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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06
THE DEAD OF THE YEAR.

Each month reminds us afiesl that the
veterans are passing rapidly away and that
we are coming into Il new world. There is
an old and melancholy song the burden of
which is that every year the skies grow
darker and the world colder and our friends
fewer, and the general outlook drearier. We
don't take any very large amount of stock in
the spirit OF the song but really it gives one
a feeling of depression aa hc sees the public
men whose names have been familiar to
him from boyhood pass of the stage-thosc
who were stars among mortals going to
shine Hesperus amid the shades. Last
year was memorable year for the
" decease Of heroic SOULS" but the
neurology of this year, now half
gene, is long and melancholy. The year
was but few months old when the heroic
soul of Leon Gambe.ta took its flight, and
among those across the Atlantic who have
since passed away are Gustave Dore, the
artist Wagner and Flotow the composers,
Taraberlik, the tenor, Karl Marx, the COM
munst, Gortschahon, the diplomatist,
Laboulaye, author and publiclst. Bishop
Colenso, Abd-el- Kader-all men whose
names HAYS flled the world and whose foot
steps will long echo U,Sp the corridors of
time.
In this country we have been called upon,
to mourn Peter Cooper, the philanthropist,
Marshall Jewell, Lot NJ. Morrill,, Timothy o.
Howe, Alexander IL. Stephens, Edwin
Dllergan, Israel Washburn all illus
triouc citizens of this Republic;
Charles Il. Thorne, the actor; Clark
Mills the sculptor; Paul t. Chad
bourne, the scholar; Charles r. Brooks, E.
II. knight, George NJ Beard, Samuel S.
Green and George w. Green, the authors
and many, many others hardly less cele-
brated than these.
Then, too, from the thinning ranks Of
the veterans of the war for the Union many
once famous leaders have been summoned
to their last rest and in Gill life host of
familiar names have been added TO the nee
Biological record, They pass away and are
forgotten, and their places are filed by 9th
crs. 1t is the way Of the world. Yet their
deccase demands the passing tribute OF
sigh y and those among us who have grown
up under thea fad it difficult and strange
to swear allegiance to the EeSer and young
or leaders ni though and action.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06
THE RETURN OF THE COLORs.
A Thrilling Reinlnisccnce Of the Wal
tor the Union.

After an interval of nearly twenty years
since their loss the colors of the 155th regi-
ment of New York Volunteers are to be
brought bach to the State. On Wednesday,
in the Governors room at the New York
City Hail. the battle-torn flags were for
mally presented to tho authorities by the
cadets of the Virginia Institute, in whose
custody they have long remained.
The regiment was raised as a part OF the
Corcoran Irish Legion. 1t was mustered in
on Ecy9mber 10, 1862, and mustered from
the service on July IL, 1875. Its first colonel
was John Il. Mcmahon. He was che of
three brothers-three young lawyers-who
had graduated from st. Johns College,
EGrdbam, and were just beginning practice
John y. wac the oldest, and left his post of
private secretary to tioyorn9r Seymour to en-
Ter the service. lie died from disease con
traeled at the front, on March 3, 1868. 1
younger brother, James y: McMahon, had
been captain in the Sixty-ninth New York
volunteers, serving in il with the IRISH Brigade
from November II, 1861, to October 70,
1862 Then. as lieutenant colonel of the
l55lh New York Volunteers, he served with
tho Corcoran Irish Legion from November
=, 1864, to April 81, 1853. Upon the death
Df his brother there was q consolidation OF ]
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06
POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY.


The annual election for directors of the
Postal Telegraph Company took place at New
York Wednesday. There was only ore
ticket in the field, and it was unanimously
elected. 1t was as follows: Hugh j.
Jewctt, president of the New York, Lake
Erie & Western railroad George A. Coe
president of the American Exchange Ma.
tionil Bank; Thomas Dickson, president of
the Delaware & Hudson cansi Company /;
III. l.. Horton " Co., stock brokers'; e. w
Cpss; president of the Pittsburg, Fort
Waysc 4 Chicago railroad Joel b. Erhart,
United States Aa,shal, J. W. Peck and f.
l.. Gillette of Chicago; AiaHson W Beard
Henry Cummings aud George ID. Roberts
The election of Mr.. Jewelt was a surprise
to Wall street, as he is and has been for
some time director in Western Union. Mr..
Cummings, the yce-president of the COM
pany, said that the ticket elected was select
ed by Mr.. Jeweit and Mr.. Coe. The latter
vo.cd Upon proxics representing 81 zoo, 900
of the S2l, QUO, 600 capital stocl, of the COM
pany. Only about two-tLirds of the stock
has been lssntd. Mr. Cummips also said
that an n,noult Of stock sufficient to con-
troll The company has beea placed in trust
with Mcssrs. Coo and Jewett for three years.
They can vote upon it for certain pur poses,
but according to one provision Of the trust,
cannot sell it, or lease or consolidate the com.
pany to or with the Western Union, or make
any pooling arrangement with that company.
The policy of the new company, us indicat-
ed by the talk OF those Connected with il,
would seem 10 be wa against the Western
Union. The company las authorized the
Issue Of $40, 900 600 Of first mortgage per
cent bonds, OF which about $4,000, 900 have
been issued. It's line consslS OF two wires
between New York city and Chicago. The
{ Ulcers say that the next work will be the
construction of a line between Boston and
Washington, via New York, Harrisburg and
Balimage, with branch from some point
southwest OF New York to Philadelphia
They also say that they huge .cl2sed con-
tract with new English company that hes
raised sufficient money to build an ocean
cable, and will have one laid before next
wipter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

The Woodstock .Stondard says of the
recent Commencement of the University A:
'We believe il is not too much to say
that tie occasion was one of great and far
reach'ng Importance to the University. 1t
marks Il new area of prosperity and useful
ness in lis history. Under the bencfactions
Of Mr.. Howard and Mr. Billings, both of
princcIy dimensions, there is a renewal of in
horc ON the part Of the people that the in
stilnlion is to become one of which we may
feel much patriotic prize and that shall ac-
complish for the educational interests and
he fame Of the State even greater things
than in the past"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

WlSsEFRd. Man., July IA powder ex
plosion last night Ia Asbdown's building
here caused an extensive fire, and the damage
through the city on account Of the concua
sion is serious in broken glass, but no build.
ings were shaken. The statement of Ash.
down Rnd his men as to the quantity of gun
powder stored 10 at variance with the facts.
The police authorities have some three hun
dred pounds taken out during the fire, aud II
is believed that nearly two hundred more
were In the building. George Scale, Young
man whose parents reside in Montreal, aud
who was seriously wounded, died before
midnight. A coroner's inquest was sum
moned to-day. The belief is expressed that
"A verdict Of nansanghter will be brought in
against some person.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

the 155th with the 1G4h regiment, and
young McNlIl,l ~ was made It's colonel lie
Ind done gallant work ia the Peninsula cam.
palgn, and in the battle Of Fair Oaks was
excused from his post on the staff OF Get e al
Richardson to engage in the very front of the
battle. At Autietam he was in the hottest
OF the fight. Though he had previously Sc
cured his commission to the cDlonelcy of the
| Tooth regiment, lie remained TO see the finish
of the Maryland campaign.
win his zouaves of the 164th regiment
Colonel BlcMahon went into the disastrous
campaign OF the wilderness, attached to
t1ancock's second army corps. The battle
| OF Cold Harbr was fought on The 81 Of
June, 1851 and it proved fatal to the gal.
| lint young commander, theu but twenty-six
years of age. Three corps were ordered
to the attack-the Sixth, from the command
| OF which General Sedgwick hid Just been
removed by death the Second, under Gen.
eral HnncOck aud the Eighteenth under
General Badly Smith. The Second corps had
the left of the main attack. Gibbons t.ivis.
| ion was making an attack, aud leading II was
the 1G4,h regiment The colonel was lead.
| Ing, us was his custom. and behind him few
PAGES was the color bearer. Colonel Me Ma
hon was less heavily accoutrcd than some
of his men and gained upon them. Then II
piece OF swampy ground delayed one wing
OF the regiment. lie swept over an ouly-
prisoners who by some error of orders ,vnrn
taken to the rear by an cscorl drawn from
his fighting line.
The central companies of his regiment.
however pressed On, and when very near
the enemy's work, passing at n double quick
through severe fire the color sergeant cried
out: "Colonel, am shot,'
Give me the flag " said young Mcmahon,
rs he grasped the flag from The hand IF lh
diving sergeant and rushed toward ,hc ON
the flag with n firm stand unnn th. tnn ~
The parapct, shouted back IL ,h ,. r1nidjv
following men, Come on. boys. thnir
works are ours. Here's your 1arw Al
that Instant his sword, which was raised
above his head. WIS cui in two Inv a buIlot
AMI his right arm dropped Ia his side
A bullet had shattered lis arm. lie was
during these few seconds under "A terrible
fire. Another bullet strnck his left arm the
flag wavcrcd. and MS If rell forward intn liz
works the rapid placing of his hand up5n Ills
hip and then his side showed that the brave
officer was receiving shot after shot. AT last
his wounds were too many. lie fell back;
ward down the outer line of the works and
the ditch. The line wayered under The
heavy fire at short range. and. brunkinr, il
fell back in confusion. The cslonul. with a
last effort, rose from the bottom of The bnnI
and, staggering few Yards seized n small
tree, aud, with last struggle to rally his
men, sank down. One of his men, who had
fallen wounded near by, APPROACHED and
said, Colonel, you are wounded; can helm
your" "No, no, my man. RESPONDED The
dying officer; "Im shot all 10 pieces. save
Yourself" An officer. also wounded near
by, crawled over and offered the colonel
some whiskey He was then living with one
hand claspipg the other across lis l1rrost and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

Mr. A. $. Hewitt having been somewhat
widely spoken OF us an eligible candidate for
the Presidency, he tells an interviewer Il
am not, and will not be under any circum-
stances, candidate for the office" Not
satisfied with this declaration, the reporter
pushed tie inquiry by asking Mr.. Hewitt if
he would decline in case his party nominated
him. "Wcll, that is u difficult question to
answer was the reply. Il know of no such
instance Silas Wright was informed by
friends nj the Baltimore convention that he
could be nominated if he would accept, but
he refused. lie was so committed to Van
Buren, that he could not honorably have al.
lowed his name to go before the convention.
II were elected President ! would go to
Washington with the firm belief that would
never be allowed 20 serve out the term.
There are too many lunatcs too many Quit
eaus at large | would not go there to adj
minister the office for u party-to dispense
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

An interesting and apparently very sue
cessful experiment is the st. Louis manual
training school, the first class of which,
twenty-eight in number, is about completing
the three years course They have made
three engines, doing all the work from the
drawing 10 the final touch, This education
of the hands has not been accomplished at
the sacrifice of the education of the head, as
only two hours Of each day arc devoted to
manual labor. In the three years of the
course in which time the pupils become
skilled draughtsmcu and gam knowledge
Of materials they learn to mould to cast,
and to plane, bore and drill casting by ma.
chine tools. Wrought iron and steel are
worked by them at the forge, and tempcring
brazing and soldering are thoroughly learned
In view of the success Of the st. Louis
school, Chicago has raised 100000 for the
establishment OF Il similar institution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06
OHIO POLITICS.
Ex-senator Thurmaus son says lie
Will Not Vote for Mr.. HOadIy.

Will Not Vote for Mr. HoadIy.
The following card from Allen w. Thur.
mau, sou Of ex-senator Allen G. Thurman, Is
printed in the Cincinnati Enquirer:
A correspondent of the Cincinnati JouraR
states 10 the issue Of the eth that | have
been In the habit Of scratching Democratic
tickets and that did not vote for Governor
Allen, hut voted for Governor Hayes. The
Journal OF yesterday, referring editorialy to
the matter, says: at is not u bolt from this
ticket (the present one) but the result of q
chronic habit" II this paper and others
that are abusing me had wished to have
known and stated the truth they could easily
have obtained 1t, but as Misrepresentation
only is intended, feel compelled in Justice
to myself to state that did vote Tor Gov
ernor Allen each time that he was a candi-
date, and, further, that never voted for
not do so this full il the DEM
ocratic Convention had nominated
| Democrat. AS it stands it is simply choice
between a Republican and political gym
mast whose election means reorganization
| of the old Democratic party (lhc new Demo
cracy believe Judge Hoady calls il on a
basis as unsteady as the candidate himself.
| will vote for Judge Foraker, not because |
believe in Republican principles, but be-
cause | believe that the dciea, of judge
lloadly will preserve those OF the Demo
cratic party by putting quctus in future on
expectancy candidates who have no political
principles. The old ship (D-mocracy) eau
easily stand another defeat, but she must not
be wrecked, Yet, how can Democrats, if
they put in charge a pllot-Mr. IlDadly-
who has never been able to steer himself
politically any straighter than to be first II
| Democrat Ga long timeaso), then an aboh-
zionist, then know nothing, then radical
then liberal, then Grant men, then for
Hayes against Governor Allen, expect to
keep her clear off the rocks Yours re.
specially,
ALLEN w. TnrRMAS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

"l,t Blackburn has liccu interviewed
with very edfying results. He thinks that
he Democratic Presidential ticket will be
lioadly and Clevclani-which is most
egregioas instance of counting chicken in ad-
vance of their Incubation. What if Hoadly
should he soundly beaten in his race for the
Governorship And what in the name of
common sense are his qualifications for the
Presidency, anyway; Furthermore, Mr..
Blackburn thinks that the Republicans will
nominate David Davis aud he beaten. This
is very melancholy, and will be most depres-
sing information for the host of Republicans,
who are yelling for the alip1sc Mr., Davis
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

Tie new tariff and revenue laws went
into effect Monday. Internal revenue
checks, drafts, orders and vouchers, matches,
proprietary medicines, perfumcry, cosmetics,
etc. The provisions reducing the tax on
dealers in tobacco and on tobacco, cigars and
snuff took effect May /, aud the provision
repeating the tax on bank capital and de-
posts became operative Immediately on the
approval of the act The only internal rev.
enuc taxes miining will be those OF spirits,
malt liquors. cigars, cigarettes. snuff and
tobacco, and the special taxes on manufac-
turers of and dealers in those articles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

McssrS. Beirnc and Elan, the Virginia
duclists, chad it ont on Saturday. AT tie
fits, exchange of shots neither was touched ;
at the second Elan was wounded, but not
seriously. in the thigh, Beirne escaping I'M
hurt. Bcirne thcreupon, the telegraph says
: espresso himself ms satisfied" and went
away. We see no reason why he shouldn't
be satisfied. The dissatisfaction would ma.
turally be on the part of the other man. But,
strangely enough, the Telegraph doesn't say
what he really thought about 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

A corrts. onlent At Rome reports that
Pore / c. is indisp sed, and that he is much
disturb ID BY the state of affairs in France
and Iieaud. This last is not to be wonder
ed al. Affairs are drifting in such way as
would he likely to disturb much younger
AMI more virile poicntate than the aged
sch1lar-Popc The tiara of Rome is but n
crown of thorns, after all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06
Oht 3ree Dress.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1888;
PUBLISHED BY
gNe Free Press .4sSOCiOfiOn.
q. q. BENEDICT, Editor,


Germany is the la,es' European country to
suffer from conspiracy. Twenty persons
have been arres,c at Berlin and Dresden, on
the charge of being connected with con
splracy for etraying the secrets OF the Ger
man military organ2t,ion. The Emperor
William can sympa'hizc with his kinsman OF
Rnsei
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06

England has been detected sending its poor
to this country, notwithstanding America is
place where even the servant girls want TO
M'"r .ilk dresses. Phiiadeiphia Chronicle
HiaM.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06
HOstOrd's Acid Phosphate.
4 Reliable Article,

DIT u. CurTuR, Boston, Mass, says. al found 1t TO
rehsble article.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-04-21
TREE PLANTING.

The following is an estimate of the
returns that may be had on an acre of
land planted with forty-two black wall
nuts, $40 catalpas and 1850 cotton
woods, willows or locusts. The cost at
the end of three years will be about
$50. He says that at the end of the fifth
season or sooner the removal of the
nurseries, should begin, and the re-
naming nurseries, should be taken out
at the end of the eighth season. Be-
tween the tenth and twelfth years the
catalpas should be thinned, and the rest
taken out between the fifteenth and
eighteenth seasons and the twentieth
and twenty-ffth, leaving a plantation
of black walnuts. He estimates the re-
ceipts from the acre up to the twenty
ffthyear as follows: First cutting, 1000
poles, $40; second cutting, 1000 poles,
$50; third cutting, 700 posts, $40;
fourth cutting, 1900 posts, $240; fifth
cutting, 1900 posts, $500; total income
for twenty-five years, $500; deduct ex-
penses of planting and cultivating, $50;
net income for twenty-five years, $3.50,
or an annual gross income of $25 to
cover taxes and rental, saying nothing
of interest and expenses, which has
been covered by the interest on re-
ceipts.
The black walnut trees, beside pro-
ducing crop of nuts for fifteen years,
should have, when so years old, an av-
erage diameter four feet from the
ground of sixteen inches, which would
represent yield Of $50 feet of lumber
to the tree, OF 10000 feet to the acre.
At present prices this would be worth
s., 200, or $40 per year for the first
twenty-five years, and $40 for the whole
period from the time of planting, not
reckoning the value of stumps, tops or
posts.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-04-21
THE roc 4 yoY FOREVER.

After the trash had been disposed OF,
two roast PIGS, each with an apple in
his mouth, We're brought in and set in
front of the host and hostess. ] had
not seen such o thing in years, but it
was sayory reminder of many lavish
board under which my youthful legs
had twined about each other in ecstasy.
There's good deal of sentiment in the
memories that hang about the hog.
Where is there festival that compares
in solid enjoyment with "hog-killing
time" on an old plantation? How
many time have l sat on the warm
side of big fire in the cold of a Decem-
Der dawn and licked my half-frozen
chops as watched the sleek carcasses
being drawn and quartered or hung
over the huge scalding-pot, Ikea young
Macbeth over the witches cauldron!
The late Senator Hill loved nothing
so well as a plate of gatherings. I
nave S0Gl uON. HSTECuel~ v. oUuu5Ou
eat pigs ear with infinite relish.
What were Gov. Browns collards q
refuse to spell it coleworts) to that
great and good man if underlying his
historic love for the fine esculent there
was not an unconfessed love for hogs
iowl? / once saw Gen. Gordon rush
ing through Wall street, when we both
had more stocks than was healthy, with
bucket of hogs brains that he had
bought from a downtown butcher for
his table at the st. James. Gov.
Stephens dotes on broiled ham, and the
nearest to death Gen. Toombs ever
came was from Indigestion caused by
overeating of head-cheese; so that a
little more hogs head might have pre-
vented secession. More than one his
torian holds that Lees army was never
whipped until the bacon had given out
and it had to fall back ON beef. Mayor
English frequently greases his distin-
guished chin with fatty bread, and it
was at a Governors table that I saw
the sucking pigs that evoked this train
of memories.-H. W. Grady, I'M the
atlanta Constitution.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-04-21
WISE III. PARMENTIER,

M. Parmentier, in 1888, introduced
potatoes into France in a novel man
ner. Having printed a considerable
breadth of potatoes at Montreuil, near
Paris, he gained an audience of the I'M
fortunate Louis XVI, in the course of
which he inspired his Majesty with ideas
of the value of the potato.
"But how are we to make people eat
what they are prejudiced against?" in
quired the King.
@Sire, if your Majesty will graciously
afford me little aid, that prejud &c
shall be removed" replied Parmentier.
"To overcome prejudice is difficult;
but how can I aid you, M. Parmentier p
@If your Majesty graciously order
that soldier shall mount guard in my
potato-feld at Montreuil, potatoes shall
be all the fashion in less than six
months"
The King laughed, and granted Par
mentier's request. Thenceforward a
military guard might be seen prone
nading with measured steps the natural
lists potato-feld. How precious must
that blue-fowered plant be, thought
the lookers-on. No more fear of lep-
rosy-no more dread of poisoning.
The highest people in France were proud
TO eat potatoes,