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THE CENTRAL VERMONT.
Annual Meeting.

REELECTION OF THE OLD BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ST. ALBANs, Vt, May 2l-The annual
stockholders meeting of the Central Yer
mont railroad was held here this noon,
President Smith presiding. No business
was transacted except the election of dirsc-
tors, as follows: j. Gregory Smith, St. AL
bans; James r. Lsngdon, Montpelier B.
P. Cheney, Boston; George NJ. Rice, Wor-
cester, Mass W c. Smith. St. Albans; j. IL.
kimball. Bath, Me. 4; Jacob Edwards, Bos-
ton I; Jed P. Clark. Milton Bradley Bar
low, st. Adams B. B. Smalley, Burling-
ton ; j. W. Emery, Boston; j. W. Stewart,
Mlddlebury; Otis Drury, Boston Tie
number Of shares represented was 4,257.
There were no opposition candidates for
directors. A special train started at half
past one COR an inspection tour over the
Rutland division.
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Senator Edmunds's treat speech on the Army
Interference Bill.

The great speech Of senator Ejmunds has
had powerful effect upon the minds and has
opened the eyes Of all Republicans to the
enormities OF the military bill and the dan
gers of passing it. The President himself, |
have no doubt, has been greatly instructed
by that speech. Con. Boston Irdrsi6er.
The whole argument bristles with law,
logic and fact that cannot be Disputed, much
less overcome TrDg TmsS.
The CurlisS engine OF the Republican
party in the Senate, i. Elnuhds. II he re
presented great State instead of having a
little State attached 10 him ike tag, he
would hear the trump sounding his name in
connection with the race in lsSO.-Ctncin-
matt Commercial (Ird)
Ohio puts on good many airs about her
abundant and nexhaus.iblc crop Of Presiden-
tial timber, and she has good reason for
doing so, but nevertheless it is a fact that
the crop would attract less attention if
the States election day were chang
cd from October to November. Penn
sylvania politicians complain tina: since
they have made that change in their
date they have little success in getting their
"claims" recognized, whereas formerly they
had only to state their demands to have them
granted. Suppose, for example, that Yer
mont were an October State in which party
lines were pretty close together, wouldn't
Senator Edmunds be blooming" as a candi-
date at this time ?-N,,c York Tribune.
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At Flushing. l.. | Wednesday, John
Berreshiemer was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
The Iowa state democratic convention,
Wednesday, nominated H. II. Trimble for
governor By acelsmstior, and Moses Bloom
for Acknowledgements.
Two col0rcd base ball clubs playing
at Madison. Florida, got into roy and
one man was shot. another stabbed,
both fatally, and several others were
more or less injured. Sixteen of the party
were arrested.
a strike in the butt department of
Brown iron works, South Chicago, against
a reduction OF wages. causes the stoppage
OF the works and throws COO men out Of
employment.
Yale has entered into contract with
Harvard making all students who shall be
in any department Of either university for
a year eligible to row in the university
crew.
TIE spring meeting OF the Maryland
Jocky Cub opened at baltimore Yesterday.
Among the visitors were Senators Beck,
Bayari, Blaine, Morrill,, and Allison.
At the International convention OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. at Baltimore, Dwight L.
Moody. the evangelist, was elected perma-
nont president. Encouraging reports of
Y. NJ. c. A. work in numerous places were
given. 1t was stated that there wers $50
different associations, owning property
valued at - as7 $50. with a membership
Of over 10 zoe
\ eablegram from Henley, England, an
that the Showacaemettes, of Mon
zoe. Mich, on account of their having been
mechanics or srtisins, will be barred from
entering the list. at the forthcoming Henley
'eeatta
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mercantile business in several places. His
manufacturing enterprises comprised paper
mills, mills for saving lumber and marble,
woollen mile, for csrding wool, and -four
mills. lie was at one tim, engaged in the
forwarding and transportation business on
Lake Champlain and as railroad trustee
and manager he was largely instrumentalin
giving Burlington the fine wharves and de-
pot erected by the roads During the war.
when gold was at the highest premium
he and Governor Smith built the important
line Of railroad from Highgste, Vt. to St.
Johns, p q, and be was half owner Of the
road at the time OF his death. In 1858 he
became one of the trustees Of the first mort
gage OF the Vernon. and Canada Railroad
and one of the receivers of the Vermont
Central and Vermont and Canada Railroads.
In this capacity he was associated with the
Hon. John Smith, and after the latter's
death with Ex-Governor j. G.. Smith, until
1873, when these roads passed by the order
OF the court into the possession of the Cen
trail Vermont Railroad, and became one of
the directors of the latter corporation, con-
tinuing in Office until 1876. when he re-
signed, and his son, the Hon. Jed
T. Clark, was elected in his place He,
however, retained bis position as one of the
trustees of the first mortgage of the Yer
mont and Canada Railroad until his death.
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FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 23 1879

demon she forced INTO the Gangcs and behead-
ed him there. To prupitiate the goddess, the
bodies of animals, all of whose flesh TO eat, eX-
cept the kid,under any circumstances is ungOd-
ly in the ewes of all llindooS, are offered in
sacrifice. a few drops OF blood from the head
OF the animal are caught upon plate which,
with few pieces of money added, is passed TO
priest. who presents it To the idol. Those
who have offered sacrifice, which can be done
in no other way than hy money and blood, have
placed around their nccks a necklace of flowers
by the priest n a token of The forgiveness OF
their sins. There are upwards of one hundred
priests Interested in knli GhOatc, many Of
them men who have received Il good education
at the missionary college. Connected with the
temple are many other receSscs and niche,
occupied 10y other idols Of specific powers; one
10 heal the sick, one 10 allav diSagreements
among members Of the same family where they
approach to belligerent threats. another TO set
tie disputes between the husband and his
wives, etc, ctr,-a side show arrangement at
cheaper rates. :. W. THAIER.
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pfitSON Al.

1t is said that George Eliot" will relin-
quish the name of Mrs Lswes. which she
bore while Mr.. Lewes WAS alive, and resume
her maiden name. Miss Evans The first
Mrs. Lawes il still living.
M}ssrs. X. l.. Il A. Stuart, of New York.
recently gave S25 900 to the Home Mission
Board. S25.0 900 to the Foreign Mission
Board, S25 900 to the Board of Church
Erection and S., 600 to the Board of Minis
teral Relief Of the Presbyterian church.
Mr.. D. L. Moody closed his series of gos-
pei meetings 10 Baltimore on Friday eve
ming. lie went to that city last Autumn,
and a house having been hired for him he
began his work quietly, and tho results
have been greater than either he or those vino
have worked with him had looked Tor. The
Baltimore Sm says his visit, with its &c
compsnying results, may be ranked as one
of the most remarkable episodes in the
religious history of the city. Mr.. Moody
still remains in Baltimore.
A New York despatch to the Louisville
Couir-JOrndi gives what purports to be
the secret history of the settlement OF the
Vanderbilt will case. 1t states that the
compromise had been agreed upon before
hand, and that William Ii. Vanderbilt was
compelled to accept 1t to prevent his cross
examination by Scott Lord, Cornelius Van
derbilt'J c)unsel The latter had warned
the millionaire that he must expect rigid
examination into his private affairs. and
must not only tell how much he was worth,
but in what speculatiOns he had made or
lost money since his fathers death. MIR.
Vanderbilt could not stand this opening up
of his money bags under the eyes OF the
greedy Wall street sharks, and gladly gave
his brother million dollars rather than
hive il done Mr. Scott Lord received for
his services 800, OOO-thc largest Zee paid in
the case.
Concerning the late Mrs. Lander. widow
of Walter Savage Lander. it is said that she
married the poet at the age Of Ii years, al
ter having already refused two brilliant Of
fers-one from person of distinguished
rank, the other from one OF the richest
commoners in England She was descended
from an ancient Swiss family, and Lander
used to call her 1.-THE little Baroness Their
married life was not long happy, and the
browning quarrel came IN 1914. when Lam
dor, considering 1t necessary to depart from
England, found that his vile objected to the
step. On that occasion, IN the presence OF
her Younger sister, she twitted him with
the disparity between their ages, ard he
never forgsye her for it.
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prelndices ct race and color and the sectional
amino sites which brought about the last
war, will always be faced by an alert and
resolute North. The North will never, in
the language of this South Carolina paper,
surrender its hands to be tied Nor will
it suffer affairs to drift into another civil
war, with the South in possession of the
Government. and the Northern men 10 the
attitude of rebels The North will meet
loyalty half way, and hatred ard incipient
treason more than half way
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Lively Boston Letter,
PaUPosED "vERA)NT CLUB''-AMUsEMENTs
-ATHLETICs-soME INTERESTING PERSON

AL GOSSIP.
BosToN, May ~, 1873.
DEAR FREE PRtss Would you like to
know what is going on in Boston Well,
I'll endeavOr to post you though you must
not expect any learned resume Of politics,
commerce or theology, for | shall leave
that for your other correspondent, whose
pleasant letters from the Hub | notice from
time to time in the columns of the FREE
Pass.
Boston il, might say, full Of Vermont
ers, and a very interesting ito mel part OF
them are Burlingtonians, who, like myself,
have come down here to make their fortune
and to endeevor to achieve eminenco and
success, in their various occupations | am
Constantly meeting persons whose faces and
names are familiar to me. and from whom
the first ue-tion invariably is, What's the
news up in Vermont In order to perpet-
uate and foster that feeling v hch is upper
most in any mans heart, the love Of home,
it is proposed next fall to organize a
room, which shall contain on file the lead
ing newspapers in the State, a register for
visitors. the address OF every Vermonter
in the city that can be obtained, and any
thing else that shall be of interest to Yer
monters This will naturally attract the
attention of all the natives of Vermont. and
in January you may expect to chronicle the
occurrence OF 81 additional ''Sons Of Yer
mont Banquet "
received pleasant call from Mr..
Elliot, formerly of your paper. this
week lie left Wednesday via New York,
for the West. Prof +. Ii. Wood, who lately
left your city to accept position in the
music house Of Oliver Dits6n & Co, is now
very pleasantly located in Hat in the new
hotel Lyndboro. on Isabella street. Mr..
George II. Clark, nephew Of General
Stannard, and formerly an employe at the
Burlington custom house. but more recently
of Jordan, Marsh u Co., has just received
the appointment OF room clerk at the Wind
sor Hotel in Nev York. George is always
gentleman, and it was owing to his
courtesy and kindness while conductor oil
one of Pullman's Palace cars, that he re-
ceived this responsible position. There are
other Burlington boys who a.e doing well
here, and you shall hear Of them in the
future. PAINE.
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FROM WA SHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-There is good
authority for stating that the President
will veto the legislative appropriation bill
as passed by the Senate, and if it reaches
him Friday or Saturday veto message will
be sent to the House Monday The attor-
ney-general has already furnished the
President with his objection to the sections
concerning the supervisors OF election and
deputy marshals, which especially relate to
his department. 1t is expected that the
message will be brief, and that it Withhold
that supervision in the character of su-
pervisors and deputy msrshals il necessary
to ensure free elections.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-23

THE negro exodus maintains its formidable
proportions The refugees who were in
camp at Lawrence, Kansas, have been near
" all absorbed by the surrounding country,
where they are in demand as laborers, and
a movement is in progress to aid the iugi-
tiyes who are detained on the way. 1t is
stated that Ohio river packets will be pro-
cured, provided with the means of caring for
and protecting them, and sent to the yari-
Gus points where the refugees are encampei.
to bring them away General Conway says
he can find houses and places to work for
over Zoo, and General Butler's Western
land, will accommodate 500 families, while
5000 hand- can be employed in railroad
construction. The numbers, at present COM
paratively insignificant, will, Of course, if
the movement is at all successful, be enOr-
mou-ly increased, for there are already indi-
cations Of hcgira from South Carolina and
other States not yet seriously affected. The
exodus i a most significant feet, and its Ill
tinate consequences no one can predict.
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FOOL. haIdN HerInrmaurra

NIAGARA FALLS. N Y. Mag 22.--This
AFTERNOON, Steve Pierce walked on bracs
wire from the Canada side to the center of
the new suspension bridge and back. per-
forming AS q gymnast. IL p Peers jumped
from the center of the bridge into the river,
100 feet below. lie had wire attached to
cylinder and fastened to harness under
bis arms and oyer his shoulders, which kept
him upright. The descent was made in
four seconds. Men in a boat pickei him up
all rinht
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Ts.m.--es.cc.ye.r,., AWAY. In advance.

The House has appointed special COM
mittee of nine to which all petitions on the
subject of Temperance will be referred and
it is also to consider the matter of com
mission to take testimony, and to give the
subject particular Investigation. The tenn
perance men have long been anxious to
secure the attention of Congress to their
fa5orite reform. and they have at last made
a rather encouraging beginning.
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SENATOR EATON, Of Connecticut, is one Of
the stifest, blue-light Bourbon Democrats
that the nutmeg State ever produced. Of
course he has sided strongly with the
Southern men in their reassertion of the old
doctrine Of States rights, which gave US the
civil war. ln debate, some weeks ago, be
asked Senator Dawes, Of Massachusetts, as
II he was putting to him poser, If it was
no: the case that the great Daniel Webster
spoke Of the United States as a confederacy.
Mr.. Blaine took up the question, asked
Mr.. Eaton to give the time and place when
Mr.. Webster said anything OF the kind and
subsequently rubbed in" the subject, BY
quoting from Mr.. Webster's speeches dis
tinct denials that this Government is
CDniederacy, made in speeches directed to
that very point, and supported by elaborate
arguments. Mr.. Eaton did not admit him
self in error, but persisted in his assertion,
promising to prove it, though he could not
refer to the passage at the time. His Demo-
cratic friends in Connecticut, who have I'm
limited confidence in 1.-The old man, f." waited
impatiently for the day when he should de-
molish Blaine. The demolition proved to
he virtual retraction on the part of Mr..
Eaton, though made with the worst possible
grace. lie scolded Mr. Blaine for disputing
his original assertion about Webster's use of
the phrase "a Confederacy of States - What
he had said on that subject was addressed
to Mr.. DIwes, and Mr.. Blaine had no
occasion to interfere it was "scant courtesy
to thrust himself into matter which was of
more consequence to the Senator from Mas
sachusettS. " Moreover, he had not attribut- |
Cd the disputed phrase to Webster, but had |
SID that Daniel Webster called the Union |
compact, which was true. And finally,
though Neb-ter, rerhap-, had not called the
uitol aute7 conleleracy, he might ami |
ought - have called 1t 20, as other great |
men OF hi- time did, and that was the really |
import lut point, since It is Of more cOnse- |
quence to know what the Government -.
than what even 20 great man as Daniel |
ebstCr thOgght 1T was The speech ia
said to have ciusel mu h merriment ia the
senate. by which the speaker, strangely
enough, WIS rather annoyed than gratifed
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dEen living in Lancaster, Ohio My career
has been an eventual one bat | hope that
when the clouds OF anger and passion are
dispersed, and truth cmergcs high and clear,
you and all who knew me lii early years
will not blush that we were once close
friends. Tel! T. ---- for me that | hope
that she may live tn realize that the posture
of secession Is rs lnpns.r1uS in our civil
code a. disobedience was in the Divine law.
Should the fortunes Of war ever bring your
mother or sister or any of our old clique I'M
Ter the shelter Of my authority do not be-
leye they will have cause to regret it. Give
my love TO your children and my respect. to
your honOred husband.
Truly,
". T. SHERMAN, Mailr General.
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The Washington correspondent of the
New York Time, reports the Democrats as
discussing among themselves their future
plan Of operations. lie goes on to say
Anxious to get ont Of the awkward position
into which they have been placed by the
haste and folly of their leaders as best they
can, they have determined to make no
fdrt er factious opposition to the passage of
the appropriation bills. After the expected
veto the House Committee on Appropriations
will report the two appropriation bills with
out any Objectionable rider 1t is possible,
however. that the repeal of the jurors test
oath, to which there is little objection,
will be attached to the Legislative bill. If
IT should not, il will be passed as separate
measure before adjournment, as the South
EN- members are especially anxious for the
repeal of that law. The two appropriation
bills will be passed as speedily as possible.
and Congress will then adjourn. Before ad-
journmeut, however, an address will be pre-
pared by the Democratic Caucus Committee,
setting forth the fact that every effort
has been made by the Democrats to
repeal the Objectionable laws, but that a
Republican President, aided by minority
in b,th Houses, strong enough to prevent
their passage over the Presidential veto, has
prevented the success of their efforts. This
document is expected to state the whole
Democratic case in such way as to make it
a valuable campaign document.
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SOUTHERN NEWS.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY

RICHNONp, Va. May 81 Memorial lay
was observed with the usual decoration Of
the graves OF confederate soldiers The state
Offices at the capitol and many of tho prir
ciple business houses were closed. A memo
rial address was delivered in the presence OF
a large conoourse. Fifteen to twenty thou
sand persons visited the eemete,y during
the day
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-23

1nE iuretaste Of the dog days, whlci We
have recently experienced. IL suggestive ot
the prevalence Ul hYirophobia, which has OF
lste yeavs claimed so maHy Victims IN New
England. The bssI and only elective
method of prevention OF thus disease would
be either the total determination OF the
canine race or oso tLoiF treatment IN hn-
name and considcrato manner, with atien-
ton to ali their physical needs but hs
neither OF these Is practicable atpresent 1t
is well to have Il remedy ut hand. alter the
INJURIES which - often result IN death have
been inflicted a medical man writing
to the New York Sun gives the
following formula. the ingredients
of which are prJcurable at any drug store
ChlOrOiOrm and concentrated ammonia,
equal portions NIX aud apply with
sponge or piuco OF soft cloth 10 the bitten
parts Tor SIX or ten minutes. The parts
bitten, II swollen or Intlamed, may be
rubbed with equal portions OF ammonia and
spirits OF turpontine Tor Il day or two, to
relieve soreness Tho mixture, no says,
operates mechanically, causing How OF
blood from tho wound and the ammODn
any virus Lott IN the system. 1t
IS. he add. Il harmless preparation, and
useful also Tor snake bitos and the sting OF
poisonous insects.
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TuE New lIrk H.raid has undertaken
the job of procuring the building of the
DArien canal, and its columns, which erst-
while rang with Casarism with such weari-
some iteration. are now devoted to the canal
iztti5n of the Isthmus Naturally it sees
hat one side of the question but, as show
ing how doctors disagree, here is the view the
World takes Of it and there is good deal
Of force in what it says, too at Is not too
mach t. say that the cutting of a ship-canal
through the l,thmus Of DIrien would revolu
tionize the whole future Of the United States.
1t WONG make the two great oceans, which
battle the shores OF our vast continental en-
pre-, one, for all practical purposes. Com
mercially speaking, while it would divert
from the growing cities of our Pacific coast
the great trade which has been looked for
ward to ever since the building Of our Pacific
railways as their brightest future hope, it
wolld throw our Northern Atlantic cities
also far on one side Of the great world route
Of maritime enterprise. Politically it
would comrela complete change in our ira
ditional system of foreign politics, by put
ting the vital connection between the Allan
tic and the Pacific sections Of the republic
within striking distance of the great naval
powers Of the world"
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There Is A terrible condition

There is terrible condition of affairs in
India, caused by the increase OF distress and
the famine. joined to the incOmpetcncy, cor
ruption and want Of organization OF tho
part of officials Robbery by armed gangs is
ssanming alarming proportions, and they
have hepn securing the country, committing
daring attacks on houses and villages. These
hards Of outlaws threaten to murder all
those in authority, carry murder and rapine
'''eaghouI the country and stir up another
mutinv an messaere Of Europeans.
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Ililaire LatrimOuillc, tn

Illaire Latrimouilc, the alleged murderer
OF Catharine Dunsback near CshOes, April
., was arraigncd in court at Albany, Mon
day, Tor murder in the first degree, to which
he pleaded not guilty. " hen brought into
court he did not appear very deeply i'm
pressed with the gravity OF his situation,
and manifested some amusement at the re-
marks OF his counsel. An allowance OF 500
was ordered by the court Tor the preparation
OF the defence. The trial will probably &C
cur the first week in June