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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23
W. I. SHERMAN, General.
samuel DE Champaign.



After all, there is no earthly Immortality
more secure than to have stamped ones
nimc on the map, and that of Champlain
will be forever associated with the beautiful
lake which he first described. and to which
the French missionaries vsinly attempted to
attach another name. Champlain was a
FroGchman Of goo family, who Lad served
in the army, and had indeed, been from
his childhood familiar with scenes of war,
b cause he had dwell near the famous city of
Rochelle, the very hOtb,d of the civil strife
between Catholics and IIuguenots. Much
curiosity existing in France in regard to the
great successes OF Spain in America, he OBJ
tanned naval employment in the Spanish ser
vice, and visited, ms commander Of ship
the Spanish American colonies. This was in
1899, and he wrote report on the condition
of all these reGions-a report probably fuller
than anything else existing at that time, in
usmuch ms the Spaniar1s Systematically con-
cCnlcd the details OF their colonial wealth
Little did they know that they had in the
humble French captain If the st, Julian an
dutiliug obaorycr, who would reveal
to the acute mind OF Henry the
Fourth of France many of the Sc
trc,s of Spanish domination, and would also
disgust the French mind with pictures of the
lanlticism OF their rivals, In this report he
denounced the cruelty Of the SpanIarls, de.
scribsd the way in which they converted the
Indans by the lnquisilion, and made draw
ings of the burnings of heretics by priests
lis observations on all commercial matters
were Of the greatest value, and he was the
inst, u one Of the first, TO suggest n ship
canal across the ishmu. II Panama Full Of
these vivid impressions of Spanish empire
he turned his attention toward the northern
part of the continent, in regions unsettled by
the Spaniards, visiting them first in 1908 I'M
der pont Grcve, and then in seven successive
voyages His narratives are minute, careful
and GRAPHIC he explored rivtr after river
with the Indians, eating and sleeping with
them, and recording lab)riously their mint
est habits 1t is 10 bis descriptions, beyond
any ulhels, that we must look for faithful
pictures of the Indian absolutely unaffected
by contact with white men, and his voyages
which have lately been translated by DIR. G.
7. OTIS, and published by the Prince Socie-
ty, with annotatons by Mr.. f. l.. Slater,
have value almost unique.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23

Caxton Exhibition of 1877 In which
he STYLES himself. "Henry Stevens, G. NIB.
F.s A. Ma e,c sometime Student in
Yole college, in Connection, in New England
now residing in T,opdon Bib,oxrapher. Lover
of Roots Follow If ,ho povol George and
Zoo,ooica nj soc;o,ios Of London Foreign
Member of tho Am Ar,io s,cictv. Cor.
rcsp Member of ,hc Historical socie,ics of
the States or N.w yo,k Connecticut Maine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23
MIsICAL lXD DRAMATIC NnIEs.

From London Truth: Mr. Abbey the
great American impressario, having taken
the Lyceum theatre during Mr.. lryings visit
to America, contempaes bringing over Mr.
Lawrence Barrett, Miss Mary Aadcrson,
Miss Clara Morris, and possibly Lolita. Mr..
Barrett will commence the season with
new play, the scene Of which is laid in Italy,
and which Is proving great success in the
United States
Modieska said, in response 10 the remark
that Mary Anderson was bid and unimpa,-
stoned in her love scenes en- the stage
There is 10 such thing as a cold and uuim-
FASHIONED girl. Anderson may seem 50 be-
cause she has not met the right pcrson She
will meet him, however. and that will rene
dy her apparent coldn IS. An ACTRESS
must fall in love before you sec her at her
best. There is no exception to tie rule"
At recent party IN Vienna young mu-
stefan had been engaged to play dance music.
He arrived, but on hearing that Johann
Strauss was among the guests refused TO
play. Finally he was persuaded to play, but
took the first opportunity to approach the
waltz king and ask his pardon for presuming
to play in his presence, as he was quite ig.
norant 81 counterpart. "Oh calm yourself,
my young friend said Strauss, giving him
his hand Il, too, have not the ia ntest
knowledge of the subject
Contradictory rumors about this years
'Parsifal' festival having been lately cir.
culated, it is announced tia, there will be
twelve performances at Blyreuth mot at
Munich on alternate days from July s to
July 30. The intention was TO = I've perform
anccs in August, but as there is to be an cX-
hlbltlOn in Munich that month, the orchestra
could not he spared, without sacrificing the
engagements during tia. period a the
opera.
Louise Montague, /. ForepauglIs 10000
beauty, was awarded $3.50 IL her $40, 900
suit for alleged unpaid salary in Phiade-
phla.
English papers hint that Sarah Bernha,dt
proposes to recoup her recent losses in Paris
By tour Of America next season. She has
already sold her jewelry for the purpose 81
paying her most pressing creditors.
Fred de Belcvllle of the Union Square
Theatre has been sued for divorce and amc.
ny by an alleged wife. According to the
lady's statement, she was married t. NJ. d.
Bellevile in Australia, and according to lis
statement, they were never married. The
case is on trial in New York
Miss Annie L. McCshill, owner of the
property on Third Aveuue, near Thr,y-ilrst
Street, known as the American New Theatre
York, has filed plans at the bureau of build
inss for new theatre to be erected there
1t will be known as Mr.. aud Mrs. Mckee
Rankin's Theatre. The structure will he
go feet front three stories high, with front
of pressed brick, and will cost $4,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23
DREADFUL DISASTER.
Seventy Miners DrOwned-A Mlue
Flooded with Water.

The telegraph has already given our read
crs general account Of the dreadful mine
disaster near Braidwood, Illinois, by which
more than three score lives were lost. Tic
shaft in which the accident occurred has been
working for the past eight years. 1t is stu
atcd at Diamond, little village about four
miles seuthward of Wilmington and two
miles northwest of Braidwood. The cour-
try thereabout is as level as a floor, with per-
haps slight inclination towards the mines.
The sudden thav and heavy rainfall have
transformed the prairie into a lake for miles
around. About Diamond the water stands
from six inches to thee feet in depth. With
scarcely any warning there suddenly appear
ed an opening from the surface Of the earth
into the nine. The surface being covered
with water, it took only short time for the
water to permcate the entire mine, drowning
all who were unable to get out before the
rising water caught them. In opening this
mine, shaft scventy-five feet deep was
sunk into the earth. At right angles to this
two main galleries were run nearly parallel
with the surface of the earth, and about
scvcnty-iivc feet below it. From these
main galleries, narrow spurs or gangways
are dug sout in various directions. These
spurs rise and fall with the ledge OF coal,
of coal, sometimes rising to within twelve or
fifteen feet of the surface. 1t was at such a
point, very near the top, where the break oc-
CURED. While lying on his back, picking
away ut the coal abuye, the earth must have
fallen upon the doomed miner Through the
opening thus made the water poured in fill
ing one gangwav after another, and cutting
off escape 10 the central shaft, There WIS
little time TO give an alarm, for in less than
an hour from the time the break occurred
every avenue OF escape was cut of, and
every occupant OF the mine at that time must
have been drowned. These galleries were
low and narrow, and only by painfully slow
crawling could the poor victims escape. No
noise accompanied tie rising of the water,
and the first indication had Of their danger
by many Of the dead wasa chilling sensation
of cold water uickiiug along the pathway
in which they lay at work, There was an
air-shaft Offering an additional avenue of
escape. Of which many availed themselves ;
but the water came in too rapidly to allow all
TO reach it, There were seventy-iive men
and one or 1--WE boys at work in the shaft and
sixty-nine men and one boy were drown
ed.
The mine was not considered especially
dangerous, though a break had occurred once
before at about the same place,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23

art, and will give you valuable and well con-
sidered opinions upon the latest questions OF
the day. The young ladies understand the
principles of fac art, and not only recognize
a good picture or piece of statuary when
they see it, but can paint you flower from
nature or mould one Of their own balls oil
golden butter into model far too beautiful
to adorn slice of bread. All this, doubtless, is
the farshooling Boston Posts idea Of n retro
grade tendency in social life.
The commercial prosperity of Vermont
was never so encouraging as at the present
time Far from rctrograding economically,
she is developing her resources and ill.,
crcasing her usefulness TO the nation and the
world. She stands in the very front rank OF
two of the most bcucfccnt industries of The
couniry-dairying and sheep raising. II
there are any more valuable economics thar
those of food and clothing, Vermont woul'
like to know what they are.
Tht moral condition of Vermont is boun
up in her political, social and economical
prosperity. 1t would be impossible for PEG
pie on the pure side in politics, cultivatin
the amenities of society and of social culture
prjspeious, God-iearing, with the great bcl
rock Of Puritan reverence and stcadfastnes
: underneath it all it would he impossibl,
We say, for such people to be degraded, {
! degrading, morally The churches of I'll
, State are prosperous; there is growing r.
lgious sentiment among the young scott
and moral reforms are on foot among III
people, order and good faith are observed
the benefcent work of the common-school
Increasing the tone of the Press is pure al
strong for the right, and everything goes
) prove that Vermont is rising, rather than fal
" ing, in those qualities which go to make u
u the true and permanent value of common
l. wealth aud the manhood and womanhood
Z lie npODlr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23

George Dawson, the veteran aud widely
bany, N y, on Saturday Mr.. Dawson was
born at Falkirk, Scotland, March IA, 1918,
and came TO this country, with his parents, in
childhood. In 1896 he learned the printers
trade with Thurlow Weed, at Rochester.
Ten years later he became editor of the Dem
ocrat of that city. He remained there three
years, and then went to Detroit to take the
editorship of the Advertiser. There he was
largely instrumental in converting the State
Of Michigan from Democratic to Wing poll
tical control. In recognition of his service 5
he was made State Printer by the Wing Leg
islaturc, which he had helped to elect. Ia
1842 his establishment was burned. lie then
returned to Rochester and to the editorsh,p
OF the Democrat. In 1916 Mr.. Dawson was
urged by Mr.. Weed to take an associate in
terest in the Albany JOuraai, which he did ;
and from one grade of work to another he
came to be Mr.. Weeds associate editor, and
then edi.or-in-control. His connection with
that paper has been very close from the time
he entered the Office, his name being ideni-
fed with its history as only second to that of
Thurlow Weed. His most successful work
in his carly careerappeared in the paragraphs
and short articles Of the editorial columns
In this field he had then no superior. Later
In his life he became more successful in lead
er writing, while his fishing and sporting let
tiers and chapters are sustained with a steady
hand throughout. Mr., Dawson had two
sons George, who was killed in the battle Of
the Wilderness, and b. s. Dawson, who is
connected with the Weed, Parson Il Co, es-
tablishment
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GENERAL SUMMARY.
News and Note. From, All Quarters

Goode, who assaulted Queen Victoria, is
dead.
in April,
The New York H>rdN opens a fund for
the Ohio Hood sufferers with u subscription If
$1,000.
Sposche the dissatisfied Greek chief has
fled from the camp. and it is expected he
will inaugurate bushwhacking war in the
Spring,
| The selection of Democrat by the Michi-
gan legislature to represent THAI state in the
National Senate is among the possibilities.
Numerous suits for damages will be COM
menced by sufferers from the Newha,l
House fire at Milwaukee.
Peach trees were in bloom in South Caro-
lima on the 18th inst.
The House Committee on Appropriations
will recommend an appropriation of 500
900 in aid of plans for the prevention of dis
ease among cattle.
Three men were frozen 10 death While at
tempting to cross the ice near Thunder Bay,
Manitoba.
Phyllis Williams, colorcl, died near Ding
hamton, n. Y, aged III years.
A inventor Of rope fire escape, who re-
lu9CNi " give MS llltNl us u!lldLus III
Chicago, Saturday, and sustained fl'gl iG-
juries.
The L,cIedc railing mill. ot - Ionis
closed SUNDAY Ills ihrnvs Gno r,.,, o"t
~ rmrlovmont rho .,onn,gais c,nst% hv
The JnlIness ~ f., 10 y
rro we.,.,.,,'.' .....
ihc ho"'Icil p'a'u ol 'ride MAS Petll9h-
di.t,ih",ion Of insolvo,,s' oss.ts ,n,i,otI,.
an,ongr rr,ji,Hrs no ,,.,,, .,,r ,,r,r,r.,,co
Inc burlington Ia BOARD oil tiad'' Salul-
daY' recommended the cry conuciI to hN the
price oil iiluor licenses at ; /, UOJ and adopt
ca areso!u'ioh ashinS the legislature 10 pass
Judlcious license law
sad story comes from Deer Island, y.
i. brother, on visiting his si>,cr, who had
l,seu III somewhat OUT OF me way pace on
i'' ','"s 'nI mus io"'lu iu"' cn,''Ich N'hS
~ w i'ut, ulpnlnctii hui tl'e h'o'N'l !Ihs III
!" oeu WIN newborn paoc'
James Brown, colored man, aged 10
years, was Saturday morning found dead In
the haylott OF Edward llookaway, in Syra-
cuse, y. y, under circumstances showing
That death resulted from injuries received at
the hands OF gang of Toys on the evening
OF Feb, II.
Clarence +. Ticar, having numerous
aliases burglar serving 10 wears in Tho An
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23

In reference to recent editorial outbreaks on
the part Of the Rutland Herald, it ought to be
said that that paper has for a long time past
INDUCED in wholly irresponsible and reckless
attacks upon public men and private citizens
on one occasion going back half scner-
alton to expose the alleged faults of n late
eminent divlne-to such an extent that it has
become unable to measure the force OF its
language, and publishes column after column
of the most odious personalities without hav-
ing any apparent conception that it is VOL
ating the canons OF good breeding and
the ethics of journalism. 10 put the case in no
stronger terms. And willie it is so violent and
hcadstrong in its attacks upon others, it goes
into IL spasm of rage over even the mildest
criticism upon itself, and exAausts the die
tiouary of BIllingsgatc in its assaults upon
its critics. We can extend the Herdh no
kinder wish than that which the archbishop
expressed for Gil Blas-an abundance of good
fortune and little more taste
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23

After the long and patient investigations
of the tariff commission and couple of
months debate on the report of that body
the announcement that Congress has decided
t. adjourn without passing tariff bill is de-
,idcdly humiiiAting. The in,erminable de
bate howcyc-, promised no better result,
and The bargaining and l)grolling among rep
rescntatves of conflicting interests did not
augur at all favorably for legislation satisiac-
tory to the PEOPLE. To pacify the people in
a measure, internal revenue taxation is to be
largely reduced, and this, though by 10 means
| filling the measure Of legislation which the
people demand and 10 which they are justly
entitled, will unquesti1naby be a good
] thing and il half loaf is better than no
bread, we may b. thankful that Congress has
conceded 50 much to us
The bill reducing internal revenue taxation
| is the House bill Of last SESSION, as amended
BY the Senate. The bill originally proposed
reductions aggrcgaing about twenty millions
| of dollars; and ns amended it will reduce
the burden of taxation to much greater cX-
tent. In recent speech OIL the subject Sen
ator Morrill, estimated the reduction at about
thiriy.fve millions of dollars. The rcduc-
tons and repealed taxes are as follows :
Friction matches, S3,272, 900; patent me Il
cines, pcrfumcry, and etc, Sl,91s,OOC bank
checks, 50, 3ls, coo; bank deposits, $4,000
900; bank capital, ST. 1873, O0O savings bank
deposits and capital. 100000; taxes
collected by the Treasurer Of tho
United States from National banks,
on capital, S5,5al, 900, on deposits, sl3',-
900; special taxes, 50, O07,O 900; cigars
and cigarettes, Sc, 74G,0 600 tobacco, S6,a5S,-
OOO-,hc whole amounting to S34, 100, 32i.
This is a large reduction, but considering the
great surplus the reduction ought - be much
greater, and the President was in the right,
we believe, when he recommended the total
repeal of all the internal taxes, except those
On spirits. Such course would have dis
penscd with the greater part OF The internal
revenue officers, aud would have saved Tho
country much the larger part Of tue five mi!
lions which the collection Of internal iaxcs
costs, as web as have done away with much
vexatious interference by taygaiherers. Bu'
the measure we have outlined will reduce
the taxes about half aud will thus make .
very tangible reduction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23

The years neurology of distinguished men
is already long one, though not two months
of the twelve have elapsed. The list is head
ed by Gambetta, who died At the dlwning of
the year Three days later died General
Chanzy, a distuguis shed French soldier ard
statesman; Clcsinger,a leading French sculp-
tor died on the eth; General Eencns, not
cd German soldier and writer on military
subjects, on the l2th, and Prince Frederick
Charles If Germany on the 2lst; Gustave
Dore, the artist on the Esd; Flotow, the
composer, on the 25th llcnrico Tamberik,
the git at tenor, on the 3D. inst. and Wagner
the composer, on the 18th. On this side the
Atlantic death has been busy, and among his
victims have been Hon. Elisha NJ. Allen,
minister TO the Sandwich Islands: Rev. III.
tus Coan Ex-Governor Lot NJ. Morrill, of
Maine, Bishop Talbot of the Episcopal church
Professor Samuel 5. Green of Rhode Island,
DIR. George NJ. Beard of New York, DR.. AL
ONO Ciittcuden, Hon William +. Dodge, the
wel-known flnancicr ard philan,hropist,
George W. Green, the historian, Hon. Mar.
shall Jewell, and Ex-Governor Morgan Of
New York
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23

The death is announced of Rev. Lyman ii.
Atwater Of Princeton college, the distinguish
ed scholar and author, at the age of seventy
years. lie was graduated from Yale college
in 1881 was fo; nineteen years (lS35-54,
pastor of the FRS: church of Fairfield, Conn,
and since 1854 professor of logic and moral
and political science at Princeton college.
For ten years he was editor of the PRINCETON
Recien and for forty years its most ndustri-
Gus contributor. Beginning with his essay
on the power of Contrary Choice" in the
October number of 40-republished in the
first volume of the Princeton Essays-his
contributions to this Reciep alone had, in
1876, exceeded one hundred articles and
$500 pages. Selections from his essay make
several solid volumes in the library of Prince
ton college. They are largely philosophical,
theological, psychological. But they also
extend 10 economical, social political, liter.
AIRY and miscellaneous subjects vincing
what writer in the BRITISH Quarterly styles
his ''prcdigious versatility of mind" Many
of them have been republshed in this couu-
try and in Europe. DIR. Atwater had been SC
occupied with this and other kinds OF author.
ship in periodicals that he had found time fol
little else but the duties of his profcssorship,
his other publications having been only oc
casional discourses, anda Manual of Elemen-
tary Logic for the classroom, which has
come into large use.
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A temperance lecturer lin London gave
the other day some curious statistics in re-
gard to the amount expended in Intoxicating
liunor. He estimates tie annual average
thus spent in the last ten years at fl44, COO,
900. This gives an expenditure OF l2,0OO,
900 every month, of $4,000, 900 every week
aud OF 80 every second, night and day
There arc 3595, $50 letters in the Bible, ant
if forly-onc sovcicgrs were placed on every
letter, this would represent the annual ex
peudi,urc. The grain consumed by th'
brewers and distilers is sufficient to provide
four lyuvcs per week to every family in thu
United Kingdom.