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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

H. letter 10 the New York Times Mr.
william Little presents some rather startling
facts as to the destruction Of American for
ests He asserts that Of the whole twenty
six States. comprising the New England,
Middle, Western and Northwestern TO the
Micbigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, have u
supply of Nnb.r ia excess Of their own
wants. and the question is how long the sup
Ply for commercial purposes will stand the
drain upon theinT The supply Of white
zine 10 confined almost entirely TO the three
States Of Michigan. Wisconsin and Mime
sofa and the demand on them Is 50 heavy
that Dir. Little believes it will no: he posi-
Ole TOT them to respond to it for more than
six or seven years longer.
The AorttuisteTAl If,mGerman states that
the forthcoming report e the United States
census will show that The pine timber supply
Of MBnesota, credited 10y popular estimate
With 40 000, 000, 600, was prlA o loo Geo 900
In 1880 that Wisconsin. Supposed To have
AANhi Ft'o't'''ft''l w wv WV, hii
only 40, 500, I.0G0. e;.i Michigan, Sc. 00O,-
coo 600. making total supply Of 81 ,560,-
900 feet OF pina tiu'ter. The Zimmerman es-
Inmates the aggregate cut and destruction of
pine in The three States at not far from ), 00O,-
QUO, 900 feet per anhum - that, il we deduct
The past winters cut, Which has been !. avy
one, there rem ms in the whole Northwest
only 1880, 100000 feet. At til rate at
which the pine States Of the Northwest arc
parting with their lumber estimated at up
wards of IL, 900, 900, 900 feet last year six
years more win see the end of the existing
supply This is bringing it pretty near
When the New England States parted with
their pine, says Mr.. Little, there remained
forests Of New York, Pennsylvania and
.-.a % fall back on, and these in their
turn fen back on Michigan, but now the re
sFrveF themselves are about gone, and even
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25
STATE OF VERMONT.
By Roswell Earnham, Governor.

PROCLAMATION Of FASTING AND PhAhth'
know NOT the future Ssedtime and harvest
ana the SHOWS OF winter have come and gone III
continuous succession and infinite variety from Tue
dawn of the worlds history until the present Time
YET no human foresight can tell US that We snaii
s-stn slant In peace and quiet and reap IN aoun-
dance aud contenfment. We may hope so 10 10 ::
u II connections OF the people, disturbances IN nh
r,re mohs strikes, riots, tenpests, nail, drought
nood and pestilence mas prevent Thesa ahic-
t,ons no man can foretei, although he may DE able
L, compute the motions OF the stars. II we rely
mon human Judgment alone We are In despair.
or cn,y hcpe is in the goodness of the great Crea
TOR OF the universe, who cares for the pouies AZ
well as the souls Of Iuen, and who shows himseh
in nature as He has revealed Himself IN his "oru-
TO him let Is Turn In humble prayer, asking that
Tue blessings that have so long followed US In the
MAST NAV oe continued 10 US In the future that DUR
ing the coming sprng time, summer and autumn
Tue earth may WELD TO Us OF her bounty IN Propor
lien 10 our industry and labor that we may escape
want and famine, sickness and pam, pes'iehce anu
me dangers of storm and food. aud that abundance
NAV reward the labors of the husbandnlan. Inc
miner. the artisan and the tanker well as the
worker.
That our people may offer such prayers Win coh-
ssrs OF feeling, l., Roswell fAIhhai' ""Nei""' !"
Vermont do hereby appoint FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH
DAY Or APRIL SENr as a DAY OF FASTING huAiL'-
= .TIos AND PRAYER And on that DAY recommend
that all of the people OF our Stale refrain from
labor, business and amusement, and meeting IN
,neir customary places of religious worship there
in PRAYER aud humility of spirit, and WIN sue"
restraint of the boy appettes as best conduces 10
sch a frame Of mind they impore forgiveness OF
,neir trausrressiois as individuals and of the sins
Of The stale and Of the Nation of HIM and through
Him who alonc is allie to forgive sin, and ask tha'
the new wear NAV Look upon repetition OF the
blessings of the past
Given under my hand aud the sea- OF me S'e, u,
FxrcItIyr Chamber at Bradford TINS loutlh
day OF March, III the wear OF our Lord one tho gu
sa5d et.lt hundred and eighty-one, OF inc
Iaden .ndence of the United States the one nun
bred and nfth and of thIs commonwealth the
VIM ROSWELL FARSHAM.
By the Governor:
LESTER F. TurRBER, .,,. ,s..rs
secretary oi CIVIL and Military Affairs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

WHAT SHALL BE- DONE WITH HE INVENTORIES
To the Editor Of the Free Press AMI Times,
There are many merchants in this town
who are reluctant TO make the inventory of
their personal estate required by the new
law, alleging that it might be damaging Ia
their credit should the amount of their indebt-
cdness he known. Ii the position taken 10y
one of your contemporaries be correct, tlat
difficulty can lie avoided. 1t says
Section fifteen of the law requires the listers
Of each town to arrange the personal lists of
all taxpayers in al phabetical order and lodge
the same in the town CLERKS Office for the
iIr.l cctiun Of the taxpayers Of such town.
" lat disposition shall be made of the invcn-
tories s not stated III the act We have no
doubt Us 10 what disposition should be made
Of them. We regard them as strictly mat
ter Of confidence between the taxpayer and the
State US represented by the listers. The net
results deduccd from these inventories the
listers are directed 10 expose 10 public view.
The details of taxpayers affairs
from which this result was oh
tanned, the public have no right or busi-
ness TO know. The taxpayer having salts
fed the listers, the public must accept this
and the published list as II finaity and there
upon we see no reason why the inventories
should not be destroyed. Their publicity,
or the risk Of publicity which their existence
involves is an unwarrantablc and dangerous
menace 10 each taxpayers personal and phi
waite interests. The information which these
lists contain in the hands oi Il mans enemy
might lead 10 his financial ruin. The State
has not required this information for inquisi-
"A
ina and legitimate end, the inventories
should be destroyed.
II the spirit Of the law would not be vio-
lated, would it not he II wise thing for our
assessors 10 assure our people that some such
course as above indicated would be adopted
by them However, believe that nothing
should he done To assist any person 10 cover
any property, and do not think the invcn-
tories should he destroyed too soon, us they
might lie needed in evidence.
If the course which the franklin County
Listers are evidently preparing 10 adopt IS
followed throughout the Stale, the new lax
law will bc oi none effect. The whole thing
81 i'll be- farce The mode of appralsln5
al estate will not differ from the old prac-
tee. II may be rated n little higher, but the
comparative value of each farm will not lac
taken, but the best farms with the finest
buildings, and the poorest farms with the
mcancst buildings, all viii be rated at the
same price per acre. This is all wrong and
contrary To the spirit and letter of the law
and unjust 10 IA large portion OF the tax
payers | trust the listers of our county will
do right whether any other listers do OF not.
AThXPAyEI.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

The Governor Of Dakota, N. g. Ordwav.
gives a reporter a not altogether fiattering ac-
count Of the people of that territory. or the
vast area of territory Governor Ordway con
veys an idea by saying that one may jour
new in direct line within its borders as far
as from Washington to New Hampshire.
This stretch of land he thinks too large for
single State, but he favors the carving out oil
State from portion of the territory. Con-
press is cautioned not to give the legislature
Of the proposed new State too great latitude
Of power over the property of citizens, for
strong disposition has been manifested al
ready in the territorial legislature to squan-
der public money. The Governor says that
about thir'y-six members OF the last
legislature were interested in public build
Ings at imaginary county seats and an almost
abnormal fondness for county bonds has
bssn developed. As an illustration OF the
drusss Of tb,se Dakotans to be organized
into State he gives the following
Another very remarkable measure was
OIOuBul lOIWbtu anu IusScuI "hi'h van
serve 10 illustrate the extent to which
small Legislative body, not having that sense
Of responsibility which comes only from ex-
periepce, will go in framing mischievous leg
isls,iOn. This bill provides for paying one
of the Federal judges OF the Black Hills dis
trict s2<00 year in addition to his regular
salary " Federal judge. the amount 10 be
assessed arbitrarily on the people OF his dis
trlct I sent q COPY OF this bill 10 Attorney
General Dsvens and asked his ndSice about
IT. He replied that it was highly objection
able and certainly ought to be vetoed. or
course ! vetoed the bill, and ! embodied
Gen. Deyens's message in my veto message !;
but TO my surprise the Legislature passed the
measure over the veto. Later, however, the
bill became so unpopular that supplement
sry bill, amending the original measure by
striking out the word hundred" was pass
ed so the Federal judge gets only S24 Il
year from the people Of his district"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25
NOTES AND NOTES.

Archibald Forbes calls the late Car the
best of all the Russians.
1t is limited that there is a slight GOODNESS
between the Crown Princess of Germany
and her mother, Queen Victoria.
May &c is the time fixed Tor the return of
Princess Louise to Canada after her visits
10 Florence, Naples and Venice.
One swallow does not make Summer,
but many swallows sometimes make bum
mcr.
Mrs. Bonanza Mackey gave II ball in Paris
at which the dancing was to the music OF II
group of Singers.
Canadian papers wonder nj the folly Of the
people who leave the Dominion for the States
But they keep going all the same.
II is asserted that in few years the city
of New York will contain more wealthy peo-
pie than any capital in the world AT present
il is only exceeded in the number OF its mil
lionarcs 10y London.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

Tue London Telegraph has made pretty
good original story ont of one that the
late Judge Hyde of Sudbury. VI, used to
tell to the thousand and one who passed
the Summer season at his hostelry in the
Valley of Lemon Fair before he was elevated
to the bench. and the New York Tribune
copies it. The foundation of fact is That
Judge Hyde's fathers geese got drunk on
about peck Of rum cherries that had been
thrown out us too old for further use. In
fact, they were dead drunk, and the hired
help thought they were dead. So they set
about 10 save the feathers, taking of even
the down after they had plucked them clean
out of their clothing As fast as they were
picked they were piled up in the cow stable
aud there left for the inspection OF the elder
MIR. Hyde, when he retu rned from Ticonder
Ogs. lie did not return that day, and early
the next morning the girls went out 10 milk
and found the geese all up and dressed, as
far as not one feather 10 put on would per-
nit They seemed rather confused about
themselves, and looked upon each other as
strangers As the milkmaids put il They
looked rs sheepish us a gander party after
Fourth of July dinner, and one or two of
them must have had the headache as they sat
down and tried to fan their ears with their
webbed feet" 1t took all Summer for the
geese TO regain their coats, and the growth
of their tail feathers was u source OF continu-
al wagering among the guests OF the house,
some of whom are now living in New York
city and Philadelphia, nj the good old age OF
three score years and ten.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Yale College began conferri NJ degrees in
1902, ana since that time has given them to
II, $3.50 individuals, exclusive Of a93 honorary
degrees.
Cannon, the Mormon delegate, saws that ali
the LAWYERS and Congressman in Washington
agree that he cannot be kept ont of his seat.
1t is time that Cannon WAS spiked.
A resolution has been introduced in the
Ohio Legislature proposing Constitutional
amendment giving the Governor the veto
power, which lac does not now have.
The people of Arkansas want grand Con
gross Of the farmers Of this country-so, ut
least the Legislature of that State declares,
having adopted resolution to this effect
and, further, suggested st. Louis as the place
and October as the month for the meerin,
The Chicago Times, which has a fashiun
of speaking its mind plainly on all subjects,
commenting upon the reorganization of the
Senate, takes occasion to remark that there
is no political future for the Bourbon party
and 30 writes above its fallen head, This
is the last of earth
The Albany Eeening Journal says The
New York Nation objects to the commits
sion appointed by President Garfield 10 at
tend the international silver conference ,pf
course it does. II was blood relation Of
the Ndtion's who, after half hour spent in
heaven, complained that these wings don't
just suit me and my halo is Il size too large"
Robert Browning writes that his stirring
ballad, How they Brought the Good News
from Client to AK" has mo sort of histori-
cal foundation" He wrote it on ship board,
of the African coast, on the fly leaf of "A
book, latter had been at sea long enough
TO appreciate even the fancy Of gallop on
the back of certain good horse, 'Yorick,
then in my stable at home"
There is talk in Mississippi of nominating
Ex-senator Alcorn for Governor. and many
Of the Bourbon Journals of that State are
alarmed lest his high character and great
popularity may enable him 20 defeat the
Democratic candidate Referring to this
fact, the Vicksburg Heratd, refreshingly
independent newspaper for the latitude in
which it is printed, says that ''thc way 10
beat Alcorn is to put up man preferable to
him. If tn" Democratic party" ii adds,
g nominal snarlms. unprogrcssive old
Bourbon, the woods will he full of hlcat.
men "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

A NOTED cIINlNAL DEAD.
FROM NEW YORK.


New YORK, March 23.-In an interview
with Herald reporter, last night. General
Grant said he hoped there would he no extrs
session of Congress. His opinion was that
whie congress might be considering the
~, ,oli Orna G,'' new nhia.l'm w1ilu ne sure
.n;oi b;m, any, iieii Us, M"uiI introduce
En-, ;n,os, III VIII ,ueS "o'iiti nc person
n y 80 IA anu m.,,un ""uiu 'T Vi 10 I'M
couiI ho nos,,nno, ,'r',;i -. 81, lI , !.
would moi no 80 cer,o;n 70 -, H. H. h WIZ =,
of the country. The new Congress would
be republican, but the opposition would
be strong. The question was asked il
the veto OF the funding bill would Justify an
extra session Gen. Grant said that it was
doubtful II the next Congress would act
Wisely on the bill, and tendency to make
an attack on national banks would do more
harm than Would be overbalanced by any
possible good lie spoke very earnestly a.
, ,he p ne Ga nlanei stut.in ne Ihousht
81 900 900 600 at ri ner cent fsr an indefi
mite time which would sarve as n basis for
our currency and be a safe investment for
banks. trust funds. estates etc.
-. -
"'.'.'i '''''9
Gen. Grant sent his resignation as presi-
dent OF the Worlds Fair Commission to the
board last night. lie will remain in Mexico
about three months, and then return to Long
Branch. He thinks the fair should he post
f"e " VI '''
hEA'h FAILURE
NEW YORK. March s3.-Charles Seitz,
lager beer brewer Of This city, made nu a..
Segment to-day. His liabilities are reported
at about 100000. His assets consist of real
estate, outstanding accounts and stock on
hand to be worked up.
FLrcruAT1oy OF STOCK
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

irIss noteworthy victory that the Beers
have Just won over Great Britain, in forcing
that powerful nation 10 accord to them the
treatment due to an independent people, IN
stead of rebels in arms. The terms Of an
srmistice and of following negotiations Tor
peace have been agreed upon, and the war is
considere 4 at an end The Beers OF course
give up all hope of entire independence, and
the result will probably be the establishment
Of government somewhat akin to that OF
Canada, giving the people pretty much all
the advantage of absolute independence and
tie right of local self government.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25
The Northern Pacific.

The latest announcement in regard to the
Northern Pacific Railroad is that the mana
cers have decided TO issue 200, 900 shares or
is said that eleven years ago when Jay
Cooke determined TO build the road, he call
ed about him a few gentlemen and asked
them TO mt up So 600, 900 cash to begin the
work. The amount was divided into 100 in
teres,s. aftcrward known as proprietary
interests, and was allotted on the following
conditions: The owner of each interest to
subscribe SIC, 900, for which he received
a.o ooo a., Co., ,o,,d, ;ss,o5 t,, tho rom.
-'V''o0 IA '"t 'i'S' o,,o
pany, and right 10 between oSo anu 'Vo
shares of the common stock on the compile
,;or IF tho road or so,n.r in the discretion
"oi "a -, :.
OF inc directors oi inc coihpaiN' ''oii'e VI
the interests were divided, so that there were
At least 800 ORIGINAL subscribers. One or two
-, 80. sc 81, a., n,,o ;,,,.r,.sts lint nv
p''9o"' WIN 90 -, -, ,a,,.,o,
lar Inc larger hunioet WERE heiu "
persons. Last week the directors determined
TO use their discretion in the matter, and issue
A.. .o,, o,,,;,,oa 70 II
'i'e s'o'N o'' " VA. -,
On Saturday an olhclai circular was lssueu'
notifying the proprietary interests of this de-
termination and announcing that the COM
., ,,o,, -,
mon stoch h'u oeeii 'ia'iSiei'eu " 'neN' VIZ
the books of the company. This Is not
new Issue of stock in the ordinary meaning
-r,,, g., ,,,a SOTO, ,,,,, Of ,ho
Vi 'n'' i'ii"''' 'o' NV 80, va, aan
common STOCK was Si',ooo'ooo' oi WHICH
but $50, 900, 900 had been issued up TO last
Saturday
.,o,.,, o,
hiia''e'i'ia Ut si'"'," '"''
II Is SAID that very ilttle OF the stoch Will
be put upon the market, as most ol II goes
into the hands oil persons VINO nave gpeat
confidence in the future oil The road Inc
general impression Is that the putting OUT Oh
the stock hits the oregon party pre'tY
severe blow some TWO months ago mum lii
her oil gentlemen; among then Messrs. vi
lard, George NJ Pullman ana others connect
ell win me oregon navigator 10, company,
went INTO Northern racihc. ihey gave OUT
that they intended 10 Duy up coh'roiilhS
interest oil the roai' ana proposed 10 ,ahe
The concern INTO ,iieir OWL ' haiios at t'ie ei1e
ton next september. lhey DouSht heaViiy'
anu the price OF common shares rose rom
% 10 81 un'cr ther large purchases;
Inc preferred snar's aiso nusan' ,'
snlIllS from ~ 10 Az II WIS beiicNcu W
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

LlGHT MoyEY.-Treasury officials are In
constant receipt of protests from those hav-
ing dealings with the department against the
defective and arbitrary rules governing the re-
demption of coin, both gold and silver. The
resumption of specie payments has been fol
lowed by a steady increase in the circulation
of gold, much of it of old coinage, which has
for years lain idle in the vaults. A surpris-
ingly large number of coins are found to be
of light weight, although there is no evil
dence of their having been tempered with
for dishonest purposes. The wear of con-
slant Use will reduce below the legal limit
the weight of gold coin in a comparatively
brief period, and it then becomes Of
value as bullion only. Such CONS will
not be received at the custom house or Unit
ed States Treasury, though they appear to
be of full value. The loss to the holder of
silver coins reduced below legal tender
weight by mutilation or otherwise is far
greater than in the case Of gold. The gold
coins contain almost, ii not quite, the face
value of the metal, but with fractional cur
rency, as is well known, the Case is far diff
ferent. II less than pennyworth Of silver
be gone from half dollar, for instance, it
ceases to be legal tender and its value is re-
duced twenty per cent. The bullion value
of fractional currency is but eighty to eighty
four cents on the dollar, according to the de
nomination Of the pieces. Congress has
made no provision for the redemp-
lion or recoinage of silver, and the burden
of loss falls solely upon the unfortunate pos
SCISSORS. The only present available remedy
is for the public to invariably decline to re-
ceive such coins. 1t is not money any more
than would be silver balls of the same
weight. The Treasury Department has order
ed the withdrawal from circulation of the old
three and five cent pieces, but there is no
appropriation or other provision for recoin-
ing them into larger denominations
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

TIE statement is confirmed that by the
,pceudiary burning of the kemper county
Miss court house, all the court records.
with the indictments and evidence taken in
the Chisholm murder case, were destroyed
Arson 10 q comparatively small crime to add
to the list chargeable to the first citizens
of kemper county, who engineered and car
ried through that brutal massacre. 1t seems
however. to have been as effective as the
dreadful crimes Of which it was the sequel.
Tie southern papers agree that it ends the
farce Of prosecutions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

WuIIsroS Rev. A. O. SPoor delivered
his two lectures, Tuesday and "Wednesday
evenings, March Sth and 9th, in the Metho-
dist Church in Williston, on Life in South
cru Prisons. TO fair and highly interested
audiences. No one can listen to these lee
lures without having awakened anew his
feelings of patriotism and an increased sense
of our obligation TO the soldiers who went
forth to put down the great rebellion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

Canada is forced to compete for supplies IN
the forests of Michigan and Wisconsin fer
the English market, and unless something Is
at once done to stop the destruction of tins
indispensable timber, it will be all gone, and
we will have only the stumps remaining 10
remind US of our folly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

STORM ~ TIE WEsr.-The remarkably
severe storms that have visited the West this
season, were supplemented Saturday by the
worst of all. The whole upper Mississippi
Valley was literally buried in slush, the snow
being heavy aud accompanied by II severe
gale For the first time tins Winter all the
street car companies of Chicago abandoned
their lines. business was almost entirely
suspended. Throughout Wisconsin the
snow driitcd badly and railway traffic was
interrupted. The storm is not very severe i'll
the North, but extended west as far as
OmalIa, south TO ST. Louis and Kansas City,
and east MS far rs Central Ohio. 1t is feared
that the crops will he greatly damaged.
Heavy and unusual rains have fallen in
North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
There are dangerous floods in all the Georgia
rivers, also in Tennessee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-25

POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES has opened
a oorrespo nlence with the Canadian postal
authorities with reference TO the forwarding
of letters that are not fully prepaid. Under
the existing rules prepayment of postage IN
full is compulsory on letters passing between
this country and Canada, and ii is often
found e occasion great delay of letters and
Inconvenience to persons sending them II
10 proposed that the rules be 50 modifed
that letters may he forwarded from either
country TO the other which have been pre-
paid at less than the full rate of postage, the
deficient postage to be collected in the coun-
try which delivers the Letter, a very sensible
improvement on the existing postal arrange
ment0