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

despatch from Ierre laute, Ind, states
that about 200 coal miners are on a strike
in that neighborhoOd.
Mr.. LOrillard's horse Parole won another
race at EPSON, England, Wednesday, max
ing the second victory in two days and the
third within week-a triumph no other
racer ever achieved
The widow of Walter Savage Lander, the
poet, died recently in Florence
Gray. who tried to shoot Booth, is pcni-
tent, and will probably not be prosecuted.
Z. Howard u Co, the famous Boston
watch and clock manufacturers, have failed
for SlGO,0OO
Rev. A. }. Faust, an Episcopal clergyman
OF Washington, has entered the Roman
Catholic church.
Mr.. Abel, OF Wabash, Ind was success
slye'y divorced from three wives. Then he
married the first again, and now, upon her
death, he has reunited with the second.
The third has reason to hope
Extraordinary heavy rains throughout
Texas are reported, causing the streams to
overflow. The railroads are washed out, and
traffic Is entirely suspended. At Houston the
water rose eighteen feet in three hours and
carried away ali the bridges and many ware
houses.
The SEakespearean Memorial Theatre at
StrattordupOn-Avon was formerly opened,
Wednesday, the 3l5th anniversary of the
birth of the poet, with q performance of
"Much Ado About Nothing" A brilliant
audience was present. The town was gayly
decorated with flags and crowded with
visitors.
Inc 'ohhc,ticut river ana us rioutarie7
are open ana the river men nave coinheheeu
roiiihs III 'no luihDer' a"ont oo'o'",oo"
sCes mo tne 'ohhectleat rNer' anu -"'"o''
w" lato 'ne Auroscossih river IN ZOOS
county ~ IL. lhis Is 'he 'arseSt amount
'Ner put III unilns one season me Naiue
oi IL Is from h'e 10 SIX uoiiafS per thousand.
Dickens parties are the tayorte social
amusement IN Washington, ID. {. Here is
the style of invitation used Miss Fannie
Squeer7 ana Miss liida rriee request the
pleasure OIL your company lih character 10
meet MI; Niehoi"s Nickieo'' MI A''rcu
'inEo' 'niN7 i-' ''c'y anu o'nci oiu menus
un iueSuaS evening" thc i'th hl''.' at
pothc'oS iia!I-
\ dual wedding ceremony OF j 5. Hart
ley, the sculptor, and Miss Rose lnness, and
George lnneS7, Jr., artist and Miss Julia
Smith, took place at New York, W Wednesday
AT the Presbyterian Memorial Church, on
Madison avenue. MIR. and Mis- lnncs5 are
brother and sister, their father being George
lnncss. ST, landscape painter. Miss Smith
Is the daughter OF Roswell &. Smith, one OF
the owners OF NpHHp'S Maya mo.
At Little Falls. n. Y. on Mondny ni,ht.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02
The illrt al the Theuter.

She sat ia the front row OF the paTIuette-
circle the other night, and when she WASH t
ilmtmg with tine gentlemen whose faces she
could see, she was discussing the people ON
the stag. She was IL beautiful blonde, with
dark brown ewes, and her face attracted much
attention. \ hur, white skin rosy, dnmplcd
checks. lips like the cherries tat grow near
est the sun. ln tho top OF the tree penrly
teeth, the regular rows OF which showed
ihemse Ives whenever she chose to let her
musical laugh he heard (Which VA. uiton)
and II pretty shaped head, crowned with
wealth ot golden hair and the cunningost
OF hats. Sho talked aloud, and even mlldo
up faces at the gentlemen who stared at her
Ordinarily such II character, even though II
female beauty. would have been unpleasant
At the thtutor, but somehow every body
seemed pleased with the lady. 1t r. q. +
glass did not deceive HIM, she was about /
years old. The only portion of the play
she seemed to understand and appreciate
was love making scene.
EWhcn tho laughter that followed the ,Nit
of tile lovers IN the play had auhsided, the
aperlectly audible voice
"pella ats dress way tuu-in Brorrs
hssed 90 = uyer day
Tho star was much GI-concertci to hear II
roar OF laughter from It portion OF the audi
ence Just a5 she made her tragic cntrnnco on
the next scene hut the tnbuntion was in
significant by comparison with that Of a
certain couple. who will henceiorth leave the
little ilut at home when they 20 to the
play.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

colony OF ntermHfrled blacks and whites
Is located about eight miles from Milyille ia
New Jersey. The place is known ~ Gould
town, and WAS settle, about - years ago by
John Gould, after whom the town was named
Now 1t numbers about 800 inhabitants.
These are scattered. however, and the hand
occupied by them covers within an nrea Of
about six miles The town is 80 near Bridge
ton, winch - few miles futher south, that
nearly all tho dealings Of the place. occur
there. On this account there Is scarcely IA
sign OF life about the place. and were it not
for toll-gate and its charges the passing
stranger would hardly know that the place
WAS inhabited.
The dwellings are all framed, some astii-
ring to architectural style, while the u.a,oity
are but IL slight imnr2grneHt upon the raii
road tool-h h,-us-. TWO painted signs are yisi
be, one announcing the location OF the most
office and the other designating the school
house but these are SO nearly eliaced l,y the
wcarOi tlmeas to be keeping with the hieless
aspect oi the village The church ls the moi
artistic building ia the place and it4 pastor
Is the ruler Of the .own
Tho women of GouldtOwn are white and
their husbands are negIoes Men orwntnen
who are not willing Ia comply with these
conditions of marriage cannot live in the
village with ease on comfort, for the Gould
towners will have no Que about but those in
sympathy with their notions This was the
request Of its founder when be passed away.
And this request their descendants are de
termlned to carry out Gould's intention IN
founding the place was to develop his theory
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02


REVIEWING the causes fCz the extreme
business depression in England and Europe,
the Eas!i~h FdT IEi2 6iu-ef.s fu,lS in .'.o
first place four physical causes. Within tho
last ten years Ensllni has had six bai har-
vests and but four 700! ones ii France and
other vine growing countries tic disease
Of the vine has rntaiisl Immense los
in Iulia famine aGi po~tiicnce have
fJllowed each other in rapid success
sion. and lastly 4 severe type of eattls di--
ease hl- extended over nearly all Europe,
which has impoverished agriculture The
eia4effs also cnumerstes iOdr political and
military causes. First, the Franco Pru--ian
war which for two years diverted from pro
duction Il vast number Of people and dis
ordered all the economy ci demand and suI
ply secondly the millions Of armed men in
France and Germany , thirdly, the appre
hesions Of great European conflict within
the last few wears, and, lastly, the drain OF
other actual wars. Among other cau5c-
mentioned are the kle~1 building OF rail
roads IN cur own country, the loss to Great
Britain within recent years Of more than
200 900 ,O21 pounds sterling in the share ol
bli l6n7 t, l1rsign c,untIies and Il com
plete revolution in the c,al and iron indus
tries Of Elgllnd, the substitution of Be-
semer steel tor irol work iny great change,
as it will probably destroy the IRON trlte Of
North and South Wnle-, of Sc,ilrnd AMI Of
Siatforl-hirr. To all these enormous draw
backs must be added the ~5vere labor strikes
which have still further depressed and de
morali.ai alm1s; every industry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

The pre-. ent demand tlr Grant 3, due to
the feeling that the Government It5rll Is
threatened. Bht the first mention oi his
name was made more ;hIn 4 year a-n, and
was then due to NJ such feeling The most
strenuous and pcr~i,ten, advocacy OF hi9
nomination did not proceed from the wisest
sentiment of the party. 1t would not have
been a commanding suggestion ii the course
OF the opposition had not aroused the apprc
hensiou of which We speIk-a feeling which
has been iostercd and intensified by mere
party spirit in the Press aud in Congress.
That apprehension Is undeniahle, however it
NAV be derided 1t makes the Government
itself an issue. Before that issue all qucs-
tons of details of administration iisappcar.
When the supreme consideration l. the
maintenance of the Government, there
are M other politics, and ten
Grant, who stands Tor the successful
defence of the MON against rebellion,
seems to the public mind to be the logical
candidate ~ Mr.. Tilden Is the candidate of
IL Democratic cry OF fraud. 1t Is, how
ever. diScOuragIng situation, because 1t Is
the indefinite pustp)nemcnt OF progress. and
because politics which turn on the malntc-
nance Of the Government are essentially rev
outionsry and permit all kind OF abuses to
creep into the State. BESIDES this, Il sltua-
tion which, against the conservative tradi-
ton of two terms only, compclS the selection
of soldier aS chief magistrate to save tbs
Government, lnsldiOusly tends to accustOm
the public mind to a permanent presidency.
And this Is especially the ease when the
soldier is nm honest and patriotic man like
ten Grant, who cannot be suspected OF any
dshonnrablc design. iLupc,'> Nutir.
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The Sexton.

Nigh to a grave that was newly made,
Leaned a Sc 1ton old, on his earth worn spale
His work was dcne, and he paused to wait
The funeral train through the open cato
A relic OF by gone days was he,
And his locks were as white as the ioahty seA
And these words came from his hps SO thip'
Il gather them in | gather them al
al rather them in tor man ana o0b'
Year after year OF grief snd 10y
I've builded the houses thar lie Arouhu
In every nook OF this burial ground.
Alother and daughter, father and son
Come 10 nv solitude. one by one
But come they strangers, or come they KIN,
/ gather them in l gather them in
Many are with mt, but still I'm alone
l an king Of the dead and make my throne
On a monument slab Of marble cold,
And my sceptre Of rule is the spade hold.
Come they from cottage, or come they lroM hAll
Mankind are nv subjects-all, all, all
Let them loiter in pleasure, or toillully SPIN
1 gather them in l gather them in
81 gather them In. and their final rest
Is here, down here, in the Earth dark breast
And the sexton ceased-for the funeral train
Wound mutely over that solemn plain
And l said to my heart-when time is told,
A nj ightier voice than the sections old
will sound DER the last tump's dreadful din
81 gather them in gather them in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

Henry L. Lamb, L,q., the able SIpcrir-
tcndcnt of the Bank Department of the STATE
of New Iork-who by the WY ia Yer
monter, and 4 srliulte of the uiyersity oi
Vermont-shous in his annual report On the
savings hank Of That ,;:,tc that the uuu-
Der of snail dcpoSitar~ has increased, thh5
the total number of dcpositoIs ha, decreased
about per csnt, aai the amount of deposits
has diminished in about the stme rates
The deposits amount to amount S.y9, ,214,-
800, in the first place equIlling one-seyclth
the assessed valuation OF the STATE for taxa
ton. The icpositor- number Sl0,ol., te
ins one flth the population Of New York
State. AS 10 lJSsca OF savings banks
during the lass three years, he shows that
shareholders in National banks in the STATE
have lost nearly - per cent OF the capita
invested, or nearly three times as much Is
the lep1-itors IN savings banks have los;
during the same time. The savings banks
which have iaiiei hcve paid - cents OF the
dollar to their dcpo>itOr-. Il much larger
percentage than ha- been the r:se with other
bankrupt~ The prospect OF increased safety
in the future i shown by the tact that the
savings bank Investments in National bonds
have increased ftth, and about one dollar
in twenty Of the National debt is now held
by the savings banks ct New York alone.
The falling oil of deposits in New York
savings banks amounts to about : 4,dn0ooG-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

What was it that brave DOE Blackburn
said IN tho House. Mrssrs SOFT Shells q,
yes. we remember now lie remarked that
our party would strike the last yestiGc OF the
war measures from the statute books. Down
with the deyil-born amendments Down
with ccntraliSm and it4 hints OF crown and
scrptrc Down with the pictures OF Lincoln
and tie scoundrcIs who surrounded him in
the battle days OF lSGl-tI' Down with
every anti Democratic ld,a and idol These
be the watchwOrds Tor ls>o- OtoioHa
(MSs) States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

MIR. Rousby the once famous English
actrcss, = dead. She WAS IA very beautiful
woman and 80 long ~ she lived a yirtuous life,
she wa not only admired but respected. No
actress before her secured such An entrance
To English snciety ns Mrs. RouSby but
abandoning husband and children and
clipping with member ui her company, she
fell INTO deserved disgrace with the English
PuGlic, aud IN au attempt to retrieve her
fortunes came to America and played one
season IN tins country. The experiment was
not Il suecs-s, and gong back to England
she has been heard of only ~ the plaintiff
in miserable assault aud battery suit
against Bandmann, the actor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

While Edwin Booth was giving the solilo-
guy in the last act of Richard H.. at Ne
Vicker's theatre, Chicago, "Wednesday night.
shot was fired at him by a man sitting in
the left-hand upper gallery. Booth sat still
until after about three seconds a second shot
was fired, when he arose and started toward
the left wing Of the stage, pointing out as he
went the would be assassin. The latter was
at once sei-ed, and but Tor the intervention
of officers would have been roughly handled.
lie said his name il Mart Gray that he is
% years old dry goods clerk Of St Louis ,
that he has been three years preparing to do
this deed is surprised that he failed that
his failure to kill Booth is the only part of
the attempt which he regrets. lie refused
to state the cause Of his action, but said his
reasons will be regarded as sufficient
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

POINTS FOR LADIES wEDDKD TO "ExrRENELY
CLEVER HUSBANDS LESSONS DRAWN FROM
The MATRIMONIAL EXPERIENCES or ABERNE-
Thy, ROUSSEAU. DE. JOHNSON, DRYDEN AMI
John MILTON
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

The syndicate Of nineteen banks and bank
ing firms, which took the 500 600 900 loan
last week, was organized By Fisk y Hatch
and the Flr,t National Bank Of New York
Elch Of these tppk 81 ,OGH oho and the
Others mailer a:n.uut,.
TuE New York 1nbaae publishes a letter
from Mr. Henry l. TilIen, in which he says
that the charge brought against his concern
of defrauling the reSenue bT emitting to use
the proper revenue stamps, has been greatly
exaggerated The entire amount of absent
stlmps, upon articles III chicago, ic says
will net amount to forty collars.
A WAsmNcroy despatch to the New York
HeraH gives currency t. thc ruInor that
Rev. MIR. DE Ia Mltyr, champion Green
5acker, has become & convert to hard
money principles, a. evidenced by his pro-
posed loan Of 81 600 ,000 600 in g reenbaeks
to certain ''bloatcd corporations, 30 be used
for carrying out internal Improvements. lie
is said to have preferred this way oi an
n0uncing hi conversion, 50 a at the same
time to show the utter ahsurjity of Green
back notions II the reverend Representa-
tive fails the party, the remaining members
have agreed the Hrad say, to oter pili
for the issue Of l6 900, ,0ia barrels Of money,
in greenbacks aud silver, to be distributed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

An Albany sohoolboy lately translated the
familiar " lOI fauctJ1ts hasf, " etc, "a hair
stuck in bis throat and stood on end ~
Fact
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02
TOOK TUE FIRST PREIIUM

for the best cassimercs in competition with
the whole world and that, atthe centennial
exhibition in Philadelphia, after the Judges
had got through with their work, piece of
the same goods, not entered for competition.
was shown and pronounced by the commit
tee as superior to anything in the exhibition.
But tins fact is not appreciated, and there
are many who prefer the foreign goods, in
the belief that they are better than the home
made. Mr.. Bond does not believe that either
the wool-grower or the wool manufacturer
is benefited by the present high tariff
upon wcOl, but, he SAYS, We must wait
until the wool growers recognize the fact
before anything can be done. Very
recently the secretary of the Wool-Growers'
Association had said ~ We are within four
per cent Of making wool an article of ex-
port Mr.. Bond appears to be very san
guinc aS to the possibilities Of tho future By
the production of wool 10, all our needs
and the growth of good mutton as an ar
ticle of food. For mutton, we have tie
markets of the world for wool, there is n
steady and remuneratiye demand, and the
time is not far distant when farmers who
have suffered acres to be oyergrOwn with
briers will see the advantage OF improving
their neglected fields and their own fortunes
at the,s same time by judieious attention to
sheep husbandry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02


Since senator Btyarj, Of Delaware. and
Representatives Blackburn AMI Carlisle, CT
Kentucky, have taken 80 much pains to deny
that the Democratic party intends Il disturb
the great amendments u the Constitution,
the fact has been recalled that Delaware
and Kentucky were the only two States in
the Union that rejected all three Of these
amendments. The Others rejected one OF
two Of them, or failed to act on oue or the
other Of them, but the Legislatures oil these
two States voted on all three and rejected
all They declared against the abolition OF
slavery, against the making Of freedmen
citizens and preventing the payment Of Con-
federate debts, and against the eniranchi~e-
ment OF negroes. Ii they have since made
virtue Of necessity and aequie,ced in them,
their case has been that ol the IMAM con
yincet again-t hi vii, >" who is "of the same
opinion still
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

TnE recent placing of the p5r cent re
funding loan has been called the greatest
funding transaction ever made but it comes
far short Of the placing Of the French loan in
1872 Secretary sherman asked for one
hundred and fifty million dollars the French
government asked for seven hnndrei mil
iious. All OF the ni,ed States loan was
taken within the day it was offered; the
French loan wa4 taken twelve times over
The synIicl.e'S BIZ Tor une hundred and
ninety million dollars Of bonds and Ger
tiicates i, probably, the largest single
financial transaction known bat it is dwa-f
ed by comparison with the total snb,erip-
ton for the French loan OF eight and quar-
ter billions of dollars and fixed bayonets
were needed to keep thousands oi French
men from fighting ior Ilec- in the lines
leading to the subscription book
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

EI1Hn YEARS or INCORPORATION AND is a.
SUITS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

THE ouiery against the bill introduced in
the House, on Monday, by the Gresnbarker,
De Ii Ma,yr, for the immediate issue Of
billion dolIaTs Of greenbacks, which the
Government i to loan, without interest for
three years, IL various canal and railroad
projects, most of them in the South and
Wc-t has been such, that Mr.. De IA Matyr
now say it is ne. hi- own bill, but that he
introduced it by request A. the bill
does not give solitary million 10 Maquam
Bay, We infer that it could not have been
introduced by reque-: of our Vermont mem-
ber, Mr. Barlow, although the amount Of
Grecnbacke to be issued q thousand miliionsl
is precisely the amount advocated by Mr..
Barlow in his famous Grecnlaek letters, By
which he says he still stanls
The New York herald., 1879-02-03
MONMOUTH PARK ASSOCIATION.
From the Live Stock Record.l

From the Live Stock Record.l
This association. under its management, is
ductcd with such vgor lberality and sound Judg-
that is likely to outstrip all its Eastern rivals.
From the present outlook the racing of 1879
promises to be the most brilliant exciting and inter-
estng ever held in the country. The number of
horses in training is nearly double that of last
year. and now that the different meetings are ar
ranged that clashing will take place. the
b.st horses of the various sections of the
country will be able to meet and try con-
illusions. In addition to tho Jersey Derby. Mon
mouth Oaks. Jersey St. Leger, West End Hotel
stakes. Hopeful. July. August and Criterion stakes.
that closed last year the Monmouth Park Association
offer six sweepstakes. Os these four are for
the July meetng--the Long Branch Handicap. for all
ages. II, miles; the Shrewsbury Handicap for all
ages :. miles; the Monmouth cup. weight for age.
2i miles and the Ocean Stakes. for all ages. a
mi es For the August meeting the Champion
saaes-tor all ages, OF 5000. halt forfeit ana only
$50 il declared by the LIST of July. with $4,000
added: $500 to second, $500 to third: l's
milcs-should secure an entry OF the best
horses in the country: For the August meet
inn of 1880 they offer the Breeders stake of SO
each $40 forfeit to the racing fund with $3.50 added
or which $500 to the owner and $3.50 TO the breeder
Of the winner tor yearlings and then two-year-
ols those got by stations or out of mares which
have never produced a winner allowed lbs, IL
claimed at the time of naming; the engagement to
follow the ownership of the horse without written
transfer and the only liability OF the nominator to
be the $40 forfeit to the racing fund which is pay
able at the time of naming any surplus over $3.50
from the ioreits to be divided equally between the
breeders of the second and third horses in the
Five furongs.
OF course the best horses of the East will be en-
tered for the above stakes, but what We want to
see particularly is our Southwestern turfmon repre-
scuted, especially in the Monmouth Cup and Cham
pon stakes. For these two stakes we would like to
see Lcveler Vera Cruz. Dave Moore. Himyar. Day
star Felicia. King Faro solicitor. Belle OF Nelson.
Blue Eyes. Janet Mahlstick, Incommode. Glenmoro
and some OF our best thrce-year ods for the Cham
pon stakes is only mile and half and run in Au-
gust The meeting at Chicago closes June "a, which
will give Western horses seven days. as the July
meeting will commence Friday. July 4. ana the Ar,-
aust is not yet fixed. The association will give six
races each day. We invite attention to the stakes
which close March 1, 1879. Nominations to be al
dressed to George L. Lorllard president, at the office
of the Monmouth Park Association Madison avenue
aud Twenty seventh street, New York.