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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01
GENERAL SUMMARY.

a young japanese lady of sixteen, Miss
Mlnci labu, daughter of an official in the
Empcrer's household, has arrived in the East
! from San Francisco. She is a graduate of
the English school in iUkio, aud will rei1air
three years in America to perfect her educa-
| tion. She is poet and landscape painter
and is described as petite with light COM
| plcXion, black eyes and bright, cheerful
countcnancc.
In one of the st. Louis parks, the other
day, a nurse Girl set Il baby down on one of
the benches, and turned away to devote her
self to her duty of gossip, when a substan-
tial gentleman sal down on the other end Of
the bench. Consequence, the baby flew up
in tree, and had to hc taken down by man
with step ladder.
John Lay entered Texas saloon and said;
Every politician is not a statesman" Dan
Moore, the town constable, regarded this
statement as personal reflection and shot
Lay on the spot.
At Nagogdochcs, Texas, Mrs. Burke died,
and at her funeral, Just as the body had been
lowered into the grave bolt of lightning
descended and struck and instantly killed
Rev. Mr.. llearn, who was in the act of
praying. 1t also knocked his brother and
three OF the bearers to the ground senseless.
An Ottawa despatch says gentleman Just
returned from the desert SAYS that fully 12O
deaths, adults and children, have occurred
from smallpox, hut the disease is now about
spent. In one camp Of sixteen persons all
but one boy died. The Tete Bontes Indians
are about extinct. The disease spread much
more rapidly than it would otherwise have
done on account of the filthy habits of the
Indians.
They do not value the life of a negro very
highly in South Carolina. A few DAYS since,
near Greenville, party of young white men
passing along the road saw an old ,arkey in
the field picking cotton. They hailed him,
asking some question. The negro looked at
them solemnly, but said nothing, apparently
mol hearing them or not understanding them
They repeated their question several times,
and then one Of them, drawing his revolver,
shot the old man dead A coroner's iury found
it a case of jusiiiable homicide 1t turned
out that the old man was deaf and dumb,
and was slaughtered for not answering a
question he could not hear.
In Lafayette county, Mo, Carrie Barton
grew ur to BE- an intelligent and refined
young woman. Among her admirers was
Charles Thornton, "A Young man. whose fa.
ther was respected and wealthy The young
couple became attached to each other, hut
larrleS parents were avcrSc TO the match
An elopcment and secret marriage was agreed
upon. Two months ago they left their pa
rental roofs. At ST. Louis they were mar
ricd, and continued their journey East For
about six weeks the young couple stopped at
the residence of Mr.. Peter ID. Griswuld, an
uncle of the bride, IN New York. About
II week ago ThorntOn's money gave out, and
on Tuesday last he left his wife, since which
time nothing has been seen or heard of him.
On Friday the young bride took dose of
strvchnin1, AID iI !..7s. tiian an hour was a
corpse. Her remains have been forwarded
10 the home of her parents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

Some opening chapters of the new Me
mvrial History of Boston;
CHAPTER L
Boston
CHAPTER II.
When the gaseous elements of which the
earth is composed first commenced to solidi-
fy they solidiiicd and stratiiied at Boston
Boston was the first solid hit of ground in the
Universe
CHAPTER ILL.,
The morc intelligent and highly organized
animals Of the MiNcenc and Plioccnc periods
lived at Boston. Here the Plcrodactvl unused
over the past anil the Mega rhcrium ponder
ed the future.
CHAPTER "
The first man was a Boston man lie was
developed from spores ont OF Boston mud
lie took OIL. a PATENT for himself, - that he
could not I've initiated.
CHAPTER v
Boston was vaguely known to the Greeks
II is the real site of the fabled Atlantis.
Moses would have got to Boston had not the
lsraclii,s hccu So stupid and obstinate. King
solomon always had an ASPIRATION tn get To
Boston. Plato died longing to visit the
ncishhoriug groves Of Concord and hold
sweet communion with the COncnrdilnS.
GalileO iuvOlmtariy turned the first tcle-
scope in the direction of Boston. The
Egyptians built the pyramids, hoping to see
Boston from their SUBMITS. Diogenes was
rolling his tub toward Boston, when death
overlook him. Graphic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

The total vote displays an increase of S, $50
or 6.22 per cent. The Republicans gained
4, 4,521 votes, an increase of G.55 per cent
the Fusionists gained 1000, an increase of
5.73 per cent, The Fusionist plurality is re-
duced from :01 to ia, diminution of 521
The Fusionists lack 302 of n clear majority,
while last year they displayed clear ma
jority of 3js, difference Of 66O against
thap,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

From 1872 to 1904 Vermont had four cleo
toral votes. In 1904 the number was in
creased to six, and so continued to 1912
when increased population gave her eight,
but in 1924 only seven were allowed her In
1874 her quota was still further reduced TO
six and in 1852 to five, where it has remain
ed until now. After the present election
We shall probably lose member Of Con-
gress and one electoral vote, reducing the
number to four, the number with which we
started in 1892
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01
TImF GOES? All NO.!

ny iCsTI,. poTSnN.
Time goes. YOU say: Ahnn'
Alas, Time STAYS. tr,' 90:
or else, wrr" This hot 80.
W hal need To- chain The huut-.
FOR Youth were iiWiNS ours"
Tim" r"cS, N"u -ay lh no
oars = the ewes drrtIt
Oi men Whose iiliIg tcci
Lead through some land ,lg',- lrN
We pass, and thinA We see
Tine talih's fiNrd surface Nee.
Alas. Tune STAYS W. 90
once IN the diVi OF obi.
Your l"rks were curliu. gold.
And mine hal sham ii The crow
Now, IN the srli-siIur Stage.
we've reached III" silver age
Time roel. YOU saN th uu
once, whr;I NV NnIcr was >trons
| Hllrd the woods with son"
To pralS" Your "ro-,' amt " .Ituw
Nv hiri that sang IS dead:
Nhrt" are Nuuf ru-u- Ned
Alds, Tim" stay We rr'
See, ~ what Iral rrstlNIN,
Nial backward FATE d,lJ,a.
Tn" hopes "" used L. know
Where AZ. our obi desires
An, where those vanished me
Iimr goes, you siA g ih no
How lar. how lar. - -Ntct.
the past h"liind ON 1,,,I
les tu the t.k tsu- -tslt,N
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01
SEPTEMBER RAIN

I.hl on The sud'lru hlila,d,
q Sii September RAIN
I'r"nrh wiii Nuur hlti"r tear tuFH
Ny litiirrl window pane,
N""po "r the vanished rlun
ol the summertime So sweet
Weep nrr The finished story
Whose ending came ipr h,,l
Fan M III" lonely valley.
q drrar September ram
Snh O'rl the fallen hrauty
bf meadow, AMI irll. lud lane
Sob m The silent WuollanI,
Where The birds sing Wild mt lpuIr
sob u''r the wrrri aul run
or the uhim'r IN hrr broad
FIil "n n.N low rJv'd ruiiI,s,.
% wcird September ram
i;lul oui ihr summer VISIONS
That wrr" empty ind broken an van
Beat them IN" ~ earth mold
WIN The fIllru Hover dudla
To" hopes nni dreams 81 Inc summer o.
Thr rapture ni luNc and rriri'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

The business aspect Of the pending poll
tical contest is forcibly stated by Senator
ConlAling in a recent letter to the Burlington
(lowa) Ha~kye: ''The immense interests
which make up the amazing total OF our
strength and wealth and primacy, reside
chiefly in the States which are not solid,
but which tolerate free thought, free speech,
free elections and equal rights. For
these States, comprising as they do
such an overwhelming proportion of
tax-paying, laboring, producing and
property-holding interests, the pend
ing political question is very plain. 1t is
whether they are safer with currency, taxes,
tariff, appropriations, and other vital affairs,
in the hands of those who represent them
and their ideas, aud are identified with their
interests and history, or in the hands of a
party. the governing majority of which is SO
radically different in tradition, history, meth
DDS, motives and aims"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

DE-. Howard CROSBY says there are nine
thousand illegal rumshops in New York
City-which shows that license law is
about as much violated as prohibtory law
cuftII L.,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

Anna Dickinson new play AN American
Girl, promises tu hr II success. Fanny
Davenport paid her -, 800 for il, hit or
n.iss, and il is lilicly 10 he hit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

Az oil City maiden, who had Just rccov-
cred irom a two days attack ot green apple
cramps, rccicd in public the other night
that Iucling poem. Go feel what | have
felt. with su,h emphasis that it brought
tears To the cy,s oi Il green grocer - pH t{g
Derrick.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

liz opcncd the door cautiously, and p0king
his head in, in suggestive sort of way, as if
there was more 10 follow, inquired, is this
the rinktum - The what, my friend =
lis this the rinktum sinktum Sanctum, or
some such place, where the editors live -
This is the editorial room, yes, sir. Come
in" No: guess | won't come IN
wanted to SIC what rinktum was like, that's
alt Looks like our garrct, only wuss. Good
,lay. g" Nor HtreH Hqisttr.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

Senator Wallace OF Pennsylvania thinks
Zen. Hancock will be able Ia hold the South
crn leaders I'm check" But on the whole
it seems just ~ though the Republican party
could hold them in check good deal better
HiHgidBit1H HtpHbi,cdH.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09
A Worthless Jewell.
N. o. Times.

The head of the Republican party
appears to be afflicted with Il very
worthless Jewell, and Jewell which
the outspoken and Independent
leaders and newspapers of that party
are most industriOusly furnishing.
Among the multitude of charges
brought against the unhappy chair
man by incensed and disappointed
cO-WOrkers, the most serious seems to
be that he has been laundering away
a considerable quantity Of very valu-
liable campaign money so much, in
fact, that the committees are in
fearful state of worry over the extreme
scarcity of funds to be used i'll Ohio
ana Indiana during the continuance
Of the campaign. This alarming
scarcity of finances is attributed to
the facts that the 'liberal assessments"
of the Republican Office holders took
place very early in the campaign, and
was literally thrown away in what
Blaine is pleased to term "the splen-
did dress paradesn of Greenback Wea-
yer and his furnishing followers in
Alabama and Arkansas ; again on
Weaver and his fabulous Washington
committee for the defeat of the Maine
Fusionist, and finally by the lavish |
expenditure in Indiana, in commence
ing a campaign at the beginning of !
July that could not possibly be MAIN |
tanned until October without a dis |
bursement of far more money than
could be raised.
The investment in Weaver to de- |
feat fusion in Maine and the Jewell /
Weaver combination to carry flu |
sion into the Southern States is vigor-
ously denounced by the New York
Republicans, some of whom are
credited with saying that the South
ern fusion has done more in re-
calling Democratic Greenbackers to
the aid of the Democratic ticket in
Indiana than all other causes com
bined
1t has been supposed that the Jewell
committee have sufliciency of funds
for Indiana and Ohio, but it is now
known as Il fact that the funds OF this
have been wasted and that !
il is now in serious want.
In short, Chairman Jewell, by his
of blunders, and by his
mbecile management of everything
to the Republican side of
.he campaign, has produced so much
that he holds at present
merely a nominal control, the pTacti- /,
,al management of affairs having been 4,
placed i'm the hands of ThOs. {. Plat. T
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09
The MinSIrclS.

OF the Company who make their
appearance at the Opera House to-
night, the Memphis Avalanche speaks
as follows:
The Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and
West Ministries opened their engage
ment last night to an immense house.
Every seat down stairs was occupied,
and the galleries were packed. That
the audience were well pleased with
the performance, was evident from the
laughter and applause that greeted
every effort of the burnt cork artists.
The company is composed of the same
people who were here last season, and
while some Of the gags and scenes
were Old acquaintance, the greater
part Of The programme was new, and
made lots of fun. OF course every
body laughed at the comicalities of
Milt Barlow, Geo. Wilson, Sam Price
and Cal. Wagner. 1t has become sec
Ond nature with theater-goers to do 50.
The hOnOrs were not so evenly divid-
ed as on former occasions, for Wilson
undoubtedly got his work in in better
shape than the others, and received
the lions share of the applause. The
man whom Geo. Wilson can't make
laugh had better retire to Il grave
yard and sit w with the corpses. Cal
Wagner seems no longer quite as
"happy" as in FORMER days. Prob
ably late experience at Heuck's, in
Cincinnati, has cast temporary gloom
over that sunny nature. The eight
clog dancers, Primrose and West,
DOYLE and DAILY, Fox and Ward, and
Turner and Maxim, gave an exhibition
of skill in their line such as has never
been equaled in this country except
by themselves. 1t is a most valuable
feature of the programme that could
not be dispensed with. The perform
ance on the violin by Eddie Fox, and |
the feats of Fields and Hanson on dit |
ferent musical instruments are also |
worthy of special mentioni and the
ballads by Gale, Howard and Kelly |
were well sung and much appreciated |
Iy the audience. The company is on
lie whole a very strong one, and their
performance is we worth seeing. To-
hight, Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and
Vests MINISTRIES. This company will
.lso appear at matinee tomorrow,
md tomorrow night.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09
LeVee Convention in New Orleans
November 10th, 1850
OFFlCE EN. Com. ON LEVEES IN LA. !
40 COMMON ST, New ORLEANS.
Antrust 1904

OE DEE EN-. Com. ON LEvEEs IN LA.)
l'o COMMON ST, New. ORLEANS,
August, 1850.
/, olK IN obedience to the wishes of
me central Executive Committee on
LeVees IN Louisiana, organized under
iesoluClon OF LeVec Convention held
III ! thls CITY on April 10, 1876, of which
Jonn ChalIe, Esq, was President, and
III peIlall OF the material interests of
me people OF the great valley of the
MlSslSslppl, ana TO encourage and per-
lecI the improvement Of the commerce
ana navigation OF the Mississippi River
ana us tributaries, / have the honor
10 cal! an Interstate Convention for
inc sixteenth Of November, 1880 at
New Orleans, La.
me OBJECT Of this Convention is to
unite, II possible. our efforts with those
OF oCher States and communities in
Cefested and doing business in the val
ley OF the Mississippi, in the improve
menu OF the commerce and navigation
OF the river, to develop the boundless
resources OF The great valley, and to
open up TO the world commercial chan
leIS Tor our largely increased produce
lions.
The magnitude Of the interests in
vowed and the objects to be accom-
plished will, we think, be sufficient
and ample guarantee to the commit
tee in entertaining the hope, that the
Convention will bea representive body
OF each and all the interests at stake.
We respectfully invite the Governors
OF all the States and Mayors of cities
and commercial and agricultural
bodies, feeling an interest in this
to take such steps as may
seem best to them to insure fair and
full representation of their interests
in the Convention.
The committee respectfully request
that the Governor of Louisiana, the
Mayor of New Orleans, the Chamber
Of Commerce, the Cotton Exchange,
,he Mechanics and Dealers Exchange,
jhe Produce Exchange, Sugar Plant
ers' Association, and each parish in
he State will send such delegates as
will fairly represent the interests of
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09

The Board of Trade Of this CITY held
Their regular monthly meeting ON
wednesday night. We copy the fol.
lowing synopsis of their PROCEEDINGS
from the Clarion:
The firms of Loeb d. Brother and I
p. Hamilton & Co., were, upon appii-
catlon, admitted to membership, and
duly enrolled. '''N
On motion, a committee CONSISTING
OF l. Strauss, Il. Virden, and j. w
hoblnson, were elected TO call upon
Col. Clarke, Manager N. o., st. H.,
ana Z. railroad, concerning freight.
The following members We're chosen
TO serve as Board of Directors dur
ing the year ending first Monday in
September, 1881: A. Virden, John
Hart, II. Watkins, w. B. Richardson,
S. Dreyfus. >''''''
The President made an important
ana encouraging report to the Board
concerning a northern outlet for our
cotton.
The facts will not be made public at
present.
The Board listened with interest to
statements made by Capt. Brown of
the steamer Clifton, concerning trade
and traffic on the upper Pearl.
ADJOURNED to meet first Monday of
November.
JNo. w. ROBINSON, President.
w. IL. PERKINS, Secretary.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09
Some Large Children.
Meridian Mercury

VI. r. G.. Lacy. of ChOctaw county, Ala.
living near PuShmattaha, is the father O
two remarkable children, all things cOnsid.
cred. 1t is their size that makes them re-
markablc. Mr.. Lacy is about A. years old
80 in height. and weighs about 40. When
he was married TO his wife, the mother OF
the two children, she weighed % pounds,
and when gestating about lO2, weighs now
l0j. The children are male and female, tile
boy the eldest. and are aged, the boy. 9
wears and > months, the girl, q years and
months Boy weighs l0j pounds, measur-
ing 80 i'm girth, the same size of the father.
Girl weighs "a, is 81! in girth, the largest
part of the thigh % inches around. Each
of them were born with, the boy, IL fin
gers, and the girl with II. and each with &
toes on each foot. Some Of these have
been taken off.
These are remarkable children. We
think Mr.. Lacy might exhibit them at our
stock Breeders Fair a specimens Of live
stock Of the geaps homo. We believe the
managers have forgotten to offer a pre-
MUM for the two finest ten year old child
rem. The Mercury offers ayear's Subscrip-
tion TO the weekly Mercury for the same.
and invite competition with Mr.. Lacy.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09

The following extract is taken from
Il lecture by Chief Justice Horton, OF
Kansas: -Four years ago, at least, the
present jury system was adopted. An
old tract says the jury of twelve was
adopted because the prophets were
twelve, the apostles were twelve,
there were twelve Jewish Judges,
twelve pillars Of the temple,
twelve patriarchs, twelve tribes
of Israel, twelve stones in Aaon' g
breastplate, twelve gates of Jeru-
salem, twelve months of the year,
and twelve signs of the zodiac. In
all times the number twelve has been
an important number. In the early
ages the oath of twelve persons was
necessary to convict.
When jurors were first established
the judge took the jurors about with
him until they agreed, if they didn't
agree they were fined and impris-
oned. William Penn was once prose-
cuted in London for street preaching.
The jury was locked up without
meat, drink or fire, to find Il verdict.
They declared Penn not guilty, and
the judge sentenced each ofthcm topay
Il fine. Juries are not now compelled
to agree.
"An Ohio judge was Il fatalist, and
used to determine perpleXing cases by
chance. An Indiana judge once had
Il number of cases to pass upon, and
he gave decision turn about for plain
tiff and defendant, declaring after
ward that they were the best decisions
he ever made, us every one of them
was sustained by the Supreme Court. |
Gen. Bella NJ. Hughes told an anecdOtc !
Of David II. AtchisOn, who was Il sen /
ator from Missouri and Vice President |
of the United States. He was dis |
trict Judge in Missouri before he was
4 senator, and was holding a term of |
court in a frontier county. The law
yer for the plaintiff quoted Black
stone. The opposing, counsel in reply
said that he was astOnished that his
learned brother should quote from an
English law book, written by an Eng
ish nOb'eman, in an American court +
If justicc-a book written by man
who had kissed the bloody hand of
George III. At the close of his speech
Judge AtchisOn declared that he was
surprised ut such Il proceeding in his
,ourt. He gave judgement for the
defendant, and declared that if the
ttOrney for the plaintiff ever read
gain in his hearing a book written 10y
red coated Tory he would fine him
Or contempt.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09

| =
While ON our rounds during the past
week, as is our usual custom, we in
CURED of all we CHANGED to meet, the
latest news, of a local nature. One OF
our friends, who generally knows as
much Of what transpires as anybody,
told us that he didn't know much of
anything, but had just been thinking
TO himself, what strange freaks fortune
sometimes played. Why" says he,
thirty years ago, in North Alabama,
L knew man who was so poor that
MS wife, who was Il very economical
woman, used to follow the sheep
through the blackberry bushes, and
gather the wool that was torn from
the Sleeps back, with which she wove
clotn to make clothes for herself and
husband, That man wasn't worth a
cent then. What do you think he is
worth now ?"
knowing that fortunes are some
llmes nade i'll day, we began to fig
urc up in our mind the magnitude OF
the Alabamian's wealth. We sug-
gested that he might be worth about
S2,O00,0OO.
No." says our friend, che wasn't
worth DIN then, and he is in the
same fix now.n
Such hcartlessness on the part of
one whom we considered Il friend,
was too much for us, and we have
resolved that if he ever runs for an
office, we will devote our entire time
to proving that his grandfather and
entire ancestry were band of horse
thieves and robbers, and that he, him
self, would have graced the gallows
ere this, had it not been for his con-
'umate check.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09

Mr.. +. NJ. Walker will make this
wear OH the same land three crops /;
two of oats and one Of corn. He first
sowed the land in oats, and after har-
vest bedded it up and sowed ii i'm corn,
and then resolved it in oats when the
corn was last plowed. The corn i now
beginning to get hard, and If we
have 10 frost for a month, the last
crop Of oats will mature. At any
rate he has made a good oat and corn
crop. and will have ar excellent pasture
for his stock from the late oats. Can
our Northern friends equal this kind
Of farming.-EX.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09

For cheap goods, you should call at
Feibleman's, on Pearl street. He has
just received all the latest novel ties in
Dress Goods, Notions, Hats, etc, All
goods are marked down to rock bottom
prices, and will be sold for cash. Re-
member the place, and give him a
call, for it will save you money.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09

In company with Capt. Harry Tay-
lor, the contractor, we visited the
northern part of the city on Thursday
evening, to note the progress of work
on the new Blind Asylum building
we found about 40 hands busiIy en-
gagged on different parts of the work.
laying brick, burning brick, and
making brick, in fact they were 50
busy, we were in the way. Mr.. f. w.
olln is in charge Of the work, which is
guarantee that it will be well done.
we shall have more to say Of the
building later ON.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-09

The young ladies and gentlemen
FhO made society 50 attractive and
|easant with their sociablcs and Ger
bans last winter, should reorganize
Eer clubs, and get ready for a season
/ Increased pleasure.