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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

WISoosEr.-The annual Easter meeting
of Trinity Mission, Winooski, was held on
the 27ih inst, the Missionary presiding
and the women being present a. well a. the
m.n. The treasurer's report was read and
accepted, and thanks were voted to him for
his care of the finances during past years.
The funds are raised at tho weekly oiertory
by the envelope system, which meets all
expenses every Sunday. The Mission i. thus
out Of deb. all the time, and its present;
state, financially and numercally,i is encour
aging. The following officers were chosen
Secretary and treasurer, the Missionary
(being his third annual election). Music
committee, the Missionary, er-oSiGo, chair
man; DR.. G. f. StOrrs, l.. b. Leavitt, lin
place OF g. n Chambers, removed; Mrs.
L. b. Platt, Jr.. and Mrs. DR.. CramtOn.
Delegate to The diocesan convention, John
p Reed substitute. l.. b. Leayitt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02
WHITE SHIRTS.

In endless variety at Hnheard OF prices.
Shirts made to our order, which we
offer at very low figures. Magnificent
designs in colored shirts, in fancy
Cheyiot and French Percale, the new
est and most desirable patterns made.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

Az UNSUCCESSFUL PURsUIT AFTER THE
EsC.rED MTDDLEBuRv JAN BIRDs-We have
heretofore given an account of the escape
OF two prisoners from Middlebury jail,
on Friday last. Sheriff Dunshec was notified
and pursuit was commenced. Deputy
Sheriff. Tripp and Rider joined Mr.. Dunshee
and the fugitiyes were tracked to the lake
near Chimney Point, where they padded
across to the New York shore, there
leaving the stolen boat. Alter reaching
the New York shore they are supposed
to have wended their way toward the
Addison Junction depot OF the Central
Vermont railroad, and as the depot was
broken into and robbed Friday night.
the supposition is that these escaped men
were the perpetrators. Several clews were
followed up and two men were arrested.
ter. When the officers reached Crown
Point, Monday, information which give
rise to pretty clear supposition that
Dunshee and Emory had purchas-
ed tobacco in store at Crown
Point early Monday morning was arrived
at. The chase was not abandoned, the
pursuit was continued. The officers pro-
ceeded further north to Port Henry, but
there got no positive trace of the men.
Sheriff Dunshee, with Deputies Trip and
Ryder returned to Middlebury Tuesday
afternoon without their prisoner. 1t is the
impression that they cannot escape to
Canada
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

The HOWE SC.LEs.-We hsye had in use
in this Office, one of the Howe Improved
Postofiee Balances, and find it the most
satisfactory letter and package balance We
have ever used Parts which in other post
Office scales are exposed to injury. are in
this fully protected. The double beam per
mits the use OF a shorter beam the finish
is exceedingly handsome and in point Of
delicacy and accuracy in weighing it seems
to leave nothing to be desired. These bal
snces are made by the Howe Scale Company
in five sizes, with a capacity ranging from
half pound to four pounds, finished in
brass or nickle plated, and are as handsome
as well as useful balance for the purpose
as is made in the world. The msuy new and
improved styles OF scales and balances for
all uses, made by the company in their new
and enlarged works at Rutland, are well
worthy the attention of dealers and pur
chasers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

Everything marked in plain figures
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

VERMONT CONFERENCE. - The Vermont
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church will hold its annual session at Swan
ton, commencing Thursday. May lst, and
closing the following Sunday evening. Tho
following j. the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

MoNTPELIER-rhe facts in regard to the
affair between Postmaster John ". Clark
and j. Y. Morrow. which made something
of a sensation last week, We understand to
be as follows: Mr.. Clark held lien note
against Morrow. given by the latter for an
express wagon, on which Mr.. Clark had
tried for some time to get some payment.
Despairing OF success in this, and consider
ing that Morrow had no title to the wagon,
having not paid enough on it to cover the
loss by wear, Mr.. Clark demanded posses
sion of the property, which was refused by
Morrow with q threat to knock Clark : heal
whose early life was spent where every man
had to be his own sheriff, and whose quick
temper sometimes gets him into trouble,
though when calm he j. peaceable and
order loving citizen, proceeded to unharness
the horse from the wagon, and possess him
self of what he considered his property.
Morrow resisted this and struck at Clark
head with heavy whip-stock. Clark
warded off the blow with his left hand, at
some cost of cuticle and after a scuiile, took
the offending weapon from his assailant,
ami threw it away, receiving however, in
the aiiray, another blow which broke one of
the bones in his right hand. The captain
declare that he has yet to learn that a man
cannot take his own where he finds it, and
that he loves peace, and is sorry to have SO
often to fight for it. 1t is reported that
double lawsuit is likely to follow, in order
case,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
rmH rINsr vIRGtNIA DIsrRGgr.

The death OF BEVERLY DOUGLASS, who
represented the first Virginia district in
Congress, necossitatcs an election ior n Sic
ccssor Under these circumstances ii may
not be out Of place, in party point OF view,
to review the result Of the contest last No
yember. The Official vote stood. BEALE
Bourbon Democrat, 1886; ROUNDS, Inde-
pendent Republican, 5,474; CRITcEER, In
dependent Democrat, 2,29G.
Mr. BEALE carried six counties, VIZ: Ac-
comaa, Mathews, Northumberland, Stafford,
Prime, William, and Spotsylyania
Mr.. ROUNDS carried seven counties, viz
Northampton, Gloucester, OIiddosox, Essex,
King William, King aud Queen, aud Ian
caster.
MI CEIrCHER carried three counties, viz ::
King George Westmoreland, and Eich-
mond, in which counties there is no doubt
that he received the Republican vote.
Mr., DOUGLASS had clear majority of
3,2ss in 1876. MI BEALE, however, finds
himself elected Us q minority candidate, as
the combined vote Of RpuNDs and CRGTCHER
is in excess Of that cast for him by over
800. Another fact is apparent in this con-
necton-in the thirteen Counties in which
Mr. ROUNDS obtained the Republican vote,
he reduced the Democratic majority from
3,2SS to 1917; hence the indications are
that if only BEAIE and ROUNDS had run
ROUNDS would have been elected
Although the first district is difficult to
canvass being situated on both sides of the
, Chesapeake and eut up by large rivers and
bays, with no railroad or telegraph commu-
nicatlon in thirteen Of the sixteen couu-
ties we firmly believe that if the full power
of the Republican sentiment could be as
serted it would DO Republican by fair
majority. The Republican and honest
money strength combined would, if worked
up in an energetic canvass, undoubtedly
win the field. At all events, whether vic
tory or defeat to the Republican party is to
be the issue Of the next coptest in that dis
trict, we hope it will be contested under
the Republican flag, We recognize but two
sides in politics Republican and Demo.
cmlic-and hold that if Republican SUI
premacy is to prevail it can only be
reached by s.raight-out battle on that
! dividing line.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
INTERVIEWING AND INTERyunvERs.

INTERVIEWING AND ISTERVIIHFEBS.
journalism, like everything else, seems to
be progressive, aud, like society, is constantly
taking to itself new fashions and customs.
Years ago every steamboat, stage line, rail-
road, and hotel deemed it important to
have at dcpots and landings their runners
or Solicitors who made the very air vocal
with their loud-mouthed opportunities for
custom aud business; but the public ear
became tired and pained with the clamor
they made and the custom has nearly or
quite died out These Solicitors were
compelled to seek new fields of enterprise,
aud they or their likes have now fastened
themselves upon the profession Of Journal
ism in the shape Of "ntcryicwers," who in
fest public resorts, make acquaintances, en-
gage in private conversations themselves,
and eavcsdrop upon the social interviews of
others, and in this way gather and furnish
a world of trash that is worked up as a
feature Of modern newspaper enterprise for
public dclcCtation, 1t is new and novel,
and will no doubt have its run, but in q
| little while this class will he as little known
| as the bowling steamboat solicitor" at the
public landings The custom is no doubt
useful in aflording employment 10 those who
have no talent for other and more substan-
tial and ennobling avocations Of life. As a
vocation it has its reward, and 50 has
the man who walks the street covered
with cmbla2oncd hand-bills as peregrinat-
ing advertisement. Al this era the profess
sonal interviewer" seems TO hold a rank
among the utilities Of enterprise, equal, if
not superior, to that Of the bll-postor toa
circus OF the bel-man to a mock auction
There r. however, another class Of inter-
views and i2tefyewer5 who perform this
service in locations other than the regions
of gin-cocktais ana braR1y smashes, and
with other parties than nebnSted attaches
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
THE CoNUNDRUM SOLVED.

The change Of base on the part of the
Treasury Department in September last in
suddenly recalling the silver dollar circular
subjected the Secretary to liberal degree
OF criticism. His course was characterized
as vacillating aud uubecomng q fixed and
staid financial policy; but the Secretary
made no explanation, defense, or reply. He
attended to the work of providing for re-
sumption without allowing anything to
divert him from that high purpose. He de-
voted himself ussiduously to the matter he
had in hand, and soon the criticisms grew
moro and more feeble, until they finally
died away altogether. Now that resump-
ton has been reached, and the country is
entering upon an enjoyment of its
benefits it is furnished with an ex-
PLANTATION of the then incxplicaLle
conduct of the Secretary. The circular
was suddenly withdrawn, for the reason
that at the time it was issued, early in Sep
tember the National Bank Syndicate was
engaged in converting our per cents into
4 per cent. bonds and at the same time was
indebted to the Government S5O,000,000 in
coin, 6 per cents to that amount having
been recalled. 1t was then feared by the
Secretary that under the operations of that
circular the syndicate would be able TO pay
the S50,O00,OOO in silver dollars, which
would have absorbed every silver dollar
then coined and have exhausted the silver
dollar certificates to that amount, leaving
the Treasury without gold receipts equal
to meet the amount of bonds to be redeemed
as they should be presented. To avoid
crippling the first sep toward resumption
the silver dollar circular was withdrawn
Immediately, and the fire Of the critics be-
came general along the line because of this
apparent vacillation. Bat "all's we'll that
ends we'll" The Secretary knew what he
was about, and the critics did not and they
had their drive at him, while he assiduously
applied himself TO the work of solving thl
problem of resumption.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

THE withdrawal Of "the troops from the
South was q sad blow to the Bourbons of
that section The presence Of the few
handslul Of armed soldiers scattered here
and there over half dozen States furnished
them with a noycr-failing source of COM
plaint. 1t was meat and drink to them, po-
itcally, on all occasions and for all pur-
poses. They went TO bed to dream Of Bayo-
net Rule and awolle to talk of it and plot
against it, But the South prospered, de-
spite their grumGlings and gloomy fore
bodings. The State of Louisiana, for ex-
ample, under the KELLOGG regime, never
dei,lulted in the payment of the interest on
her State debt as she has since the advent
Of NICHOLS and Home Rulc. This fact
now stares them in the face and constantly
presents itself in an argument against the
further continuance of the present condition
of affairs The Memphis 1cq'1ackc Ind
Dem.) viewing the situation from this
standpoint, is moved to say that the only
change the Bourhouns pray for is the restor-
alton OF bayonctrule so that they may have
something to complain of. 1t says further:
They grew Fat aud strong ON that nutri-
mcnt. The substitution Of civil law both
maddeucd and parayzcd them. They began
to lose their hold on the people whom they
| had so long deceived and bullied into uuques.
| toned obedience. If they can use the spectre
of bayoncts to frghtcu the misses to whom
| their reign has been even greater curse than
the bayonets, they believe they can be re.
stored 10 absolute control in the South. Hence
/ 5hey scrnple at no misrepresentation in par
suit OF their ambition.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

THE Gin.Cock-Tail interviewer of the
Endcrqoyien surrounded RUsTEM, Eifendi,
of the Turkish Legation New Years eve,
and in the consequent fippant budget of
uninterestng stuff printed in that sheet
next morning referred to him as RUsrEM
EFFENDL In the course of time, if this ass
duous scribbler should happen by accident
to escape the allurements of hotel corridors
and contiguous bar-rooms, he may interview
GREGorRE ARGsrARCni, Bey the Turkish
Minister, and by the same token he would
print it as u chat with Mr. BEY. mstruc-
tions in the significance of foreign titles are
not among the lessons taught in the Kinder
gdrtcR.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

Of foreign legations, or the mere bar-room
statesman. Interviews with the heads of
the Executive Departments of the Govern
ment, or with statesmen of eminence, in
which the opinions expressed are sedate,
sincere, and dignifed, may be as interesting
and profitable as discussions in the forum,
or more formal dissertations upon political
science and polity. But these are not gath
cred from the regions of bar-rooms and do
not bear the odors of the Bourbon straight
or of egg-nogg Against such we have no
word of criticism, for they do not lower the
standard of journalism.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
ANnrmM., INnIAN lYAR.

A very pretty fight is now on the boards
between our good friend, WuLIA:t STICK
NEY, esq, secretary to the Board of Indian
Commissioners, aud the New Yor, grjJMc,
and so far it appears to the casual observer
to be about nip and tuck between the COM
batants. As we have q local interest in lais
scrimmagc, Mr. SrIcKNEY being q citizen of
Washington, perhaps our readers would like
to know something Of the casps JcH of this
aftray. The Tribune intimated some days
ago, in referring to the capture of the Chief
MosEs, that "some one should insist upon
" making up the account on both sides, and
should put down all the wars the Indian
" Bureau had brought on Mr.. STICKEEY
at once joined issue and called for bill Of
particulars, The 7ribHRe responded by re-
fcrring its adversary to ucncr,i S...!,s NJ !,s and
General SHERMAN for the information
sought Mr. STIcKNEY files an objection
to being thus turned over to somebody else,
and repeats his demand upon the Tribune
for specifications as to times and occasions
when the Indian Bureau has brought on In
dian wars. This last blow, which appears
to have been got in upon the Tribaae's mug
with dcxterous hand, has knocked it ont
of wind and time, rs it appears to have lost
pretty much all interest in the controversy
Should another collision occur we shall feel
called upon to chronicle its casualties and
results.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

THE Arkansas Democrat, which is polit-
ically all that it's name implies, is rapidly
becoming TOO plain and outspolSen for the
comfort of some Of its contemporaries, Not
long ago II declared that "no honest Demo-
crat will deny that his party has some-
times been guilty of cheating and, fur
thermore, that the Democrats of Pulaski
County, in that State "would be ashamed
to deny the charge Pulaski County it
should be understood, is Republican by a
fair vote, and Democratic by bull-dozed
vote The Beutonville Adrocdtc, objecting
to the canGor of the Democrat, wants to know
what all this means, you know, and the
Democrat responds, saying; 1--WE meant eS-
actly what we said" Let Mr. TELLER
paste this paragraph in his hat.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
A Suggestion 20 the Teller Committee.
WAsutNGToN Jan. /, 1879,

T
To he Editor of he National Republican;
SIR: II strikes me that the concluding paragraph
OF the "Phil Sayre interview" rs published in the
Post Of this morning, will afford food for the Teller
committee. Phil was aschiefinspectoro orthe elections
and according to the Post ~ took my key from my
pocket and opened the ballot box. | called the
Niger up and tpking the ballot that was on the
top from the pile SO.
What want TO know, you know, is by what 0u-
thOrity Phil Sayrc or any other man opened II bul-
lot box during polling hours2 The beliefs becom
ing general that lIut-chiBs TOO much for the good
of the Democracy. FACTS.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
rLRnlNLL poLLrICs.

AuIuteryicw with Representatives Jorseusen
DR.. Joseph Jorgcnscn, Of the Petersburg
.lomthl Virginia district, returned to wash
iuglon from his Christmas holiday among his
constituents in time to put in an appearance
as welcome participant Of the Now Years
festivities at the National Capital. DiscouIs-
ing casually yesterday upon tho incidents Of
his holiday trip, tho Doctor remarked to The
NATIoNAL REPUBLICAN that he had observed
decided change in the political situation in
Old Virginia since the November elections,
and change for tho better Thereupon THE
REPUBLICAN asked him;
"How do you account for this change ?"
DR.. J,-"Well, there are many reasons for il /;
among them the instability OF the Democratic
policy regarding our public finances and the
usurpations Of petty Democratic managers,
local politicians ! mean at tho polls, You sec
these local managers, or whatever you call
them--thcse ballot.box suffers and manipu.
lutOrs Of precinct returns, have carried things
down our way with a high hand for years. Al
first the people didn't understand their meth.
0ds, or perhaps they were so gratihed at the
results of their abors that they forgavo and
overlooked many dlsreputable things connect.
ed Herewith. But now these workers, as they
call themselves, are demanding the reward OF
thtlr llDoIi anu uIe Infringing lhllSs 10 sun
themselves, for their own profit and their own
personal preference"
y. R.-"Electing themselves to Office eh ?"
DR.. J.-"Yes, and doing il TO tho disgust of
the better classes, Why, / met in my recent
trip, which extended outside of my own dis.
trict, leading Democrats at Lynchburg, at
Danyile, at Petersburg, and at other places,
who called upon me with professions Of re
gard that were not and could not hnve been
bestowed upon Republican few years ago.
Many Of these gentlemen were pronounced
aud bitter IN their deuuneiations of the vic.
lence aud corruption aud tho disregard Of law
and Justice rcsorted 10 by the class of manip-
ulators 10 whom have referred, 1t was a new
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

BAYARD would make good President,
perhaps; one of the kind that would intend
TO be President of all the people. At any
rate he wouldn't be troubled with the ne
cessity of taking care of very large num-
ber Of citizens of his own State.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

attic thing OF the kind | ever saw, and the most
convenient You made no boast of its preparation,
but went right along and brought II out Just In the
nick of time complete, and all in one long list,
thereby jusifying your reputation for general rel
ability. In fact propose to call your journal Old
Reliability. Yours truly.
EIGHTEEN SEVENrY.N1NE.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

IGNATIUs DoNNELLY, Minnesola's great
political JuclS-in-the-box, has served formal
notice upon Congressmau-elect VAST
BUKE, of that State, that he viii! contest
Lis right to 3 seat in the next Congress.
WAsHBURN's majority is only 1900, ana
DoNNELIY does not expect to overcome it.
He simply hopes to get about that number
OF dollars as u bonus from his Democratic
friends for making the contest. Z" BY in
"dushy we thrive" is the modest motto
of the demagogue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
DIED.

TUOHY.-HUou STANGsLAus, son of Bridget aud
Hugh Tuohy, on December 30 la7S at at ~ clock p
m aged % sc lrs months and II days of pneumonia
Funeral to take place Thursday morning, January
nj O'Clock, from the residence of his pArelts, I22
Eleventh street southeast to proceed thence to 81.
Peters Church. where requiem mass Will be cele-
bratcd sor the reposc OF lis soul. Relatives and
ilends invited to attend May he rest in peace.
Amen.
CLATBORNE.-After brief Illness, CHARLOTTE
CLAIBORNE, aged 80 years.
Friends and ucJUlntances invited to funeral serv-
ic Gt Zion Wesley Church. at IL o'clock Thursday,
the "a proymo. star q
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

made by that committee, and that the con-
tributions received did not amount on the
average to per cent. of the salaries received
from the Government by the contributors
The next lie was-but what's the use? The
next one and the next one, and all of them
were so plain that they carried their own
contradictions with them.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

WHEN BAyARD waltzes OF with the
Democratic nomination in 1880 if he ever
does, or, as he is likely to do, what ludicrous
spectacle the Democratic party will present
from a politico-geographica standpoint.
Little Delaware, mere iy-speck on the
map, will stand forth as the head and front
of the Solid South--another instance of the
tail wagging the dog.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

Edison's discoveries in science are Of vast i'm
portuncc, but they dwindlc into insgnifcnnco
when compared with the discovery just made by
the editor Of the Syracuse Times He says: " Tie
your ears in n bOw-knot under your chin, and they
will he kept from the frost" Who but n Syracuse
editor would have thought of making such an cx-
pprimpui9
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

THE Democrats of Louisiana and other
Southern States are against "niggers fooling
"with politics. aud to prevent such fool
"ing they kill them of as they have time
and opportunity.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02

CmNK CmNK!! The yellow hue OF the
"precous standard again tinges the marts
OF trade. The number of original Green
hackers rapidly decreases as the practicable
ity of Resumption is demonstrated.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
WASHINGTON, JANUARY ?, 1879.

THE Rag Baby has lost scores upon scores
Of its former devotces since yesterday. Re
sumption has knocked the stufllng out Of
It, so to speak.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
John sherman wiz Step to the front.

The Grant movement appears TO be on the In
crease. and the Democrats are turning their
thoughts 10 BuyGrd. There Is another name slowly
coming into prominence. If the policy Of the
Treasury prove II success the head Of that Depart
ment viii win great honor, aud John sherman
will siCD to the front
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-02
Especially for Mr.. TiIden.

linllNdelphla llmcsl
Nr. Tdcn emerges from obScuriy in the WASH
ington dispatches rs an old man desiring yindci,-
ton. 1t is lHud0bc object of desire but Con-
grcssionnl Investigation is poor place to seek II.
Especially for Mr.. 1ildcn.