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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
me cea.h-roll Of a Great City.

During the year 1880 there were 81, 93'
deaths in New York city-an increase OF
1895 over the preceding year and ratio to
the thousand Of population Of 2G.47, an
increase Of about l per cent OF the
deaths 16, 90i were males and II, 143 females
-692 being colored people. One hundred
and ffty-two persons took their own lives
during the year. Of this number 12l were
males and 81 females 81 were stated TO he
single, "A married and IL widowed. Sixty
four were natives Of Germany, 20
of this country and ~ ot Ireland
Poison was the favorite means of exit, 40
adopting it, to 80 who preferred shooting
% hanging, 20 the knife and IA drowning.
The deaths of children under five years OF
age were IA, $50 OF this number 1912 were
males and 813S females II, 1a6 were under
two years and S725 were under one year
3043 died before they reached the age OF one
month; S2S were between one and two
months; IA were between two and three
months ia were between three and four
months 695 were between four and five
months coo were between five and six
months 624 were between six and seven
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
Nasty.
EXIL;p FROM THE CORNERS, HE GOES TO
EI'KoPE As AN IRISH PATRIOT.


CoxrEpRrr Y ROADS (wich is III the
State NV kentucky, March 4, lSsl.-The
loonited States il no place for Dino
crat any more radikel general sets in
the presldenshei chair, and radikel Con
girls controls the destinies nv the nashen.
This Congris hez feendish delite i'll
tearin open the wounds that time shood
hev he-led 1t will do nothin to consili-
ate the suiirn South. 1t will refoose to
pass appropriashuns for our creeks i'll the
South. 1t won't levee the Mississippi, it
won't bid custom house and postofiis at
the Corners, and, to cap the climax, it re-
fooses to pay $40 900 for the papers nv
every Confedrit general wich is hard up,
and to whom S2U, 900 wood DE n blessin.
For me ther amt no chance watever.
The nigger Lubbock will contlnyOo III
the postofls, and Bigler and Pollock will
c"m,rulc the collectorshlp. ! am left out
ia the cold for four Years. and 10y that
time pnstoiiis wood be IL superflooity.
for by lS-5 shcl be whcr ther amt no
mail matter unless thcr are tire-proof bags
| to carry IT in. And, to make 1t worse,
| Hancock won't send me IA cent and Eng
| lsh won't even nnser my letters nppeeln
| fornid
There is n fccld for me in the Old
! World | Kin turn to he Irish patriot
and kin make II decent livln hy agitatin
the wrongs uf Ireland III Paris. shel
announsc myself Il ngitator, and shel mp
peal to the Irish III Ameriky for means to
start Skimishing Fund. shel not
iine the roglcr agitators, such ns Parn-ll
and them fellows, but changing my name
to ONasby. shcl take board at the best
hotel, and live IN gorgcousnis ez long eZ
the present agitnshcn goes on.
kin git to he n organizer NV suilrin
lnhrin mnn, If nuthin else turns up, tho
think | sh"od prefer the Irish dodge.
There never WIZ an appeal made to the
Irish servant girls IN Amerlky IN behalf
NV the old sod, that WIZ not lIbraliy re
sp"ndid to, aud ! Kin make good livlr
ont Nv that
Thrr nre other pints that are worthy
NV considernshun. lIikkers isonly about
II half they are here, and consekently thu
expenses nv livin IL less. Uy course
shcl hey to glt over my tnste for sod con
whisky and accustom myself to othe
varieties of likkcr, but that Kin do
Their amt n"thin made in the shape n
y hkker which amt grateful to me am
self made mnn, hut | KIN drink IN an,
langwilge. | KIN nccustom myself Il
English ale, Scotch whisky, German lage
, beer or French brandy. The effect II
one is Sist the same ez tho other, the onl
4 reawisit being enuif Of it.
shel make my way TO PARIS to wunsi
and it will go hard with me ef | can't es
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

The usually welliutJrmed Washington
correspondent Of the New \ orb Herald sees
trouble ahead in the political atmosphere
He reports that some Western politicians
who visited the White House Thursday with
the desire To explain TO the President that
lisagreements within the party lines are e.
tremely dsagreeabe and en,inently to be
avoided, had their troubles for their pains for
they found in the President a disposition u
rule his political household without Senator
ial or any other interference or dictatIon-
The correspondent says that there are more
and deeper grievances than as vet appear be
fore the public, and the strife, which for the
present appears 10 lie between the President
and some Senators. will he found II take
wider scope Impartial observers remark
he continues, that il the present preimInar-
les result in n pitched battle il will he bai
tie royal and between men on both sides who
know how to handle the weapons ot political
warfare This is not fight between IN
inexperienced politician like HAYES and The
whole Senate" said cheerful Democrat 10
day. This is Ii fight between people oa
both sides who know how L. fight. with
divided Senate some Of whose ahlrSt mem
bers will range themselves on the administra-
ton side, and an ADMINISTRATION whose chiefs
are themselves skilful an astutc politicians
and not simple countrymen, like Hayes-
That there is a contest impending is the gen
eral belief among Republicans as also thai
il may produce almost at once some quscI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

tablish myself ther i'll some way. l turn
my back upon the Corners hawiily' oni!
too glad to leave ongrateiul people
which hezn't enuil lapprcshiashun oi great
MS to furnish the triiln means to Keep IL
alive among en-. Boston alluz paid WEB
sters debts, while the Corners eggsiies
me Be it So. 60, never to return.
PETRoLErM v N,sBY, tEggslle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
A Neighhorly Call.
A MAN WHO CLAIMED To HAvEKILLED NINE
TEEN PERSONS.

Durango (COlD Record
Porter Stockton, ex Marshal oi Anlmas
City, met his death at his ranch III New
Mexico. thirty five miles down the Animas,
on Tuesday, at the hands of L party OF
eighteen, who called for the purpose of
eIterminating him. They surrounded
his house, and Stockton and hls wlie
both came to the door armed with rifles.
Both sides opened fire. and Stockton fell,
pierced with eighteen bullets. His wife,
who had fired one shot, was struck IN the
abdomen by II splinter from the stock of
her rifle, which had received ahull"t. At
last accounts she WAS living, but no hopes
were entertalncdo of her recovery, as she WAS
in IA delicate state OF health At the time oi
receiving the wound. Porter Stockton,
who is well known, has been terro: to
the community wherever hc has lived,
and laws claim to the killing of nIueteeu
men. which is II fair average for II man oi
his years -nhout 30. He slew his first
man when only II years of age, for call
ing him n liar. shooting the top of his
head off. At Cimmarron he shot II Mc1I-
can in his bed because he was snoring,
and it proved very eifectnal means of
a,oppinR it. For this he WAS uncnrcerat-
ed in Jail. His brother Ike took IN some
pies one day, and the jailer kindly open
ed the cell, when Ike pulled Il pepper and
Invited him to change places with Port,
which lac did. Port escaped on IL horse,
with Winchester an his protector. At
Otero Stockton had been arrested 10y
Hurricane Bill, who was marshal "f the
place. by some menne he got out and
rode up and down the street to get ii shot
at his incarcerntor Seeing some one
who resembled Hurricane Bill, he bla2rd
away and laid him law, but it happened
to be IL disinterested party altogether.
II counted man, however At Anlmas
City he nearly pounded the life out Of a
negro barber, and then fired his revolver
Mt him, the ball grazing the negro = scall
all because he did not give HIM II smootl
shave, Mr.. Stockton moved out Of tina
burg Immediately afterwaid. HIS las
fatal shot was Mt Den Cannon, the h"rs'
thief The immediate cause of the VISIT
alton on him and his household was th'
threats he had lately made "gainst tn
lives of half dozen Of the community
As he never went back on his word IN TIN
respect, it WAS deemed by the gcntleme
interested that he had better receive
quietus. Therefore the expedition.
! EuailuUa which ia uny heinz fed I
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
Successful Journalism,

There Is one editor who has achieved
the feat of running newspaper To suit
everybody. Occasionally, to be sure, he
has complaints, but he never fails to sat
isfy the complainers that they are IN the
wrong. 1t wasn't always So with him.
He only adopted the system after he got
desperate. 1t was one day after he had
received seven complaints, that he etried 1t.
A man came Ill and SAID why III
tophet didn't You print the whole OF the
proceedings Of the society for the preven-
tion of cruelty to hogs, instead of a brief
abstract? ?" The editor replied ''oh, you
made speech that wasn't IN the report,
eh?" Then he went around the counter.
The dust flew for few moments and then
il became more quiet. The editor relax
ed his grip on the mans throat sufficient
ly to let HIM speak, and he said that he
guessed that the article was alright, and
he had only come to renew his subscrlp-
ton. He was let up, paid the money.
and left. And as he went out he collided
with man who had an ugly glare IN his
eyes, and dancing up TO the editor, said ::
what dye mean, sir? pay for sensl-
BILE newspaper and here | get lot OF
stuff about cruelty 10 hogs You ought
to be put III Jail for printing such rot.
The editor went around the counter
again, and again the dust flew and cries OF
Take your teeth from my ear = LET
go o Inc hair y etc, were heard. 1t was
full five minutes before the editor could
get the mans coat torn off and put Inn
on the floor with his head in the scuttle.
But he did it, at last. Then he jumped
high in the air and sat down upon the
mans stomach, and the yell the man
gave, echoing i'll the coal scuttle, sounded
awful. The editor was about to repeat
the operation, but the man said I'VE
needn't prolong this g1ny. Your paper
is the best in the world. 1t Is all right
I'll take it for ten years Ill advance.
Eight more visitors had the same ex-
perience Then came one that the editor
couldn't thrash. 1t was woman.
What dye mean by publishing fashion
articles from three year old magazine 2?
she asked. Il made bonnet according
to your directions and it's three years
behind the style. oh you wretch lou
mean, horrid, insignificant--oh-h y
MY dear madam" he said, you are
right. I'm not fit to run paper. III
stop at once" TO a reporter), John,
don't send up any more copy. Kill that
article saving this lady was the belle Of the
ball last night" ''Stop - she cried,
your paper is household treasure.
| don't care about the bonnet, and came
| to ask YOU to our house Ia tea, TO night.
The editor says he wouldn't drop the rule
for anything. Everybody leaves satisfied
I ~,tl, l,a ,,anar Te,sg,.v BAxf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

A citizen of Hudson told the young
man who visited his daughter that he
could not afford to have SO much wood
burned in the parlor stove evenings. The
next day two cords of wood were piled IN
the yard, with the sign over the pile
"For use nights onl y"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

Certain liberal Democrats ot Wisconsin
have formed, with a number OF Republicans,
a Civil Service Reform Assn 1stinn, pledged
to the establishment of system VI appoint
ment, promotion and removal in the civil
Service, founded upon the principle that pub
lie office is public trust, admission l." when
should depend upon approved fitness They
admit that the Democratic party Is dcad III
that State at least AMI new ASSOCIATIONS must
be formed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

Rev. ISAAC kALLo,H, JR, Is decided By
San Francisco jury not guilty of the mur-
der of Charles De Young, editor OF the san
Francisco CArohicle The evidence OF his
guilt would be almost overwhelming, out
side of California The pistol which De
Young had in his pocket at the time OF the
tragedy was found, with not one Of its bar
rels empty, on his body. The one witness
who swore that De Young fired al hailoch
was convicted for perjury and sentenced to
a term in the penitentiary and the fact
is indisputabe that kalloch went to the
office of De Young and took the laite!'s life
The counsel of Kalloch urged the plea ot
''transitory mania" the idea being that kal-
loch, jr.. had brootei much upon the
damage done to the repI ton of his father
by De y oun. that he became possessed ot a
iioniicidul nania kalloch Will now resume
his pastoral duties in common with his faith
er as the ministers in charge of the Baptist
tabernacle of San Francisco.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

Ensilsge, which is now being fed ia
stock, contains Intoxicating properties.
We shall now he able to obtain corned
beef without the process Of sailing
Boston ,SuHdaY Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
The orera House Horror,

The reports furnished Of the terrible disas-
ter at the burning of the Opera House at
Nice are very contradictory in regard 10 the
loss of life. One report says 80 bodies have
been recovered, AMI another FIXES the num-
Der at sixty-ihree. The fire commenced
during the performance If the opera Lucia
Iii I.ammcrmoor Ii is known that the ex
plosion by which the disaster originated was
that of gas rctort or reservoir, located be-
hind the stage Whether this was the result
of carclcssness or accident cannot vet be as
certaincd The fire commenced soon after
the curtain had risen. The subscribers for
the orchestra stalls and the boxes of the
grand tier had mostly not arrived and the
majority of the victims belonged to the
working class. Shortly after the fire began,
the gas exploded and the house was plunged
into complete darkness. Survivors say that
Immediately after the explosion the lights IN
the entire house were simultaneously eXtln-
guishcd, leaving the crowded audience
in darkness, amid the odor OF escap-
ing gas, which began TO fill the
building and render breathing difficult.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

In seems 10 be settled fact that there Will
be no extra session OF Congress, at least be-
fore next Fall Congress will probably be
called together early in October, when two
months can be spent in the proposed investi-
CATION of contested seats in the Southern
States, with view to having repo-:s ready
for the regular session in December 1t is
generally accepted as conclusive that the
President, having heard both sides, has de
cided not to call a special session unless
something unlookcd for occurs 10 render the
assembling of Congress more OF necessity
than he has hitherto or now regards.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
\ rElGHTFUL PANIC.

The panic which cnsucd was of the most
terrible character Men and women were
crushed over the seats and the house became
a vast den of struggling wild persons AT
this juncturc the fire broke out, the light and
inilammable scenery catching first, and the
flames leapng from point Ia point and rapid
ly extending towards the body Of the house
over the heads of the screaming, shouting,
terror stricken people. Many were trampled
10 death. The panic was unrontrollable
when the peril of death 10y fire was added to
the danger from the mad,ened mob in the
darkness. 1t is believed the chorus were all
burned To death. \ detachment of sailors
from the squadron in the harbor arrived on
the scene with pumps and displayed great
galantry in rescuing people and IN combat
ting the fire. which was subdued toward ten
o'clock. NJ Sirakoscl, the imprcsario was
slightly hurt One whole family of five per
sons and another family OF three persons are
known To have pershcd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
An Interesting Case in the U. S. surreme
Court

The nited States Supreme Court mas be-
fore it an interesting case arising under the
constitutional amendments in Delaware
William Neal, cOlored man, was ou trial in
the state Court on indictment tor II capital
crime. The law OF Delaware excludes col
ored men from juries, although it taxes
them, and Neal petitioned 20 have the case
taken into the United States Cir
cult Court on this ground. The
State Court refused 10 remove the case
to the Circuit Court and compelled the dc
fendant to go to trial, which ended in his be
ing convicted and sentenced to death. The
case was then taken to the Supreme Court
on 4 writ of error.
The Supreme Court last year, in several
cases coming from Virginia, sustained the
Removal act permitting the removal of such
cases from the State to Federal Courts, in
cases where by the constitution OF laws
of any States blacks are excluded from
the juries, aud further ruled that when
the law of the State qualities blacks As lur-
DTS, anu lHtN NClt tAtlAttifst ~ tii' 'ihNSAS
who drew the juries. the State Court must
qIasL the panels ol such iuriss, and that II
the State court did not 50 qalsh them then the
Supreme Court would order them Ia do SO.
While the Virginia cases settled the con
stitulionaliy of the act Of removal and the
right of colorod person TO have those OF his
.x-n1uffol tho
Jury that was to try him, this case is of i'm
portance in determining just how the en-
fOrcement Of these rights of the colored race
under the amendments can be secured in the
courts Of States which have been hostile to
them The case las been argued hut the
decision is not yet announced
II appears that after all there was dc
duetion made from the salary ot Senator
Sharon Of Nevada on account Of his chronic
absence. Mr. Sharon did not put in an ap-
pearance at any period Of the extra session,
which commenced March IS 1879, and end
ed on July Of that year, and, hy order 81
the Secretary Of the Senate, his pay for that
entire period was retained and covered back
into the treasury 1t seems that Sharon
made no remonstranoe, and accepted the dc
cision of the secretary without remark. The
provisions of law under which the secretary
of the Senate based his action are contained
in sections 40 and Al of the Revised Statutes,
which provide that there shall he defucted
from the monthly payment Of each member
or delegate the amount Of his salary for
each day that he has been absent, unless he
assigns as reason for such absence the
sickness of himself or of some member Of his
family, and also his mileage. unless he has
Withdrawn from his seat with consent Of the
House of which he is a member
Ii seems to be settled fact that there will
be no extra session OF Congress, at least be-
fore next Fall Congress will probably he
called together early in October, when two
,.,o,,I,s oar la erapt in La y,opo-a1 S,,-ac.f
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

4 man who escaped from the upper gal
lcry by jumping declares that, with perhaps
Il dozen exceptions, every person IN his part
of the house was burned. Some sailors were
lost The scene in the town is indcscrlbable.
One lady whose husband was burned 10
death committed suicide The usual com
plants were made respecting the defective
means Of escape, and he water supply. AL
though the Mediterranean washes the shore at
the foot of the walls Of the theatre, no water
could be obtained when wanted, and the
beautiful Opera House was complete wreck.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

CuILEuk SIuEILs troN liIE iANb"N
Il yIoy." Rev. pr. c. L. Hubert, late rresl-
dent of Middlchury COLLEGE, leciured at
Lyndon, the other night. and the genial
editor OF the Iiirh says Of him
We were carried back Ia ISL? when the
sneaker and inrty-siN other drmurc fresh
men we're daily seated in the notth rcclla-
tion room of Dartmouth Hall, engaged III II
homeless striggl, with Prot Glasses algebra,
md under the rnspIng instruction al the a'i
thor of that volume ui blind Cunundrums.
"rnnvc-, cni,nt :" 'Cony,-cn-cnent y
,lrawlcd out the professor, one morning as
hc had Hubert on the rack, "lt one don't
| LnO = anything. hc or wont have 1t To say-ef
when he grows up, that he f'IYtfs Il good
,lr:,l-rr- every night l.r thntl' do. IN
n,rf. will Eau,r take the board We
/ have never forgotten the pirlurr ot Hubert
cnnntcnancr rs he Carrird thai compliment
To- his seat. Onc morning alH,.t that time,
the professor had Cahonn up. trying To gel
| some information out ui Inn m relation la
the algebra iahnon started oil, Just as IL
he had a lnpsc idci in his enclosure
snmcwhtr,, hut after running wildly over
the field few times the professor c"rnered
him with, UhdtNr Jsyto'rhr hr'tHrh Gf.t'
Mi.ntf are g,U N.giHq IL discuss, VI.
| t,fhonn - This So shocked the pupil III
trlIcciml nerve thai hr kncrl,d upon th'
| bench IN n faint, whcn the professor allow
cdnfcw moments tor th, Commollon IL
4nbsl,ic aud coolly went on with, Tn Hf7
will VoU take the board ::
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
EXCITEMENT AND SORROW

The city is in state Of the widest sorrow
and excitement. The audience was composed
Of representatives Of the fashionable world
from pans. London and all parts OF Europe
The season is now in progress, and the popu-
lar watering place of Nice was never crowd
ed with greater numbers. The greatest anXi-
ETY. is felt Tor all the missing members nf
families or travelling parties
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

a policy which three weeks ago developed
MIR. Blaine as Secretary of State, and now
gives Mr.. Robertson the control of the great
est office in the Treasury, is worthy of deep
and serious study. The more our Republi-
can friends study it tile more they will see
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-07-03
"A False RenOrt

Yesterday it was reported that Col.
w. j. Sutherland ON hearing of the
shooting of Garfield, remarked that he
was "glad Of it and that it was none too
soon." This is an injustice to Mr..
Sutherland. Col. Davies informed an
APPEAL reporter that he was with Mr..
Sutherland when the news came and
he remarked: "When in New York
last week a prominent politician told
me that he expected some trouble
W. uld grow out of the Albany difficulty
which might lead to Garfield assassin
alton. This news does not surprise me-"
He next talked with Mr.. Sharp. OF
the Ormsby House, and said: "The
man who fired the shots should have
been strung up immediately" and then
expressed regrets at the affair.