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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

What Is said to bc IAN authoritative stale
ment of tho administration sldc oil the new
phase of the Robertson onkling matter IS
given to the public. 1t says that the action
Of tho last Republican caucus male 1t PLAIN
that Senator Conkling was using his intlu-
ence to bring about final adjournment after
the confirmation of all nominations in which
he had an interest, and leaving Robertson hung
M i'm his Commerce Committee while there
WAS to be another caucus over the contested
nominations The advantages were with
Conkling The exhibitions OF his power III
the caucus and the Senate hayc been too rc-
cent and too significant 10 leave much doubt
of the result, should all the nominations eN
cep, that of Judge Robertson he confirmed
n result which promised To he speedy reach
ed. II this programme had been carried "ui,
the situation in SO far as the administration
was concerned, would have been the most
undesirable which It's enemies could have
MANNED "Tln President" il would have
h,,n snid ''vcniiircd Ia asset himself III
defiance of Mr.. Conklng's will, and has
failed 10 carry his point in any respect
When the purpose of Senator tonklins he
came manifest, by the action "i the caucus
in defining contested nominations, ;hc lr,Sl
dent determined To take steps Ia pc.
t.,t his afmjniSt ration from disCrcdit. From
the outset he hns intended Ia give cnnsIiCu-
ons recognition 10 that element oi the lie
publican PARTY in New York ni which judge
i,ohcrison is the foremost representative
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

liiE news comes from ~. Petersburg by
WY ~ vienna 'hi The new Gar remains
undecided ami Nacill'tiinS, being checked, it
. siid' III WHAT iililc ihcihauo On he has To-
H'hhS c'lstltutiohhilsll OF liberalism by the
hh-tS ihe people anu who believes there is
Ii" safe middle course between unbcndlng
aHi'cAcy ana "A constitutional government,
wiirh IS prac'ically republic. 1t is not be-
iicS'd that any "i The suggested reforms and
nH'l' 'a'i"ns viii lee carried out. The Gar
his Dismissed some hI.h officials whom he
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Womens Christian Temperance In
ion has fifty thousand members.
Senator Kellogg wants the federal appoint
mcnts in the South rcadjus,ed, 50 rs 10 give
more Offices Ia the negroes
4 bill To punish that anomaly among
crimes, .ilriol throwing, has just passed both
houses of the New York assembly, unanl-
mously. II fixes Il penalty of from two 10
ten years in the states prison.
Republicans throughout the country are
requested to advise the chairman OF the Re-
publican national committee rs to the best
method to he adopted for clrciing delegates
TO the next convention.
London is now agitatins the question
whether Beaconstlcld died jew or Chris
tian. He was not visited by clcrgymcn dur
ing his illness, Int the rites of the Episcopal
Church were observed at his funeral.
The Rhode Island amended license law
prohibits the licensing of dramshop against
the protests of the owners or occupants oil
the greater portion of the land within two
hundred feet of the location.
According TO statistics gathered by Col L.
w. lIirginson there are &c females practlc
ing medicine in this country, with an aver
age practice of 5000 II year Three earl
from 5000 TO SIS, 600 year. and four eacl
from Sl5, OGO 10 80, 900.
judge Slmu,l Blatchiord OF the United
States Circuit Court in New York last weeb
heard and disposed of all motions and ap
p,.nls before him for the Southern district A
clear calendar had not been known in th'
court in twenty five years.
Commissioner lie Duc has induced som'
cNp,rtsin lea tasting To Try his American
crown tea The report is that lie Dues lea
tastes very much like India tea, which NJ
body here will drink. and that if ic Duo
tries LONG enough he may he able t" produce
tea tina, people can drink
The Liberal ministry has PAID propc
respect 10 the Queens wishes IN regard IL
Lord B,aconeficl. Mr. Gladstone and thu
Earl Oi t'fanNlllt nave hhu''ii"'' '""' H''l
~ steps will lie taken next week 10 rr"Vm'
for n monument in Westminster Abbey II
G. nmmcmoratlnn al Lord licac"nsiields de
voted Ehnrs IN Parliament aud great Office;
al state.
II is SAIL that the President Is quite any
i,us. so soon as there is any lci-up ct exist
M pressure, H. consider some practical ah'
speedy plan "f dealing with the Mormon
question. The recent arrival N New i"ff
81 some hundreds of Mormon Immigrants
the departure from the same port "' i"r'N
Mormon missionaries, with u view "i incr'iis
ms, the flood of rnIy,nmo,,s emigration, hav,
intensified in his mind the desire rNpresset
IN his inaugural.
Vermont has not "A single hlhiinah-
is almost as short on Democrats r f'ff'hs
Item.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13
The National Finances,

The time for the conversion OF the u per
cent bonds 10 - per cents, according to
Secretary Windows plan, expired on Tues
day; and at last accounts it was considered
probable that ~ more than SEQ, OOO, 900 OF
the Sl95, DOC, 900 will huve TO be paid oil.
That is to say, at least $4,000, 900 of the
will, by the 30th of June, be placed at the
rate of three and half per cent in bonds re.
dccmablc at any time at the option of the
Government and having no definite period tC
run. This extremely gratifying success
success which shows that our National ere.
dit, is in the highest condition naturally
raises the question: why could not the matur
ing fivcs also he extended? There are S43S,
O00, 900 of five per cents rcdccmable after
Nav with three months notice, of which the
banks hold now S114, 900, 900 as security fol
circulation and deposits, AMI IT the remain
ing SaCi, OO0, 900 probably SiOO, 900, 900 art
held by savings hanks, insurance and trus
companies. There is probably no doubt thai
if the Secretary offered to extend these five!
nj three and a half per cent he could coun
on 50 extending al that it will not be en-
iircly convenient :, him 70 pay oil, and 1t l.
believed that lie could extend them at three
per cent. The banks will he ready, it is be
licved, to have the bonds they hold EXTENDED
at three per cent if this is the highest offe
| the Government makes, and This Eoul,
probably I've the case also with the insur
ance and trust companies.
Secretary Window will not, it is believed
sell the Si0i, 900 900 Of fours which he is AL
thorizcd to put on the market. II he shoul'
determine IN making a call of five per cent
with the privilege of extension, the question
o: the rate will then have to be decided, an,
| if he shall get encouragement from ilnancla
centres he will naturally prefer 10 offer IL
more than three per cent. 1t is argued tina
in accepting three and Il half per cent tn
holders Of the sixcs submitted 10 a reduction
Of two and a half per cent the holders of til,
fivcs would sacrifice but two per cent. Bu
| it is believed that Secretary Window woul'
not have 10 pay off more than third of tn
iivcs. or about slit, 06D, 900, anl po5sibl,
much less while The the surplus revenues an
what he could safely draw out OF the cash Il
the Treasury would yield him 10y Dcccmbc
about -5l50. 600 900,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

Mr.. Moody AND Nix. SANKEY, on Their
return from the Pacific coast, stopped al
Salt Lake City and held meeting In The
Mormon Tabernacle, being treated with the
utmost courtesy by the Mormon elders, and
having a large and respectful congregation
Of the Mormon people. They did not preach
against polygamy, but simply devoted them
selves to the simple exposition oil the neces-
sity of salvation 10y Christianity. MIR. San
key thinks that there is promising field Tor
missionary labor in Utah and that the Nor
mons are willing not only TO listen, but 10
lend their churches to Christian preachers
which is suggestive of some other method
than law and force of removing the plague
spot of Mormonism.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

TnE withdrawal by the President OF the
New York nominations made decided SEN
sation at Washington. 1t means, OF course
that if Judge Robertson is not confirmed,
Mr.. Conkling's friends shall have no oppor-
tunity to be confirmed. 1t indicates that the
President is getting his back up, and that he
docs not intend To he triticd with any longer
A Washington special says that MIR. Garfield
said day or two since, that ''whic he wish
ed no contest with the New York Senator, II
the issue should be insisted on he would use
all the powers of his great office to vlndicals
the constitutional authority of theeXecutlve
The next move on his side, will probably he
an effort to recall the nomination OF Judge
Robertson from its reference to the commit
toe on commerce, which is controlled by MIR.
Conkling, and to press vote upon lis con-
firmation. OF course, there is plenty OF laui'
found with the Withdrawals, as there was
with the appointments when originally made
The whole business, it must he admitted, Is
not on very high plane. But If the fresi-
dent once gets fairly out OF the present mud
die, he can then, having learned wisdom by
experience, take fresh start, and hereafter,
it is to be hoped, will be able to make his ap-
pointmcn,s, removals and Withdrawals With
a primary view to the fitness or unhtncss oil
the men for the places, and to the good oil
the public service, rather than 10 the wars Of
factions and the likes and dislikcs oil poll
ii..,..r,s
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

THE committee of the trustees appointed
10 investigate the troubles at Dartmouth have
been at Hanover, taking evidence and have
concluded their work, though the report
which they will submit 10 the full board
which will be called together June 9, is not
yet determined upon, John ii. Hewitt, who
recently accepted the Greek professorshP,
has resigned. The Montpelier Waterman
saws that Judge NeaZey, who is trustee,
and ex-Judsc Barrett, who was recently and
for several years president of the Alumni
Association, are ''staunch champions oil
President Bartlett's administration, and be
lievc that his presidency, faithfully support
cd, Will see Dartmouth College before the
CLOS of tbs decade again the great and fore
most college 81 Northern New England"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

President GARFIELD is reported as saying
in a recent conversation Il presume that
there are great many people who say,
Why doesn't the President make some over
lures 10 Senator Conkling, and thereby bring
about solution of the present difficulties :
Now, if these people will stop to consider
that this Government consists OF three
branches, viz; executive, judicial and legis-
atiye, they will see that Mr.. Conkling is but
small fraction of the latter, whilst the eX-
ecutivc is onc-third of the whole, 1t should
not, therefore, in my judgment, be expected
and cont think that the American people
would expect a President TO make over
lures to 81 small a fraction as one Senator
ont of 10
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

The Chinese treaty lately ratified by Inc
United States Senate, does not entirely cheek
Chinese immigration. The immigration treaty
simply gives our Government the power 10
regulate, limit or suspend the incoming Oh
Chinese laborers, but not to prohibit it alto
gether. The Government may apply inns
mower whenever the good order or the in-
terests of the country are endangered, OF are
likely TO be endangered, by that immigration
The power is to he applied only in the case
of laborers, not in that of merchants or other
classes of Chinese subjects.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

1T looks as though the Monetary Confer
cnce at Paris would fail to accomplish any
thing of practical value. The German deiega'
ton has Just announced that Germany adj
heres to the single gold standard only The
English delegates declared that they attend
cd the conference through Difference to the
States issuing the invitation, and the Rus-
sian Norwegian and Swedish, Swiss and
Greek delegates make reservations IN regard
10 the acceptance of bi-metalism. Under
these circumstances the prospects OF an IN
t.rnational agreement on a system Of bi-me'
talic coinage are not encouraging.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

THE country of the Kroumlrs, of which
the telegraph has a good deal to say, these
DAYS. lies on the coast, in the northwestern
part of Tunis, close to the Algerian frontier,
and IFS people are wild race who pay little
or no attention to the Boys authority.
They are in a position easy OF defence, as the
country is full of precipitous rocks and mar
row dctiles. Ever since the occupation OF
Algers, the French have been suffering
ANNOYANCE from these people on their frontier,
and III, discovery Of their negotiations with
England for leave To seize Tunis furnishes
added provocalion for the war begun against
tlpm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

rnE e., .i'..' # Mr. Brady and the Star
route rinE :ia .ress approved Of ali hat
reduced the s.lit .ilrwcd >900, 900 below
what Brady requested, introduced restrictions
upon expenditure, and each House severely
.-nIL.tuunl LIZ l.n.lr.l.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13
DENNIS NASH
was the next witness lie testified subslun
TALLY rs follows:


Was present nj I.uvignc's on the Saturday
night in question; MERCER and two c"m
pnnions came in and asked for something Il
drink they were refused and then sh1oh
dice for peanuts we talked in u friendly
way they went AWAY and in a few min
utcs returned MERCER said something abou
I.avigncs putting the party out Mtrcier IA
he was leaving said something about al
lrshman and Mccullough jumped up an,
rushed for the door; struck Mcrcicr and
he started up the street | WAS the last one
out of the store and supposed they were al
I'm "A racket outside took oil my hi
and coat Mrrcicr held up his hand AMI s''i'
''you urc M, going 10 Iii me, are you 2
did not see him again.
Cross -traH,intd Am ~ years old anc
have lived in Burlington II or IL years
was ON friendly terms with nll the party nj
Iavigncs; WAS bitten On my night hand II,
n dog two weeks ago, went To l,avisnc'
at about $ o'clock and was there the Who'll,
evening before the MrrccrI came in thu
rest ol the party Ind some beer beer wa
brought IN twice: don't know who brought
il in or who paid for il in the row h,iwecI
Met ullo,lsh aud Barrett they rolled over the
stove, saw nohody TINT was drunk IN nu
party sullivan showed the effects oi drink
Met ullou.h had been IN "A spree Tor two 81
three days previous; the Mercicrs were en-
lircly civil when they came III,
At this point the proceedings were sus
pended until o'clock p. IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

\ SOMEWHAT notable experiment is that
now being tried lay W. II. Travcrs, the well
known Wall street operator, the object be
ins Ia provide cheap and desirable houses for
working people He owns $50 acres of land
elght uiiics out Of the city, forty minutes
distant ly rail, and upon this he is building
model suburb which lie has named I.ypd-
hurst. There is space for 200 houses, on
which twcnly-onc small and sixteen large
Cottages have already been erected, the cost
OF which ranges from $1,000 to $1,000. They
are soda Ia proper parties at cost price, on
lon lime, the monthly or quarterly install
mcnlS being applied as purchase money. The
planning If the village and the dwellings is
iutrusted TO competent architects, and every
provision for health, beauty and comfort is
carefully looked after. Mr.. Travers has
bUilt and equipped two factories, that afford
empl"1men to those who live at home, and
these arc NOW in successful operation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

TnE trouble in Montreal on July IL, 1877,
is brought to mind by a quarrel between the
authorities and the Orangcmen. TN the
day referred to Thomas Lett llarkett, an
Oraprcman, was shot down while lac was re-
turning from church Ills society friends
caused a monument TO he erected over his
rraye, and month or two ago the inscrip-
ton was placed on it rs follows: In mem
orv of Thomas Lett Ilackett, who was bar
Larousv murdered 10y an Irish Roman Catho-
lie mob on Victoria Square. July II, 1877.
while returning from divine service. lhls
monument is erected by the orangcmen
and Professionals Of the Dominion, as trib-
ute of respect and mark of dctcstation oil
his murderers." The cemetery authorizes
maintain that the language of the inscriptions
repucnant to good taste and in violation OF
the rules of the cemetery. and they have ac-
cordingly notified the Orangemcn 10 remove
the words Irish Roman Catholic mob, IN
default of such removal the slab 10 he de
stroyed. The Orangemen claim that they
own the lot in which young llackctt was
buried and also the monument with MS IN
scription which commentaries .he cause oil
death, and that they will defend tins prop
erty
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

IHE census bureau has just issued pre-
limiEaIr exhibit of the daily press Of tie
United Strics during the census year, from.
which the following figures are obtained ::
The total number Of daily Journals in u.le
country during the census year is placed at
No.. which includes 50 dailics which -yer,.
sii, pinded, ard ia which were esiallI ished
during the course Of the year. The aes rega,c
daily circulation is placed at ,, lsl X. and the
aggregate annual circuaiionat l99, 49, 30
The people of the United States % v out an
hualS the sum of sa6, 30, 100 f,r their daily
newspapers. New York Stale takes the
lead ia publishing The largest number Of
dAiiies; Pennsylvania next wit IS: Hi
nois. -. Ohio and California, each "a ;
Missouri, AZ; Indiana, 40 N massachusetts,,
- Michigan 30 Iowa and T. xas, - each;
New ! rsey, 81 Virginia aa.d Wisconsin, 81
each Colorado, 20; kasfas, 10: Connect
icul, IS: Georgia, 10; Mars land. Nevada
and N.lTaska, / each North CarolIna, - ;
Tennessee, l.; kc.tacky. Louisiana and
Maine, II each; ninDosp't, 10; Arkansas
and Oregon, , zach, Alabama and Rhode
Island, & c.ch Delaware, Mississippi, South
Carolina and Vermont, each Florida and
West Virginia, each, and Al in the Terri
tories and the Distric! Of Columbia.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

think, twenty-five pounds lighter than
Mercier
Cross eraHiHci-To look at Mccullough
one would think he was a weakly man he
was stronger than he looked to be he was
hard man to handle; he had no super1uous
flesh
H. NJ. FRICR.
enc of the officers who arrested Mercier. tes
tilted as to the details of the arrest, sub
stantially as before given, and also the story
told by MERCER, in about the same language
as used by Sheriff Drew. The cross exam
nation elected no new facts Of any import
ance.
SHERIFF. DREW,
recalled, testified that Nashs reputation for
truth and veracity was poor.
CHARLES HURLEY
testified; Work at Linsley's mill; have
known MERCER since last August saw him
have, on Friday afternoon before the homi-
eide, knife it was black handled, with a
blade some five inches long it was, | have
heard, called dirk knife; had previously
seen.it in Mercier's possession; on that Fri
day afternoon borrowed it !; either returned
it to him or laid it down near him.
Cross erdmined-The knife was not an or
binary one.
The proceedings we're here adjourned until
this morning at nine O'Clock
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

SOME of the Canadian people are heartily
sick of the attempts to acclimatize orders oil
nobility in the Dominion. "Ihe SIMPLE TACT
is" says the Toronto Gt'1f, that all s"oii
titles, upon whomsoever oes'oweu' susses'-
i've as they are OF the purely hc'i'ious u's-
tinctions OF Oh Void trauitiohs, arc u''ei-
ly unsuitcd to the genius anu aspirations vi
the New, and we are only sorry tliat such
persistent attempts should he maze 10 trans-
plant them 10 the democratic SOL oil Nah-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

testified Am an employo of Alex Crosby's,
have known Mercier since last October saw
him at our shop; tquestion objected to by
Mr.. Ballard, on the ground that the fact that
respondent had knife last October was not
material; after long argument testimony
was admitted saw knife in his possession
about November; neye- saw such knife
before and therefore noticed it more particu-
larly; the blade was about 81 inches in
length, more or less.
Gross examined. Don't remember ever
seeing the knife but once that was in Oc-
tober ar November; had seen one such knit e
before
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

was the newt witness. lie testified as fol-
lows. knew Mccullough never SAW Mer-
ci-r until the night he Was arrested talked
with him about The aifray he SAID party
WAS chasing him AMI throwing stones at him
MS n, ran down the hill when he got To the
lp,tom he tell anil rolled over he went
either through az around the depot came
lnck w Gallery street and up Battery
street beard that somebody got hunt
and feared il might he his young
er hrohrr found that it was not he ,
went to his own home said the whole
party chased HIM down the hill SAID it
could not have been he who stabbed the man
M he hal no knife,
Ir,,SS GroIainot When he was taxi II To
lull MERCER Was informed al the charge
against Inn know Sullivan, Nash, Farmer
and Fnssctt have known them for years :;
never heard anything said about Fassett's
character for ycracity knew Mccullough
nearly nli hin iic.
What did Mccullough say he intended
to 10 if hc overlook Nlcrcicr.
Objected to ly counsel tor the State and
question withdrawn
The witness continued Mccullough 5
reputation MS II 'pnrrclsnmc, fighting man |
never heard talked ot he once assaulted an
officer don't remember thai | ever heard of
his aSsauiiin.s ANY onc else when sober he
was quiet, p.ncr,,llr man when under
the Influence "i llluM he was hellisrrcnI .
If there was head Ia hit he lit il
Reiirsct examinations When he commit
ted the assault IN the officer he WAS prosecu-
| ted for inlnNication hc was man at spare
habit weighing perhaps li0 pounds he
was about five feet seven in height he was,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13
WILLIAM WISTEI.

testified: Live in Burlington and am q
laborer; know Mercier; saw him have q
black-handled knife with q spring; the
blade was, should judge. six inches long /;
never saw it in his possession but once that
was last Winter; he was using the knife.
Cross-eramined. Can't tell the exact time
! saw Mercier have this knife; / call it a
dagger; have once or twice before seen such
a kliso inc blade of this one was perhaps
half worn down.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-05-13

followed for the respondent. lie maintained
that the court occupied precisely the same
place rs the grand jury. Ii anything turned
up, MERCER, if discharged now, could he re
arrested at any time. No risk is therefore
run in discharging him. II he IS now held
for trial it will influence public OPINION
against him The practice has been, IN hear
ines before ordinary justices nf the peace,
few or none of them lawyers To hold almost
onybo,ly for trial We have here a court
competent to treat this question as it ought
tn bc treated The rule for the grand jury
Is not To return true bill unless there is n
reasonable probability that the petit jury
will convict. 1t is not proved that MERCER
was nj the foot of that hill nor that McCul-
Tough was stabbed there. The only person
who saw the encounter was Thomas Fasseli.