his destina-
ton.
Clancy TillotsOn of our village has filed
a ear at the junction with potatoes and is
soon going to Hartford, Conn, where he
will sell them,
Fred Carpenter, of Cambridge. made his
first visit here, ON Friday last, as butter
buyer. Prices ranged from % to % cts. per
pound, according to quality.
l.. L. Pattison has lot his farm to a man
from Georgia, for two years, and has moved
his goods to Henry Olns. lie will be alb
sent from town through the coming Spring
and Summer.
$. Il. and o. L. Taylor had their annual
sugar party on Saturday afternoon last.
Some 30 or 40 men, women and children
were present at their sugar house. and had
rich treat OF excellent sugar. This IL the
fourth year in succession that the village
people have partaken Of their generous hos
pitality.
The funeral services of Mrs. Emerson
Miller were held on Sunday last, at tho
house Of A. L. Tobin, whore she died on
Thursday. Rev. Mr.. Garland attended the
funeral. She had been jealous member oil
the Nj. T. church for nearly sixty years, be-
ing in her eightieth year at the time OF her
death &C
SwANroN Rev. Mr. Rabbit has been
quite sick with diphtheria- first case IN
town this Winter. lie il now suffering
from e-ysipelas Rev. Is. +. Perkins, OF
Sterling, Mass, preached for him, last
Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore jackson were
surprised by about seventy five of tteir
friends and neighb0rs, on the evening OF
the o5th, it being the twentieth anniversary
of their marriage. Among the many nice
presents, beautiful China set was notice
able. purchased at China Hall, Burlington.
A largo quantity of sugar has been made
within ten days. 1t is selling at 10 cents
per pound.
The widow Of the late Hon. b. ii Smalley
has returned to her former home, and C..
W Rich has purchased several hundred acres
of the farm.
The use of iermentei vine has been dis
continued for communion purposes by tho
Methodist church. 5.
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Soon after the Portland anc Ogdensburg
road was completed through to Swanton,
Judge Morrill, met the superintendent. A.
r. Jewett. at the depot here, and. pattng
him on the back, remarked, with much
voice: MIR. Jowett. YOU are the smartest
man | ever saw" ''How's that said
Jewett, n surprise. ''You are the smartest
man, sIr-the very smartest man | ever
saw Indeed but you Hatter me. Judge.
please explain" said the superintendent
The Judge straIg htened himself up. inflated
his lungs and roared out. Il sc known
plenty OF smart men in my day, sir, who
couldn't build railroad with plenty of
money and plenty of credit. but YOU, sir
have built one uithom ctir. Lyndon
Iu0n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

ANNAPOLIS, March "a. - Montgomery
Blair. in the legislature. yesterday. from
the committee on Judiciary, reported favor
ably his resolutions authorizing and direct
ing the state attorney general 10 sue out a
bill to test in the United States supreme
court Hayes title to the Presidency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

NORM FERRIsBURGH-We think We can
affirm that for long term of years there has
never been such an awakening and out
pouring Of Gods spirit upon this people
as at present, during the services held by
Mrs. Hammond, the evangelist. About SO
souls have been converted and reclaimed
many of them heads of families and men of
influence Services have been held each
esening of the past week. also on each alter
noon except Monday. They are expected to
continue in like manner through the pres
ent week. On Saturday evening not less
than $50 persons were present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

SENATOR STANLEY MATTHEWS has reported
in tie Senate the bill to give Mr.. Tom Scott
a subsidy of s3s 100000 for his Texas
Pacific Railroad Mr.. Matthews is also the
advocate of heavy" job" in the interest oil
the Union ard Central Pacific Railroads. He
caught Uncle Sam fairly with his silver reso-
luton steel trap; bat We are glad to believe
that there is fair prospect that these rail
road SPRINGS will not work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

LENT. - This penitential season, now
something more than half gOn,, was estab-
l,hed in A. ID. lao. and its name il derived
from the Saxon word tncten. signifying
S?ring. The early Christians began Lent
with the Sunday which il now called tho
First Sunday in Lent but Pope Felix Ill
IN the year is7. added the ionr days pre-
ceding this Sunday. in order to raise the
number of fasting days to forty, IN com
memoratiOn OF the scriptnrsl forty days
during which the Saviour tasted IN the
wilderness. Pope Gregory, in the year 500,
introduced the custom, on Ash Wednesday
of sprlnkling ashes during the first four days,
in token of humiliation and sorrow Tor sins,
and 1t was from this custom, now nearly
thirteen hundred years old, that Ash We'd
ncsday took ITS name. The practice il still
kept up in the Rnmish Church, though dis
carjed by Professionalism.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

could have seen to it that the Republicans of
South Carolina and Florida and Louisiana
maintained their organization. But Presi-
dent Hayes has not seemed to suppose that
he had any duties in the direction of main
tenance of his party. 1t was the duty OF the
party to keep its ranks closed and carry its
nominee into the White House, if it could,
for the good Of the Nation. But having
placed him there, he has, it would
seem, no reciprocal duty of support
OF his party. So he has let the
party slide, throughout the South so
he has seen nothing out of the way in per
hitting Southern Democratic Senators to
dictate appointments. like that of the United
States Marshal of Georgia, when the dis
tinct motive OF the choice made was that it
would help the Democratic party and injure
Republican prospects. So Southern Repre-
sentatives and Senators are understood to
have the free run of the Executive Chamber,
while Republicans of high standing cool
their heels by the hour in the ante-rooms.
So the President takes fullest counsel from
the members of his Cabinet who are most
clearly looking ont for their own ambitious
schemes, and who have shown the least prac
teal political sense and the iaintes. devotion
to the welfare Of the Republican party.
The result - what We 900
We would not have the President show
himself bitter partisan. lie should be the
President Ct the people, should give fair
hearing to both sides of any question, should
be spproachahe and courteous to men of all
parties But if he considers the supremacy
of Republican principles to be of impor-
lance o the el-being Of the Republic, he
should give distinct care to the maintenance,
the purifying and the Strengthening Of the
great organization which represents and de-
tends those principles. With such care
for the party, he will find that the party
will care for hin-and that he will have
support for his vetocs, and effective help IN
carrying forward his worthy plans for the
reform If The Civil Service and the
promotion If the National honor and well
fare.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29
MORE CRIMES LAID To LAPAGE.

ST. ALB.Ns, VT, March Eft is report
ed from ST. Alexander, Canada that recent
developments strongly point to LsPage
chung at Concord for the murder of Josie
Langmaid) a. the perpetrstor of cold
blooded murder Of two women - mother
and iaughter-st that place ten years ago.
The younger woman was outraged and
mutiIated, resembling the Ball and Lang
maid murders to which LaPage confess ed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

A z hANAINl
Secretary O: civil aui Military Affairs.

TIE Republicans of the Second District
could not do a better thing, if they propose
to change their representative in Congress,
than to take CJl. Roswell Fa-nham, Of Brad
f,rd. lie is a gentleman Of the finest quail
ties of head and heart, pure, high minded
man, genuine Vermonter, with one OF the
cleanest Of clean records, and with every
qualification to represent Vermont in Con-
press, with credit to himself and the State.
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News by Telegraph.
VERMONT NEWS.
THR RlRDER RAILROAD WAR.


RIcHFoRD, March 22-The railroad war
is causing great injury to business IN this
section. 1t il now stated that unless the
Passumpsic comes to terms soon, the East
ern railroad will build new road between
the Abercorn line and East Richford, some
SIX miles, and connect with the Central
Vermont at the Missisquoi depot on the
other side Of the river.
ATTEMPT TO BURN A CHURCH
BENNINGTON, Vt. March 25.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made, yesterday morn
ing, to burn the old First church at Ben
nington Center. The incendiaries had piled
straw against the side of the Sunday school
room. fired the same and left it to burn but
for some unexplained reason the fire did not
gain Roadway, although the timbers we're
badly charred.
THE BORDER RAILROAD WAR
NORTH Troy, VT, March 25-Io-day the
engineers are at work surveying the route
for the new road to be constructed to con-
meet with the Southeastern at Abercorn and
East RIchford. company is to organize
under the general railroad law of this state,
and work is to be commenced Immediately.
AN INDIGNATION MEETING
is to be hold at Richford tonight, when this
policy is to be inquired into, and il advis-
able it is proposed to petition Judge Powers
to remove FulsOm from his receivership
or compel him to put the road in opera
ton
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

IT is announced that the Presidents de-
cision to reappoint Miss Sweet as pension
agent at Chicago, in spite of strong influence
for another woman, rests upon the ground
that Miss Sweet has performed the duties of
the Office acceptably. That is good reason,
and We are glad it prevailed in this case,
though it made no reason why Collector
Arthur should not be removed, nor why
Collector Simmons should be reappoiLted.
The Portland Advertiser has found where
Joseph Cook got the idea tina. las he said
last week Monday, "If there is any young
man in this audience about to be married
to young woman Of about his own age,
that future wife is low living somewhere
upon the earth ?" In Martin Farquhar
Turper's "Proverbial Philosophy" the fol
lowing passage occurs
II thou art to have wife OF thy youth, she IL nov
living the earth
Therefore think of her, and pray for her veal, yea
though thou hast not seen her.
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lie had selected one other, who, although
not Democrat, was yet not Republican,
who was equally at home with all parties
and all places by turns. lie had been every
where and had espoused and deserted every
party. Inconstant in everything else, he had
been constant to his trade, that OF politics.
He entered upon that before he was of age,
and has pursued it since without variable
ness or shadow of turning. His first enter
prise was to revolutionize the government
under wdich he was born. That failed, and
he fled. He was for short time lawyer
in Wisconsin, but without clients. lie was
minister at Madrid, but did not recon
struct the diplomacy of the world, He was
a ma general, but perverse history refused
to record his victories. He was newspaper
correspondent, and was unsuccessful. He
was an editor in Detroit, and not successful,
He was transplanted into Missouri, and the
generous Republicans of that State bore him
into this Senate. That election did not
prove fatal to him, but his party died died
not in spite Of him, but because of him and
under the blows which he inflicted
Having outraged one party and not yet re
ceived dissolution from the other, he dc
nounced both as machines. In 1872 he helr-
ed to lead Horace Greeley and B. Gratz
Brown to the Baltimore market, aud taught
the Democracy Of that year that they should
call nothing common or unclean, il it prom
ised "to beat Grant" For six years he ira
duced the Republican party, probably
throughout more States, with more rhetoric
and in more languages than any man living.
When that illustrious captain was in power,
who, from the 4th OF July, 1868, to the 18th
Of March. 1877, led the Republican party,
who always led his party to victory, and al
ways lifted his country to renown, at whose
approach but recently the Eastern continent
stood up and uncovered, he threw more mud
than any dredge not worked by steam ever
threw in the same time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

NORM FERRIsBURGu.-The regular school
meeting in District No. 3, OF this town,
occurred Monday night. There was elected
for prudential committee, h. b. Collins,
Jr. The entire business of the meeting, IN
GLIDING reading OF warning. reports, cleo
tion OF officers, vote of tax, etc, occupied
only ten minutes, the shortest time on
record. Who beats this2
At District No. |, of this town, Geo.
Loguin was elected a. prudential committee.
SHKLBURNE-The school in district No s,
taught by Miss NJ Libbe Edgerton, closed
March %, alter term of Ii weeks mum
Dor OF pupils enrolled 10. The names OF
those who ranked highest in department
are as follows-Katie Patterson, Josie Pat
ierson, Jennie Bacon, Libbie Lemerise
josie Lasoir, Bell Sovel. Lewis Bacon
Dorsey Andrews, Fred Bacon. Alfred
Papineau 100: Fannie Brando, Lizzie Me
Geo, Laura Lamerisr, Minnie Degree 30 /;
Ellen Lasoir, frankie Degree, Clara Lake,
Nellie Brando. Flora Papineau, Della
Courcy, Willie Bacon, Fred Sovel. Joseph
Bacon, Lewis Lamerise so. Spelling-Josic
Patterson and Lizzie M,Gee 100, Laura
Lamerise, Minnie Degree and Della Courcy
30.
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THE BORDER RAILROAD WAR.
FROM wAsHJNGT04s.
TIE UNION PACIFIC

WASHINGTON, March %. - There are
rumors that the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific roads are prepared to spend large
sums CT money to secure the defeat of the
banding hill
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DOMINION NEWS.


MONTREAL. March 22.-The court Of ap-
peals has decided that Golf, who claimed to
he president Of tho Montreal, Portland and
Boston railroad. was not W warranted in vot-
ing on twenty three hundred shares of stock
issued to his brother, and therefore was not
legally elected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29
PAckARD's AND HAYES TITLE.

II Mr.. Packard was not elected Governor
of Louisiana, nothing can be more certain
than that Hayes was not elected President
of the United States. Without the elector
al vote Of Louisiana the whole world knows
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-29

LONDON, March pa violent gale with
snow prevailed to-day throughout England.
1t was particularly severe at Liverpool