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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19
GENERAL DESrArCHEs.

In Limerick, Ireland, an evicted tenant
Knocked Lord EeTIuoy senseless with cudgel, Sat
urtay, Tor which he was sentenced 10 i've Years
penal selv.tuie The sentence caused great sensa-
tlon.
Owing to the refusal OF the common
council OF MorrisIown.N. J., to pay the eXhorbtant
rates demanded by the AQue,luct company, the city
after January nyst Will be without water in cass Of
fires.
The llawaiin government has lately in
tcrpreted the commercial treaty to admit free into
Hawaii Islands cotton clothing from the United
Safes. This commodity was heretofore excluded
from the provisions OF the treaty
At Trenton, y. J., Charles Jones, aged
Is. was fatally burned last night, while hlling
kerosene lamp
The deposits in the Glasgow bank, Scot
land. which failed lsT-, will be PAID IN full,
amounting TO s450O9,OOO.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan of Brooklyn was COM
mltted 10 tail Monday on charge OF assaulting
nclghbur. She felt her Disgrace keeniy- and on be-
ing liberated on hail last night dropped dead In the
street from heart disease.
Col. J. o. p. Burnside, discussing clerk of
The pOstOitice department, expects TO be nominated
as postmaster OF Washington IN The place of Judge
Elmunds deceased.
In Chicago Frank Brodie went home in
tnNicated, Tuesday night, aud abused his fatL CT
when the latter fatally shot him. The father sur
rendered himself. Frank had "A bad reputation.
\ Montreal despatch says there is no hog
cholera near Lachme as reported.
There was great excitement around Sheri-
dams headquarters III Chicago, Yesterday, respect
ing an a1ray between Major smith OF The 18TH IL
fantrN- We'll known rs writer, ami Dr. Iremalne,
captain in the regular army. The ARRAY Is said 10
have been brOu Tht about tGtDJ ga lady Inc pax
ties implicated LEFT the city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19

A BABY TREE-No curiosity exhibited
i'll this city for years has attracted such
general attention ms that wonderful plant
Mt Shannahan's art gallery Fully 5000
people must have visited the place to
look at the botanical wonder. 1t is said
to be Indigenous to Japan. Its technical
term has not been ascertained, but 1t is
known, and appropriately so, as the 'Ba-
by Plant" 1t is OF the genus lily, some
times attaining height of four feet, and
blossoming semi-annually. The one of
which We write is, however, not more
than twelve inches i'll height, with leaves
about six inches long and twoinches wide.
The flower is star-shaped, having five pet
ais ola handsome brown and yellow color.
The calyx encircle5 and protects tiny
little figure that bears an exact resem-
blance to nude baby, its little arms and
legs outstrctched and the eyes distinctly
marked. lowering over this diminutive
form is II small canopy, mgel-shaped,
having extended arms and wings, and
peering closely into the face of the infant.
The family of plants of which the baby
is Il member produce not only the specl-
men now on exhibition, but also give per-
feet limitations, if such they can be desig
mated, of different animals, insects and
birds Mrs Mark Hopkins, of San Fran
cisco, has one OF the latter varieties, for
which $500 was paid. The plant grows
to be about three feet i'll height, when
fully maiured, and when in full bloom
the one now IN this city will look like u
shipwreckcd founding hospital u Port
tend (O,tgOR) .Stdldard
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19
NOTES AND NOTES.

A decline of so cents ton in coal, at the
coal centres is expected.
Perhaps Chicago would be healthier
place if the country around it was not al
ways III.
The way some students pursue their
studies is by being behind in their lessons.
The impression that franklin drew his
lightning from New Jersey is wrong, quite
wrong.
Arthur Sullivan says the Boston women
are the handsomest in the world, and the
Cincinnati CommercidL advises Arthur to
shelter his eyes with blue glass before coming
out West
A new word has burst upon the world
from the Northwest, whose the big storms
originate. 1t is blizzard A blizzard is
not bird or new style of poetry; but a
driving snowstorm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19

A SINGULAR WILL.-The will OF ex-
Governor Macarthur, now before the
United States Circuit Court at Washing
ton, is n rather queer document More
than fifty years ago the testator, who lived
at Chillicothe, Ohio, died, and left an ex-
traordinary will. He WAS u man OF great
wealth, but very peculisr. His estate
amounted to some millions of dollars, but
by lis will it was not to be divided until
the youngest grnudchild should reach the
age of twenty-ono years, and then be ap-
portioned equally among the entire fami-
w. The will was indefinite III an import
ant particular The old man neglected to
saw whether he meant living grand
children or included those yet unborn.
The executors declined to act under these
unusual conditions, and the County Court
appointed n trustee to take charge OF the
property. Fifty years passed away after
the old mans death, and grandchildren
continued to be born. Finally some of
the heirs though. it about time an under
standing was arrived at, and went INTO
court, and the case is before the courts
yet and the grandchildren continue to be
born.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19

The EGYPTIAN OBELIsK, which Lieut.
Commander Gorringe has lowered at Alex
andria for shipment to New York, was
found to rest upon pedestal with three
marble steps and base of masonry
These had been buried under the sand
drift of Is centuries, which had aecumu-
lated 10 feet deep. The l96-tOn monster
now rests in pit, where n float is build
ing ON which it is to be towed to the sea,
three or four miles off. The gigantic
framework for getting the obelisk down
was built by Messrs. Roebling OF Tren-
ton, n. j., and weighed ESQ tons.
The obelisk was first cased in oak plank
bound with iron bands and WIS then guyed
ut the top from four points, like the mast
of vessel, so that it could not fall over.
The center of gravity was calculated to be
% feet above the vase, and there trunnions
were bolted across the sides, after which
holes were cut through the base and l
beams inserted to assist i'll raising the ODE
lisk from its foundations. Wrought-iron
towers were placed on either side, braced
SO that they were perfectly rigid, and
these supported cast-iron journals weigh
ing 300 pounds each, which formed the
grooves for the trunnions on the obehsk
to work in. Iron rods inserted III a RIB
on the trunnions connected with similar
rods from the beams running through
the base by means of right and left thread
turn buckles, and were used 10 raise the
obelisk from its foundation aud throw the
weight on the trunnions. The founda-
ton was removed and the 81 feet of stone
hung free, wire-rope stays having been
run over a frame resting on the trunnions
to either end of it to relieve the strain
and prevent its cracking at the center of
gravity. The monster WIS then easily
turned into horizontal position and piles
of beams placed crosswise built up until
the stone was reached, when jacks were
used to lift it out of its trunnion bearings
and block 1t up. Foot by foot the stone
was lowered to the ground by taking the
timbers from one side and then from the
other, and once down it WAS incased III an
iron cradle, which had bars riveted to 1t,
that ran on cannon balls in a groved track
laid on the ground, upon which 1t was
pushed to the pit prepared for 1t,
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The result Of the contingent process in
Maine is at last made public The House will
stand sixty-one Republicans and seventy
eight Fusionists, with 12 vacancies; Senate.
twenty Fusionis!s and eleven Republi-
cans. The Pretexts on which Republicans
enough TO change tic complexion of both
branches Of The LEGISLATURE have been thrown
out, are for the most part puerie and con-
temptible beyond description. Perhaps the
most Outrageous case is that of Skowhegan,
where a Republican who had nearly four
hundred majority is thrown out and his seat
given to the opposition candidate, simply be-
cause the Republican ballots were printed in
double columns. Tie case of the Exeter
@ lrland District is scarcely less glaring. The
vote stood in Exeter +. W Hill, 220 G.
s. Hill, 1iG. In Garland: Geo. 6. Hill. eli :;
Francis W. Hill, 1871. G. :. Hill aud George
S. Hill were Ike Same person, and his vote
in both towns was 357. F. ". Hill and
Francis W. Hill were one and the same per
son, and his vote in both towns was
351. These Hills were brothers. The
former was The Republican candidate,
and he was elected by majority of 6
votes. But the Governor and Council, in
order 10 get the Democrat into the Legisla-
turr, declared that there were four separate
candidates voted for, and give the certificate
to +. W. Hill. The Governor and Council
thus put themselves in the remarkable posi-
ton of declaring that F. W Hill was elected
and that Francis W. Hill Cyho is the same
peson) is not elected! There was no possible
doubt as to who were voted for, as the omis.
sion of the full names was only in the re,
turn, the ballots cast all having the full
names Of the candidates. There will be q
heavy reckoning some day if by such shame.
less methods the popular choice i defeated
ia Maine.
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News by Telegraph.
An Engine PIungeE over AN i.nbanh-
nent 30 Feet lfish-Three Persous

nent 30 Feet lfish-Ihree fersous
RUTLAND, Vt, Dec IA dreadful acct
dent occurred last evening on the Addison
railroad, near Larrabee's Point, causing the
death of the engineer of the train. Oren p.
Stinson, fireman Ed Markham and d F.
Lyman, bridge tender at Larrabees. The
train, conductor Samuel Whitney in charge
left Rutland in the afternoon for Ticondero-
ga, Il. Y, as usual About one hundred
rods from the east end Of the lake bridge at
Larrabee's Point is short curve and the
shock caused by the locomotive striking the
curve, il is supposed, carried completely
away about sixty feet Of the track. 1t is
claimed by Roadmaster Homer that the 10
comotive climbed the track, causing the ac-
eident. The locomotive (the Rockingham
rolled down G clay embankment about fifty
hign, turning over three times. The tender
was separated from the engine and lodged
bottom side up with the trucks broken off.
The train was a mixed freight and passenger.
Two of the three freight cars followed the
locomotive down the embankmert but were
not materially damaged, while one freight
and the passenger car remained on the track,
none Of the occupants of the latter being in
jured. A wreeking train went to the scene
last night and recovered tie bodies
of the dead. The body of Stinson was
found in the ruins of his cab, badly mangled,
the head being crushed fiat. Lymans body
was found with Stinson's. Markham's body
lay half way up the bank, considerably
crushed and scalded, the locomotive having
gone over him in its first revolution. En-
gineer Stinson and fireman Markham lived
at Leicester Junction, the latter with his
parents Lyman leaves family in Rutland
He had charge of the draw-bridge across the
lake, and had been to Rutland for supplies
After riding in the passenger car to Orwell,
the last station before the accident, he there
got on the locomotive to be at his post when
the train reached the draw-bridge. A second
train went from Rutland to-day and repair
ed and cleared the track ready for the pas
sage of the trains on Monday. Markham
was about twenty years Old and had been
fireman only two weeks. LYMAN was about
forty and leaves family. Where the acct
dent took place there was a bad spot in the
track, there being heavy fill in swamp
and it had heretofore given considerable
trouble.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1879.

notable collection of rare and valuable birds,
including some of extraordinary beauty, is
shown by II. i. G.. Cannon. The parent
birds were imported from Europe and those
Vermont Stock Farm. Another fine collec-
ton is that of Clarence Hicks of this city,
who shows Tumblers, White Jacobins and
Blue. White and Silver Owl. c. F. Thompson
has some notably pretty Blue Checked ; and
exhibits are also made by F. F. Gonyeau, W.
\. Weller, David Walker and G.. f. Fassett
of Enoshurgh. Albert W. Atwater of this
city has a pair of beautiful turtle doves
Angora and Himalayan rabbits-pretty
and interesting-are shown by c. F. Thomp-
son; and some guinea-pigs by F. F. Con
yeau. d. W. Sowles has Il hen-hawk and
at the west side of the hall ali Ill speakably
solemn owl, the property of George Davis Of
East Montpelier keeps watch and ward. In
an unmarked coop are eleven small pups of
assorted colors, all achieved by one mother
and all Of the male persuasion Some
beautiful canaries and o tier birds are shown
by b. W. Carpenter & Co., and Mrs Thomas
Failey and ". E Washburn has couple
of gray squirrels.
The display made by II. A Brush, tie
well-known Milton taxidermist, is SPLEEN
did one and adds much to the attractiveness
of the exhibition. In one glass case are
forty different birds from Aspinwall, Pana-
ma, skilfully and naturally mounted and
ranging in size from a humming-bird up
In other cases and mounted separately
are other birds embracing some seventy
varieties in all squirrels weasels, foxes etc.,
etc. and to crown the whole there is gigan
tic bison's head wonderfully well mounted.
The display is a most attractive and interest
ing one and reflects the greatest credit upon
Mr. Brush's skill and taste
\ pair of very pretty white English rab-
bits is shown by Silie o. Brush of Milton.
A. \. Austin of the same place has n small
aquarium filed with nice locking brook
trout. A venerable green parrot, thirty
years old is exhibited by Fred IL Drew of
this city
John Black of this city has large and
handsome ST. Bernard dog with six pups ;
and Mrs. n. p Clarke of WinoosAi a Scotch
Shepherd dog.
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NEW ENGLAND NEWS.


AUGUSTA, Dec. 17.-Full details OF the
count by the governor and council show ths fol-
lowing results: Senate: Fusionists 90 republicans
IL House: Fusionists 70, republicans 81. Five
cities with u republican observation-disclosures
Bath. Lewiston, ROckland, and Saco-are dtsfran-
chised. The House will thus be 12 members short
at its organization. The actual result, according to
the official returns before they were changed by
the method adopted By the council was-Senate:
Republicans 10, fusionists e; House: Republicans
30, fusonists 81. The governor and council counted
out republican senators and counted in fusion
candidates-two in York county, three in Cumbef-
land, one In Franklin, one In Lincoln and one in
Washington. This makes net change of l6 in the
SENATE
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19

\ REMAEKABLE CAsE-The managers of
the Boston Journal have never seemed TO
consider it at all necessary that their Yer
mont correspondent should be able TO write
the English language, and their present
representative here writes less grammatical
ly, even, than his predecessor, the lamented
f. Morton Smith. Whether he is equally
trustworthy We do not know. His latest
yarn, which for some reason best known to
himself he dates from this city, is as follows:
That truth is stranger than fiction is illus
traled by the following narrative: A young
man leaves u home of comfort, though not
luxurious, amid the Green mountain hills
and goes to college. lie had always been
trusted, and had the best of reputation, and
went to Dartmouth with the best wishes of
his many friends. He rooms with All acquain-
lance, and after time warm friendship
springs up between the two, which grows
stronger and stronger until the two are
brothers to all intents and purposes The
roommate is better provided with this
worlds goods than the Vermont boy, which
is literally shared between the two until
temptation lays its greedy hands over our
Vermonter, and he becomes its victim. A
81 200 coupon bond is missed from the
schoolmate's trunk, and it cannot be found,
although search is made everywhere. The
VermOnter is not suspected, and in course of
time the college course is PASSED and the two
are now out in the busy world. But muir
der will out" and by keen detective work
the stolen bond is traced and its
value recovered, although years have
passed since it was missed. The solution of
the mystery is this The Vermont boy takes
the bond from his schoolmate and goes to
New York. He gives it to u broker and
FORCES prominent merchants name of that
city to the order Of sale, and receives the
money The bond is sold over and over
again until the coupons are due, when they
are presented and paid. Now comes IA clew
to work upon, and with those coupons the
detective traces the bond back to the broker
| that cashcd it for the Vermontcr Referring
to the sales book, the merchants name is
found who is supposed to have sold it.
Of course the forgery is then discovered.
Now the hardest work comes. The stu
dents handwriting is obtained, and it cores
ponds. The order and the letter is photo
graphcd and magnitcd and it is proven he
yond IA doubt The arrest follows 1t falls
like a thunderbot on the fond parents but
it must be hushed up. So the old home is
mortgaged and the owner is reimbursed, but
he loses little, as it seems To him like
prosecuting brother. The boy sees
his disgrace, his parents SORROW, anc
realizes the wages of sin are death.
He makes new resolutions and starts
for the great golden treasures near Lead
vile, where he now is, endeavoring to pay
back the debt due his parents and to saw
them from want. But the pain in tina
mothers heart Can never be cured, as he
idol has fallen. SO the busy world moves on
and although the curious will probably neve
know more as regards this transaction, i
proves that 'truth is stranger than fiction.
But all is not yet told, as the development
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19
TEE NEXT REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION.

cHICAG" TIE FLACE-JCSE THIRD TIE TINE.
WAsHISGToS, Dee. 1.-THE republican
national committee took a recess and met again al
O'clock The Press representatives were admit
ted The claims of Chicago, Cincinnati PhElade,-
phia and Saratoga TO be selected the place for the
next national convention were presented by
spokesmen ffOm those localities Mr.. Sackett pre-
scented the claims of Saratoga, mentioning unprece-
dentedly line hotel accommodations and promising
the most liberal treatment to delegates and others
attending Chicago was finally selected. The time
for holding the next convention was fixed for June
Srd and a recess was then taken.
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BEYOND question Gov. Proctor is the best
man that could be selected for our next
Governor. The only question is, Viii he serve
the State again? Ills present record as
Governor will bear the closest examination.
He is in favor of the greatest economy in
State expenses, and had his recommendations
to the last Legislature been needed, we
should not have been taxed rs we are. As a
man of the people he is their friend and is
not above the humblcst citizen in this COM
monwealth lie does not believe in being
judge and jury and trying over cases that
have been settled in cur courts, and letting
the offending criminals go free. We believe
if the people will demand his reelection and
refuse to take no for an answer, that he will
be our next governor. Vermont Farmer.
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VERMONT NEWS.


MONTPELIER, Vt, Dec. 16,-The adjourn
ed term OF the Washington county court opened
this forenoon, Hon. Homer Z. Royce, presiding
The national bank Of Barre ys. the town of Mont
peer for default Of constable is on trial now. The
criminal cases will come on Wednesday. There are
3Ondctments against apOthecaries and saloon keep
ers in this county for violating the prohibiIory law
The validity of the statute passed last session, de-
caring lager Leer intoxicating Will he strongly
contested.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19

THE INDIAN AND THE MAIDEN. Max
Lyman, a prairie scout, who lived at tho
White River Agency year and half,
and knew the Meekers intimately, tells
this story to reporter of the Dubuque
Times ''Ouray was i'll love with the
Oldest daughter of Agent Meeker, and l
think that had this not been the cage
every one of the Meeker family would
have been butchered He often told me
that he loved the white girl, and it made
him feel badly to think that he could new
err marry her have seen Ouray follow
her around and watch over her US If she
were child. He would do anything to
please her. Ouray's sister knew that her
brother loved the Meeker family and 80
took good care that no harm should come
to them. | was there when the women
were brought back, and Ouray was 80
happy that he rushed up TO the Meeker
girl and shook her hand for an hour. He
tried hard to stop her from weeping, but
she said, 'Ouray, you knew this trouble
was coming all the time, and l can never
forgive you' | learn now that he is do
ing all in his power to bring the bad In
dams IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-19
The next National Republican Convention
will be called at Chicago for June 3rd

CONGRESSMAN JOYCE has introduced bill
in the House granting the consent of Con-
gress to an agreement already entered into by
the States Of Vermont and New York,
whereby that portion of Fair Haven, Rut-
land county, lying west of the deepest chan
mel of the Poultney rivera tongue of land
stretching into the territory of New York
is coded to New York. The bill was referred
to the Judiciary committee
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WESTERN NEWS.
FLEEING FROM NoRMONDoS

oGDES, Dee. 17.-Josephine Taylor, AGED
-. daughter of the president of the Mormon church
attempted 10 escape from Utah and her faIhels
harcm yesterday She got the Union Pacific
train but having no ticket money was put OF
at the nrs station east She eudeavored to get the
agent AZ Uintdh 10 secrete her but he refused Her
fathers friends being notified. she was taken back
10 Salt Lake TODAY
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Mr.. Weaver, it is alleged, is the author OF
= number OF petitions which are being received
here from ex- [ nOn soldiers. These petitions are
all alike and pray for the passage OF law TO pay to
all discharged soldiers the difference between the
value of the greenbacks in which their wages were
paid and the value of gold at the time the payments
were made. Mr.. Weaver says that petition from
one hundred thousand eS-suldlers aud their repre-
sentaiives in Pennsylvania Is on the way here. He
Processes to believe that his bill to carry out the
wishes of these petitioners VIII he faNoraby report
ell by the committee on military Affairs soon after
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