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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-07

was recently married to Dyer and possessed
property that had been wiled to Dyer il
the event OF her death. Dyer's premises
were searched and quantity OF strychnis
found IN his trunk. The body was exhumed
and poison found in the stomach. A war
rant was issued for Dyer, who has de.
camped.
In the report OF the quarantine commits
sioners. sent to the New York Legislature
it was stated that the fees for boarding yes.
sells last year amounted to $40, 200, all oil
which went to the health officer of New
York city. Recommendations of las. year
that quarantine be made self-sustaining BY
paying the health officer salary and de-
voting the emoluments and fees TO sustain
ing the establishment are renewed.
One of the greatest losses to literature oil
recent time was the destruction by fire oil
the great library at Birmingham, England
by which 81 900 volumes, including many
raro works and ancient manuscripts were
burned up. Especially deplorable is the
loss of the famous Shakespeare collection,
which comprised some FIVE thousand ex-
smples of the great dramatist's plays, and
OF which only FIVE hundred were rescued
from the conhagration,
W. q. Buell., who died lately at Troy, N
Y, is claimed to be the first man who ever
took q telegraphic message by sound. Ii
was in May, Al. An operator was trying 20
take message but the paper twisted. and
as he with difficulty undertook to translate
the message Mr.. Buell., who was sitting
near. said. 81 think Utica asks if the 9
O'Clock train has arrived" scarcely know
ing how the knowledge came to him. This
proved correct and Mr.. Ten Eyck of the
Albany Journal. who was present, made it
the subject of an article so interesting that
it was extensively copied even in Europe.
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FOREIGN NEWS
PLEURo-PSEUM0sIA

LONDON, Feb. 3.-The privy council ms.
telegraphic reports from British consuls in
the United States, replying to inquiries as
to what extent pleuro-pneumOnis exists
among cattle there. The replies say that a
mild type the disease obtains in various
parts of the United States, but not malig-
nant or Infectious. The cattle received by
the steamer State OF Alabams, which reached
Liverpool February lst, from Portland.
Me-. bought in the same market and at the
same time as those which arrived by the
steamer Ontario. were subjected to a very
rigid examination and found healthy. They
were shipped to London for sale at tO-iay's
market. The agricultural interest is en-
deayOring to induce the privY council to
schedule the United States as an infected
enurfru
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Personal AND POLITICAL.


Nontcomerv RI,;- bas dana ,o,b;n, ,rors,
nan mas tO"' iio'"s
thah 10 repeat MS faVOrite diversion Oh re-
nominating Tilden, and vet the World call.
him "tbat battered fifth wheel of A dozar
In., r., -,
''nei'"' u''u'eu Poii'icai coacnes'
Mr.. Hewitt, chairman Of the Democratic
National Committeo ooid in Io,, sr.eob in
'nc iiouse reierf'ng u inc cipner 'c'esfam'
'na' 'oi' ei'on never heiu any Oncial
connection Win 'ha' committee Against
'his statement the papers are now quoting
the sworn testimony Of Col. Pelton, in the
Oregon matter. in which he said that he had
been and still was. the acting secretary OF
the Democratic National Committee.
The Wssbiput,n Posi- Democratic orc,n
d.s.-;b;,, recen, nos..ro =. ars bo,u00,
p,, u, ,,I.
IS o'ne ~. al, " penoit hamunus ilsc
7, IL sonetbina 10 coo PIaino ,;s n ill., a
Maize moon, and shine down over his left
shoulder. 1t was very pretty little game
oil thrust and parry, with a wonderful
uinersh'e in enoice Oh weapons. Diane
EEJmnnd. hos no,,'o Rio;,o mioja na hn.,ia
AK. Edmunds carries the identical Damascus
blade that Wendell Phillips gives in his
"Lost Arts. which was flexible enough for
a cork. screw sheath. Blaine's sarcasm is
II bust affair." matter of inches and avoir-
dlpois. Edmunds's is of an unknown
quality, and reminds one of chain LIGHTNING.
n. S.t,;.m h;.;.. hAu-:.t,
d. 'oniismann - a'n"i'ious u NC ohi'eu
States Consul-General at Athens. lie ia
nm entbpsiaatic American bas marr;ed
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| caIne'tncss and faith without deception will com
mand success. Do not telegraph again, as Hobbs
| anu sen are used up now thinking and talking
over it, JOHN F. TALNAGz.
Mr.. Talmage slys that man who can
twist ANYTHING wrong out Of that telegram
Is either villain or fool but Mr. Tai
IMAGES nephew evidently thought there was
something wrong in the proposition, and
plenty IF other people agree with him.
A recently revived project to lay a street
railroad in Broadway, from the Battery tc
Union Square, elicits from one of our papers
the statement that There is probably
not more widely-known city road in the
world than this. Even the street. which
two thousand years ago, and probably a
thousand years before that, was "called
| straight" in Damascus, is, at the end of all
hose centuries, almost unknown in COM
parison with the way which was called
broad only two hundred years ago, at one
end Of little island, at the other end of
which might be found the aboriginal savage;
and even of the streets of the great capitals
OF Europe there is not one the name of which
Is so familiar to all the jewellers within the
bounds of civilization" The scheme of put
ting car tracks in so crowded and splendid
thoroughfare is one that deserves defeat,
and yet it seems already to have been of
some use to the community, for almost i'm
nediately upon the renewed discussion of the
subject, the stage lines have dropped their
rate Of faro to five cents, the lowest
figure it has ever touched. Before the war,
the fare was six cents. When the war be-
gan, their tariff shared in the general infa-
ton, going up to ten cents, where it re-
manned until within year, when the elevat-
cd railroads made such reduction in their
receipts that they commenced to sell seven
teen tickets for dollar This proved to be
hardly reduction enough, and now tho price
has dropped to hard pan, and in future the
great, white, numbering institutions which
were for so many years the pride of aristo-
cratic New York, and the terror of timid
pedestrians at the street-cr0ssings, will drop
their exclusive airs and carry the common
her1 sat prices to suit the times" There
are now running some 900 stages on Broad
way, and since the reduction they are so
heavily patr0nized that moro will have to be
added Immediately Yours, d.
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TnE Teller Committee has finished it. work
in South Carolina, and is to held its next
meeting at Washington. The closing testi-
mony, like some Of that which preceded it.
was decidedly contradictory Two Republi-
cans from Georgetown county testified that
the vote in the five precincts, where the Re
plblicins had majority. was thrown out
and the county given to the Democrats 5.
j. l.. Matthews, Il white Democrat, testified
to the peacefulness of the election and the
strength Of tho colorei Democrat ic vote in
Charleston. Stephen Hayne (colored) esti-
mated that 1000 cOlored men voted the
Democratic ticket in Charleston. X. Smith,
a culpred Democrat since 1872, was posi-
tive that over 1000 colorod men in Charles
ton voted the Democratic ticket, saying that
they no longer feared that Democratic sue
cessos would impair their rights. Frank John
ston, Republican supervisor, testified that
colored voters were challenged and refused the
right to vote in ward 2. G. ii. Dantzman,
a eolored Republican supervisor, testified to
the rejection Of cOlOred voters. the use of It's
sue tickets and fraudulent additions to the
poll-li-t in ward q. A copy of the pO!l-list
was produced, and witness declared that it
contained the names OF dead men and others
who did not vote at the last election,
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News by Telegraph.
THE HEARING IN PHaIH,.
NO DECISION YET REACHED

| NO DECISION YET REACHED.
RUTLAND, Vt. Feb.-The hearing of the
petition of John P. Phair for a new trial
was begun to-day before the supreme court,
judges Pierpoint, Barrett, Royce and Pow
ers presiding. The attorneys for Phair
were Col. W. G. Veazsy, of Rutland, G. B.
Endy, Of Bellows Falls, and S. W. Mccall,
Of Boston; and States Attorney Lawrence
was assisted by Gov. Stewart, of Middlebury.
and E. j. Ormsbee, of Brandon. After the
i'auing Vi INC petition oy Col. Feaz9y, the
piNho'pai part oil the evidence used at his
Nc TO "~' i'a,' 'aA'ns up most Oh inc Jay
mo- 'o'O"'t sne ne" e'iuence on "nich
fnaf ms pe'i'i'neu iCl ne" 'riai. Inc
ania'i' Vi "arshai u DOWNING oil Boston.
ststes tnas ne sd" man on the
train from Providence answering to the
| description given OF Phair ID the
forenoon OF June 10Th. Wilfred Matot
affirms that he saw Phair in Brandon late in
the day Of the S:h- The keepers of the
restaurant and lodging house in Providence
respectively state that they kept such places
in 1874 and the signs thereon were blue
ground and white letters. The aft lavits OF
Col. Veazay and E. c. Carrigan state that
Phair has never essentially varied in his
stories to them concerning himself. The
guards at Windsor prison who overheard
Phaif's statement to Carrigan state in their
affiiavits il was substantially the same as
published q. the time. The ease continues
tomorrow aud conclusion may possibly
bs reached tomorrow afternoon.
THE c,os1xo ,pcruFxrz nFcrS
RurI,yp. Vt. Feb. 4--The hearing on
the Pbair petition was resumed this morn
ing. The afidsyits of Alexander Stone.
keeper of the hotel yhers.Phsir alleges he
stopped In PROVIDENCE, and n. r Myers.
keeper Of the saloon where Phair claimed
he took lunch. were read on the part Of the
State. Both deny any knowledge of the
circumstances related by Pbair, and neither
could recogniz, Phair's picture They
knew no sign like tia one Pnair described.
The athdavits OF detective Swami and John
son, OF Providence, and Stearns, OF Rutland,
corroborate the statements OF Stone and
Myers. and claim that there is no such To-
cality in Providence as that described BY
Phair. The arguments for respondent
were begun by ). W. Mccall and continued
to the noon recess. The brief correspondent
lays the greatest stress On Downins's state
ment and the evidence that corroborates
Phair's statement Of being in Providence.
1t discredits the testimony Of the Jew
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WESTERN NEWS.
TIE BLoDGEIT INVESTIGATION

|
CHICAGO, Feb. Sin the Blodgett inyes-
tigation, several witnesses testified that
Hessing used violent language regarding
Judge Blodgett aud threatened to pursue
had Hessing's note secured by stock for
| $4,000. Woke at first was not satisfied OF
Hessing's insolvency, but afterwards found
him insolvent. Witness confined the sale
of stocks all bids for which wero very low.
Witness never intimated to blessing that
the latter would be favored. There was no
secrecy or reason for any IN these pro
ceediugs. He never know Hsssiag had
any interes: in the purchase and did not
do anything TO prevent tho Grand Jury
from fully investigating Register Hbb.rd's
Office. Witness told Bangs that Hubbard had
acted under Witness construction OF the
law and should not be indicted Told Bangs
he ought To 80 inform the grand jury.
Judge Drummond had agreed with witness
that Hibbard ought not to be indicted I'M
der the circumstances. Bangs did not take
Witness message to the jury. Bangs said
the jury had considerable feeling in the
matter and asked. what if they persist
Witness replied that Bangs should with
hold tho Indictment. Two members of the
jury afterwards told witness that the iury
would have finished two days sooner had
they known the witness construction OF the
law. Witness said to juror that it was
improper for the grand jury to call in law
yers to eOnstrue the law for them Al
though intimate with Hibogrd he never cln-
versed with him on these matters Had
been careful not to prejudice his mind re-
gsrdlng Hubbard by reading the reports re-
garding his taking illegal fees. Was never
intimate with Ilessing in any relation,
whatever. lie believed Hessing was hon
estly trying TO make the most Of his assets.
KILLED BY INDIANS.
OMAHA, Feb. 5. 90 At MoOrehead cattle
rancho, on the Niobrsra river, January y,
Frank M0orehead and Mr.. Ausbaugh, well
known cattle men, and two herdcrs, wero
killed by Indians. who are supposed to DO
part of Little VOLTS band. Eighty horses
were run oil and number OF cattle killed.
ARCHBIsHor rURcELL's CASE.
CIScINsATI, o., Feb. 2.-The committee
appointed to audit the claims OF depoS;tors
against Archbishop Purcell has already
received evidences OF Indebtedness amount
ing to over million dollars, exclusive OF
interest. All the claims are not vet pre-
scented. The property in the trustees hands
is estimated at $500. coo Ii is feared the
present scheme to secure depOsitors NAV
fail
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VERMONT NEWS.

John and James Williams, twin brothers,
both died at Csstleton, the other day. at
the age of 81 years. One leaves a large
estate and no heirs.i and the other small
property and large family.
Mrs. Lucisu Chase, of Derby, died tho
other day, leaving seven children, the old
est thirteen years old.
Rev j. A. Haley has closed his lsbOrs
with the Congregational church at lras-
burgh for the present. lie will visit his
friends in Ohio. and make a trip to Europe
and the Holy Land, before resumiug his
pastoral duties.
A house, two barns. twenty tons OF hay
and part of the household furniture,
the property OF John CLARK, of South
Mortified, were burned Saturday evening.
Loss $500; insured for 81 900
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The Right Worthy Grand Encampmen
| l. D. o. F. of Vermont me. in annual con
vocation in Odd Fellows hsll, Rutland
February 4th, 1879, at O'Clock a. m.
Joseph W. Simonds. R. W. e. Patriarch
in the chair.
The committee on credentials reported
the names of siX patriarchs entitled to 70.
ceive the grand encampment degree. TIE
patrisrchs were introduced and received thu
G. E. degree.
The R. W. G. C. Patriarch appointed the
following committees
Finance. N Gale, N. q. Hyde, j. i
Parker.
State of the order d. Bradford, C.
Woodhouse, Henry Clark.
Correspondence-S. Bigwood. Z. Parmen-
ter, j. L. Blskely.
Returns-T. D. MANLY. TLos Faiiey, Ii
E. Randall.
Constitution and By Laws l. Abbott,
ii. p. Frost, Newman Weeks.
Judiciary-Timothy VintOn, Henry Clark
j. N. Gale.
The k. W. &. Z. Patriarch, J. W ST.
monds; r. W Grand Scribe, d. p Celley
X. W. Grand Treasurer. A. N. PearsOns,
and K. W. G. Representative Timothy Vim
ton submitted their annual reports. which
were referred to appropriate committees.
At the afternoon session. the following
officers we're elected for the ensuing year
s. G. Putnam, K. W. Grand Patriarch,
Rutland.
Ii. NJ. Currier. X. ". Grand High Priest.
Brattleboro.
d. P. Celley R. W. Grand Senior Warden.
St. Johnsbury.
Henry Clark, K W. Grand Scribe, Rut
land.
7. ID. Many, K. W. Grand Treasurer,
Rutland.
j. L. Abbott, R. W. Grand Junior War
den, Northfeld.
N. G. Hyde, r. W. Grand Representative
to Grand Lodge OF the United States,
POultney.
Ii. 4. Randall, X. W. Grand Inside Sen
tinel, St Johnsbury.
ii. P. Frost. r. W. Grand Outside Sen
tinol. Brattleboro.
Thomas Failey, X W Grand Marshal,
Burlington.
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SEN AToR MORGAN, of Alabama, in the
Senate on Thursday, brought against the
State of Vermont the serious charge Of hav-
| ing failed to alter its Constitution TO con-
| form to the 18th amendment of the Constitu-
ton of the United States Mr.. Morgan
must be a man of remarkable intelligence
and familiarity with the constitutions OF the
Northern States he calls to account. The
| 18th amendment is that which declares
that the right to vote shall not be abridged
on account of race. color or previous condi-
ton of servitude and the State Of Vermont
is the State whose original Bill of Rights
contained, in the first article thereof, a
declaration against slavery and whose Con-
stitution has always given to every male
citizen of twenty-one years of age, the right
to vote. 1t is possible that when Senator
Eimunds replies, he may give the Senator
from Alabama some much needed instrIc-
ton.
Mr. Morgan also aired his ignorance about
the Constitution of New Hampshire, saying
that the people of New Hampshire might be
called to account for not allowing any one
to hold Office or vote, unless he was pro-
fesscr of the Protestant religion.
Mr. Rollins of n. H., replied that all the
people Ct New Hampshire could hold Office,
and vote too.
Mr. Morgan inquired how long such had
been the case.
Mr. Rollins replied, since the Republican
party had had control Of the State, and that
no citizen had ever been deprived Of the
right to vote in New Hampshire.
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DOMINION NEWS.
SHIPMENTS PROHIBITED

OTTAWA, Feb. 3.-An order in court has
been passed, prohibiting the Importation of
cattle from the United States for three
months from the first of February. Com
munications have been had with the Eng
lish government on the subject 50 as to
prevent any interference with shipments Of
cattle from Canadian ports
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Tbs scare IN regard t. American cattle, in
England and Canada, was result of the fact
| that 4 cargo o. cattle from Portland. Me-.
| By the steamer Ontario, arrived in London,
and WAS condemned being injected with
pleuro-paeunoHia, and ordered to be slaugh-
tered on the dock. A shipper. Mr.. I. c..
: El4tman, one of the largest dealers in cattle
in this country, very heavy shipper Of live
cattle In Slmmcr, and Of dressed beef in
Winter, when asked about the matter by
New York Times reporter, dav or two
since, said | really do not think
there Is very much in il | handle
thousands OF cattle every week, and
have not seen a sick steer in three months.
| received cable despatch from my agen; in
London, on We inesday, informing me that
1876 cattle had arrived there from Portland
infected with plcuro. They wcIo ordered to
be slaughtered On the dock, and he added
that he anticipated an order would be issued
prohibiting the removal alive, of any cattle
coming from the States Veterinary sur
geons have been sent out to investigate re-
ported cases Of rleuro-pneumonia, and have
reported they found cases around Washing
ton, in Maryland, Connecticut and Canada
These cases, however, were confined entirely
to dairIes, and it is well-known fact that
none OF the sections mentioned furnish any
beef cattle for this market, either for slaugh-
ter or exuoTtatian | dOubt very much that
the cattle mentioned in the despatch had
pleuro-pncumonia. Ii is my opinion that
they were heated in shipping and took cold
on the voyage. That is apt to be the case.
| tried the shipping Of cattle two Winters
and found it losing business and stopped
it. Last year. began in March and lost
300 cattle. worth $3.50, 600. 1t is tho land
holders who are doing this, in my opinion,
to stop the importation Of cattle, but the
people will not stand it. There is no need Of
any quarantine on this side, or even Of any
inspection. We have no diseased cattle in
this market. | have men watching the Chi
cago and ST. LDuis markets every day in the
week, except Sunday, and if there were any
diseased cattle in the country ! should know
it in an hour. IL would be for my interest
to have such an order given, but de not
think there is any cause iior it, and do not
believe anything so Inconsistent could be
carried ont.
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THE members of the New York Legislature
say that the splendid new Assembly chamber
is an acoustic failure. 0ne asserts that a
vote might be passed ordering them all
home, and that no one would be a bit the
wiser for it in the part of the chamber in
which he sits. motion was made, the
other day, to provide l27 car trumpets for
the use of members. This for building
which has cost $4,000, 900 Is somewhat of
ALMA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-07

The Mitchell war claim, defeated last
week in the Senate, is sample Of thousands
Of Southern war claims. Mitchell was a
native of Kentucky. lie had wicked part
ner who lived further South. While pro-
Tossing loyalty, Mitchell went into Georgia
and stayed three years, at the end Of which
time he had smassed Sl2S ,692 % worth of
cotton. When Sherman came through on
his march TO the sea, he captured this cot
ton and sent it to New York, and the pro-
ceods Of the sale were turned into the Treas
ury. Mr.. Mitchell thereupon in due time
filed claim against the United States for
the value of the cotton. The case went be-
fore the court Of claims which decided that
the claimant. could not recover because, as
citizen Of a loyal State, he had been trafIick-
ing with persons in rebellion 1t was made
to appear that Mr.. Mitchell, while within
the Confederate lines, turned a penny by
supplying portion Of the Southern army
with pork. The Supreme Court sus-
tanned the decision of the lower
court The case was then taken
to Congress. In the Senate, Senators Me-
MILAN and Hoar took the ground that the
contraband trade carried on between
Mitchell and Confederates in arms against
the Government was of itself sufficient to
bar the claim but further than that,
Mitchell had given aid and comfort to the
enemy BY procuring supplies for them. In
this he was traitor, and deserved death by
the rules Of war. Mr.. Hoar said that if
Southern rebel had come into the North as
Mitchell went into the South, ard had after
trait king Nth our army, gone again into
his own country. he would have been hang
cd within twenty-four hours after his re-
turn The debate was chiefly between Dem
ocratic Senators, several Of whom stOutly op-
posed the claim, while the Southerners gen
orally supported it.
While going on Mr. Window asked that
the bill might be laid aside for an appropri-
alton bill but Mr.. Edmunds hoped the dis
'ussi0n might 90 on, as it was very iustruc-
tive AMI interesting. at is entirely too
good, he said, "to be laid aside" The
bill was defeated by a largo majority, only
seventeen Senators voting for it.
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THE Agricultural Colleges, pure and SIM
pie. as general thing, seem to furnish occa-
sion for good deal more iault-fnding among
agriculturists than the agricultural depart
ments Of the older colleges. The Massachu-
sets Agricultural College is undergoing its
annual hauling over the Goals, and the Bos-
ton Herald says of it:
The simplest way to settle the college
problem, it would seem, is to sell the pro-
perty and merge it into Amherst. An agri-
cultural department could be added without
much increasing the expense, and one strong
college would be more useful and economical
than two struggling institutions. The Agri-
cultural College, as separate establishment,
is about as much needed in this common
wealth as piano in milk-room.
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SOUTHERN NEWS.
FINED AND IMPRISONED.

BALTIMORE. Md. Feb 5.-Wm. Wooden,
clerk of election in the 9Th ward. was fined
to-day, for Interfering with United States
supervisor at the late congressional election.
Patrick Herman, for interfering with judges
and supervisors of election, was sentenced
to thirty DAYS imprisonment and fned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-07

Ma SrorroRD, Of the library of Congress,
has jast purchased for it complete file of
journals published in Philadelphia from l7713
to 1877, in sll l07 volumes, and comprising
The Claypooie Advertiser, PoulsoR's Adrer-
User and The North american, all well
preserved and bound in calf. The bound
volumes OF newspapers in the library of Con-
gress now number over 6,0O0, and in this
collection is a set OF the The London Gazette
from l66j to 1879. There is but one other
set in existence-that belonging to the
British Government.