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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10

EVERY day or two the London Time
discovers some new article which America is
furnishing to the ruin of English trade. The
last is machine-made doors In 1877 twenty
eight hundred were shipped 10 England, last
wear fortv-five thousand. An American
trade with Australia has sprung up in the
same article, lat the New York dealers
complain that California has swept in the
supply of that country, sending twenty
seven thousand doors last year, while New
York supplied but five thousand. A Spring.
field Mass. firm recently shipped case Of
fine doors 10 Michigan, the lumber of which
came from Indiana.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10
FOREIGN NEWS.


BATTIE-THE AFGHANs DEFEATED.
LONDON, Oct. Gen. Roberts telegraphs
from Charasiab on the evening of the 9th
inst, that the Afghans advanced from Cabul
III force and there was heavy fighting all day
The Afghan position was carried, and twelve
guns captured. The British loss was about
eighty men Killed and wounded Gen.
Roberts hoped to be able TO march close TO
Cabul Tuesday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10

The nomination Of John Quincy Adams
by the old line Democrats Of Massachusetts
shows that like Napoleon's "0ld Guard, "
they can die but viii not surrender. Their
convention in Faneuil Hall was large one,
composed of staid and substantial men.
There was 4 suppressed undercurrent for
Butler among a portion of the delegates :;
but one of the speakers spoke the voice of
the great majority when he said I'VE
have nothing TO do with Gen. Butter. He
sounds the silver buglc Of his own virtue,
and he pretends that this glittering bugle is
the oldram's hornofthc Scripture. But veal
know Ben. Butler, and we all know that his
thorn never bore a fl, nor his thistle a
grape" The nomination of Mr.. Adams was
made by acclamation The ticket was
completed by the nomination for Lieutenant
Governor of VIM. r. Plunkett, of Pittsfield;
for Secretary of State, General T. Donahue,
of Somerviile fot Treasurer u. n Skill
lings, of Winchester. The two last names
are on the Butler Democratic ticket.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10
THE BURLINGTON, VT, FREE PR


and the Indians got between the wag'-. Tram
and the command. The cavalry vas us
mounted and fighting on foot eva SLOWLY re-
treating.
LEAVE DASH.
Major Thornburgh seeing the danger which
threatened his command from the position
of the Indians, at once mounted about twen-
ty men, and at the head of them made
charge on the savagcs between the command
and the train
Major Thornburgh and thirteen men were
killed The balance of the command sue
ceeded in reaching the corralled train which
was by this time surrounded by Indians:
The command then made breastworks OF
wagons and held their position until night,
when the Indians withdrew.
In the engagement there were fourteen
killed and thirty-four wounded. Every
officer in the command was shot with the
exception of Lieutenant Cherry, of the Fifth
cavalry, and he is in command OF the be-
leaguered troops.
The Indians killed from one hundred and
fifty to two hundred head of mules belong
ing TO the Government.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10

One of the most beneficent institutions of
Boston, and one that might well be patterned
after elsewhere, is that called 'Bofiin's Bow
er," whose originator and presiding genius is
Miss Jennie Collins. The work of the Bow
er' is chiefly among shop girls and the good
ithas done and is doing is incalculable. Miss
Collins visits every portion of the city and
gives free lodging rooms and board in de-
serving cases: and the Bower" also serves
as free registry for employers and appli-
cants, last winter furnishing 1, go situations
and 3,40O meals to worthy, Woodworking
women. Miss Collins, in her recently-pub-
lished annual report, says that Massachusetts
cannot afford to supply the Western demand
for working women. The West is mistaken
in supposing that there is a legion Of starving
women in Massachusetts. Those now re-
siding there are needed. All through New
England the freight trains take them work
from the larger cities, and they cannot be
spared from local industries and country
homes
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VERMONT NEWS.


WATERBURY, Vt, Oct. S-Lewis A JOS
lyn's large barn, at Waitstield, with pair of
white Durham oxen, weighing 5000 pounds,
which took the premium at the state fair,
and four-year- blooded bull were burn
ed last night. Loss 5000. partially in
sured. The fire is supposed 10 have been in
cendiary.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10

Hos. ). d. CHITTENDES, of Brooklyn,
n. v, who has been quite " independent
at times, like many men of his class has been
made thoroughly ''stalwart' by the political
emergency In printed letter 10 Senator
Ben Hill of Georgia, Mr.. Chittenden says ::
The North is perhaps more weary of Sec
tional strife than the South, but We do not
see how 10 escape one year more of it. You
do not care to deny that the South is firmly
united in Il bold and persistent purpose to
control the Federal Government in the name
of the Democratic party. For tins you ilrst
gave all your precious treasures, including
slavery and your best blood. You freely
acknowledged that yOu were defeated ON the
battle field, but the wrong done to the
Union by your frantic effort to destroy it is
nowhere repented Of | have never seen a
man from the South, who took part in the
was inexcusable. There is plenty of re-
pentance of certain sort, but no Southern
combatant is sorry for anything but defeat.
You yourself, in all your strength, cannot
stand for moment, or live, with your con-
stitucnts if You say that the rebellion was IL
crime 1t is this attitude and temper of the
South which compel solid North. There is
No way to meet the issue forced upon us but
by sweeping victory at the polls. The
great question which We must meet peXt
year, and which may I've dccidcdncXt month,
is Shall we of the North, after all we have
suffered and forbornc, ignobly surrender
For one, feel humiliated that you should
ever have supposed il possible for Mortimer
TO 90 back in this cowardly way upon their
heroic defence of the Union.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10
WESrERN NEWS.

COLORADO ELECTION A EEPUBLICAN SWEEP
DENVER. Col, Oct. S-The election in
this state on Tuesday was for supreme Judge
and county officers Not more than half of
the votes were polled The indications are
that the republicans have carried everything.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10

The Chicago Tribune announces the en-
gagement of Miss Lille Aver, the late pill
mans daughter to the prince Philippe
Louis Marie de Bourbon, grandson of Dom
Pedro OF Brazil She is u lovely young lady
OF ~, and the prince is IS. He is poor she
very rich having now in her own name the
moderate little fortune of $1,000, 900, made
by Judlclous and liberal advertising
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10
TIE COMMAND

MajorT. 7. Thornburgh, commanding off
Ger of the Fourth United States Infantry.
and for the past year in command at For
Steele, on the Union Pacific railroad in Wv.
oming, was placed in charge of the expedi
ton, which consisted of two companies, i
and of the Fifth Cavalry, Company Z OF
the Third Cavalry, and Company + of the
Fourth Infantry, the officers included in his
command being Captains Payne and Lawson
of the Fifth Cavalry, Lieutenant Paddock Of
the Third Cavalry, and Lieutenants Price
and Woolcy of the Fourth Infantry, with
DIR. Grimes accompanying the command as
surgeon and a supply train of thirty-three
wagons. The command left this point on
the l4th ult
When the command reached the place
known as Old Fertilization Camp, Company
Of the Fourth Infantry, with Lieutenant
Price in command, was left to afford pro-
lection 10 passing supply trains and to act as
Il reserve in case of need.
Major Thornbureh turned his force to-
wards the Indian country in earnest, with
the balance of his command, consisting of the
three cavalry companies numbering about 1850
men. Nothing was seen or heard from the
Indians until the force reached Bear river,
about sixty-five miles from White river
agency when ten Indians made their appear
ance. They professed great friendliness for
the whites and would bctray none of the
secrets of their tribe. They declared that
they were merely out ON II hunt AT Viii
liam's Fork, Il small tributary of Bear river,
the same ten Indians again quite suddenly
roappaarcd. They again renewed their pro
tcslaliuns OF friendship, while they carefully
eyed the proportions of the command They
made a proposition To the commander that
nc take an escort of five soldiers anu aCcoIn-
pany them TO the agency. A halt was called
and Major Thornburgh summoned his staff
TO a consultation. They came to the CON
clusion that it was not wise to accept this
profIer on the part of the Indians, as il might
lead to another Modoc trap, and to Thorn
burgh's becoming another Candy. Ills
scout, Mr.. Joseph Rankin, was especially
strong in opposition to the request of the In
dians. Major Thornburgh then concluded
to march his column within mailing distance
of the agency, where he would accept the
proposition of the Indians
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10
GENERAL SUMMARY.

A despatch from Geneva, Switzerland,
says the st. Gothard pass is completely
blocked with snow
Dogs have made sheep husbandry in Rhode
Island so hazardous and Improbable as well
nigh to destroy it.
Clinton Prison at Dannemora, n. V, is
to he enlarged by the erection of two new
buildings by the State at a cost of $50, 900.
A woman, Mrs. Susan Mears, who muir
dercd another woman last June, in Montreal,
is to be hanged Dec. 9th.
Mrs Martha Baldwin of New Haven,
| Conn, poisoned her imbecilc and widowed
/ sister, Mrs Dickerman, Saturday, and then
poisoned herself Both will probably die.
A boiler explosion occurred Saturday AT a
cotton gin near Middleburg, n. {. Three
negroes were killed, their bodies being fright
fully mangled, and portions scattered for
some distance around.
Since gold went up at a bound and the
speculative fever which followed initiation
set in, Wall street has never seen such a
week as the last. The dealings in the coal
stocks alone covered millions of dollars.
Among the 1O7 Tammany election inspec-
tors who have been appointed in New York
city are Samuel J. Tilden, August Schell,
August Belmont, David Dudley Field, C..
G. Gunther and George W. Wingate.
Rev. George Long, Baptist preacher,
met Frank Gaddy about four miles from
Springfield, Mo-, on Friday, in narrow
road. Both men were driving heavily laden
wagons and neither would give way. They
got angry and joined in a fierce fight, in
which Gaddy had his abdomen cut open by
Long, and died in fev hours. Long has
been arrested.
A new railroad company has been organ
lied at Boston for the extension OF the Atchl-
son, Topeka and Santa Fee railroad through
the valley of Sonora, and over 800 or 400
miles of Mexican territory to the port OF
Guaymas OH the Gulf Of California. The
company is composed mostly of Boston CAPT
talists, and ample grants and concessions have
been obtained from the Mexican govern
men,. Benjamin p. Cheney the capitalist,
and veteran cxpressman, is president of the
company.
American opera may be set down az a
failure. Max Maretzek's season of it at the
| New York ACADEMY of Music has come to a
premature termination, he having abandoned
the enterprise He has already lost consider
able money, but is said to have met most, if
not all the pecunary obligations. He open
ed week ago last Thursday with his own
opera, SLEEPY Hollow" which was regard
| ed as by no means an artistic failure, al
though the company was rather weak, but
the audiences were insignificant in size.
Even the academy shareholders, who hold
free boxes and seats, did not care TO go, and
it became evident that nothing could save the
| season
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10

The WALKING MATCH-The six DAYS
walk for the OLcary belt which began in
New York Monday morning is reported AS
fair to cause almost as much excitement AS
the recent contest for the Ashley belt When
the doors opened III go fully 1000 pcrsons
were on hand, and Il, the hour of starting
II. m.-3,O00 people We're present Thirty
men started for the belt and the prizes The
first prize is $1,000, the second prize of So
900, the third 81 900, and the fourth $500
The contestants are Joseph Allen of Massa-
chusetts, }. ii. Behrman of New jersey, j.
Briody Of Greenpoint. J. A. Brondgreet of
Canada, Blower" Brown Of England, NJ
NJ. Costello of New York, Richard Crom-
well of California, Peter Grassland of Eng
gland, j. y. Dushanc, j. J. Dickinson, NJ.
kemmerer, William ii. Mclean, F. Spelacy
of Pennsylvania, w. Eckersoll of Chicago,
A. Elson of Connecticut, G.. Fabcr of New
Jersey, Z. Fitzgerald of Montreal, C. Fox of
Illinois, j. McLeavy, }. Mahoney, Nicholas
Murphy, J. Perkins Albert Pierce, s. Z.
Russell, William Fait, c. Walker, Benjamin
Curran. +. Davis, John Dillon, Robert Du-
gan. F. l.. Edwards, II, Howard, Daniel
Mckee of New York.
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Fcrney On Grant.

Interview in Cincinnati Gazette, Repl
Reporter have You found dur
ing your trip relative to politics and Gen
Grant?
Col. Forney-Everybody is for Grant.
| The feeling for Grant seems to me to be
irresistible. Many good men doubt and
deplore the necessity of making him a
candidate again, and many hope he will
refuse to be candidate One element of
his great strength is the inconsiderate and
insane conduct of the extreme men of the
South. For my part, and do not think
l stand alone, | constantly pity these
Southern people l know how wrong
they have been. | know how they have
| sinned. l know how madly they have
acted, but in the spirit of Christian chart
ty would try them again and again /
would forgive them again and again. |
would do as the Scripture directs. l
would try them seventy and seven times,
simply because they are our own. They
cannot do without us if they would and
we cannot do without them. Between us
twain there is no divorce If were Gen
Grant | would say rs much, even at the
risk OF offending some of my own friends.
We are conquerOrs, more now than ever,
and great conqueror should always be
tolerant and magnanimous. The Demo-
Gratis are going to pieces and have not
met one honest member of that party
who has not i'll private conversation adj
mitted ms much Therefore | think that
if such policy of forgiveness could be
enunciated by Gen. Grant it is in the
wood that he may be elected to third
term by unanimous vote, North and
South. Nothing wins in this life SO much
as love, particularly on the part of great
people.
Reporter What lis your estimate of
other candidates?
Col. Forney-The Republicans are for
tunate III having several presidential re-
serves. l have found +. b. Washburne
quite strong in the West. Blaine, of
course, is still the accepted popular fa-
vorite among the civilians. John Sher-
man also has an active support The Re-
publican party has bright prospects,
while the Democrats seem to be contem-
plating the most calamitous future that
ayar tlraatapal Al ,.iit,n.1 ,,o.i,
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My God | dare not; my orders are
positive, and if ! violate them and survive, II
court martial and ignominious dismissal may
follow. feel as though myself and men
were to be murdered"
BY this time the Indians had flanked the
soldiers and, giving the war whoop, opened
fire
The wagon train was corralled about three
fourths of mile in the rear of the command
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10

The command had reached the point where
the road crosses Milk Creek, another tribu.
tary of the Bear, inside the reservation and in
the limits of Summit county, Colorado, about
twenty five miles north of the agency, when
they were attacked by the hostiles, number.
ing, il is believed, between two hundred and
fifty and three hundred warriors These had
been lying in ambush. But the command,
under the guidance of Rankin, left the road
just above where the Indians were in am
bush, and thus avoided another event which
would have been in all respects equal TO the
Custer massacre.
The command took trail after leaving the
road and Unexpectedly met the foe.
Major Thornburgh at once threw his COM
mand into position, and the Indians came up
in line of battle TO within about three hun
drcd yards and halted, putting bold face
ON the matter and showing decided deter
"a 6,.bt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10

Art. l. This body shall he known a. the STATE
sabbaih-school Association OF vermont
Art. 2. The Association shall he composed OF Two
delegates from all the Sabbah-schoois IN the Stale
who truly receive the Lord Jesus Christine son OF
GoI-as their saviour aud Redeemer.
Art. 8. The officers of the Association snail con
of a President, two Vice Presidents, state Sec
Rotary. Treasurer, two Recording Secretaries and
an Executive Committee consisting of these officers
and one member from each OF the denominations
represented, who shall he elected annually
Art. :. The duties of the President Nice-Presi-
dent, Recording Secretaries and Treasurer shall
be the same Us in other deliheTative bodies.
Art. S. The Executive Committee shall have gen
eral charge OF the Sunday WORK In the state
prepare the order OF exercises Tor the annual meet
lug secure speakers for the same; and may organ
Ize associations III counties not organized.
Art. q. The State Secretary shall gather and EN-
body in his annual report such statistics as he NAV
deem advisable; may appoint County secretaries
10 assist him IN his work; aud perform such other
service rs the Association or Executive committee
may direct.
Art :. The annual meeting shall be held In sep
tember or October, as shall he determined hE the
Executive Committee. each wear. AT such place a
the Association may elect.
Art. =. Al th- arst session OF each annual meet
ing the Executive Committee shall appoint a Nom
mating Committee OF one from each denomination
represnn also, similar committee On place OF
meeting: and Il like Committee on Resolutions.
Art. 9. This Constitution NAV be altered or
amended al any annual meeting, provided two
thirds OF the schools represented are in favor
thereof
The Convention elected Col John b. Mead
of Randolph, second Vice President for the
year ensuing.
President Barker askedto be excused from
serving longer as president The Conven-
ton, on motion of Col Fairbanks, by
rising vote, requested him To continue IN
the office for one year longer. lie thereupon
indicated his willingness To do 50. with
thanks to the Convention for their forhear-
ance and confidence in HIM
Col. Fairbanks then made an interesting
report of the work Of the International
Sunday school Lesson Committee.
MIR. +. p. Shaw, in behalf ot the \. VI. /
G. A.. invited all members of this conven- |
ton to remain through the \. NJ. c. n,
which was 10 follow. The con-
vention then adjourned sine die, with the !
benediction by Rev. Mr.. Rabbit.
The Convention was largely attended, and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10
A Soldier o. School Readers

The Rutland Herald quotes the follow
ing comments on the want of patriotic
selections i'll the school readers most in
use in our schools, uttered by all emf
nent citizen, who was 4 lieutenant colo
mel in the war, and who is now member
of the school board i'll one Of our largest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-10


as part of the subject of the relation of the
Sunday school To the home Some of his
points were as follows
The world is 10 he given To Christ not by
the conversion Of adults hut by the nurture
OF the children.
Personal religious experience is possible in
very young children. How are the children
To he trained II cannot he committed sole
ly to the schools or to the church. The first
ten years largely settle the character of the
child, and this is mainly determined in the
home. The time IL coming when children
will be born under far more favorable condi-
tions than now. Ante-natal influences are
as important "a post natal.
Parents are largely responsible for the de
fecis in the moral and religious character of
their children. But responsibility and guilt
are not always coincidcnt. Parents are re-
sponsible for all that it is possible for them
to accomplish, inthecuture of their children.
They are guilty, if there has been conscious
neglect.
No other training Can take the place Of
New-York tribune., 1879-04-07
A corfEE-HoUsE roR coSyALEscENrs.
PLAN OF THE MANAGERs OF IHE BIBLE AND FRUH
MIssrON-uIE NEW BUILDING N EAST TWENTY
SIX1I-ST

Plan OF THE MANAGERS OF IHE BIBLE AND FRUIT
MIssioN-rHE NEw BUILDING N EAST TWENTY
sIX1H-sr.
Within two weeks the ladies Of the Bible
and Fruit Mission have r,co.ycd $1,000, the sum
they needed before beginning The erection Of
Their proposed coffee house, in Twenty-sXth-st
opposite Bellevue Hospital THIS sum was the
git Of a wealthy resident Of NewYorl. The building
it ia thought, viii cost about $4,000, and the
work on 1t il advancing rapidly. It will be
turee stories high, wiha French ROOF, having 'front.'
age in Twcnty-si1th-,t. Of fifty feet Its depth
Will be seyeuty-tye feet, and there will be
a yard in tho rear Tne ground floor viii be
divided into large and small eating room
- for tho manager or tho mi sion ana kitr1'h.
The second floor will be divided in'O r'adine-rnoin
ana largo hall IN which lectures and religious
services can be held The upirr story WIN Do
devoted 10 small lodging rooms. As soon
as the bn lding is complete the managers room VIII be
used as the station ortnc receipt auddstubuuOuo
flower. and rlics JAe larger eating room is intended
10 supply soup coffee and bread 10 the poor per
who are discharged from tho hospitals elnrI az
in IrIby diseased or conydlcsceni, al "a lower pro,
they would have to pay Tor liquor at the saloons
of bellevue The smaller cang-room l. intended for
restaurant 10 which m students 40 the Medical College
90 and be sure Of nicely cooked to0d al iehsohoe
prices
Mission managers g. ask small rent IoI iouEint n
then building, hut should their means warrant II IN the
could be provided them. Between the Mission
house ahh me 'uininE OF ur 1talhhs n.'lo', i"'
B- ladies this mission pay weekly visits 10 HeiieYu
Charity aud the Pcultcutary Hospitals ON BachWeHs
Island scml-monthy visits 10 the Homeopathic II ,p
tal on Wari'~ Island, and monthly vsts To tie Eospit
for cOuyalescents on wards Is and. In addl
hon TO tue distribution Of fruit to those
through Illness accident and poverty, hud mem
Sryr, in the hospital wards, material assistance is given
To- them alter they are discharged. one Of tre mau4 gers
Oh saturday -poI. OF the sad of Mrs Farmd, me
woman who Wa- induced 20 enter mo the recent Walk
ug matcn ut Ginorcs Garden u tne LUues or earning
money for Ter family. Her case nae aroused te
lv gf all
assist her in way wueD sic Is able TO leave the
LUsDilal