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Rev Henry Ward Bcechcr who was nvi-
ted by tho Troce,,er 10 express his views Of
the criticisms of his recent Withdrawal made
by various ministers of New England, says
BnooKLYN, n. T., Oct. go, 1882.
My Dear Sir: | thank you for the letter
and papers. have read the somewhat large
expressions OF these many aud excellent men
in regard to my orthodoxy, consistency, i'll
iiueucc and general merit without wishing
for moment to reply, as you kindly request
mt. When dead man is lying on the dis
sccting table under the hands of experts il
would be unbecoming in him to rise lip sud.
denly and discuss with his surgeons the pro.
priety of their methods and the truth Of re-
suits. 1t is not often that one can see him.
self as others sue him, and especially as Bos-
ton secs him., and more than all, as Boston
clergymen see him. | am reduced to pulp
but hank IIcav, II, not to ashes. When yot
suggest reply to these, am sure you car
have no conception Of the suOduld aud en-
| lghtened state of my mind. | am bent OF
improvement. Laying aside all my old no
tions of my beliefs aud OF my standing
l am carefully putting together the rca
man that | now am taught that am. WheI
l get my new personal identity together ant
In working shape, intend to study theology
somewhere. though, IN my present confusion
l cannot see whether shall study at Andovr
or Boston. New Haven is nearer, but DIR
Smyth has been settled there and | iea
laxity Of doctrine in his neiyhborhood
Princeton is not far to the south OF me, bu
DR.. McCosh is IA Christian cvolutionist, an,
it would be folly, after what have suffered
to come under the malaria influence OF tina
philosophy. On the whole, incline to stud
at Park street. But, wherever may go,
am determined before die to find theolog
which will pass muster at Bangor, a
Andover, at Cambridge, at New-Haven, a
Princeton, at Allegheny, at Obcrlin, at Chi
cage, and at Park street--thcn shall willing
ly die. Yours,
HENRY WARD BEEcHEa
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treasury department claims, and that the TN
Outstanding, which resulted from voluntary
proposition on Mr.. Chambers part, had not,
so far as he was advised, been directly or in.
directly violated 1t is also explicitly
stated that he has never prosecuted be
fore any forum any such claims. All OF
which would appear 10 clear Mr.. Chambers
skirts pretty thoroughly. While he is about
1t tho secretary warns up Gen. Griffin for
his office-sceking habits and prints letter
he wrote 10 Mr.. Chandler five years ago
earnestly asking letter recommending him
for appointment as minister TO Belgium.
Mr. Thomas p. Cheney of Boston, superin-
tcndcnt of the railway mail service, was re-
fcrrod to in highly uucomplimen,ary way
by Gen. Griffin, and he rctorts by narrnting
the way in which Gen. Griffin solicited his
assistance in Two unsuccessful attempts he
made to get elected to Congress, and barbs
his arrow with the statement that he had his
trunks marked IS. G. Griffin, NJ. G., Wash
ington, d. c. IN anticipation of his election
to Congress.
All this Is an i'll augury for Republican
success in the coming election, For twenty.
seven years the Republicans have been sue.
cessful at every election save two; but thelI
puralles have been very small and have
been obtained only by hard contest. The
canvass at present has a bad look and q
Democratic success would not be al all sur
prisiuu
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MATTERS AND Things.

The 3ll5 letter carriers OF 12l cities OF the
United States handled LAB, SS7 pieces
during the the last year at cost of quar-
ter Of cent EACH
A Brooklyn police official engaged in hunt
ing for evidence against man held for MUIR
der had a dream the other night wherein he
saw the mans pistol hid in certain barroom
which had not yet been searched. The next
morning he went to the place and found the
pistol.
A Georgia preacher lately warned his con-
gregation that all who attended the circus
would be expected TO withdraw from the
church. The circus arrived and the preach
er went to see who of his flock were present.
His discovery there made IA capital fonnda.
ton for a compromise, which was promptly
effected.
\ verdict of $500 damages has just been
rendered by New York jury against den
list, who, while operating on patient under
the influence of nitrous oxide gas accident
ally let his forceps slip and diop the tool
down the mans throat. The tooth was
ejected, but not until after violent and ex
hausting effort.
| 1t is now the fashion, says the Boston
Ga,ette, TO have one or more tropical plants
sage palm or some brilliant Towering
shrub, placed in some corner of Boston
drawing rooms When gas light and fur
mace heat have robbed them of their fresh
ness, they are replaced by others; but a
decorations and artistic backgrounds to brio
a-brac and high art furniture nothing coult
be more ''snCere' or more elective.
Help help Ed. get your pistol ant
come in here and shoot him" screamed
St. Louis woman the other day, and tn
obliging Ed Michaud who was her brother
went to his trunk got pistol, sailed int
the room where the row was and deliberately
shot and killed the ''him" The victim
name was Horrocks, and he WAS choking hi
screaming wife.
The pay roll of the city Of New York
larger than that of the Federal Government
under the administration Of the earle
Pres idents, and much larger than that q
Switzerland and several Kingdoms an
principaitics of Europe, The number unde
1900, and the total amount of money re
quired in one year is Sl4, 1928, 900,
A fountain in public square IN Sal
Francisco needed painting. An artist agree,
to do it for nothing, provided he could tax
as much time as he pleased for the job an,
erect fence TO protect him from idle curios
ity while at work The contract was mad
ON those terms, But 1t seems the pante
has sold the surface of the fence to adveris
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Ihe Stree Rress.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 1882
PUBLISHED BY
The Free Press .fSSOCiOftOn.
q. q. BENEDICT, Editor,


The excitement in France which is now
attracting considerable attention grew out Of
a dispute about wages two or three months
ago among thcmlners OF Montceau-lcs-M Mines,
coal and iron region in the Saone et-Loire.
Tie dispute rapidly took an anarchcal turn,
and produced an association or club, which
wrecked and desccratrd the churches in the
ncighborhp ID, and put bombs under the
liors OF obnoxious persons, sent threatening
latlors, ami issued infammatory placards.
l. ~ bodies OF troops have been there pre-
serving order through most # the Summer,
but with n restoring confidence. The latest
ldvices. Il vi yer, show that the Government
IS takinl active and strong measures to re-
pes violence Troops occupy all the rail
way AMI Strategic points, and the forts dom
mating Me city are prepared to do terrible
exc tiln n, command Upon repetition
Of vi ,l,mcc the cIiv will he placed under
Martia 'AV
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ADDRESS TO yOyERs.
The CIyll Service Not for the support
Of All Citizens In Turn, but for
Doing the Nations Business,

NRw YORK, Nov. |. - George William
Henry Hitchcock aud Charles J. Bonapartc.
the committee Of the National civil service
reform league, have issued au address to the
voters Of the United States setting forth the
evils Of the spois system. The address says
"a legitimate, healthy contest Of parties IN
there public is not to be deprecated. They are
agencies by which, In free government,
legislation is controlled and National policies
enforced. Subjugstion Of This legitimate
party action by patronage is an overthrow Of
liberty under the forms of law This is
peril which now threatcnsthe country. The
spolis system is dciendedas essential to party
government but on the contrary II destroys
the essential Significance of party. II il not
the ptrI o5e Of the civil service 10 provide
| living for all citizens in turn At he public ex.
pensc but to secure the transaction of public
business by those hest fitted for it's duties.
Nobody has right 10 any place except
80 far as lie proves his fitness upon n fairsnd
equal trial, and tie legitimate public Interest
in the civil service is only that It's duties be
well done. The abuses. which have alarm.
cd the public mind, proceed from oue general
appointment by personal interest
and influence instead Of prJvci merit. The
system is vast scheme Of pers lnal favorit-
ism. To destroy that favorliism is to relieve
the service Of its worst abuses and the
country of peril tina, springs from them. 1t
seems 10 lis therefore that good citiZtns can
render no better service to the co-utry in the
coming congressional elections then by sup.
porting only candidates who will actively
favor in cDngrcs, the passage of bills now
pending both in houses, or lis founded upon
the same general principle, establishing non.
partisan and open competition and probation
Tor subordinate appointments in the civil
! c1rvipn
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FOREIGN MISSIONARY WORK


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 1.-The 18th
annual meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Womans foreign missionary society
opened this morning, Mrs Bishop Simpson
welcomed the adi, in behalf Of the Methodist
Church Of Philadelphia. She said that female
missionaries could 60 where men could not,
and could exert more direct Influence upon
the purity Of home. By the labofs Of mis-.
sonary societies the world was being bound
together and the names of most distant lands
and cities were becoming household words
MIS-. J. F. Willing Of Chicago, responded
Mrs. DR.. W. 7. Warren, OF Boston, was
elected president and Mrs. Tracy, Of Ro-
chester, secretary, The reports all evidenced
rapid growth in the fields in which mission.
AIRY labor has been extended, The work in
/ India was discussed.
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M NLN HAMPSHIRE CANVASS.

When rich man is nominated fol polit-
col III a cry invariably goes up from GER
tain quarters that Ii owes his nomination
siml, II his riches. With this sort of clamor
as q general Iulo, we have no sort of sym
patty, The accumulation of wealth is, gen
orally speaking, the only criterion of bust
ness SuCc, IS and We do not see why success
in business should not count for Just as much
as success at the bar or in any profession
But in the New Hampshire canvass the prin-
cple would hardly apply, The Republican
guberaiolpl aspran,s Moody Currier, Of
Manchester, and Samuel W. Hale of keenc-
were SIMPLY two rich men who thought it
would lo nice 10 be Governor, The general
them AMI there was nothing like popular
demand for the candidacy Of either
al lAem, The canvass, therefore, was not
an en-" uragng one at the start. In its
course great deal of personal and local
iceirg was evolved, which Of course added
ptLo complications Of the campaign. Mr..
Hale rec, .grd the nomination, and there was
m'rc trouble in the camp, Mr., Curriers'
supporters having gone 50 far in their at,
,acks upon hS opponent that they could not
support him after he was nominated with
c her AAl or grace The ex-senator Balm
bri &C Wadleigh and Gen, S. G. Griffin, oil
Ke nc, organzed II bolt against Mr. Hale ant
threw al! their uilucncc IN favor Of Mr.
Edgcrl, tn Democratic candidate. Thcs,
gentlciuen allcTe as Il reason for boiling tina
Mr.. llalc'a nomination was brought abou
by corrupt means for the use of which
SccrC AIRY William l.. Chandler is directly
respuuslbc. Mr.. Chandler denies this anC
says that lie eyptcs " rcirained from takinl
any p 1T in the nomination, and tina, instta'
of "stGppng from the deck Of n wa
ship ia'o The convention" as wa
not in the STATE the day the con
ton WAS held aud he publishes lettc
which be wrote 10 Lis paper the Concort
Nonitor euly in August, dcprccaling tn
Hale, aud Insisting that the leading Republi
can paper Of the State should cndcavor t
promote harmony instead of taking sides be
tween candidates before the convention
Genclal Grfiin renewed his charges and ad
del the NJ " one Tint Congress passed Ia,
aimed directly nj Chandler, iDrbldding an
eY-aSSstnnt secretary OF the treasury fror
pra'lic!n" in the court ol claims, because
pyuS holi.y pl that Chandler vb,lo hnla;p
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Eight thousand human beings killed and
wounded appears an extraordinary calamity,
yet UGH is the report which DIR. Schwcin-
furth teegraphs from the Soudan. The VIC
tins were Egyptian troops, and the slaught-
erers we've the false prophet and his adher-
ents, who for the last three years appear to
have been masters OF Nubia and the greater
part Of the Soudan, This false prophet is
no less person than Hadj Zecky, the motor
ious slave dealer who caused Colonel Gordon
so much trouble during his administration of
upper Egypt, and the Kheaiive has been 80
embarrassed with more serious complications
in the vicinity of the capital that neither
troops nor money could be spared for seri
Gus opposition to the advance OF this blood
thirsty pretender. As q great portion of the
Egyptian revenue is derived from the Sou
dan, and as all its ivory. which is the mon
opoly of the government, Is pledged to the
bondhoders. steps will no doubt be taken to
stop the soi-disant prophets advance, and
the British troops now remaining IN Egypt
may be called upon to defend the country
against the invasion of n man who considers
not only Christians, but Mohapmedans of
every denomination, his enemies, and British
and Egyptians, who have hitherto been fight
ing among themselves, may have to unite
against common enemy,
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non LAW ~ KENTUCKY.
4 Fight with Soldiers.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Nov. /, - Murderers
Neal and Craft to-day secured change Of
venue 10 Garter county. While the military
were escorting them to the steamer they
were attacked by mob. The soldiers fired
and several OF the attacking party were kill
ed and wounded. The prisoners and troops
got safely aboard when the mob seized a
train and headed of the boat at Ashland
where another attack was made. The troops
returned the fire and again number of the
mob were killed. So far as known three
soldiers were wounded slightly. Private
killed and thirty wounded. The steamer
has passed Portsmouth and unless a fog
prevents will reach Maysvlle tonight, where
the prisoners will be transferred to the rail
road to be taken to Lexington.
An Ashland. Ky , special says that no al.
tempt was mate to capture Neal and Craft
while they were being put aboard the steam
er al Cntlcltsrurg, but the crowd fastened tc
Ashland where about 20 men and boys com
PEELED the captain Of the ferry boat to put
ont to intercept the Granite State. A rcck
less discharge of revolver by boy on the
boat was answered fya volty from the sol
ders. Balls pierced the boiler and escaping
steam completely bifiled the mob.
| Inc soldiers hrcd nj the crowd on the Dank
without prJvoeation. Only three wer'
wounded on the ferry boat, while all thu
other casualties occurred among peaccabl,
people on the shore. Killed we're Georr,
ketncr, Jas. Mcdonald, Col. Reppurt ant
an infant in its mothers arms, and John Bass
of Huntsville Ala. Seriously wounded
were John Gaugh, c. Balinger, Wilt
Scrcy, win Springer Mrs. Serey
Graham Randall and Robert Pritchard
Slightly wounded were Martin Dunlap, Ale'
Harris, John Gallagher, julius Sommcrs
Thomas Arid, Mrs Butler, A. II. Dickson
Thomas Dcmcarra, n. +. Ball, DR., Hills
Martin Gear, Robert Loweher and j. W
House. Reppurt was highly respected cit
izen, 20 years old. Mrs. Baker was quartz
mile away attending meeting to organic
a public reading room. The citizens ar
very indignant,
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New York, Nov, l.-Henry Cooper VA,
taken to lnnalic asylum, week ago sun
day, at the instance Of two brothers and on
medical certificate. Proceedings have bteu
begun by third brother TO have Cooper re-
leased on the ground that he Is perfectly
sane. Judge Donohuc has sent the case to a
referee and placed Cooper In the custody OF a
sheriff
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TILES, Nov. IA telegram o, Russian
origin, from Van states that brother of the
hrigand chief MANNED Ali WAS recen ly sr.
rested for attempting the life of the governor
of Bitlis MANNED A.! with his followers
attacked the prison at Moush where his
brother was confined, and during the conflict
the pris ,ner was killed, Manned was re.
pulsed but afterwards reinforced and r'new-
ed the attack with success. He cut OIL the
jailers' noses, pillaged three Armenian villa
yes, violating women, killing males and car.
lying OIL a large namher of cattle.
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Railroad Collision.

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. IA collision hap
rened, to-day, between Lehigh and SusQne-
hanna and Delaware and Lackawanna West
ern trains at Diamond crossing. Twenty
five cars were thrown from from the track
and the engine demolished John Giynn,
Waterman, was killed, and several train
hands injured, Negligence of the Waterman
was the cause
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BENNINGTON, Nov. Hiram E. Dclo,
on Saturday afternoon, Gle ,ncl and loaded
mis- gun ami started to 81 out doors, leainG
his four year old SON. His gun hit casing
and discharged, the load entering hi- head
instantly, killing him. Dclio was aged 2S
and highly esteemed.
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skeleton In u bear Trap,

GgERNyILLE, Me Nov. IA skeleton,
supposed TO be that of the Frenchman Good,
enough, who last Spring started for the
woods AT the head OF Moosehead Lake, has
been discovered with both hands caugh, in
bear trap. He had evidently in some way
got his hands in the jaws of the trap aud be
Jog unable to remove them had died OF star
y0tiOn
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Freight House Fire,

ROCHESTER, NY, Nov. Fire In the
New York Central railroad freight house, to-
day, Was caused by an explosion of oil on
the platform. The oil ran through the street
cutters, aud in au instant the shipping de-
partment of the freight house was in flames
Ten freight cars were also burned.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The Western In
ion Telegraph company and Jay Gould to-
day obtained temporary injunction against
the transfer of the Mutual Union Telegraph
stock to trustees
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The National Debt.

The bonds awarded the United States in
the contest over the Lewis will amounting TO
$3.50, 900 were not included In the statement
of the reduction of the pnbic debt for Octo'
haI
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LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Pope has entrust
ed to Erripg,on, the British agent, an auto
lhs'king her for the interest shown in the
welfare of the Catholics throu ,hout her Do.
minion and for the religious freedom enjoy.
I'd uner British government. The Pope also
forwarded presents to the Queen through
Erringtou. Erring,on returns 10 Rome he.
fore Christmas.
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y Sc, dy looking fellow dropped Into the
city editors room, and, failing to borrow Il
half dollar, he begged to narrate his expert
ence II used to be an officer of state |
did. was sheriff, and member of the Leg
stature and constable, and clerk OF the
courts, and judge, and a candidate time and
again, and had high old frolic, did"
II don't believe it," said the city editor.
why don't you p Because ! have letter
here which says youare n thief and liar, and
scoundrel and villain, and ,raduccr,
and pcrjurcr and dcfaulter, and low
down brawler, and lover Of all that is vile
and wicked, and dishonest. and abhorrent to
decent people, and a" "Ah ha stranger,
20 on and read that all over again aud read
It aloud. 1t sounds like old times, 1t brings
back the days when ran for Office. II reads
like an editorial IN an opposition paper, aud
brings again to my memory that blessed per
iod when felt like l was somebody and life
was worth living. Oh. glorious hours of the
past, will We ever come back TO me z" aud
the tears rolled down his cheeks as the city
editor pronounced again the magic words, and
then gave him quarter to sober up on. --
L0uisr2Ie Noulier-JOuiHal,
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DrBllS, Nov l,-Whle addressing large
meeting of farmers at Newbridge, county
Galway, to-day, Matthew Harris, a member
of the late Land League. and Others were ar
rested under the Crime Act
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L The closure Discussion.

LONDON Nov lin the House OF Com.
mons to-day, Churchill, conservative made
long speech lecturing the Tory leaders upon
their foolish action in proposing IL two-third-
majority in the closure, which he said would
he most damaging to the Tory party, either
in or out Of power. He would follow North
cote when he moved the rejection Of the first
resolution but could not support Gibson
amendment
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The English LOngieli0w Memorial

LoNDoN, Nov. 1.-The meeting of the
Longfcllow memorial committee was held t..
day. The ATTENDANCE was good including
Rev Herman Adler, Moncurc D. Conway
aud several artists and literary men. Lord
Brave presided Canon Rowse as mem.
Der of the chapter of Westminster ABBEY
said the memorial Of Lougfcllow would serve
to cement the good feeling between England
and the United States He thought the com
mittee ought Ia have the concurrence Of the
friends Of the late poet in the matter.
Lord Granville said he observed growing
feeling OF cordially between all classes
OF the two countries lie believed Long
fellows death WAS rs great a loss 10 England
as America. The executive committee III
cludes the AlchbishOps of York and Dublin
Lord Granville, Vim. T.. Forster Max Muller.
G. Augustus Sila, Lord Derby Earl OF
Shaitesbuiy, james Card, Joseph Chamber
lain, Thomas Hughes, Alfred Tennyson, Ed.
mund Yates, and Bartlett Cuutts 1t was
unanimously resolved that bust ri Long.
fellow should BE- placed 10 the poets cGInet
of Westminster Abbey, and another meeting
will he held in Lyceum Theatre as 5 on as
poss iblc, A third of the members OF the
committee have already subscribed $500 to-
wards the erection Of the memorial.
The Times says that Notwithstanding
Longfelow' merits, " We cannot lhir h the
form of the proposed memorial suitable.
Westminster Abbey is prominently an Eng
glish institution. There Is no space in the
Abbey for an International movement