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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26
GENERAL SUMMARY.

\ Pcsth despatch says that the floor of the
synagogue at Szolnok, near Muncacs, gave
way Sunday, owing TO over-crowding.
Eighteen women were killed and eight scri-
ously injured.
Rev Rolin H. Ncale, d. D. the oldest Bap-
fist minister in New England, died in New
York Sunday, ut the age of seventy-two.
His last ministry was with the Somerset
street church in Boston.
Louis Kennel with several aliases, and
known rs the man from Peru, charged
with attempting To destroy the steamer St
John last July was Saturday indicted by the
grand jury AT Albany, \. Y, for arson in
the third degree.
}. J. Dargan and Joseph IL. Earl of sum
ter, =. C., went To Augusta, Ga, Saturday
to fight duel Dargan WAS arrested and gave
bond but Earl escaped 1t is believed the
parties have gone To North Carolina to fight.
Both are lawyers and members of the South
Carolina Legislature.
Among II party of over 800 Canadian
cmigrants who went over the Michigan
Central road the other duy. bound for Mani
tOba, was II Mrs. Chan, aged forty years,
who was accompanied 10y her nineteen chill
dren. \ few Mrs. Chlans would he Il fortune
To II new country.
In the newly discovered oil regions of
Trumhull county, Ohio, is a well producing
IA lubricating oil, which comes from the earth
refined and ready for use This well Is
flowing five barrels Of this oil day, for
which the operators have Il ready sale at SIG
per barrel. Ordinary oil. in the Prnnsylya-
MIA regions, is selling at rs cents II barrel.
The famous Lynn trunk tragedy comes To
public notice again in the trial of the alleged
criminals Caroline G. Goodrich and ''Dr.
Daniel f. kimball were before the Superior
Court ut Boston Monday, ON charge of pro
curing n fatal abortion ON Jennie L. Clarke
lasl February The trial of Allen n. Adams,
the alleged scduccr. for fcloniously procur-
ing the accused to commit the abortion, will
not begin until after this trial.
The balance in money and called bonds to
he paid in the IL nitcd States for per cent
bonds is So, $50, 73l balance either already
paid or to he paid to the Government agent
in London, either in called bonds or coupons,
is $3.50, $50. These payments will hc made
this week when the Government will cease
to draw from the market into the treasury
any money, except for the current taxes
Between the LIST and 18th Of the present
month 3ii $50 standard silver dollars were |
paid ont hy the sub trcasurcrs of the United
States. During that time 911, S2i silver dol |
lars were returned tn the trcasurers, leaving /.
II balance of 3,7, 06G put in circulation As |
there is an average of over twenty million |
SILVER dollars coined each month. 1t will be |
seen that the dcbascd coins are accommodating |
much more rapidly than they can he gnl |
rid of
The Washington Post contains an utter
view with Mrs Kate Chase Splague at her /
l.. Al.
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NOTES AND NOTES.

!
rinaioie SULLIVAN Is cohiii's u ''''S ''''''''iS
Ill No'eiiioer
The rush to see the walking matches re-
minds New York exchange OF Carlyle's
remark that the population of the world is
| eight hundred million and most of them are
fools
Tn Massachusetts n popular invitation ia
drink is ..Sunnose We 90 in and hold a
Rp,Ier convention In New York il ia
..Wel suppose we 90 in and try n little adj.
ministratiye reform"
number of Mr. Ssnke,,s and Mr. Rl;ss's
b,.,,rS a ro bo;,r translated a, uctnow Ind;.
into tho vornocr,or Of ,ha, country for uss
:, Chr;s,;.r ohuroh of which native 10 g.
,,os,o-
Paris lo,,.- -ono-,s ..o ,,a,,,e ,roneraI
impression that Europe Is about 10 undergo
announcer CONFUSION.
The day of the blonde has passed in the
fashionable world. and now brown is the
favor;,o color for boir
-, ~
Inc -deo'cdt ana o"fg'cat ""u'''dl resafds
the limitation oil The yellow lever TO Inc
city of Memphis and the prevention of its
spread as one of the greatest feats of modern
,a,,;,ou,. ,o;oo .,
Mrs. "oouLuil ms ialieu Us lectuier III
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As Our readers know, the extensive i'm
portation of American cottons, cutlery, wheat
and beef into England are greatly disturbing
the English markets, and the equanimity of
English manufactures and farmers. Lord
Beaconsfield, in a speech at an agricultural
banquet, thought these matters of conse-
quence enough to allude to them and to
strive TO cheer up his hearers, not by show
ing them how their condition was TO be i'm
proved, but by predicting ruinous disasters to
the United States from Canadian competition.
One of his assertions was that 1.-THE greatest
apprehension is felt iGthe United States that
they can not compete with Canada. Ano-
other was that NEARLY all the chief laudhold-
ers in the extreme Western States of America
have sold out and gone TO the Canadian
lands acquired of he Hudson's Bay Com
pany." He had heard" he said, ION high
authority, that Canada expected to
outstrip the United States in compcti-
tion for the European markets." and
another high authority had assured him
A'AdANs htLS NC
disturbed" and that the Canadian wilder
ness (meaning the Lake Winnipeg region
will soon be occupied bymillions." Therefore,
he urged English farmers mot to be precipi-
tate" How millions occupying the Cana
dian wilderness could benefit the English
farmer, he did not explain: but his end was
answered if he induced them to turn away
from their own trouble
A Toronto despatch SAYS that Sir John
Macdonald is supposed TO be one of the high
authorities alluded TO by the British premier.
But it is difficult to believe that Canadian
statesman, with any character to maintain,
would allow himself to he the channel of
such nonsense. That any great apprehen-
sion from Canadian competition is felt by
American manufacturers and exporters, is
most certainly not the case; and the fact
that the business men Of Canada are looking
10 the United States to relieve them from the
commercial depression existing there much
more severely than in this country, by
reciprocity treaty, failing in which many of
as the only possible relief from their troubles,
does not look as if they expected TO ''cut-
strip the United States TO any great extent
at present. Mr.. Disraeli is a great man ; but
he can talk very foolishly when he has any
end TO serve thereby
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26

How THE PEDESTRIANS Go.-ltOwel is the
favoritc, and betting is 8 to | in his favor.
He is looking better than when he started,
and his gait seems To improve He is a
tough piece of anatomy. He covered his
first 100 miles in l6 h. Al min. IL sec. Yves
ton, who is over thirty miles behind Rowell,
complains much of the disagreeable odor
Of cigars to which he attributes the state of
his stomach and want Of speed in Kslpedal
eNtremltles. 1t docs not, however, prevent
his acting the part of "A clown and swinging
his switch, much to the discontinue of the
other contestants Ennis is squirting every
few laps, and his hackers look for his com
ing in first. He states lac never was in bet
ter trim. Hart the colorcd hoy hardly
makes lap without cheer being given
him by the audience. He has been the re-
cipient Of more bouquets than any man on
the track. His gait is much like OLcary's.
Norman Taylor wore "A linen coat and linen
trousers, both Tapping as he ran. lie had
told his friends these clothes never failed
HIM, and he had superstition that any other
dress would bring certain failure lie has
worn tins linen suit in every twenty milc
run that he ever made He alternately
saunters and trots. The funny man is Fed
erineyer- lie is a long haired, unganly lit
tie Frenchman, with long black hair and
whlskcrs. He looks like a music teacher,
and he is the man who lately pushed wheel
barrow across the continent. and he looks as
if constantly trying to Overtake that wheel
barrow. He was thirteen hours covering
his first 80 miles and it i3 impossible for
him at that rate 10 reach any of the gate
m Iney next Saturday,
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n year. aIways in advance.

If there is man alive who cannot be
spoiled by being made much of, Gen. Grant
is the man. After tour around the world,
marked by series of honors such as were
never before accorded TO an American citi-
Zen by foreign rulers, he has returned the
same modest, imperturhable man that he was
when he first came into notice during the
war His magnificent reception at San
Francisco, while doubtless fully appreciated
by him, We may be sure has not disturbed
his equanimity, or thrown him particle off
from his poise. He has learned much of men
and affairs in his travels, for he has receptive
mind. He is doubtless fitted to render bet
ter public service than ever before, if called
to such service by any great emergency ;
but there can be no higher distinction in
store for him than he has already won as
the successful general of the war, and as
Chief Magistrate of the Republic. Hence
forth his honors and distinctions may be re-
peated, they can hardly be enhanced.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26

Tue wonderful life power inherent in some
forms of lying has had striking illustration
lately in the case Of that REV Joseph T.
lnman,' known 10 few parties in New
York as I. NJ. Allison, who has so long i'm
pudcntly advertised his nostrums from the
Bible House." where he never had IA room.
The thing became such II nuisance that the
Bible Society secured perpetual injunction
against Allison's further use of its name in
his advertisements. The postofficc author
tiles at Station d. also withheld for time
the stacks of money letters addressed to the
Key, and tried hard to check the swindlc;
but they were defeated in the end In the
midst of all these movements, one DR. Nc
Allister. who had for years had II small med
ical practice in Brooklyn, died in that city,
and the fact came out that he was the Rev
J. I. lnman, alias Allison. lie was well
connected, and his own family and friends
disclaim all knowledge Of his connection
with this business; though how they could
account for his cxtravagant style of living,
on the income from his little practice. re-
mains mystery.
In the legal proceedings instituted by the
Bible Society, Allison, us he was then called,
acknowledged that lac had received not less
than $3.50, 000by his advertisements. Nor did
he blush at the confession that he had never
been missionary" had never seen South
America" had never known Of such per
son as Rev. J. T. lnman, and that the whole
story told in his circulars was pure nvcn-
ton. One of the most singular things about
the affair is, that he could secretly carry
on this game for years, well known across
the ferry as DIR. McAllister, and on this side,
by those who knew him at all,
AS Allison. Even his associate in the
business, who had been with him for
years, first as an office boy, then as facto-
tum, and when it became necessary in his
contest with the pOstoficc officials as part
ner never dreamed that he was any other
than Allison, till. on attending his funeral
from curiosity, he recognized him in his
coffin. The widow for n time again stopped
the delivery Of the "lnman" money letters,
but she Withdrew her protest, and the final
decision being against the office the business
is still to go on. All who desire to pay their
money for that self -sacrificing "missionarys'
great remedy can have the privilege. But if
he advertiscs from the bible House"
hereafter. the Socieiy's officers would be
glad to hear of it.-Nen York Latter b
Boston COngrtgdtjOndiist
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26

A LETTER from South Carolina re-
ports the attempted assassination of
Frederick Nix, Jr., postmaster at Black
vile, in that State. lie is II leading
Republican, was active in helping to
bring the ku-Klux To trial in the United
States courts, and was subsequently made
postmaster. On the 10Th, one Williams, II
notorious Red Shirt leader, entered the post
office, called loudly for his mail, and ordered
Postmaster Nix TO hurry up. When the
postmaster turned TO get Williams mail, the
latter reached through the delivery window,
and tried to shoot the postmaster in the
back. The ball went through his arm, and
ploughed across his breast Williams then
lett the Office, and no attempt was made TO
arrest him, the town authorities refusing TO
act.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26

The WEsTFoEp EDUCATIoXu MEETING
One of the five educational meetings held
in this county instead of the regular Institute
was at Westiord, September 10TH AVID was
conducted by State Superintendent Conant
ably assisted by Rev. J. ID. Emerson.
Mr.. Emerson explained the Phonetic sys-
TEN of teaching the alphabet, conveying an
idea 10 the child mind by means of n familiar
object or the picture..of it. Thus, A, B, c,
y, and become pencils in the hands of
the child with which he makes word pic
ture. The necessity of teaching Il correct
articulation of sounds in elementary reading,
in order To make good reader or speaker,
was clearly defined, patience on the part of
the pupil and pains-taking by the teacher
being elements of success
Mr.. Conant Invested grammar of the old
time horror as science and made it the We
hiclc of conversation and communication,
and the lack of sufficient attention 10 com
position in the common school was ppintedly
criticised. The duties of the public To the
school were made apparent in such manner,
that if performed ms he indicated the teacher
could fulfil better his or her responsibility,
and the mutual relation of parent, teacher
and child he better understood The ignor-
ancc of the tax payer of school laws and the
proposed plan of rqualiZing taxation hy IL
State tax, appealed Ia the intelligence of the
voter To add To it 10y making himself rs iamil
lar with school reports and the duty of town
superintendent as his own status rs II voter.
The manners and morals of the school" AZ
influenced 10y the appliances and comforts of
the school room, rs well as the landscape about
it. and more directly 10y the personal presence
nj the teacher. his Dress habits and CONVEX
sation more than knowledge of books the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26
duced from 1s6 TO 159. The passage from
Yokohama was very pleasant.

duced from 1s6 TO $50 The passage from
Yokohama was very pleasant.
HIS DEPARTURE FROM YOKOHAMA
was attended with a most elaborate cere-
mony. and everything that the japanese
government could devise in the way of
honoring the distinguished guest When
General Grant and suite left the mikadO's
palace they were accompanied bv the entire
cabinet and all the foreign ministers.
Troops lined the way To the
station and as the steamer passed
out of the harbOr salutes Were fired from
every battery and all the vessels in the bay.
On the voyage hither the General passed
the time in reading. occasionally joining
briefly in social converse. Young Ulysses was
greeted by his father and mother after their
long separation with the warmest affection
The party on leaving the City of Toxic
babe cordial goodbye 10 their fellow pas
sen@ers
During the day Gen Grant made no other
public appearance than toride in the park
with the mayor at seven this evening.
\ curious crowd throneed the court and
corridors of the hotel during the day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26

Dispatches from the interior cities aud
towns of California and Nevada announce
the news that Grants arrival - received
with demonstrations only second to the re
ccptinn here Flags are flying, streets are
decorated, and guns are booming, and there
are paradrs hontirrs, fireworks, and every
token of joy and enthusiasm General Grant
is looking extremely well, and expressed
satisfaction with the experience of his trip
and his surprise at the tremendous demon
stration that greeted his arrival home. His
weight during his trip abroad has been re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26
NEIs WONT NEWS.

BEADFoEp, Vt, 24 The 9S.h annual
meeting OF the Orange County Agricultural
Society commenced here to-day The stock
entries are already very large Th- cNhibi-
tons in the machinery and floral halls are
unusually fine There are na1V entries Tor
the races Tomorrow
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GEN. GRANT's VISIT no JAPAN.
HE HEcErvKs rSrrEcrDExrrD noxons.

HE EECEiNES UNPRECEDENTED HoNOG5.
YOKOHAMA, Sept. S.-Gen. Grant sails for
America after series of demonstrations I'M
paralleled in Japan. The entire nation was
reused to enthusiasm by his presence The
citizens Of Toxic expended upwards of $780,
600 in his entertainment. and the govern
ment officials exhausted every means Of
manifesting their respect and confidence
Gen. Grants visit leaves a marked and last
ing impression upon the destnies OF the en-
pire. Theemperor repeatedly visited him to
consult on public questions Grants cOun-
sci throughout advised firm spirit Of indie
pendence and absolute resistance to the az
gressive policy pursued by many European
representatives. During his stay in the capital
of Japan Gen. Grants time was almost con-
stantly held by the native officials. and he
was obliged to decline nearly all private
Inequalities. 1t was proposed to stop the
City of Toxic at Honolulu. Gen Grant
desiring to visit the Sandwich Islands This
being impossible, Admiral Patterson offered
the steamship Monongahela for the voyage
but arrangements for his departure were
already completed.
HOAX
During Grants sojaurn in Toxic a hoax
was practised by circulating private mem
ORAL TO the emperor threatening death to all
visitors. This is known toLc the work Of
foreigners, but owing to the cXtradition laws
the japanese authorities cannot pursue their
investigation and the perpetrators will prob
ably escape punishment,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26

RICHMOND One thousand boxes OF cheese
and 800 tubs of butter We're shipped Monday.
together with two cars of cattle two of
swine and one of sheep. L. 5. Whtcomb
furnished thirty Of these hogs from his farm
which averaged little over three hundred
and fifty pounds. Hon. +. ID. Mason deliv-
cred the address At the Essex County Fair,
Westport, y. Y, last Thursday.-James
Hart and Lewis Boodry got intoxicated and
disturbed the peace Sunday night, for which
they were brought before Justice W. ID.
Hall and fined SIS and SIS respectively r.
The farm formerly owned by Timothy
Okeefe, but which, since his death, has
been carried on 10y his widow and sons, was
sold Saturday at auction for 81 800 on at
tachment 10 Michael Larner. brass
band, thirteen pieces, an organization two
months old, played in the open air Friday
EVENING". T. Jacobs, Esq, has Just re-
turned from his trip TO st. Leon, Canada,
somewhat improved in health He has been
troubled very much with rheumatism and
went 10 the springs for relief
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-26

'Our foe was no skulk in his ship, tell you;
His was the English pluck,-and there is no tough
er or truer, and never was and never will be,
Along the lowering eve he came, horribly rakng
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Edtoy I,g,w:
Now that our second new church
is soon 10 be dedicated, wjIl you abe
low roe TO repeat q few w5taa lo our
tobacco chewing friends taal you
kindly printed .or roe just prior %
The dedication Of the Pras1ytnIao
church. i ara quite cure that those
who use tobacco do not wUlm.y
chew and cmp,y ,hsc aleuOs Of their
mouths ON The chu eb floors and care
pete, but they go into the church
forgetting to throw out tnel- guilds
before they enter, and when inside,
there seems TO be no mode OF di.pos.
ing Of it but DO the sckenlno pud
die found by The sexton after aely-
icas
Don't do 10 bs5'Eer, try had 10
remember Chat you are entering The
/ Lords house aad thai. therein AID
th.Dgs ahou,j be done 5ecenlIy and
in order, eject your tobacco before
| you approach los door and take no
more unit. you arc we'll out oil tbe
house
Bu. should you ahr a.. forget 60
/ cleanse your mouth before entering
ths place Of worship, don't sol. tle
door seats aud carpet by splitting orr
them. best quietly take your hand
karchief, deposit ths contents o.
your mouth therein and pot 0n
your pocket
The handkerchief can DO washed
carpets cannot. p.
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B. & 0. R. R. TIME TABLE.

Condensed time table of Passenger
Trains OF the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad.
for the stations named below, which cook
efloC, NoY. 18th, lS7S;
EASTWARD ROUND.