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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
General summary.

An average article of butter is selling in
Minnesota at five cents pound.
Virginia has restored the whipping post
as punishment for minor offences.
Mrs. Mary A. Lvermore receives about
SIS 900 year as the proceeds of her lee
lures.
DR.. Carver, the famous ma.ksman, per
formed, the other day, the wonderful feat of
breaking $500 glass balls, with rifle, in
s hours and % minutes.
Yellow fever is prevalent at Havana and
the steamship Niagara from that port which
arrived at New York, Saturday, had several
cases of the disease on board.
The Republicans OF North Carolina will
not nominate ticket this Fall on the ground
that it is useless to contend with the Democ-
racy when they have the election machin-
cry.
Solcitude is becoming general regarding
the condition Of the wheat crop in Mime
sofa and Iowa. Continued rains. with wind
and sultry weather between, create fears of
damage both from lodging and rust.
The books of the Teutania savings bank Of
New York show that system of swindling
depositors by the trustees and officers OF the
bank has been in vogue over six years, Four
of the trustees gave bail in $40, 900 each.
The house in which Nathaniel Hawthorne
passed some of his early years is still stand
ing on the shores of Sebago Lake, in Maine.
Here he lived solitary life, and in after
years he used to say; at was there first
got my cursed habits of solitude"
A pious French priest recently gave out
an announcement of procession to take
place next day as follows eff it rains in
the morning the procession will take place
in the afternoon, and if it rains in the
afternoon the procession will take place in
the morning"
The heat in st. Louis on Sunday was in
tense, the thermometer ranging from 30 to
100 Q in the shade, and fifty cases of sun
stroke and twenty deaths occurred. On
Monday there was no abatement in the heat,
the mercury being 9So to 1929 in the
business streets and there were thirty cases
of sunstroke and nine deaths.
At Marietta, o., next September, is to be
held grand reunion of the Blue and Gray,
which, it is expected, will be attended by
tU,Ouu tnion anu Soieueratc 'cteiah@, pc-
sides a battalion of British regulars from
Canada, while the President and Cabinet,
Gems. Sherman, Beauregard, Sheridan,
Joseph f. Johnston, Hood and many State
Governors arc counted In to b, present,
From complete catalogue of his roper
toire, it appears that the late Charles Mat
thews had actually played in 229 different
roles and that he was the literary creator
of l63 of them One of his pieces, " A
Strange Story" was in nine acts, another
in eight. lie wrote one fivc-act comedy, six
in three acts, lG in two acts, and II in one
actin all. A pieces,
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PERSONAL.

The mother of Henry j. Raymond, the
founder of the New York Times, died, on
the 9th, at the residence of granddsugh
ter in jackson. Mich at the age Of so
years.
When the remains of Henry Clay passed
through New York, IS pa,l-bearers were in
the procession. of all that number, but
four remain alive. These are Peter Cooper,
George Law, Mayor Westervelt, and Mr..
Phyle. The little company keep the mem
DRY of their idol green, and meet occasion
ally to revive the memory Of the past. As
Mr.. Clay said. "No man ever had such
friends CT such enemies"
Lewis Swift, the astronomer. of Roches-
ter, N. Y. who has Just discovered a new
comet. keeps a small hardware store and
runs a very effective private observatory
for relation. An effort has been made to
send him out to Colorado to observe the
coming eclipse of the sun, but the subscrip
ton to raise funds for that purpose has pro-
crossed very slowly lie would like to go
a. HIS wv" 'Ap'n''' 'u' '"nno' '-o'u '"'
luxury.
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English ehcisi e4ecutioner' ike oaicran'
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way, IS thompson snoe'haAer ai
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THE OAR,
The CORNELL HARVARD RAcE-coRSEIL VIC
TORIOcs.

The CORNELL HARVARD RAcE-coRSEIL VIC
TORIOes.
AuBuRN. July 1.-THE Cornell Harvard
eight-oared freshman race was called at
Alb p. IN. The weather was exceedingly
hot and the water not entirely calm. Eight
thousand spectators were present. Corn
ell was ahoat first and padded to the posi-
ton on the inside of the course, Harvard
followed soon alter and halted in position
on the outside. The referee gave word
from moving grand stand composed of
80 cars well filled, which accompanied
the oarsmen from the start to the finish on
the New York Central railroad.
The crews seemed to taks water simultane-
ously and started at the rate OF nearly forty
strokes minute. In the first quarter mile
Cornell had forged half a length ahead,
which at the half mile point was increased
to full length. Time $50, Cornell rowing
40 strokes and Harvard 30. The mile buoy
was made in SEQ. with Harvard one and
half lengths in the rear. The emile buoy was
passed by Cornell in lies and by Harvard
in lI:34. each pulling "a. Previous to
reaching this buoy Harvard made power
full squirt. but the superior pluck and dash
OF Cornell maintained the commanding
lead The last mile assured Cornells vic
tory, and the cheers urging her on from the
shore were tumultuous. Cornell crossed
the finish line the winner by nearly three
lengths in I7l3l. Harvard finished at a
leisurely stroke in l7:27l. Great enthu-
siasm was manifested by the friends
of the victorious crew. Courtney was
official time keeper. 1t was the general
opinion that Harvard rowed in better form
than her opponents and that the greater
maturity of Cornell crew was what decided
in her favor Each crew was forced to row
with substitute. 1t was generally con-
ceeded that Cornell had the advantage in
position as the water was smoother in
shore than in the outside course where Har-
r,Uat
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The accounts of the effects of the terrible
heat in st. Louis. on Sunday and Monday,
exceed anything OF the kind that has been
reported in this generation. On Monday
there was almost panic among the people.
Every hour came in reports of some we'll
known citizen stricken down. The vener-
able DR.. McCanOnely, editor of the Chris
ian Advocate, FELL PROSTATE while at work
in his office, and il in critical condition.
Joseph Tieman, q prominent real estate
dealer. iell to the floor insensible, while
talking with his partner. K. II. Lancaster,
who rushed out for ice. and on his return
fell PROSTATE himself. Drs. Pooek and
Rogers, practicing physicians of the city,
were Frustrated by the heat and taken to
the dispensary. Along the docks, many
man iel and expired, and the alarm was so
intense among the river hands that they re
fused to load and unload the boats during
midday. Immense cargOes OF grain were
waiting to be discharged, but the stevedOres
IN most cases refused to put their men to
work At thu mills and factories. also,
large numbers of workmen refused TO work,
and the works of several large establish
ments were almost suspended. The suffer
ing was not confined to the business part
of the city by any means many ladies and
young people were Frustrated in their
residences. bat these cases were uniformly
of lighter character. the patients recover
ing alter brief medical treatment. Horses
and mules su fered intensely from the heat
Six street-cars on the Broadway line were
side-tracked because the horses had fallen
dead or were dying. Two horses belonging
to an undertaken iell dead in the street
while conveying the bodies of two victims
to the cemetery. and another undertaken
lost three horses in the same service.
Several livery stable owners refused to let
horses until sundown. One stable lost five
horses Sunday. The mortality among in
iants was greater than ever known except
in time of epidemics. On Monday there
were 26 bodies in the morgue at one time,
presenting swollen and revolving appear
snc Most of these. not being claimed,
were buried in the Potters' field late at night.
Among the bodies laid out in the morgue
was that OF John Phalen, once of the city
council. and one of the most brilliant young
men in the city. lie had been picked up in
the street dead from sun-stroke. DR.. Her
man Voorsler, e1-coroner, and the most
noted athlete in st. Louis, fell unconscious.
and expired shortly afterwsrd.
The produce exchange suspended its sit
tings till the weather is better.
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enterprising citizens. and aware that We
are hardly competent to determine things
Tor ourselves. has sent its best men over
here to Elk" u.s. Grand Isle has already
been planted and harvested. and Thursday
the corns that have been aching for an OPP
portunity to sprout in South Hero arc
expected to tassle out. We. though
very ignorant, do not wish TO support
bad men ior Office, and 81 We
ask, Can it ba that Mr.. b. is such man as
.)me of you represent him to be, since ST.
Albans's best men take such great pains to
come over here on a missionary tour, to
recommend their iavorite Ii does seem
impossible One of them explains. that
the fortune expended at Washington was
only to protect Mr.. B's interest There
were evil minded people who threatened to
persuade the pOstoffice department that
such vast expenditures were not called tor,
and to keep them quiet, Mr.. Is. paid only
SiS 900 Those brethren shook their heads
with solemn ineredulity, when 1t was sug-
gested that money was being used to PACK
convention What amazing innocence
We have como to occupy an awfnlly solemn
position. What Is the reason that trout
men don't come over here to shed their
light? Nobody to pay for it, All y,
Grand lsls, Vt. July L..
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The Congressional fight in the Third Yer
mont District is growing hot and disrepu.able.
Such freedom Of epithet and &C
cusation as has marked this Vermont can
vass, however, do not inspire the outsider
with profound respect for the political meth
DDS and conscience of the Dlstrict.-SpTing-
field Republican.
The Republican devotes column after
column to a little Davenport Democratic
bolt down in Windham county, and is lost in
admiration of its leaders, while it pours the
yials of contempt upon the regular ticket
all the names upon which are those of re-
putable gentlemen. In this District il now
being tried one of the most important issues
ever brought before the pcople-a question
involvingIthe honor of the District, and Of the
State, the elevation of the public service,
and, to certain extent. the yindication Of
the principles upon which our political
system rests and in the gallant struggle
that is being made againt those tactics which
have rendered the name Of the willy St. Al
bans wire-puller Synonymous with all that is
bad in politics. the Republican sees nothing
bat a "disreputable fight Again the
time to prevent unworthy man from being
elected to official stations, in a
Republican stronghold like Vermont, is
bet0re the conventions. A bolt is
a very doubtful and precarious re
source. A. general thing, the only efiec-
tive method is. Of course, active. untiring
work at the caucuse., and before the nomina-
ton il obtained. which is almost invariably
the equivalent Of an election. Why, then,
does the Republican, which claims to be par
excellence the reform paper of the country,
devote its columns to the furtherance Of
pseudo-reform movement Of almost intini-
tesimal proportions, comparatively, while it
practically opposes the efforts now being
made in the Third District to prevent, in
what is probably the only etiectual way, the
elevation OF a VIGOROUSLY unfit man to a
high official position?
The attitude of the Republican on this
question shows more plainly than ever the
pinchteck character of its reform pre-
tensiona
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CIose Of The Berlin Congre,,.

The Berlin congress held its last session
on Saturday, when the treaty was signed by
all the plenipotentiaries alphabetically. AZ
ter the signature. Andrsssy warmly eulogIzed
Bismarck Presidency, and the Prince
thanked the plenipOtentiaries for their in
dulgence. lie declared that he did not
hesitate to affirm that this Congress deserved
well of Europe The plenipotentiaries
would have the consciousness Of having 30
far as was possible restored and assured
peace. lie entertained firm hope that
the European understanding would remain
durable, and that the cordial relations es-
tablishod among the plenipotentiaries would
consolidate the good relations between their
governments. Bismark incidentally remark
cd that his health was such that he had
scarcely hopsi to preside over the congress
until its concluIiOn. The proceedings ter
minated with a grand court dinner. when
Prince Frederick William congratulated the
illustrations statesmen upon the realization of
his hopes that the blessing Of peace crowned
their efforts lie declared that Germany's
cooperation can he counted on for all that
tends to secure and preserve this great bene-
TT. lie drank the health of the plenipoten-
tiares, and Of the sovereigns of the govern
ments who this memorable day signed the
Treaty Of Berlin. The only absentees from
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CARD FROM Mr.. JOHN QuINLAN.


To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
In your notice of Republican caucus al
Charlotte. in your yesterday mornings issue,
am grossly misrepresentei. went to the
caucus. took my scat and tried to act like
a gentleman, and there were not Republi-
cans enough in Charlotte to have got
me to vote or offer to vote in a
Republican caucus. But the same
parties in Charlotte who are now
feeling so badly over the result of this
caucus invited me to vote in their caucus
but few weeks ago. when they elected de-
legates TO County Convention. | am as
large taxpayer a. there is in the town Of
Charlotte, and have usually taken a deep
interest IN whatever tended to the welfare
OF the town, and never before until Satur-
day evening last, did the citizens of Char
lotte object to my being in q Town House
had helped az much as they to pay for.
trust that with this explanation there
will be no more occasion for my name being
used in this campaign, which to inc is III
teresting only 50 Tar as ! am to be repre-
sented in Congress equally with other men
in the District, be they Democrats or Re-
putlicans.
Respectfully yours, JouN QUrNLAN
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THE INDIANS.


WASHINGTON. July IAN appropriation
OF s. 900 was made during the last Con
gress to defray the expenses of removing
the Uts Indians at Cimarron, New Mexico,
to the reservation of that tribe in Colorado
and also to remove band OF Apaches at the
same place to Mescslevo, the Apache reser-
walton at Fort Stanton, N. NJ The Apaches
have expressed preference to remain where
they are. According to act OF Congress
rstions and annuities are cut off from these
tribes at their present quarters. and it is
feared they NAV, upon learning this, resort
to hostile measures in order to obtain food,
etc. Orders were to-day issued from tue
war department Instructing army oihcers IN
the vicinity Of the Utes to aid the Indian
inspector in carrying out the law
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Personal PARAGRAPHS.

Edward S. Stokes, who killed Fisk is
now Detroit book agent.
Bishop Nerolles, the Oldest French mis-
sionary in China. has just died, alter forty
years Of Eastern service.
1t is estimated that Madame Restell, dur
ing the thirty years that she advertised in
the New York Herald. gave that paper
$780, 900.
Gen. Grant is quoted by the Paris cores
pendent of the Cincinnati Enquirer as say
ing that he is thoroughly tired of public
life"
If Mrs. Fry, Of Oswego. lives until the
10th OF next September. she will be l0S
years of age. She has used tobacco ever
since she was young woman. Lately her
physician would not allow her to smoke as
often as she desired. Her appetite is vora-
cious, and it is necessary to restrict her IN
the amount of food she consumes.
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WESTERN NEWS.

THE TERRIBLE HEAT-IT IL BOON TO THE
FARMERS.
NEw YORK. July I7.-At Jacksonville,
ILL.,, yesterday, the mercury stood at 95
in the shade, and there were two fatal cases
of sunstroke. At GAINESVILLE. Wis, the
mercury was 800 and over for five days.
yet only one case OF sunstroke Is reported.
Although the hot weather is very disagree
able for man and beast, the farmers look
upon it with favor, as it is Just what the
corn crop needs to bring it forward after
the cool and wet weather that has pre-
vailed.
THE MORTALITY BY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT IN
ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis July l7.-Among the fatal cases
of heat prostration late last night. was
August. Gray, saltwater wagon driver.
Alex Beauvas, bookkeeper, in the whole
sale house of Beauvas & Co, got heated
while going home last night ana died in
half an hour. The fatal cases by sunstroke
or prostratiOn by heat reported since last
Wednesday numbers hundred and forty-fve.
Of these probably two-thirds or four-ffths
were men or women who were either drunk
ards or habitual drinkers OF strong liquors
or beer 1t is probably safe TO say that be-
tween fifteen hundred and two thousand
persons have been affected by the heat and
required medical treatment.
The Thermometer up to p. IN. ranged
trias higher than yesterday, but after that
cooler night. and Indications OF rain
Among twelve cases treated at the public
dispensary to-day, only one case, that of
a woman, an old chronic work-house case
and hard drinker. is likely to prove
fatal Outside the dispensary the following
serious cases reported Paul Suffers. COM
mission merchant. died this morning AL
bert Clark, pros.rated at home, case CRITICAL
Policeman DER. Frustrated this morning,
critical case Annie Kelly, old work house
case. picket up unconscious on the street
W. NJ. Herald, another victim OF the heat,
died at his residence. last night; John Kat
temback, protrated yesterday, died during
the night There were several milder cases.
THE HEAT ELSEWHERE.
Reports from the interior towns in Mis-
souri, and Kansas mention the extremely
hot weather and numerous sunstrokes,
quite a number OF the cases proving fatal.
| some parts of southern Missouri and Kan
sss the weather has been so intensely hot
that all outdoor work had TO be suspended
and considerable harvesting in several local
tiles has been done by moonlight.
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PARIs, July, 1873.


To the Editor Of the Free rresa and Times
Since last wrote, have seen the cata-
combs of Paris. where the bones OF three
millions Of skeletons are arranged, and
have also seen the great illumination in
honor Of peace and industry, which, it is
estimated, was witnessed by no less than two
and Il half millions of persons hardly
know which most to admire the catacoml,s
or the j,ie Az the old rhetorician said
in his parallel of Virgil and Homer, the first
was more correct. the latter. more impress
siye. The catacOmbs are the accumulation
of the last hundred years from the ancient
cemeteries of Paris, and they consist of thou
sands oil cords of human bones, arranged on
each side Of subterranean galleries. extending
for miles in various directions under the city.
Our party Of about 300, representing many
tongues and both sexes, each with candle,
descended a shaft Of l02 steps below the sur
face of the earth, and then walked for FORTY
minutes before we reached the point Of
ascent We had, however, explored but
small portion Of this populous city Of the
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VERMONT NEWS.
INcENDIARIsN IN MONTPELIER.

MONTPELIER, w., July l7.--Mrs. Andrew
j. Burnham was arrested last night. near
midnight. while leaving house which she
had saturated with kerosene and set
fire to. The house was unoecupied and
owned by her, but was to go out Of her
possession soon on decree of foreclosure.
The flames were extinguished without dam
age. The woman is in Jail to await hear
ing. The community is greatly excited as
the house was located in thickly settled
portion of the village.
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WEsTFoRp, Vt. July l3.

WEsTFoRD, Vt, July IL
To the Editor OF the Free Press and Times
At the Republican caucus. held Friday
evening. the 18th, there was a strong feel
ing for W. W. Grout During the two OF
three previous days on the ground promi-
neut lawyer from Fairfax. heavy railroad
man from Milton, and others from out Of
town, with all the force they could muster,
were working for Bradley Barlow. They
brought to the ballot box every man that
could be got at in any conceivable way, in
GLIDING many Democrats and boys under
age. They succeeded in turning some who
heretofore have considered themselves tho
foundation stones of the town-judges and
prominent men who. but few days
before, expressed themselves anti
Barlow in the strongest terms. The
anti-Barlow voters, considering the
town strong for W. W. Grout
or L. A. Sowles, did not turn out in
force, it being good hay day. But after
all enough were present to elect anti-Bar-
low delegates. The delegates are j. Ii.
Macomber. Albert Partridge, S. Z. Bates.
Tho Barlow ticket was Alney Stone, S. Ii.
Macomber, George Beach. X
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SOME CoNUNDRuAs FROM BRSIGnTED
ISLANDER.

SOME CoNUNDRuAs FROM BRNIGnTED
ISLANDER.
10 the Editor of the Free Press and Times
Certain Democrats seem to be pregnant
with an awful secret. They will not vio-
lsto the confidence reposed in them. but
when "all is over" they will tell" Some
thing is going on, they say. 1t IL fearful.
They avow the belief that somebody has got
somebody's money. We have got to wait
until after the caucus before we find out
what we are dying to know. What does it
mean3 Why shoulda prominent gentleman
of that party be 80 anxious Tor Mr.. Bar
lows nomination. Why do they not put
forward their own best man and work for
him2 Ii is terrible to know that a NINE is
going to bo fired, that an awful trap is laid
for our unwary feet IS some unlocked tor
quarter.
IL is comfort to sope OF u to ieol that
caucus ~ not our king, We are not obliged
to vote in September as men may calculate
We shall IN July.
There is not a man Of us who would do
Mr.. Barlow injustice. We do not eel that
any man has claim upon our support,
but some OF us require satisfactory evidence
that our candidate sustiins no business
relations that would render it improper that
he should have a seat in Congress, that he
is resorting to no questionable means to sc
cure a nomination; that he does not repre-
sent any corporate OF other special inter
ests; that his character il above suspicion.
1t will not satisfy W. to say that other
men. and very good men too. have done
about the same things.
We remember the Baxter and lloyt cam
psign. We prefer to vote for the Demo
cratic nominee, should he prove t. be an
honest. trustworthy man, than /, vote for
a Republican who buys himself seat in
Congress. A BENIGHrED ISLANDER.
Grand Isle. July Ii.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.

THE PRESIDENT REMOVES ARTHUR AND CORN
RLL-GEN. MERRITT APPOINTED IN ARTHUR's
PLACE.
WASHINGTON. July IL. The President.
to-day, removed General Arthur, Collsctor
Of New York. and appointed General Mer-
rift, the present Surveyor of the Port, in
his stead lie also removed Naval Officer
Cornell and appointed to the vacancy Hon.
Silas W. Burt, the present Deputy Naval