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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

The three young gentlemen were James
Buckham, Frank Woods and George Francis,
and they agree substantially in their accounts
of what they saw. 1t was dark object like
the body, neck and head of an immense ser
pent, rising from the water, rs one of them
describes it, much like the neck and head of
u swan 1t moved against the wind, and at Il
tremendous rate, faster than any craft on the
lake could 60 having gone not less than six or
seven miles in the fifteen or twenty minutes
during which they watched it. 1t was dis
tine tly outlined against the white snow
covered side of Juniper Island as it
of Rock Dunder, and quite near 10 it,
affording some means for estimating The
height out of the water. 1t was apparently
two-thirds as high as the rock, and as Rock
Dundcr is not less than thirty feet high above
the water, some twenty feet of the monster
must have been exposed 10 view. Owing to
the distance, however, it did not seem to he
rs high as this and ut the time they sup
poStu IL ~ bt Tar y ny us Ht't1i llbHi StNtH
to ten feet ont of the water. 1t carried itself
very steadily with little or no sinuous mo-
ton of the head and neck, the water curling
in 4 white wave from its breast. Indications
of dark trail or body and of commotion of
the water around the same, behind the elevat-
ed portion were noticed by all three. The
air was clear above the water; but just on the
water was Il strata of moist air-the water
being little warmer than the air-through
which distant objects doomed with some dis
tortion. Thus Rock Dunder had not its Gus
tomary shape, and at one time appeared up
side down, as If seen in II mirage. This seems
to be the chief element of uncertainty in the
matter. But, making all allowances for
this, not one of the young gentlemen doubts
that it was living animal that he saw,-a
water monster Of great size and with I'M
mensc power of swift movement through the
water. If it was not the sea serpent, what
wos il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

TnE amount Of grain received at Chicago
during the month Of October was larger than
for the corresponding month Of any previous
year, and s.9ls cars more than in October
1875. During the month there were %. 4O5
cars Of grain inspected and .O3O, 40 bushels
received by canal and lake, while the out in
spectIon amounts to 10,9777.-90 bushels The
amount Of grain received up TO October 81,
1879. was several million bushels more than
that received during the previous year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

There was a church fair at Silver CITY.
New, and wag put an advertisement in
the local newspaper that hugs would be
sold as follows Ten cents t. hug any
Young lady between u and %; five Gems
Tor young ladies' between 20 and 30 one
dollar to hug another mans wife old
maids two for Il cent all females ii the
woman rights persuasion are free. In
qulries for the hugging booth were nu-
merous
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14
REDFIELD PROCTOR


THERE has been a fresh outbreak of the
temperance crusade in Ohio In Frederick
town in that State number of women
turned out at given signal and marched in
a body to the saloons ofthc place. Those
that they found open they entered with
hatchcts and broke in the liquor barrels, and
demolished everything that was breakaIlc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
WORK OF THE SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

WORK OF THE SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE POST
OFFICE DETACHMENT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-The annual re-
port of the chief special agent of the post
office department shows that 552 persons
were arrested the past year, 459 were tried
in the United States courts and 90 in the
State courts. OF the former 191 were con-
victed, II acquitted, 10 escaped and . for
feited bail. In 80 cases proceedings were
dismissed and 206 cases await trial. There
were A. highwaymen arrested for mail stage
robberies. The total number of cases invest
ed by special agents was $4,000. Eighteen
thousand of these were cases of lost letters /;
the remainder were cases concerning the con-
duct and standing of employees of the depart
ment. The report asserts that the efficiency
of the special agents is such that robbery or
ENLIGHTENMENT of mail by postal employees is
absolutely certain of detection and punish
ment, which fact, it is remarked, should
assist employees of the postal service to re-
Sist temptation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14
The Lake champlain Sea serpent.

One Of the three young gentlemen who
saw, last Wednesday, the strange appearance
in the lake, so like a great water monster,
has furnished us the following account and
description of the same:
To the E,Iiior of the Free Press ami Times
a somewhat exaggerated and facctious at
count IF the Lake Champaign sea serpent, as
seen 10y myself and two other students of the
[. Y. NJ, having appeared in late issue of
the DAILY FREE PEEss, | willingly comply
with your request TO furnish the exact facts
of the occurrence, as they fell under my Oh
scrvation.
We WIRE out in boat, looking for ducks,
at the mouth of Shelburn Bay The creature,
whatever it was first appeared short dis
lance to the north of Juniper Island, then
with amazing swiftness approached it, and,
gliding along its eastern side, which was
then white with snow, presented to us, in
clear outline, the aspect oil II cylindrical, bole-
shaped neck, slightly inclined forward, as
though breasting the waves and the fresh
"''" "'"'t ''N "PPti 'Hi IibJtttlh5 III
ward horizontally, wonderfully like the
head of an ordinary snake when elevated
from the earth.
Our boat lay directly off the Red Rocks,
and nearly opposite Juniper, The distance
at which We saw the monster could not have
been less than two miles Yet the f0aming
of the water around its breast, and now and
then the dark trailing wake of its body were
plainly seen. We judged that its course
could not have been farther from the island
than a quarter Of mile, and were in hopes
that some of the lightkceper's family might
have also Observed it. The rate of motion
which it maintained was surprising. Wecould
not have watched it longer than fifteen or
twenty minutes, but in that time it had pass
ed far beyond Rock Dunder, and was fading
in the distance. Its progress was observable
longer than it might otherwise have been,
owing 10 the white background Of the New
\ orll shore. As to It's actual size, am not
able to conjecture. As the head and neck
emerged around Dunder. their height out of
water seemed but few feet less than that of
the rock itself A dark object which can he
seen with distinctness for five or six miles
may he supposed to possess considerable iii
mansions.
This occurrence took place at about half
past four p H., before the lighthouse lamps
were lit Yours,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

SEVERAL of our Republican exchanges,
commenting on the current explanation (on
the score of i'll health of Mr. COnkling's
silence during the late canvass in his State,
note the curious circumstance that the Re
publican Senator of New York is almost
always disabled hy i'll health from active cx-
ertion in a political campaign, except when
his own election depends upon it. Last year
he was a candidate for collection to the
Senate. and he was well enough to make an
energetic canvass of the State but this year,
as in 1876 and 1877, he was indisposed dur
ing the months Of September and October,
and could only make two speeches. The
Democrats would have carried the State but
for the active efforts of those Republicans
who were opposed to the nomination of Mr..
Cornell. 1t is not too much to say that the
Republican party of New York owes its
danger and almost defeat to Senator Conk-
ling, and its rescue largely 10 the Administra-
ton Even the New York Commercial Id
rertiser, which has always been friendly to
Conkling, says:
1t must be clear to the minds of all men,
that if the Democrats had been united Mr..
Cornell would have been overwhelmingly
defeated. Thousands who voted for him on
Tuesday would have either voted for Robin
son or remained away from the polls. The
feeling against Mr. Cornell and the men who
unwisely forced his nomination was intense
and bitter and widespread, as the vote for
Governor shows. President Hayes and the
members of his cabinet could not have mod
Grated the anger Of the offended Republicans
of the State. Nothing but the fight made by
Mr.. Kelly, and the furOrc demonstrated in
his favor, which made Mr.. Corncll's election
appear as a foregonc conclusion, Gained
down the excited and aggravated Republi-
cans. After the sober second thought they
became satisfied that Mr. kelly's bolt must
lead to Mr.. Cornclls election, and that their
efforts would not defeat him.
1t will hardly do for the Republicans ofthc
Empire State to permit Mr.. Conkling to re-
peat such experiments with the very life Of
the party in the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

Inc quarterly settlements OF postage ac-
counts with the countries of the postage
union show a balance for the year of S3S, 0OC
in favor of the United States. The settle
ments for sea and territorial transit charges
show balance of 80. 900 in favor of the Unitcd
States. The report favors legislation to en-
able the department to carry out the provi-
Sions of the Paris convention relative to the
payments OF limited indemnity for register
ed articles lost or destroyed during the trans
mission in mails also that the law authOriz-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury and Post
master-General To adopt regulations for the
delivery to addresses in the United States of
dutiable books received by mail from foreign
countries on payment of duties thereon at
the pOstofiCe of destination be extended to
dutiabe articles of every kind received in
the mails from abroad.
THE COINAGE OF GOLD.
Five hundred and lifty-one thousand
ounces of gold bullion were to-day ordered
by the treasury from the assay office at New
York to the Philadelphia mint for coinage
The value of the bullion is SO, go 900 The
director of the mint states that until further
orders the coinage of gold will BE- confined to
eagles and half eagles.
CnsT OF OCEAN TEANsPoETlTIrN OF MAILS.
The superintendent of foreign mails re-
ports the total sum paid the past year TO the
different lines of ocean mail steamers, for
the transportation of mails 10 foreign Com-
tries at S221 600
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
to dIv made II cash payment To the United
States treasury of S220, 600, which, with the
aggregate of their credits for government
during the six months ended
December 81, 1873. iulfils the requirements
of the Thurman law in regard To the Central
Pacific for that period, the total payment in
cash and in transportation services being
Sj36, 900, or p per cent Of the net earnings
of the subsidized portions of their lines. The
amount deposited to-day was by the dircc-
ton Of the auditor of accounts and has been
lpportioncd rs follows: SlS0.U0O to the
credit of the Central Pacific sinking fund
and $40, 900 to the credit of the requirement |
for annual payments of ) per cent OF the !
net earnings This is the first |
ash payment by any Of the Pacific railroads |
IN account Of their indebtedness to the gov |
'rnmcnt. No settlement being Yet affected |
ndcr the old laws in regard TO the payment |
If per cent of the net earnings in cash, the |
'ayment from the Central Pacific for 1879 |
will not he due until the LIST of February /
lcXt The auditor estimates the amount re-
luircd will he about S6,OO0,O0U.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

y RECENT statistical return shows that in
the last five years the exports to Canada
from the United States have increased 40 per
cent, while those from Great Britain have
fallen off - per cent. Where decrease in
the exports to Canada from both countries
has taken place, those of England have suf-
feTed most. The value of English hardware
imported into Canada fell from -. As. SGT
in 1874 TO S;;ja,511 in 1873. while the hard
ware coming from this country only de
creased : 100, 900 in the same period. 1t is
worthy Of note in connection with these
signs OF the changing relations of Canadian
trade that the historian Froudc, in discuss
ing the demand of the colony At the Cape of
Good Hope fer representation in Parliament,
says that the progress of events will shortly
make it necessary to bring Canada into closer
connection with Great Britain
or permit the Dominion 10 gravitate toward
the United States
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

H., S,,,o,f NJ. vi. 100, e.,,o
With ovor , riuion ctr, ,,o two ,rrc,t
n,r,ios ca cvor1,, d;riI, ina comic That
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how, ,,,,,1.. al ,h, ,Ir,r,,,cc I,,rac,, s,,c
o,,., ,nI ,1oe,a, for o,,. c,ndiIs,a y, tho
ticket IT,, Dem ,cratic nartv Of thc State
of Ncv York il moi only nowerful in n,un-
hers but in resources. II is well or
,r,nized and ably led Iv leaders who
h.,.. g, -o,,i,,, for fra,,d and 81, o,,,or,,,rit,.
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,ic,o,,. ,,o,. of cor,,lo,or.ss !, o,rorIs
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

SENATOR BAYARD says that the Democratic
party has drifted away from its old moorings
on account of palpable lack of purpose. 1T
has been so long eXiled from power that it
has not been willing to wait calmly and
quietly the vindication of its principles" He
further says that the Democrats have shown
moral blindness in the manner of their
political management in taking up the cast
off expedients of their opponents and at
this painful fact-not very astonishing when
the character of the leaders of the party is
onsidcred-Senator Bavard marvels greatly
His conclusion is that hard-run Spectators
have used the party organization for their
own benefit. As to the South, he SAYS it
needs only sympathy and respect-a senti-
ment which does not rebound to his perspi-
cacity so mach as the other opinions above
quoted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

CISCTNNATI, Nov 12- Strikes are the
order of the day in the Ohio coal mining re-
gions, prompted by the present high rates of
coal here. AT Cambridge the miners came
out of the mines Monday and demanded three
cents a bushe! In the afternoon some We're
willing to resume at %. All east of the
town went to work yesterday at the latter
figure, but at the Ohio coal company's mines
the strikers still hold out At Masilon all the
miners except those in two mines are on
strike for an advance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

Cnsr OF OCEAN TI:ANsPoETlrI"N OF MAILS
The superintendent of foreign mails re-
ports the total sum paid the past year 10 the
different lines of ocean mail steamers, for
the transportation of mails To foreign coun-
tries at S22t 600
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-08
SWEET T. A
FRO MAIN.
Not a ..IIip-Pooket' Case.

0N11As
The late shooting ARRAY on a steamer
at the levee was used as an illustra-
ton Of the too prevalent habit of
carrying pistols in the hip-pocket or
elsewhere concealed. One of the
parties in this unfortunate difficulty,
we have since learned, was DR.. A. j.
Foster, formerly Of North Alabama,
but now of Benefits Landing, Missis-
sippi. Yesterday he called at the
LEDGER Office to make a slight and
courteous complaint of the imputation
that he belongs to the class who FIJI
the hip-pocket with deadly weapons.
We recognized in him a gallant old
Confederate soldier, one of the sort of
men who do not often think it neces-
sary to carry dirks or pistols, He
assures us that he has not carried con-
cealed weapons for several years, but
that on the day of the trouble he was
warned hat an old difficulty would be
revived, and that he was in danger.
He therefore ordered a new
pistol at a gun store and had it sent
down to the boat and happened to
have it in reach or on his person
when ordered out of his chair and
attacked. All accounts, as far as we
know, agree that he was fired upon
twice before he returned a shot, I'm
der such circumstances he could not
have done less than defend himself and
it seems hat the other party soon Qot
enough of it. We desire to zee the
hip-pocket buttoned UP or filed with
a cigar case or q prayer book, but
nevertheless recognize that a man
may sometimes be forced into Difficult
ties or into positions where it may be
necessary to act upon the defensive
with vigor and promptness. This was
a case Of self defense as appeared by
proof before Ksquire Quigley yester-
day, DR., Foster stood his examina-
ton and was acquitted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-08
Personal.

The Hon. j. L. Alcorn and family
are in the city.
Miss Mary Il. 0Conner and VIM. S.
Anderson we're married at the Rayburn
avenue residence Of Wesley Owens
last evening.
Mr.. John Rickaby, ex-mapaser Of
the Memphis TheateE arrived in the
city yesterday as the business agent Of
II. w. Beecher.
Mrs. Judge Flippin, who has been
critically i'll with erysipelas severa'
days, was reportrd in a slightly more
hopeful condition this morning,
Mr.. 9, o, Stoaloy, a staff CORES.
pondent of the Courier journal, who
for several years has kept up the In.
diana department, is in the city ant
will remain in this vicinity severa
days. He is an accomplished jour
nalistand a close observer, and will NJ
doubt give some interesting letter.
through the great paper he represents
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-08
RAILROAD MAN HURT.
And II Has Quite a Mysterious Origin

Near last midnight a street cal
track hand named Hugh Varley was
found lying across the street track
near the corner of Vance and Wei
lington streets, with his head badly
cut. The injured man was conveyed
to the company's stables, where surgi.
cal aid administered by DIR. Heber
Jones. 1t is reported to-day that his
injuries are so serious that his life is
despairod of. The cause of Varley's
wounds are mysterious. 1t is known
that he was riding on car No 81, upon
which a crowd Of roughs had taken
passage and some of them had re-
fused to pay their fare. 1t is also
limited that Marley undertook to
eject the crowd, being an en-
plOye of the company, and that
he was slung-shotted and cast over the
front Of the car. He has an ugly cut
on the back of his head and another
on the front, while he is also injured
in the chest so severely that blood
issues therefrom to-day. The first
that the street car people knew ofthe
affair was to find the wounded man
lying across the railway track in an
insensible condition. He was con-
veyed to the company's stables by one
of the passing street cars, and his con-
dition is such that he can give no ac-
count Of the manner his hurts were
received. Varley has a wife and two
or three children, who, for a number
of years past, have resided on South
street. He has been employed by the
street car company for a long time and
was considered a good hand, though
at times petulant and quarrelsome.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-08
LEGAL.
NOn-Rosiden Notice.

No. 352 r. DIN the Probate Coo r Of Sbelbv
county, Tennessee-France Binds ct nj. va.
Caroline Bridgeforth ct al..-Biil for par.
tition.
I appearing from the original bill in this
/ cause, which is sworn to-, that defendant
Caroline Bridgeforth, T. O.. Bridgefortb'
Jerry Bridgeforth, Saliie Bridgeforth and
Charles Buchanan, heirs at law of Sarah A.
Nurrah, deceased, are non-rosidents Of tbt
State of Tennosseo; it is therefore ordered
that they make their appearance herein
at the courthouse of our said Probate
Court In Memphis, Tennessee, on or before
tho first Monday in July, 1879, and plead.
answer or demur to com claimants bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed as To-
them and set for hearing ex-parte: and that n
copy OF this order be published once a week
This May 8, 1879.
A oopy-Attest;
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
ny HUGH d. CULLEN, D. c.
50 6A,9l.7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-08
PURE CREAM,
~sTAFFER'S, $40 MAIN.
The KnnHas. h0und.

A few OF the Kansas bound colored
folks continue to pass up the river on
North bound steamers. The hegira
appears to be on the decline. Upper
country towns are enforcing the pau
per law in many cases, SO that railways
and steamers are held responsible il
they convey homeless people when
they are not welcome and this serves
to cause public carriers to inquire into
the financial condition of their pas
sengers. A small squad Of North
Louisiana c9lored emigrapts passed
up on one of the steamers yesterday,
but they were vory rotio0nt and do
clinod TO be interviewed. The only
information they were willing to i'm
part was that they were destined tc
st. Louis. Their appearance indi.
Gated that they belong TO the class
known as corn6eld darkies. In clean.
illness they appeared a little OF; theil
hair was tied in little kuots witt
Irvine strings their children were
numerous and appeared to be affected
With the CHAMBERS or some other nasa
affection, and rs to intelligence, thel
indicated . seanL stock on hand.