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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

Secretary Window gives notice that the
United States Treasury will pay the six per
cent bonds of 1861 and 1868, principal and
interest. on the first day of July next, unless
the holders thereof request that they shall
be continued during the pleasure of the Gov
ernment at three and half per cent inter
est. These bonds amount in all to Sl95,
coo, 400. of which $40, 25l $50 are coupon
bonds and the remainder registered. OF
these the National banks own $40, sS1 $50,
which are deposited in the Treasury 10 ST
cure their circulation.
Ii remains to I've seen how large a part of
the owners of these bonds will prefer TO have
the interest extended at the rate OF three
and half per cent, rather than 10 receive
payment 1t is said the Secretary has such
assurances from the largest holders of regis
tered skies and fivcs as will enable him by
their cooperation to refund nearly the entire
amount of rcdeemahle bonds before the LIST
of December If thus should not he the case
and there should be any deficiency of funds
TO meet such of these bonds as may be re-
turned for redemption. the Sl04,00O,OOO
authorized in 1870 and yet unissued will be
sold and if there is still 4 deficiency the
surplus revenues or the reserved fund will
be used.
The plan will effect, practically, nearly
all that could have been effected by the veto
ed reflpdiur bill. except that the interest
will be 8! instead of 3 per cent, and there is
no reason TO doubt that il VIII enable the
Treasury Department to meet every accru-
ing Obligation and without any monetary re-
vulsion or sudden contraction or expansion
of the currency.
Holders of G per cents who desire to
avail themselves of the privilege of extern
sion at 81 per cent must forward their
bonds to the Secretary of the Treasury.
loan division, so that they may be received
on or before May 10. A letter should accom-
pany them setting forth the purpose with
which they are forwarded. The Secretary
will thereupon return TO such holders regis
tered bonds of the same loan stamped in
such way as 10 show that they are extend
ed at the rate Of 81 per cent Interest Will
also be paid at G per cent down TO July !.
Transportation of bonds to the Treasury
must be paid by the owners Of bonds. Re-
turns will be made, prepaid, by registered
mail unless otherwise desired.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

Thomas CAELYLE generously remembered
this country in his Will. To Harvard Col
lege he leaves the volumes and manuscripts
which he used in writing on Cromwell and
Frederick the Great and the expressions Of
friendship and good will that accompany
part of the boquost This part Of his will
reads as follows:
Having, with good reason, ever since my
first appearance IN the literary world, a va
ricty Of kind feelings, obligations and re-
CARDS toward New England, and, indeed,
long before, that hearty good will, real AMI
steady, which still confines TO America at
larsc, and recognizing with gratitude how
much OF frirndlincss, of actually cfcditable
human love have had from that country,
aud what mmcnslIcs of worths and cupabl
ity believe and partly know TO lie lodged
especially in silent classes there, have now,
after due consultation as To Possibilities and
eXctIsabllitics, decided to fulfil fond notion
that has been lowering in my mind these
many years, and do therefore hereby be-
qucath the books which | used in writing on
Cromwell and Frederick, and which
shall be accurately searched for and
parted from other books, to the prcsi-
dent and fellows of Harvard College,
city Of Cambridge State of Massachusetts
as poor testimony Of my respect for that
alma mater of So many of my TRANSATLANTIC
friends, and IA token of the feelings above IN
Dictated toward the great country OF which
Harvard is the chief school. A certain sym.
bolical value the bcqucst may have, but Of
intrinsic value as collection of old books it
can pretend to very little
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

The Eewlg -oleLed Southern Pacific route
through New Mexico 10 Southern California
runs through stretches of arid plain, where
there is no water, and water cars have to he
ATTACHED to the trains to supply the engines.
There is in one part a straight run of sixty
miles without a single station. In Arizona
tic road runs for sixty miles through basin
which Is 20 feet below the level of the
ocean The groG-d there is white with
deposits OF salt and alkali from two to four
feet deep. Between Los Angeles and San
Francisco, in order to overcome a sharp
elevation, great feat OF engineering was
Performed. 1t is called ''the loop" The
track goes through tunnel and then winds
around ike 4 corkscrcw to another tunnel,
directly above the first. Al Deming the
Southern Pacific connects with the Atchison
and Topeka. The former road is completed
81 miles beyond tins point, and is now at FL
Paso Mr. Crockcr, the President OF the
road, expects 10 have the road compl eled to
New Orleans 10y July l, 1872. The Callfor-
mans arc expecting 10 forward great deal
of grain over this road in future. AT pre-
sent it is only open for passenger travel.
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chit.anden County Court.
APEiI TERM.


hon. JOHN PIERPoINT. Presiding Julre.
Hon. THOMAS d. CHAPMAN
Hon. EZRA b. ANDREWS, +-ssis' ant 1dges'
NJ. A BISGHAN, States AttOrneE
ANDREW j. HOWARD, Clerk.
LYMAN A. DREW, Sheriff.
JAY READ PEhBER, Reporter.
MoSDAT, April II.
Court resumed its session at . O'Clock this
afternoon. There was hearing in Hill vs..
Wires, plaintiffs claim being an overpay-
ment of S2j H. s. Peck for plaintiff c.
3. Palmer for defendant. The remainder of
the afternoon was occupied with the hearing
of the following divorce cases
Bunker VS.. Bunker ground desertiOn
lett open for additional evidence. Henry
Ballard for petitioner.
Eaton VS.. Eaton fifteen year, sentence
to States prison left open for additional
evidence II. y. Deavitt for petitioner.
Sheldon vs. Sheldon; adultery petition
granted A. v Spaldns for petitioner
Brown vs. Brown iulolcrable severity.
The '-intolerablc severity" consisted in habit
ual drunkenness held by Judge rierpoint
that habitual drunkenness had never been
held in this State as good ground for divorce
anu was not a cause under the Statute. Ieti-
ton dismissed f. F. Brownell
Champagne Va. Champagne deseriion
petition granted f. F. Brownell
A'J'urheu 10 > o cioeh uesuay morning
iuh@pAh AtIkE''OoN-
Inns forenoon ~ Tue ui'orce case oil bunker
D'iA''' " "i'' was aian'eu 'ne pe'i'i'ner'
WIN ~ " ie'u"ie hei i'id'''en haiie-
l" nm vs.. WITS Juusiheht was rehuereu
loi p'ain'ih ior goo WIKI interest from
nov l. 1870
"tnocskl Savings Bank vs. Town OF Col
chester ana ""ico't vs. the same came up
on eAceP''"hs 10 referee report fiMntihs
sueu Tue town ior alleged negligence oil The
'oieo'o' Ill HUI ie'yins executions ootaihed'
the hist Tor Sl'5 and the second Tor -l3. The
hrst constable, w f. Allen, attached some
property and his successor, & H. Shipman,
served the executions upon Allen, II seems,
AMI male no effort 10 levy upon the prop
eriy- judgment ordered IN accordance with
the referees report exceptions by defend
ant u T. hay ioT plain'in Henry Bal
iaiu ior ue'enuah'.
"r'sU' w. nrisii''i' Judgment i'' P'a'n-
'ih
state vs. fheiomene faSha anu t. H.
iiaru' Judgment ior plain'ln 1or S@'o anu
COSTS
lne case oil Z IL 'o1dst9i. 's. Jesse G.'5a
CT ais, was then taken uF- Flaintit Is a
produce and commission merchant at Man
CHESTER New Hampshire, and defendants
are owners and managers OF cheese
factory at Richmond, IN this county On
tie hrst OF May 1881 plainuh bought Oh
defendants $500 pounds of cheese, paving
therefor 1913, defendants guaranteeing, he
claims, that the cheese should be as good as
that whic he had heretofore purchased OF
them anu II was snipped 10 nun Al Nan
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

Mr. PAENELL, in 4 speech at Cork, Sum
day, said the first part of Mr.. Gladstone's
land bill was full Of doubtful points and pit
falls. lie detied anybody to tell accurately
how il would work 1t would he the duty of
the Irish members to improve the bill as far
as possible in its passage through the House
and see that its working be as advantageous
rs possible to tenants The second portion
Of the bill was by far the most important.
lie looked thereto for very important re-
suits. but be believed the compulsory OK
preparation of bad landlords would be n far
easier and more effective method of protect
ing tenants lie strongly denounced emf
grafton, which he declared was a scheme for
clearing out small tenants whose courage
and sacrifices had brought the question TO L
point that no British ministry could any long
or overlook Any bill that did not largely
reduce rents would and ought 10 fail TO salts
fy tenants Mr. Plrnell warned the people
against linking that the battle was won,
and SAID i: had only Just commenced. 1t
was of course 10 be expected that Mr.. Parnell
woul no, like the ill hut 1t nevertheless
appears wise an practicable measure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

FlEsr ur ArgiI II ST.. JonHaBri:Y - The
first OF April WIS observed in st. Jolnsbury
with rather more than usual interest. The
students Of the academy had set their mock
trnl for Friday evening, and great prepare
tons had been madc for the SAM. Black
stone and Coke, old law dockcts aud various
other documents had been diligently stud
led, aud the boys had IN various ways pre-
pared themselves for 4 great occasion, even
to the inviting in Of quite Il number of the
iownSpcopie, both ladies' and gentlemen.
The court" opened with great Formally
and dignity the jury was called, and the
case was being stnicd by the lawyer for the
plaintiff, when Il messenger came III hurried
ly with IL telegram fur the judge, which he
read aloud, aud winch was To the effect that
this case had been settled and a5 there
was no other case ready for trial, he declared
the court al journcd without day This dccis-
ion was So sudden and unexpected that the bar
and officers of court were completely dGmb-
founded, and hctrr they collected their
senses the audience hnd quietly vanished,
kissing april fool between their teeth.
There were only three q! four in the secret,
and those not in the secret did NOT know
whether to laugh ~ get mad and before
they had made up their minds, The prcX an
HpuHftl an hNtlNhN, anu 81 'l' Sln'iilS
were mJlhficd. The outsiders however have
not been heard from CSledeHhH.
The young lady at the Fairbanks board
my house, who recently heir tcasilc)d n ire
mcndous fortune, undertook Ia April fool
james Livingston, 10y sewing up the sheets
of his bed 1t 81 happened that James wns
under the bed ut the lime with the garden
hose and pail oi water, and before she had
completed her sewing, there was an under
current 10 that joke which threw her into II
double quick panic. We are told that she
left that room and the 'tOolins" business
with considerable promptncss and II note oi
surprise in octave C.-London ta'0".
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The ienA ms Of Senator Carpenter arrived
at Milwaukee, Saturday afternoon. There
WAS an immense throng of people, fairly
blOckading the streets, while the remains
were taken TO the court house escorted hy Il
large number of civic, commercial aud mill
;ary organizations At the court house the
rp,unda was suitably prepared to receive the
remains, where they lay in state until Sunday
afternoon When the caskct was placed up
on The raised dais prepared for il, Senator
Conkling stepped forward and addressed
Gov. Smith as follows:
Governor, we are dcputcd by the Senate
IT the niicd Siatrs to bring back the ashes
uf Hi>cnnsn's illuslripus son and rcvcrcntly
and lcndcIly return them Ia the great Com
monw, ath he served 50 faithfully and loved
80 well. To Wisconsin the pail and sacred
clay belong. hut the memory and the fame
Of Matthew Hale Carpenter are the Nations
treasures, and long will the sisterhoUd Of
States mourn the bereavement which bows
all hearts to-day.
Gov. Smith responded ss follows
As representatives, Of the people of Wis
consin, we accept the mortal remains Of our
gifted Senator and well beloved friend, and
tomorrow we will bear them 10 their nnal
resting place, in the beautiful cemetery adj
acent to this city, which was his home for
so many years. We beg you TO accept our
most sincere thanks for the courteous con
sideratiun you have shown To the people of
Wisconsin IN the action bad by both houses
of Congress in respect 10 the memory ui the
illustrious dead and in coming hithcr &c
companyinr his sorrowing family upon
this sud mission. We are very much graft
fled to know that you will remain with ms
TO assist In the last rites connected with the
burial of our hunorcd dead. You will thus
witness for yourselves the estimation III
which your late ASSOCIATE was held 10y his
immediate neighbOrs and fellow citizens.
Gentlemen again We thank You and tender
YOU assurances Of our appreciation OF your
kind offices TO our deceased friend, whose re-
mains we now receive from your considcraic
care
The funeral pageant, SO the dispatches
say, surpassed any former burial in Nscon-
sin. Not only did the entire population Of
the city assemble 10 pay n tribute Of rcspcct,
but almost every location in the state was
represented by its most prominent citizens.
During the forenoon, while the remains hay in
state in the court house, the throng Of visi-
tors was so great that all could not
gain admittancc, although the people were
passed in and out AS rapidly as possible, and
when 2 O'Clock arrived and the doors were
closed, thousands were yet waiting their turn
to view the cdsket containing the remains.
The funeral cortegc extended about one mile
in length aside from the almost intcrminahle
line of private carriages which preferred 10
drive directly TO the cemetery insteado Of fol
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

nal He mo, hnrns taunts and hitter scolninr.
Andheen crucihed-
,,so WON'T, ,r,mnnbau, stand
Ne our cross mus, bear;
In His sorrows, 'rl rats at iiis e"'hina""
Counting no, me way, or dark or lonely,
With our , eyes , on linn, rcmemocrins only
The eternal rest.
r,s ,,.;t;.. a..
i III e'',l;,,,, s.n,, Craann IN It'll,
ihc'oileH'.', e'iiin I'm " - !
III Il sup ~. ~, I'll IL,
passengers u. me- w. "i,l '' ~ ~ Nv n;
i'o.'i ''io 4. ~ '',ii" = SOU r. al a.
pei"'''. wv - - ,, D.. W.,
N'Ss'l was uiit.n i''''i az" , "n.'
'i'S WIZ E"' ti','Ns'' "
Scnscrs p'i"S na''p' "t''S ''""A NV
ics' t'',,iS anu ~ en-, =,
ii,"'' ''i''' - -, -,
w, WHICH SUI 'lscu .,i.i'' an ~ sun.
ih,tiho was 'iieii P'io'' an Il! p'iin y,
'il'li, u. N,io"T r, s Nun una' - :
It." 'ri'seiieiS' hc w, roi1o wa, i'.liu a
scT.hu 'i'ii'' 1"iiile inu u a II
iui tG'ic 'nu i,"ue ,,i.,h -, ~ D'a'
~ ~, ,ie ". If,. \
M"S h''''tu ''iii' '''''o' ''4''' Wv "''' tt
'ii''h 'ci'io'
Tins caused lnaihous iohhsWer here
am l, what dost thou cal me Tor? "hal
wilt thou have me do linen The voice,
louder than before, bid NM puohsh,
when lie should come to Paloda, that the
great god Fan was dead.
"Epitherscs related, that nll the mari
ners and passengers having heard this,
were extremely amazed and frightcd; and
that consulting among themselves,
whether they Ind best conceal or divulge
what the Voice had euioined Thnmous
said, his advice was, that if they happen
ed to have fair wind, they should pro
coed without mentioning word Of 1t,
but if they Glanced to be becalmed, he
would publish what he had heard Now
when thew were near Paloda, they had no
wind. neither were they in any current.
Thamous then getting up on the top Of
the ships furccastle, and casting his eyes
ON the shore, said that he had been com
manded to proclaim that tho great god
Pan was dead. The words were hardly
ont of his mouth, when deep groans,
great lamentations, and doleful shrieks.
not of one person, but of many together,
were heard from the hand.
..Tbe news of tina (mapy being pres
ent them WIS soon spread at Rome IN
snmuch that Tiberius who was then en-
peror sent for this Thamous. and having
henr,i INN. gave credit TO his words. And
cnnuiriug Of the learned in his court
md ,t Rome wbn VIVA that PAM he
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15
STATE NEWS.

Gen. J. Is. Chase of Fairfax has received
from .hc pension office about $500 back
pay, and - 10 have seventeen dollars q
month.
Daniel DAILY, night shiftcr at the railroad
yard s.. Adams. while coupling caboOse
on trnin, Tuesday evening, caught his left
arm between the dead woods and it was bad
~ crushed at the elbow, so that his physi-
clan fears that he may lose the arm.
Mrs Parks of Springfield has just received
the alOum, diary, and other aSticles taken
from the person Of her son, Sergeant l.. ii.
in June. 1864, and many of the details OF
facts connected with his death and burial that
have been long sought for.
Rev. Edward Copeland died at Barre, April
6, aged 20 lie was one of four brothers, all
preachers. lie received n license to preach
as Methodist when about % years old, and
continued an active member of the ministry
until compelled to retire by poor health,
some ten years ago. lie preached in many
towns in Vermont, among others at st.
,IOhnsbury, Chelsea, Bradford and Plain
field.
There are nearly II miles of Streets within
the corporate limits of Rutland village.
Mr.. Washington Chaffee of West Bcrk.
shire, for twenty years constable and one Of
the most solid men of the town, died on sun
day of spinal fever.
Mr.. f. Barnum of st Altans is shipping
a ton Of maple sugar in two ounce cakes to
Nevada.
Agonized appeal from the Brattleboro he
former Would it not be well enough for
1,,.l 4.
To stay away from the sociables?
Otto IIciuze of Woodbury.. while exercis.
ing by jumping over Il fence, March l., sus-
tanned injuries which resulted in his death
March -. He was married only the day
before the accident.
W. VI. Stowell, who was found dead in
his room in Hartford, Conn, Friday, belong
cd in northern Vermont, and in his early life
he is said to have been more than ordinarily
promising. and to have had n dislike amount
ing to almost hatred of intoxicating drinks.
He was an only son and the youngest child
of respectable parents.
A melancholy life history was that Of
Francis William Alexander, who died at the
Middleburv poor farm the other day aged
-. He WAS IL graduate of the University nj
Dublin and fled to this country, it is said, 10
avoid punishment for serious crime. He
was fond of drink and of low company and
became utterly degraded, though showing TO
the last a familiarity with the classics and the
higher mathematics.
The farm house Of Mr. Benlam Preston,
one mile easl Of Middlebury was destroyed
Ivy fire Monday. Cause, defective chimney.
Loss about $1,000, which partly consisted of
furniture and provisions insured for 500
in the Farmers Mutual.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

y tcrl,'iny ccrs IS bulletin is that just
ISSUED, wlicl shows iio distribution of the
population 2 Gle .-.n aboyc the lrvcl Of The
SCI A'a"rl a., - fh, over niac million poo
p!e, 81 nearly pnc-iifrL 81 al the inhabitants,
live te'ow one hundred feet above the sea
level m0Sc than two-iiftbs (ncaIly twenty
million below five hundred feet more than
threc-ionrihs thirty eight millon) below
one thousand feet, while three per cent live
above tw0ilnusandfect There now live above
ten thousand feet 70, 100 people, against only
522 ia ls1D-thc increase being of course due
to mining Development Ia the area below
500 feet is included nearly all that art Of the
population which is engaged in manufactur-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

A New York Representative is reported
as SAYING, on returning from Washington
visit: Il saw General Garfield once, but
had not the cheek to 60 again. The man is
beng killed by office seekers" 1t is not al
together to President Gartied's credit that he
permits himself to be thus personally be-
siesed, to the utmost limit of his physical
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

NUTIITIvE VALUE OF FIsH-At the meet
ing Of the American Fish Cultural Associa-
ton, in New York the other day, Prof W
q. Atwater read statement, the result of
careful and searching ANALYSIS, that taking
ms standard of nutritive qualities leo
pounds of beef, the rutritive valuation ct
halihut would he 10 founder, 62 /; cod,
6Sa salt water GELS, $50 shad, 9s.2i s,ri-
ned bass sol: mackerel, %; hluetish
81 salmon. 1O7 9 salmon trout. 81.
Spanish mackeral, 1859; Candcd salmon
I07 ; Holsters. sos. The porEie, bass and
perch gave the least flesh to most waste, and
the shad, mackerel and salmon afforded the
least waste TO the most flesh. Founders gave
IS per cent of waste, and halibut only lSper
cent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

NEBRASKA, like some other Western States,
has become interested in temperance. The
outcome of the agitation is the passage of a
license law which differs in some material
points from most others. 1t discriminates
between small hamleis and villages and
cities of over 1000 inhabitants, by placing
the license nower in the former in the hands
of a county board. In every case thirty
.freoFolders must sign the petition for license,
and if objection is raised the objector is
granted q hearing. The evidence submitted
must be in writing and if either party appeal
TO the District Court only this written evil
dence can be submitted at the hearing in
appeal. Married women can bring suit for
damages a1d for support Of children injured
by sale The fee required Of sellers in vii
lagos of less than 1000 inhabitants $500 is
practically prohibitory, while the penalties
for illegal sale are extremely severe. What
the effect of this law will be remains to be
seen it will probably result in local option,
PROHIBITION, or free rum, depending upon the
character and nationality of the settlers of
any given district. An act was also passed
prohibiting treating under severe penalties,
but it is not thought that it will amount to
much practically.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

Some Of the Washington correspondents
think TINT W. T. Chambers nomination Will
he rejected in the Senate, hut that Robertson
But a prominent official who enjoys the
confidence of the President is quoted ms
saying thai he believed the nomination OF
judge Robertson would be withdrawn, and
nj his own rclmcsi.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

The Irish land bill, prepared by Mr., Glad
stone and his colleagues with so much deiip-
Grafton and painstsking, is likely to be
opposed by the vhig and tory lsnd-owning
Interests in Great Britain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-15

lowing the line of march. At the grave the
ceremony was brief, consisting merely oil The
reading Of the ritual of the Episcopal Church
by the Rev. DR.. Ashley The floral o'1er-
ings were never before equallcd in Mil
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VERMONT NEWS.


WINDSOR, Vt, April 1.-The hotel at the
south end of Main street, known as the As
Quincy House, and owned and occupied bv
Mr. G. q. Durkcc, was totally destroyed by
fire this morning. The loss is estimated at
SO 600. Insured