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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

PLANETS IL JANUARY.-Mars is evening
star, and, through decreasing in size and
hrilliancv and increasing his distance from
the earth, is still m Interesting object for oh
servaiion. As Mars rises about monday,
he will h. near the zenith in the early evening,
and well situated tor observation. He SETS
soon after 3 AT the end of the month about ;,
i'll the morning.
Jupiter is evening star, AMI sets now about
haif-past nine
Saturn is evening star, and has little thai Is
noteworthy during the present
month lie sets now about midnight /; ut the
end of the month about 10.
Venus is morning star, AMI, though less
brilliant than in December, will he beautiful
To see throughout the mornings of January.
While retracins her steps she each day draws
nearer the sun. rs any observer may see by
watching the time OF her rising. She rises
now about 4 :; at the close of the mOnth about
5, only little mere than two hours before
the sun.
Mercury is morning star throughout the
month, rising about q; ut the close oil the
month about z He is not very favorably
situatcdfor being seen, though IA he now rises
an hour and half before sunrise, he may
possibly he picked up few degrees north of
the point where the sun will appear.
ran,ls is morning star, rising about hall
past ., and slowly making his way among
The small stars of Leo, while growing
sli ghtly brighter ard coming into better pc
siton for observation.
The january moon fulls on the 2ath. On
the morning of the Sth. the eastern sky will
present Il picture worth getting mp early to
see, for Venus and the waning moon will
then bc in conjunction, the moon being To
the right of the planet On the 9TH there will
be II new exhibition at the same picture,
with the parts reversed. the moon be
ing 10 the left uf the planet;
The new moon of the nth will be very near
Jupiter during the evening hours of the 18th
near Saturn till they set ON the evening oi
the 18th near Mars ON the right of the
planet, ON the evening ui the 2nth, aud near
Mars. on the left of the planet. on the even
in. of the alS,
Tho winter mornings will he graced by
the presence of Venus, the flares, and bright
est Of all the host that keep watch and guard
over 'he sleeping earth. and specially on the
mornings OF The Sth ana 9th will she hr fair
To see with the slender crescent of the old
moon now ON her right and now on her lett.
Jupiter and the our-davs-pld moon VIII
he close together un the evening of the 18th,
and, if the clouds are kind, the celestial
Irritation will rank as one of the most de
lishtiul starry pictures OF the month. Jn-
pilcr. Saturn and Mars throw their planet
AIRY arch over the western SKY fer the last
time for many months 10 come. The month
is marked by the grandcst of all phenomena,
a total eclipse of the sun ON the ilth, inyisi-
blr to us, hut visible in the western part of
the United States and the Northern Pacific
Ocean Ff0giifnre J1HrhW
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
News by Telegraph.
FROM MAINE.


ArGrsr, Mo Ian AN immense
-, "N l. III a'tchuiiICt AT the -
and ,,IIer;eS 49, . -, 49,, The mem
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testonts were adnit,rJ ~ ti,o fnors If the
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TIE SENATE ORGANIZES
AT 1870 the governor and council attended
in the senate and administered the oath of
Office. The senate organized by the choice
Of democratic officers, the republicans re-
framing from voting. At 1O:40 Rev. Mr.
Wales of Biddef0r,i. representative-elect,
opened the session bv PRAYER Assistant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

OF 80 Republican Representatives elected
to the Maine House, the Governor and Conn-
Gil threw out 80. Seventeen Fusionists were
counted in, in place Of as many Republicans
and in 10 cases, no certificates Of election
were issued. The roll Of the Democratic
clerk of the House. at Augusta, yesterday,
thus bore the names of 81 Republicans and
rs Fusionists. a total of 1872 less than II
full house. The Supreme Court having
ruled that legal quorum of the House would
he a majority of the full number, or 'G, II was
hoped by the Republicans that at least three
of the counted-in Representatives would re-
fuse to profit by the fraud and would net
take their seats, thus breaking quorum, and
preventing the transaction OF business I'LL
enough of the counted out members should
Ice admitted to give quorum. But two OF
the Fusonists holding illegal certificates had
the manliness and decency to decline any
share in the usurpation. The rest were pres
emit The extraordinary proceedings which
followed the assembling of the body are de-
tailed in our dispatches. Though inc iarS
est vote cast fell two short OF
quorum, the reckless Fusionists persisted, re-
gardless of law and decency, in effccting
pseudo-organization and proceeding to lesis-
lative business. 1t WAS manifest that there
was no quorum, but objections based on
this ground were overruled, legislative Off
GERS were elected, and the protest OF the
legally elected members from five disfran-
chised cities WAS referred TO the committee on
elections. This attempt to sweep away con-
stitutional barriers, TO override the laws and
the courts and to subvert the expressed Will
of the electors of the State marks a memora-
BILE epoch in our politics and OF the party
which fostered it the people will render no
uncertain judgment at the coming elections
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

SINCE the organization of the National Re
publican party in Pittsburg in February,
1856. its conventions for nomination of Presi-
DENTAL tickets have been held as follows:
On the 18th of june 1856, in Philadelphia,
when Fremont and Dayton were nominated ;
on May 1G, 1860, in Chicago, when Lincoln
and Hamlin became the standard bearers 4;
on June 9Th, 1864, in Baltimore, when Lin
coin was re-nominated, and Andrew John
son received the second place; on May olst,
1868. in Chicago, when Grant and ColfaX
were named on June 9th. 1872, in Philadel-
phia, when Grant was renominated, AMI
Henry Wilson was assigned the second place,
and June 18Th, 1876, in Cincinnati, when
HAYES and Wheeler were selected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

INTERESTING LEGAL QUESTION. An inter
csting question over the limit of attachments
has been re-opened ut Windsor and Rutland
in regard TO property which was attached ten
years ago, but recently sold under another
attachment by n deputy who Knew nothing
about the previous one. The Eureka Mann
featuring Company of Rutland, at the outset
of their ten years lawsuit with the Windsor
Manufacturing Company over the right to
manufacture stone channclling machines NJ
tached two of them. The notice was posted
and keeper appointed, hut there were no
further proceedings by the sheriff. and the
matter WINS forgotten. \ Boston firm, TO Sc
cure their claims against the Windsor com
pany. lately attached the machines which
were at Yves, Rutland and hittSfOrd and sold
them for - 200. whereas the original value
was $50. 600. The deputy sheriff who made
the last attachment now expects To he sued
by the sheriff who attached the machines ten
years ago, and m interesting point Is, who Is
liable for the tremendous shrinkage in value.
Over SO, 900 has been expended Ill the suits
between the two companies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

The opinion of the Supreme Court OF
Maine shows the difference between law
and pettifogglnr.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

COMMISSIONER LEDUc, of the Bureau OF
Agriculture at Washington, appears to be
standing butt for the Congressional wags In
the House, the other day, n bill (Which Mr.
LeDuc was understood TO favor, authoriZ-
ing the Commissioner of Agriculture to col
lect and publish all facts which may be of
value to emigrants," was reported back adj
verselv, by the Committee Of Agriculture TO
whom il had been referred. Mr.. Steele Of North
Carolina. of the Committee, by whom the
report was made, said therein that " there
were more than ten thousand million facts in
the world which would be of value TO emf
grants, and if the Commissioners report
should confinc itself TO them, it would even
then he somewhat voluminous. II would
embody facts relative 10 Winter and sum
mer, Spring and Autumn, vegetables, fruits,
rye and the distilled juice thereof, cows,
.n..l.. and the animal which the committee 5
respect for the American Congress forbade lis
naming, kangaroos and shunks the resplra-
tory organs of the man in the moon, ana
nine hundred and nincty-nine millions oil
other facts. 1t would require nearly one
thousand years for the present Commissioner
to obtain and publish all the facts, the cost
of which publication would exceed one
thousand billion dollars, and though it would
be officially reliable, it would be of little
importance TO the present generation. But
IL bv disnensation of Divine Providence the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

IL announcing the refusal Of the nited
States Supreme Court 10 advance the legal
tender case upon the calendar, Chief Justice
Waite said that the court would refuse 10
grant all motions to advance cases involving
important constitutional questions 50 long as
they could not be heard before full bench
This decision is taken as an indication tlat
the court now finds itself evenly divided upon
the important political and constitutional
questions presented in the State rights and
Federal Election law cases for Virginia,
Tennessee, Ohio and Maryland, now pending
and that it wishes to postpone, II posslpie'
until Justice Hunts seat shall be filled, the
consideration of any more questions upon
which its members are likely TO stand four
against four, and of which, therefore, the
only decision possible would be an Affirm
ancc by divided court. The situation, as
thus expounded, indicates forcihly not only
the public need that Justice Hunts place
already vacant SO far AS any work or re-
sponsibility is concerned should be soon
filled by man in possession of his powers :;
but also that il be filed with one whose an
teccdcn,s and character are such as 10 ailord
some guaranty that in the determination OF
these and ether important constitutional
questions. the loyal, patriotic and National
side Of the case should at least not he at 4
disadvantage
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

In one OF the New luIh police count
James Howard. an in"u-i''uu~. s"'rr mI' i'hhi'
stated that hr threw a stnr" into = plumber M'h
dow and stole u few bass faucets. because hr whh'
ed To t,s, A few pennies lu but hlrai Tor rms starry
Ing children and his VIII, Nhp * lying Oh con
sumption liz stnts Wa found i' ht iin'- ahl NJ
sics wife and children. living IN ih' MN Sl"l' 81
tenement house on Mulberry -ti'"t. ~ - snail, M
furnished room. has, been tchd"tk cared Tor 10
the wives of merchants, bankers lili "lh'i-, hil"1'
hy the hundreds Furniture. bedding rl"lhlhg,
fuel, drlirari--. mcdirIn" and money nav" hc"i
furnished. Eminent physirians hdv" volunteered
10 attend Mrs. Howard, who pr"lfti'F cannot lphg
suIyiyr the rayape. Of cpue'Inpiun whirh huv,
been necessarily aggravated by the lick oil hncdl
en-. and ,lelicacics and when Nj. Howard was re-
leased by the li,lg,., he was provided with sliua
ti0n for which he was qualified, and VIII lie able Il
support his family In the future
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

A st. Paul, Minnesota, despatch says ::
Charles II. Oakes died at his residence here
aged II years lie came from his Vermont
birthplace in 1881, and from July to Deem
Der of that year was suffers clerk at Fort
Dearborn He was present when Gen. Cass
received from the Pottawatomits the cession
of their lands in Northern Illinois and South
crn Wisconsin. Only two whites were then
settled ut Chicago. lie went TO Saultc Ste
Marie in 1922, with troops sent to build Fort
Brady He began trading with the Indians,
and after two Years united with the Ameri-
can Fur Company, and was steadily in the
company's businessIn Wisconsin and Mime
sofa till 1854 His adventures during this
time would I'LL Il volume. Once he irogc his
feet apparently solid in crossing Lcech lake
There was no surgeon within 500 miles by
the advice of an Indian, after his moccasins
were cut of, he puncturcd his feet all over
with penkpfe, keeping them away from
he firc, and thawed them out with
alcohol, with the blood flowing freely
from the time the thawing began. Except
that his feet were tender for II few days. he
felt no further Inconvenience. In the winter
of 1897 and lS2S his harder WINS reduced t."
vinegar, butter and deerskins. For II short
time he suisistcd on picked strips oi deer
skins, butcrcd When the vinegar and hut
ter were gone, he lived for several days on
roasted bits of skin and acorns dug from I'M
der the SNOW and roasted. For four years
aftcrward he lived near where Grand Rapids
is now. Chicago parties owed him Sj,0no,
and offered him his choice of rcd-dog money
TO that amount or u CLARK street block then
covered deep with mud. lie chose the red
dog. In 1898 he resumed connection with
the company and remained with il till 1880,
when he located permanently ut st. Paul
From 1853 TO 1866 he was in the banking
business Since then he has eniovcd com
potency. In home life aud travel his health
was always good till ahou, two weeks ago
His second wife and three daughters survive
him
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

The female Capii,rS in the recent tie mas
.aictr hiv" published card IN the Pueblo Chi,'-
tan. IN winch they say they were ravishrtl Nv the
indiana TINS has caused great excitement IN
colorado AMI will seriously eInnsgrass Mr. SchurZ :
peace policy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
BiI 10.

Question lJ-If names of person appear In re
turn without ANY humber OF votes being stated or
carried against them either IN words or ngures
Is II the duty OF the Governor and Council 10 treat
those persons as having the same number OF votes
a. another person received for III" same oince and
whose name ~ placed nrst IN the return, II they
md dots under the figures or words set against
such other pei sons hEne?
Answer-TLe word ''uit,c" and its alb
breviation To do" and the dots or marks
that stands for the word ditto" ure Of com
mon use and have perfectly well defined
meaning known TO persons generally. That
meaning should not he disregardcd We an
swer tie question in the affirmative.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

:. & Ward, lntcprcsidcnt of the Hartford
Ct, gas company. whn died tlst week ueuusathe,
5000 each la the Amer al board oi Commission
crS inf foreign missions. the American Home Mis-
sionary S"cieu the Presbyterian BoarI of Home
Missions ant the rresh,tcrtan Board ot rurcirr
MISSIONS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
RESPECT TIE WILL OF THE PEOPLE

Question al the Governor aud Council have
before them two lists OF votes returned from the
town differing materially frcm each other In
In. number Of votes returned cast Ion The same
persons. hut identical IN all other Respects. both
having been luly received nj the Srcrctarys ONCE,
aud they have no evidence 10 enable them 10 deter
mine which Is the tue snd genuine return, ARE they
required 10 treat either Of them a. valid:
Answer When Two lists of votes are re
turned To the Office of the Secretary OF Stale
by the clerk Of any city, town or plantation,
and both are duly certified the return first
received at the office of the Secretary Of State
must hc the basis of the action of the Gov
ernnr and Council. If defective, or not =
true copy Of the record, it can he corrected
or the defects supplied only i'll accordance
with the provisions of the statute relating
thereto.
This Government rests upon the grrai
constitutional axiom that all power IS in
hcrcnt in the people. n, is government OF
the people. hy the people and for the people, "
and if administered in the spirit Of its founders
1t shall no, pcrish from the earth Its
constitution was formed to use the apt ex-
preston of one whose memory is emlmlmed IN
the hart. If his cOuntrymen by plain
people and ''pliin people" must administer
it, The ballot is the pride as well as The
protection of all il is Tho truesI indication
of the popular will. The official returns
required from the municipal officers Of the
sevcra! plantations, towns and cities are and
will he made By plain people. and made,
too, in the hurry and hustle and excitement
Of an election They are not required to be
written with the scrupulous nicely of u
writing master or with ia" technicalaccuracy
of a plea in abatement. Sentences may have
been un.rammatical, The spelling may de
viaie from the recognized standards, but re-
turns are not to lie set Mt na'lght because the
penmanship may be poor, language INGRAM
NAUTICAL or spelling erroneous. IL IS enough
| if the returns can be understood, and II un-
/ dcrstood full effect should be given t" their
natural and obvious meaning. They are moi
TO he strangled by idle tcchnicalities, nor is
their meaning to be distorted by carpings
and captions criticism. When that meaning
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
PROCEDURE BEFORE EEJECTISG VOTE

Question ll-IIave the Governor ard Council the
legal right decide what Kind OF evidence they Will
receive, and what mode Of proceeding before them
there shall he 10 enable them Ia determine The
p-nulneness al returns required by The article and
section OF The constitution above mentioned
Answer We assume that the genuinencss
Of the return referred &c relates either to the
signatures Of the officers signing or 10 altera-
tions OF III, return. The Governor and
Council lave no right 10 reject the returns
for such cause without giving the parties in
tcrcsted therein a fair opportunity 10 he
heard The commences of a return in these
particulars is to be presumed. and this pre-
sumption remains until overcome by evidence
produced, rs before said.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
VOTES NEED NOT BE DETAILED.

Question lis a return by Aldermen OF city
which does moi give the number OF votes cast iof
zach person voted for as member of the Legisa-
ture and does not show what persons were voted
for AS such members in any one OF the several
wards of such city, u valid return within the re-
qurements of the same section:
Answer-It is immaterial whether the AL
dermen returned TO the Governor and Coun-
Gil the detailed vote of each ward separately
or whether they returned the result of all
votes of all of the wards for each candidate.
Either mode is a satisfactory way of reach
inr the same result
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
BALLOTS CANNOT he REJECTED ATE
COUNTED.

Question . II Q ballot has distinguishing
mark Ia the Judgment OF the Governor and toun-
Ell such a. would make ii Illegal under the statutes,
nave they The authority 10 disregard II in their as
certainmeut OF what persons appear 10 he elected
where II appears by the of,c,al returns OF the
officers of the town that such vote was recei!ed
by the Selectmen subject 10 their objection and it,
legality referred 10 the Governor aud Council for
decision?
Answcr-Thc Governor and Council have
nothing to do with the question; their duty
is to count the votes regardless of the fact
improperly set forth in the returns. They
are nowhere constituted tribunal with judi
cary authority to determine what shall con-
stitute distinguishing mark or figure nor
can they legally refuse to open and count
the votes returned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
THURSDAY. JAN. s

Uelm i. and Utii',Dn ". UrfghtrS The
TOs0H Of Colchester. December -, 1871.
the female plaintiff was injured by n car
riage accident on the road in Colchester at
the foot OF the Shipman place and suit was
instituted on the ground of insuffiCiency of
the highway, for $1,000 damages. On trial
at the last term OF the County Court it ap-
peared that plaintiffs notice 10 the town
made an error of fifteen rods AS to the exact
location of the scene of the accident, The
presiding Judge decided that such notice
was insufficient and directed 4 verdict for
defendant, and thccaSc comes before this
court ON an appeal from that decision.
t. b. Taft, X. :. Taft, and W. l.. Bur
mp, for plaintiffs; q. 7. Ray, and Henry
Ballard for defendant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
FEANKLIS DENlSoN.


| Among the more prominent and promising
1 young lawyers ut the brilliant and able bar
of this city-thc equal, | think, of any IN
| the country-an one of the notable Yer
monters, in Chicago is franklin Denison,
master in chanccry in the Superior Court OF
| Cook county But in his lifc-work, 50 far
as is known and read of men, may he re-
/ cognized oven by the observing stranger, the
firmness and pcrsistency of his faithiulness
TO well founded principles, integrity OF pur-
pose and true manhood.
Franklin Dcnison was bonn in Royalton
/ in 1912 and was educated in Vermont. lie
graduated in the class of 1864, in the Yer
mont University; passed his junior year III
the army in the l2th Vermont infantry, in a
company largely composed Of college boys
was the tent-m and companion of Hon
q. &. Benedict of the Burlington FREE Press,
returned to college and graduated, standing
well in his class While in college he evil
dcnccd an ability as Il writer. which was
recognized, and he has since kept the fire
burning and developed his native inclination.
He has written some very crcditablc essays
and other productions which stamp Inn a
man Of natural ability and positive acquire
mcnts. When he entered college he was
country lad who had not before, perhaps,
| been in 50 large a city as Burlington, AMI
when he entered his room i'll the old Good
rich Hotel, u presume not especially in
yitinr or cheerful, he discovered on piece
of risss in the window looking homcward,
the name Joseph A. Dcnison Jr., the name
of his father cut in the glass wiha diamond,
indicating that he had occupied the same
room when he was in college. Eight Dcni-
sons ont of this large and excellent New
England family have graduated at the Yer
mont University. Many of them have occu-
pied high and important positions. ami been
men of character and useful citizens in the
communities where they have located; and
in speaking for Franklin Denson, must
saw that so far rs his record in Chicago IS
concerned, his friends, back in old Vermont,
NAV rest assured that the lustrc of the name
has not been furnished or in any respect dis
credited but, on tho contrary, has been
maintained and even made brighter by
| him.
After graduation he studied law with the
Hon. d. G.. DcnisOn, of Rovalton, his
uncle well known in Vermont; entered the
Dane Law School Of Harvard College, and
graduated in 1865. when he returned To Yer
mont and WAS admitted To the lar IN Wood
stock, and came to Chicago in 1861, and has
been in practice here since, all the time alone
in business. lie has done Il quiet but success
full business and attained Ia u GOOD position 1t
the bar in the community. In 1871 he was
appointed master in chanccry 10 ihr Superior
Court of Cook County, and has sinre held
that position and discharged his duties to
the satisfaction of all who have hal business
before him and to his entire credit lie has
had many important eases and has disposed Of
them with IN ability which evidences :;
sune,ior Indictment in one of his aye or any