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

The elm at Schuylerville, n. y, under
which Burgoyne surrendered was seriously
damaged by a recent fire. but 1t il hoped
that the old tree can be still preserved.
William Dunston, farmer, living near
Charleston, Mich, was fatally gored by 4
Durham bull. Mrs. Dunston also ran to
his assistance, and was fatally injured. \
farm hand finally fcllci the bull with a
club.
After eighty days Of floating in his rubber
suit. Captain Paul BOynton finished his
voyage of 2,342 miles down the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, and landed at New Or
leans on Sunday. lie lost 20 pounds of flesh
on the voyage.
POindexter, the young NlrgInian who shot
Curtis, clerk in shoe store, after horse
whipping him for ianced insult to Pom
dcxter's betrothed, has been sentenced TO
the penitentiary for two years. This r. said
to be the first case in Virginia OF punishment
of a criminal who had high social connec-
tons and had murdered a man because OF
some insult to woman.
A plucky girl is Carrie Roberts, OF New
Lebanon, Ohio. A tramp entered the
Nu' u
preaching the rogue unoh>erycd, She clutch
ed him by the hair with one hand and tried
to wrench box of yaluablcs from his grasp
with tho other. Failing in this, she took a
revolver from the top of a clock and fired at
the tramp several times in quick succession.
The latter dropped the box, ran to the the
yard, scaled the fence and escaped.
William and Rebecca Hanson, Of Tioga
county, N. Y, have received tidings of
daughter who donned male attire and ran
away from home 70 years ago, to escape
the opportunities of b0orish lover whom
her parents commanded her to marry. She
served as cook for some time on the lakes
and the Mississippi river, and in lsGl she
enlisted in the Union army, was made ser
gcant in 1853 and served under General
Thomas in 1861. After the war was over
the captain of her company, who had dis
covered the secret of her sex, made her an
offer Of marriage, which she accepted, and
went with him to Cuba. where they have
been for some years raising sugar cane and
children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

the Senate and the Executive, but the Judi
clary also under the cOerclve dlctatlon OF the
House. The House alone will be the IN ige
OF what constitutes grievance and also OF
the means and measures OF redress.
An act OF Congress to protect elections Is
now the grievance complained OF, but the
House may on tine same principle determine
that any other act OF Congress- a treaty made
by the President, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate a nomination or appoint
ment to office or that II decision or an opin-
ion of the Supreme Court, is n grievance,
and that the means of redress is to withhold
the appropriations required for the support
of the offending branch Of the Government.
\ DANGEROUS VIOLATION Of TIE Constitution.
Believing that this bill is a dangerous VIC.
lation of the spirit and meaning of the Con-
stitution, | am compelled to return it to the
House i'll which it originated without my ap-
proyal. The qualified negative with which
the Constitution invests the President Is
trust that involves n duty which cannot de-
cline to perform with firm and conscien-
tiOus purpose to do what | can to preserve
unimpaired the constitutional powers and
equal independence not merely of the eXecu-
tive but every branch OF the Government
which will be imperiled by the adoption of
the prnciplelof this bill. ! desire earnestly
To urge upon the House oil Representatives a
return to the wise and wholesome usage Of
the earlier days of the Republic which ex-
cluded from appropriation bills all irrelevant
legislation. BY this course you will inaugu-
rate an important reform in the method of
Congressional legislation. Your action will
be in harmony with the fundamental princi-
pies of the Constitution and the patriotic
sentiment of nationality which is their firm
support, and you will restore to the country
that feeling OF confidence and security and
the repose which are so essential to the pros
perity OF all our fellow citizens
RUTHERFORD l.. HAYES.
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The PresIdeni's Veto Message

does him especial credit. 1t is calm ard
clear presentation Of unanswerable reasons
for Withholding his approval Of the Army
bill. lie shows that the Liberties Of the
people were amply guarded against military
interference with elections that as a matter
of fact no complaint has been made of late
Of the pres nee Of the United States troops
at any place Of election, and that troops have
not betn ordered to any place Of election for
the past year that the Government has the
cbn,tItuti NAL right, carrying with it the
duty, to preserve the peace at the Con
gressioDal elections that the repeaing
clause iB the ball depriyes the civil authori-
ties Of the United States Of that power that
exercise Of the power to guarantee free and
bOnet 81, ctiOus is necessary in order to
scene the ballot to tie cOlOred voters at the
South, and to prevent frauds in the large
eat g Ci the North, that the manner of the
lie cal, attached As it is as rider to an ap-
preparation bill, IL a. Objectionable az its
matter, and that all makes clear case of
dlty on hi' part We have never doubted
that President Hayes would decline to be
bull iozed 10y the Democrats in this matter
He ta- accepted the responsibility like
man. The President, cabinet and party are
for once n unit ; and with re-estab!ished
harmony there will he clearer sailing for
them ahead, though it lie through troubled
waters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

lHE RESCUE or THE IMPRISONED MINERS, at
Wilkesbaue, Pa, was one of the most re-
markable cases Of the kind on record They
were shut in by the falling in of large
PORTION ofthe mine and the only way to
reea-e them was to cut passage-way of
loo feet through rock, slate and coal This
was accomplished in four days and nights
Dpring the latter part of the time as there
wtre i4ticatons Of FIRE damp, the driving
a.d cutting Of the coal had to be done with
the pick alone. The opening into the mine
was affected at ; a. m, on Monday. Mine
Superintendent Smith was the first to enter.
lie found some Of the men cooking breakfast
from steaks taken from the mule, which the
boy who was sent to alarm the men Of the
impending Disaster had fortunately taken
with him. The mule was killed by the
men on the second day Of their Imprisonment
The remainder Of the party were engaged
in changing the direction of an air course
The entire party used all possible dispatch 70
getting out Ct the mine, reaching the sur
face shortly after 9 O'Clock, when they were
received by an enthusiastic crowd which
chcered the rescued men and their deliy-
erers The men were speedily sent to their
homes. The entombed miners say that dur
iag Saturday and Sunday they could hear
the rescuipg party firing blasts. When the
blasting ceased they believed that the work
had been stopped and they were abandoned
to their fate. They say they could have
subsiste1 at least two weeks longer, had it
been necessary, upon their supply of mule
meat. A running stream Of water supplied
them with the means to satisfy thirst The
men had been imprisoned FIVE and half
days. They stood the long imprisonment
very well. The sum of 800 has been pre-
scented to each Of the rescued miners by the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02
FOREIGN NEWS.
a.elIcrnI AnIr..

PARIS, April 3O.-Senor Ruis Gorilla,
who has been repeatedly refused permission
to reside in France, has now been informed
that the prohibition il Withdrawn.
BERLIN, April 30 Bismarck. who re-
manned in town throughout the holidays,
will leave for the country alter the financial
debate.
LONDON, April 30-A Berlin despatch
says the Berlin government has agreed to
pay to the ex- queen of Hanover. the value
of her settlement and private property from
the Guelph fund, but sdhere- To the pre-
yious refusal to permit her to reside In
Castle Marenburg.
Letters from Zanzibar announce the
arrival OF Henry NJ. Stanley. the African
explorer, with NJ. Dulatis. cheer IN com
mand OF the Belgian expedition in Africa.
1t is stated that Stanley will act as guide
and interpreter to the Belgian exploring
expedition, under Dulatu1. Tho plan OF
operations II unknown.
Application il made Tor AN injunction to
restrain ten. BafOur and Others from
carving out tho proposed Lease OF the
Atlantic and Great Western railroad TO
tho Ere railway company. The NAN
objection was that the lease would interfere
with the recGnstructiOn Of the Atlantic and
granted extending eyer to Tuesday next
sr PETERSBURG, April m.-Thc Holos
publishes telegram from Odessa. announ-
ing that Adjutant-ieneral 'lb'ut:hoh
passed through that city to-day On has
way to Constantibople, ~ the bearer OF
letter from tho Gar t. the Sultan and u
proclamation OF the Gar to the Bulgarians
calling on them to ab-tain IRON Ji~nrdeIs
and conform To tho treaty OF Berlin
VIENNA, April 2D.-Iho official Ab,nI
Post declares that the siRnat1ry powers will
cordially accept the olecuuG ri Prince Alex
ander, OF Battenburg.
TIRNuy.. April J0.-ln tho assembly. b.
day, n telegram from tho emperor and en-
press OF Russia was read. thanking tho
deputies for the election Of Prince Alcxan-
der.
Row., April 3O-The Vatican has instruct
ed It's delegates to Chill, Peru and Bolivia.
to interpose their good Offices with the view
to ending the war, or at least causing it to
be waged with the least possible cruelty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

Philadelphia Pinaiore troupe contains
no member over thirteen years old, und i,
tho orestes, srccoss of the SEASON
81 II, uI;.o, ara no. o,1orod
Ola '"o'N'nu ni'i''N'' "'o ~" '"P
on the construction oil tue southern racine
Railroad Of California, which is being pushed
forward at the rate oil three miles day
"Old age has rushed on Inc in the last
year and tied my tongue and hid my mem
ory. and thus made 1t duty to stay a;
home, writes Ralph wal'V Emerson to
friends in New York.
49,. a., o.;,.,., ;I,,o..,,c Mr Al Al
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

Congressman BelioId, Of Colorado, in a
recent speech. was at the pains to compile
a list OF all the yetOcs made by American
Presidents from Washington down, with the
reasons gwen by them for the same. The
statement shows iorcibly the fallacy of the
Democratic assertions that the VI power
has never been used except against legisla
ton considered 10y the Executive to be un-
constitutional that a bill to repeal law
has never been vetoed and that an appro-
priation bill has never been vetoed.
George Washington, in April, 1872, We
toed bill for an apportiOnment OF members
OF Congress, not because it was unconstitu
honal, but because he considered it imprac-
ticable' and in February, 1877, he vetoed
bill providing for reduction Of the army,
not on the ground Of its unconstitutionality,
but because he considered the proposition in
judicious.
President Madison, in March, 1872, We
toed bill granting naturalization privileges,
far the reason that he considered it liable
to abuse by aliens. lie likewise vetoed
bill for internal Improvements, which wa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02
FROM NEW NOIsh.
THE VETO OF THE ARMY BILL--oFISIONs OF
TUE NEW YORE PRESS

rHE VETO OF THE ARMY BILL-OFISIONS Or
THE NEw YORK. PRESS.
NEw ioRK, April 30.-The Herald ssys
{" 1t clearly shows by recital of laws now
IN iOrce that neither the President nor any
OF his subordinates has authority TO practice
military intimidation at the polls. The in
depreciation which the President puts upon
the posse cOmltatus section OF the army
appropriation act OF the last Congress Is a
yeritsble sock dolager" to the shrieking
and brsinless democrats who have led the
party into this slough"
The Tribune says The veto is well
reasoned and vigorous paper, admirable
alike in the strength and clearness of its
argument and the dignity and moderation
OF its tone.
vetOing the army bill has taken q position
which the good sense of the country will
heartily sustain and the ludicious avoid
ance of extremes constitutes the strong
characteristics OF the message
The World says. The Presidents veto
opens the way wide and clear to a popular
democratic victory in 1880 Congress called
rpcn hlm to accept the principle OF Tree
and honest elections unclOuded sud I'M
coerced by the exhibition OF federal bayOnets
at the polls. This principle he refuses to
accept under the cover OF formal objections
for the most part captous, unsound and
irreyerert.
The sun says The provision which =
thus TetGld Is wise necessary, indispensable.
IL cannot be safely abandoned Ii must
b, insisted upon. For Congress 20 rctrolt
from the position which it has assumed
would he foolish, unpatriOtic. ridiculous
anu pIooahlv nni to those responsible Tor
the retreat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

MR. PExpLEToN's IDEA, that Cabinet off
GERS >hculd occupy seats on the floor OF the
House of Representatives, is an old one, hav-
ing b, en- broAched by that gentleman in the
House, fourteen years ago. A: that time Mr..
Pcndlctou's bill to that effect was earnestly
and successfully opposed by one Of our own
Representatives, Mr. Morrill,, on the grounds
that, though the plan might harmonic with
the British constitution. it would not with
that Of our country that the rules of the
House corli not be SO modified as to permit
of such hing that it is unnecessary and.
fu.ily, that ii would be unconstitutional.
The force Of Mr.. Morrill, argument is just as
strong as it Was fourteen years ago; and
We see no reason why Senator Pendleton' s
hobby should override the Vermont Senator 5
logic and common sense.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

A telegram from Yokohama says that
great preparations are being made there by
order of the Mikado OF Japan, for the recep-
ton of General Grant on his arrival at that
port.
All the Greenbackers in Congress except
Mr.. Barlow, of Vermont, and Mr.. FOrsythe,
of Illinois, voted with the Democrats for
the legislative bill.
Were AIr Edmunds representative OF
an important but "joubtiul' State, like
New York or Ohio, there is no man to whom
the Republican party would surcr turn Tor
leadership; and stranger things have
happened than that in the Republican ma
tional convention of 1880 the question OF
locality should be lost in determination to
seek the strongest and ablcst man in the
party, and that by that means the nomlna-
ton should fall on the Hon. George + Ed
mund5 BrotlobOro (lt.) Phrnit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

President HAYES has vetoed the Army
appropriation bill. His veto message lies
unread upon the table of the House till
that body gets ready to hear it but has
been given to the public. The reasons why it
should not become law with its political
rider are ample, and are clearly stated
in the message. The Presidents action
will be cordially approved by his party,
and the only ones likely to be troubled by it
are the Democracy. Having discovered that
the President cannot be frightened or crowd
ed into subservience to their partisan
schemes, they will now be casting about to
see how to get out Of the strait in which
they ind themselves. veto OF the legis-
latiye bill will, Of course, follow and as the
Democracy dare not adjourn again without
making provision Tor carrying on the Govern
melt, they will have to back down, and
may as well make up their minds to do it
with the best grace possible.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

The trouble between Bolivia and Chill
aries in great part from a controversy over
extensive mines and works for producing nj
trate Of potash, which Chill owns in Bolivian
territory. The interest of Peru in the quar-
rel comes from her own interest in the
nitrate trade, and from the fact that there
has been for years slumberirg jealousy be-
tween Peru and Chill as to which shall be
the leading power of the South Pacific.
So Peru and Bolivia make common cause
against Chill, and are likely to make it lively
for the latter. Chill has respectable
standing army and pretty good
navy, including several first-class iron-clads.
Bolivia has no navy, bat keeps up standing
army which consumes two-thirds of the an
nual revenue. Peru has quite powerful
navy, including six iron-clads.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

The President is censured by members of
the House for giving his message to the Press
before it was read in the House. The facts
appear to be that he sent the message to the
House and not anticipating any delay in the
reading of it, gave a copy to the Press as
usual The President would not seem to be
10 blame and if the House had done him
the courtesy to wait half an hour and hear
the reading of the message before adjourn
ing, there would have been no seeming
grounl for COMPLIANT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

Tue Louisiana planters, as the telegraph
reports, propose to stop the exodus OF the col
ored laborers by force. That is to say
that they propose to re-estabiish slavery 10
Louisiana. There is, of course, no law under
which the freedmen can be molested in their
right to travel in peaceable and orderly
way, wherever they choose to go.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

THE Springfield Republican is not willing
to submit to the verdict pronounced against
it in the Lothrop libel suit. The exceptions
saved by its counsel will be carried up to the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts, for review
and it is not unlikely that new trial may
be ordered
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

The Boston Jo"n0i does not think much
OF newspaper nominations Of candidates for
the Presidency, but says "lf we were to
assume the grave responsibility Of naming
a candidate, we think that the prosperity of
the country, the success Of sound Republi-
can principles and the welfare Of the in
dustrisl classes would be best promoted Ey
the election 81 ! ,bu Shernsqn "
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News by Telegraph.
VERMONT NEWS.
DROWNING ACCIDENT AT RUTLAND.

DROWNING ACCIDENT AT RUTLAND.
SPECIAL Despatch to the Free Press and Times.
RUTLAND, Vt. April % Two young men,
Wallingford in attempting to cross the
bridge south of the Baxter farm, about
seven o clock this evening, missed the road
and went into Otter Creek, which is now
very high. One OF them succeeded in reach
ing the shore, but the other one and their
team went down the stream and no trace of
them has been found yet p.
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practically river and harbor appropriation

practically a river and harbor appropriation
bill
President jackson vetoed a number OF
bills for internal improvements on the
ground that they were injudicious, unwise
and proposed an unequal distribution OF
Government aid. lie also, December Z,
1892, vetoed a river and harbor approprla-
ton bill on the ground that i. proposed to
place the control of internal improvements
under the General Government. lie, in
December, 1880, vetoed lighthouse ar-
preparation bill because it was too liberal.
lie vetoed bill for the time of meeting and
adjournment Of Congress because he thought
it unwisc.
President Tyler, in December, 1872, vetoed
a bill to repeal a certain section Of a public
land law. lie also vetoed river and har-
Dor appropriation bill, and in 1913 he
vetoed the regular river and harbor appro-
priation bill On the ground hat it was too
general.
In lSIG President Polk vetoed a river and
barber appropriation bill on the ground that
it was too general and liberal and there was
10 pressing necessity for it. President
Pierce, in 1854, vetoed a river and harbor
appropriation bill President johnson
vetoed number of bills because he did not
consider them for the welfare OF the country,
and the Freedman's Bureau bill, because it
interiered with the executive right. The
entire list of yctccs shows that the theory of
the veto has been that the Executive has
coordinate function in legislation. Bills
have been vetoed quite as often fer pruden-
tial reasons, a- on the ground of unconstitu-
tiouality
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The New York CnnnIs

ALBANY, n. Y, April 27-The supsrin-
dent OF public works announces that the
state canals will open for navigation May
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

The St Louis RepuJhcp reports that a
resident Of Rockford, ILL.,, &" who fell over
an embankment and lost his sense of smell, "
has sued the city for $4,000 damages.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02
rHesr me soMk on rmnINws

On this subject which IT j, the duty oil the
executive department Of the Government to
enforce. ihr lntont and tiiect OF the teAt e.
this nil Is to r,ohibit all the c'v'l "iht'r- OF
the United States under l penalty oil hne
and Imprisonment from employing any
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

FULL rARTICULARs-THE losses AND INsUR-
ANCE-HERoIc WORE OF THE FGREsES-
SOME NARROW CAPEs-PREPARATI0Ss TO
AT ONCE REBUILD TIE TIRE SUPPOSED TO
BE ISCENDIARY
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

1t s our duty - repeal these. 1t is not worth
while to attempt the repeal except upon appro-
priation bill The Republican Senate would not
agree to nor the Republican President sign bill
for such repeal Whatever objection 10 the legisla-
ton upon appropriation bills may be made in the
ordinary case does not apply where free elections
are concerned. We have the power 20 vote money,
let US annex conditions 10 it and insist upon the
redress OF grievances.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02
AMPLE SAFEGUARDS AGAINST MILITARY INTER-
FERENCE.

The foregoing enactments would seem to
be sufficient to prevent military interference
with the elections, but the last Congress, to
remove all apprehensions OF such interior
ance, added to this body Of law, Section Is
of an act entitled, IAN act making appro-
priatons for the support OF the army Tor
the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1875. and
for other Purposes June 18th, 1875.
which IA n fallOWs
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The greenback members Of the House also
held caucus OF three hours duration to-day
on the subject OF the Presidential veto. A
general interchange of views occurred, but
no definite action was reached a. to what
course they should pursue. Information OF
trustworthysourcs indicate that the meetings
was not altogether harmonious there being
great diversity of opinion As to the proper
steps to be taken. Some sustain the veto
and Others oppose it and will vote accord
ingly tomorrow. A third faction will
refrain from votlny either vav
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

The failure OF q f. Thompson Il Co.,
Brattleboro, is announced. Liabilities IN