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why should what is simply evidence Of
money be taxed again2 Looked at from
this point OF view, such taxation appears to
he as absurd aud unnecessary as Is that
OF real estate aud Of the mortgages given
upon t-a reduplcattd burden with which
The people ought not to be burdcned for an
instant.
The tax upon visible property-and the
system, by the way, should include the
abolition OF the whole Offset business
would it is argued, speedily adjust itself
with at least reasonable equality. The bur.
den OF taxation would I've equally dispersed
among the entire community. Taxes could
tie easily and promptly collected and there
could be 10 evasion OF them. The new
system is II course wholly theoretical but
t is worthy of careful though, and copsid.
! Grafton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
TIE PANAMA CANAL.

The English Scientific Journal, Enqineer.
ing, is rot sarguine as to the Panama Canal.
The work it says is proceeding more slowly
than surely towards completion. One thing,
however, is hey oni question, that the dif
hculies in the way OF the undertaking are
Tar greater than the promoters contemplated
al the b, pinning. AS the W, rk is being pros-
ccu'ed chr fly with Flench capital, and as
81. dc Ltsseps naturally commands almost
unlimited Confidence with his countr, men,
lttIe uneasiness has, up to the present time,
been displayed, "but We believe" saws
Engineering, That before very long. when
frcsh suLscnptious are d,manded for the
prosecution OF the work, and when Il IL
r,sliztd that the original estimates ,th AS
iega'dS the time and money required for
Opening Of the canal, fall far shor, OF the
Truth, tie present trustfulness Of promotes
viii be exchanged for less easy sentnenls.
We believe that future SUCCESS is only pos
slble by vast expenditure in money, and,
unfortunately, in life, on account OF the
very fatal climate through which the canal
passes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

Congressman Lyman OF Massachuseli, 10.
plying to the request OF the Mss,ochusc,,o
heform League to vote against striking ont
Inc enacting clause Of the Morrison hill, ,hna
exposes the shallow nature OF the claim ,ba,
that measure was in the interest Of genuine
tariif reform IN one word, the Morrison
OIL Is The measure OF an indolent and indif-
ferent man, who to save himself inves,igo
non and work, make horizontal rednc,ion
Oh tariif rates, needless of those whose indus
'rieS may be ruined, To say that the hin
although imperfect, is a move in the rigb,
direction is like maintaining that the proner
method for eradicating pleuro pneumonia il
10 90 through the country knocking all the
cattle on The head, whether they be diseased
or healthy. Feeling as do tina, The Morri
son bill can only result in waste OF time
disturbance OF commerce and failure essen
TALLY to reduce our revenue, I shall do what
Lean to kill 1t or to have it recommittsd,n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

mend that the Department of Justice be al.
lowed fund to be used In the detection and
punishment OF vielatiops Of the laws against
polygamy. Convictions In this class of
cases are very rare, because the necessary
evidence is almost impossible to obtain, and
the expense incident TO procuring it is
not provided for by any law OF Congress.
Thirdly, it is proposed since all the Justices
OF ihe peace in Utah are Mormons that
concurrent jurisdiction be conferred upon
United States Commissioners in both civil
aud criminal cases. Fourthly, certain
llces, Territorial and county, which are
now elective are proposed to be made ap-
peinive. This measure, IL carried out,
would give the Governor, who would pre-.
sumably be the appointing officer, much
more power than he now Possesses and
would enable him to break up the Mormon
political supremacy In the Territory a,
etitlen ly as any single measure tla. might
lie proposed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

The New York CommerciM BuA.tia has
made up its fire record to the first o. May,
and finds total of S31 $50, 900 worth ot
property burned NJ thus fur in 1884 For
April the loss is $40 500, 900 BY ,wci,,
hres the Aggregated reported losa wins a =
800, about 40 per cent OF the eulre loss
OF the month. Al its present rate Of burning
this year bids fair to ,urpiss all recent pre-
cedent IN The amount OF property destroyed.
II S3', $50, 900 is to lie charged against the
frs four months Of the year, even il the
matter grows no worse, the national wealth
to the amount o. S1ls $50, 900 ia on Its way
TO the aSh heap, as the cost Of carelessness in
1884.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
PREF DENT ARTHUR.
iIis Views and Record on the Tariff
tWs,hlIgtsn CO.. N. Y, Herald

The attenli Of President Arthur was
yesterday ca Il, d TO an editorial in The Youn.s
town News R,SiStr, III which it wa asserted
that if rcnomna,ed at Chicago ne could nor
carry ono because Of his free rade views :
Il 90 not know What people mean by assert
'ng such things" he replied, land think
the best way is to pass them owe. with.
mt any notice The editor Of that paper j.
either ifnorint Of M views or else purposey
mi'rcprescu's me. am MT IA Tree trader.
never hav been. and il | am allowed 10
'etNln my rrHs nng powers never
will he. liut what is the use of
DENY ing such lh'upsi | might Us wei
deuN lhaj | have committed suicide It
Would bc oqpth ahsurt. Anything might
sly II private or To- news aper relrrsentn-
i've ", uli MT nave the weight Ut my pu lie
II itrance AMI they are all p Isllive, plan anu
"nrSi>trn'. | hClcve there are many in
cnsNiructcs in Our present tariff laws"
continue" the Pfc,id nj, land they ought To-
be juslcd. | made some recommendations
On ina plin IL rue Of my messages and
they were adopted "a Republican Congress,
bul lnc'r Is II act al my life hud no WOri
nave ever spok"n thai could give IN home
able mau reason to &C, usr NE Of having free
rate views. | have always advocated ald
voled for, not only the protection of Amer
can ctpiHl, tut the prutcc ion Of American
nap"r Herr is my letter accepting he nom.
Iuatlon for Wee President. Il says
"Nuch changes shpu d he nude in the pres
tnt tamil aud 81 stem of taxation as will re.
eve any ovcrhur'ientd industry or class and
'nnble our manufacturers and artisans To
compete succ .ssluly with those Of other
labds.
"lu my first message ! recommended the
abolition uf all int rnal revenue tax, except
those on whiskeY and tobacco, and said lhal
the iarrif nws NEEDED revision, but ii should
he made with great caution.
In my secun mt ssage opposed the rapid
eXtpguishmcut OF the public debt and rec
OmuIeu d d the abolition of all internal rev
euue taxes except those on distilled splrlls
also recon mrndei revision Of the tart
again, "A simpliti' alton oi the inconsistent
laws aud "A reduction of duties upon certain
articles, rs suggested by the tariff commits
SION. These recommendations were adopted
10y "A Il publican COIgrcss. In my last
Erssage | opposed any radical revision or
sweeping notifications Of he eXls,iug tarif
laws. y reference 10 any of my public ut
l,ranCes VIII convince any one that | ami
not guilty OF any Tree trade views"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
9ENEa ~. GRANT
sympathy for Him HOW he Locke
Amt interview.
New York espon Ience the lston Ira
srriptl

| New York Corr esponIen the p Iston Tran.
| srrlpt.l
The most interesting personality in the
Wall street failures Is the one 10 which the
newspapers pay the least attention. Flnan.
ciers, invest RS and Wall street men gencr
ally are Of course eager to know about the
condition OF the Marine Mi nal Bank the
| specula,Ons Of its president, James d FISH
aud the relations hetwpep HIM aud Ferdinand
Wr', the active partner in the hrm OF
| Grant & Ward. Bat if the questions thai
one hear on every side are any Indication.
| he interest OF the public is cen,ered in
General Grant, the anXittv 10 know ,x4ctk
| now he ia affected being great. The firm OF
| Grant X Ward WAS OrganZrd four ycars ago,
| and now contains six members Genrrtl
Grant his two sons, Frederick and L :.
Grant, Jr., Ferdinand Ward, William G
smith and James ID. Fish. Smith is said 10
| have been only Il special partner The GEN
rral il understood 10 have given his name In
| the firm more for the sake Il helping his two
| bows Than 10 add t. his own fortune. The
capital WAS paced at $40 600 Of whir :
| General GRAFT and Ward furnished 500, 900
each.
Gruut several years ago will not he atfrcied
| 10y the failure. This fund has n somewhat
peculiar history. IL was in the hands II
George Jones, publisher Of the Times and
several others, aur amounted u $3.50 600
| No statement Was ever made VS. t. It's dis
position, though the general undo standn.
was that il was To be controlled hv trustees
who were to invest II, the interest only
going to General Grant, This impresslpu
turns out to be correct. The Interest
amounts 10 something over 8 200, So that,
even II Grants other property is swept away
nv the failure, this income will cOninu
permanent. The fund, | understand, vas
pla ed in the hands of trustees against jusl
such n con ingency AS has occurred, so that
whatever mi. ht happen. General Graul
would have his to fall back upon.
Every one Is glad that such is the fact, for
the Ipular sympathy with the General l.
great. He il supposed TO have token li'tl,
active part in the man G. ment OF the affairs
Of the Arm, aud particularly during the las
few months, when he has been il not 10 hav
known how matters were drifting. Every.
thing appeared smooth on the surface, ami
he had NJ reason to anticipate trouble, bu
trouble came like fash, and the blow was
great surprise to him.
VA sitting in his office when he entered,
this morning, and was surprised 10 see him
looking 81 feeble aud used-up. He is un-
able to walk yet without his cru chrs. and
this fAci gives him the APPEARANCE OF con
firmed invalid. Four mouths have p ssed
since he met with tbs accident aud still his
ankle 10 unable to support the weight OF his
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

'ody. A he made his way sl,wly mt the
ON, ne had good chance to note bis
arpearanre-thr impss,iyc, s,oid yet RESP.
lute face, detern nation, will pow r, and
t,nacty OF purpose marked in every line OF
his features. his cool, gray eyes looked ut ore
IN ather grim way, his short, thick set
figure, which, by reas m Of his dependence
on his crntches, seemed shorter still, cigsr,
a, which be pufrd occasionally, held be-
twetn,his lerth-such were the character
sizes OF the man about whom rverybt dy Is
talking, and with VIII IN, IN his nneIprct d
roublr, every one is svnipalhizing. You
could not tell from his face hat his failures
we're ven source OF annoyance to him.
ne does not thus express his annoyance.
hr. Smith, the active member ~ The firm,
~ho tepr seuts II IL the stock exchange, had
his hands fu'l of papers and vas here, there,
every where. talking with It's mau ard that
| aud underwriting TO str4iLhtrn ont matters,
while his face reflected the care and anxiety
that were on his MUD. IN, Won saw none
" these sgns in Geutra Grants coune.
nance it wss utterly .ackioy in expression.
! The failure may drive Grant from active
business enterprises. for he has enough on
| which IT, live comfortably ami will not be
disposed to take any further risks, at least
s. long as lie Is in such poor health.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

The New lolk Ereuthg Po& which as
been so uhkind to Mr.. Blaine as to re-publsh
some OF his let'era to Fisher and Cauldwcll,
iulimatcs quite distinctly that there are other
rods in pickle for him, if il becomes reccs.
sary to use them. 1t says, tn. italics being
It's own Our advice to the Tribune and
Mr. Phelps both is to draw out Of the Blame
enterprise as early as possible They have
nothing to gain and much TO lose by sticking
to it too long. The whole story Of Mr.
Blaine's operations is not yet told, but is
reddy to be told when the occasion calls for if
and if the worst should come, they would
be very sorry they had not left sooner" In
reply The IfiIHns tolls tie Po.t to come ON
With its disclosures
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

A notable career closed when Juiah p.
Benjamin died, on Wednesday. II. was
born in llayu ia 1912, II Hebrew psrentage
studied law and Sc tied in New OrleanF. be
C ming one OF the most eninen, lawyers of
the ; nth He was a Presidential elcctlr in
lo49 and Unit d States Senator from 1914
to 1851, when he was expelled having casl
his lot with the South, He was made Al.
torney- General OF the Confederacy in 1862
continuing in that position until the colan..
IN 1865 Shortly after that event he went tn
LONDON England, where he again entered
actively into Tue practice of his profession
ana was exceptionally successful. He nc.
qnired large fortune, aud a few wears ag
retired from business AID established hi,
reside ace in Palis.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

The woman suffrage question is attracting
unusual attention in England just now, and
I" Pal MAJ e"stte says that there is nc
blinking the fact that It IL becoming cues.
ton OF practical politics. Theagilators have
found new argument in the phrase "capa
Die citizens winch NJ. Gladstone recently
employed in Advocating his measure 10 ex
'ehu Inc franchise among men, aud there il
much curiosity TO Sec how the premier wi!
JUSTIFY the refusal Of a share in the govern
ment 10 the tens Of thousands Of womer
WHO are fulfilling al TIE functions Of ",ana
bic cl'lzens'-ljke the $1,000 w,m.a farm
ers, the 10000 Women teachers, and III,
many women d]ctors women poor Law
GuA'dians and women civl service clerks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

The report OF the Utah Commission, con.
,alns some important recommendations
First, it asks Congress to restore the right of
DOVER, which was loug since taken away
from Mormon women by Mormon legisla.
lion. The right is says the Salt Lake
lnouhe' Incompatible with poly gamy, and
IL Is easy to see why 1t was taken away II
IL were restored, and it's bestowal enforced,
: M'u'o prove serious blow to the great
EVIL Secondly, the Commissioners recon-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
IhG Stree Dress,
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY. MAY1s, 1884,
PUBLISHED by
Rae Free Press .fssscias;au.
"a. a. EENEDlCT, Editor,
Torm>-s2.oOa year, always In ad,au. 9

A recent canvass Of the Harvard students
showed that E lmunfs was the choice Of Il
far hrger numh,r than either Blaine or
Arthur. canvass OF Columbia college re-
vtaIs similar state Of feeling. Although
Columbia is a New Toik instilu,ion aud
Arthur is a New York man, he is the choice
OF ouly 1O3, while Elmul Is received 1863
votes, and Baine hut %. The young Re
rubcans declare themselves against Blaine
byan overwhelming maj Irilv, AMI they are
as empba.ically in favor Of Eimunda.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

The Edmuods movement is daily Gaining
strength. Tie Albany journal has como
out %i'l a leader headed, The Man for tbe
Houfr" .nd beginning With these words "Ir
the State OF New York is to be the hs,t,o
groubd in the coming campaign. the Repuh .
hcsn party can do no better than to nominate
senator Eamnnds for the Presidency TIE
''u'"o' holds that Mr.. Edmunds ~ the o,Iy
man whose inherent strength in New York 10
unquestioned and unquestiouablc, h,s qrea,
strength being in bis following among men
Who are not politicians, and who vote from
sincere convictions aud always for the mos,
trustworthy candidate. The Journal believes
mat this large class OF Independent voters
Will ho'd the balance Of power this year. y
and that their views must be needed II ,bo
party is TO win.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

to him just as Arbur's might 60 to Grcsh
am 1t would be a repetition OF CHICAGO in
1880, and | think it Will be that ANYWAY.
That is the way we make our Presidcnts."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
h"rsi"rd's Acid Phosphate.

Or, Y. II NEwLASD, Jr, 81. Louis. Mo saws
II have used u IN Diseases OF the urinary nrua,s
UGH rs gravel, and particularly snermatorrhoa
wnh very good results, aud think II a very vs,iI".
Die remeDy IN these Diseases "'|N'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

Some hCahen, are moi rs much OF the heather
as We think read MihOmelan prCvero. God has
bestowed the goOd things Of tnis world to rel eve
our necessities. not 10 reward our virtues these
viii Oe rewarded IN another worlp." We know OF
no greater necessity u be relieved than stubs
odd, anh we know OF no be ter relief Than DR..
Bud's Cough sytup.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

LOST Lost during thea a. we've hours tNat
mAdut Mug p1' f-u N'.r arr Is nrre .,
nuI IN Q adh Lt.r - .. ... ~ YOU WouII bs-
srrved likdSii,, ace at,As KiD@EY ASD JACK
PLAsTER' naSli oSw1m
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

II will cure you-it viii convince you--it win he
your stay during this HE, only ny r. JNWtps
Pune Tar syrup.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
Charges mat tho FINN OF Grant & Ward
has NisaPprOpriatcd Property.

coo. ''''' VI S''V',
charges mat tho FINN OF Grant & Ward
nas MisaPpropriatcd Property.
Grand j. Ward, the broken New York
brokers, have made an assignment to Julien T.
Davies, Col. Feed Grant and jesse r. Gram
made individual assignments IN james Nc
| Nance and President Fish Of the Marine
National bank made an individual assign
ment to John II. Morris. All the as.ign-
ments give preferences, that OF Grant &
Ward to Edward G. James, Jerome b
Chaffee, Frrder ok D. Grant and Others
without statements Of amounts that NJ Col
Fred Grant TO his fa'he and wife aud others
for S249967 in all, that o. jesse Gr4ur
for S05 OUo in all aud that of President Fisl
to the Marine National bank ano
Grant & Ward. The excitement
over the failures is ianidv suhsicIng and
Wall street seems TO have entir " recovered
from their depressing effect Director Snow
and the bank examiner think that the Marin,
| rank VIII ne able to reopen lis DOORS Il is
| charged that the securities taken from Gram
~ W ards safe Tuesday evening were chm fl
railroad stocks aud bonds d, pnsited as Sc
curlIcS by individuals and corporations. AMI
it is rumnred that they have been re .hypothe.
Gated. An Injunction was issued bv Suprrm,
Court Judge Donohur Yesterday in a sui
brought by the New York, Cnicaro and S.
| Lous railroad against GIANT d Ward TO re-
Co'er 400 $1,000 bonds of the c0mplu,
f,r ,'o,ac g., .ron onn STUNT 'a' sfc"r'E
f,a,,, T., w : 'oo;"Vo' 'cs''a'n'nG tn'' urn
oson,. ~ ""y 20, ''ii-''ns WIN i,s Urn
~. ~ 10, s'"" i" cal,e on tue - y
,,,,r,,,' ~, WIN o"s"t Ut" 10 ne mani
| H., -, ~ -, "'' w ''c' "uSnt MOI |"
| ,rhn y,.;L,,, .s ~" w
w. Nv '''''' 'nlS ~ "Iant " Nrd
a'.,'.l ~ .ntf h",N =" "aV' re hyphh''
I,a .',' n''een WIN t9clh on
| ''""0 ~ % '"'''d'i companies, hut th"\
| ' ',''iN' "S'' hu'h cS on some ~
| - - '''',a Gus thHh thc amounts thaV hW'
F""''u' ~ l"si lhlormhtlOn now pn''
non nG G,"sS IT 'l'llrs al rot lar from $40,
Vuoi"U'' me transactions involving IN
NtNt, Il"e o'.ds mas worse look than
tnV o'her cose OF -'Spo,hecailan so far de-
"l Veu; ne compa"v cave two nOt's
III april IN" nrS Tor 500 GOD. aud tn
S'c ,n "" S2Oo uOO, secured bv the pledge
~ > Az" IVY ~ lis second mortgage "onde.
| ne N,ck.l fIate bonds received by Grant
"atu were pledged Tor various
loans ranging from 30 II 70
per cent OF The principal. 1t is
heraIly believed by bankers who have
iau o'caSioh 10 eXtmiHe the law, that where
ne second persons who received The bonds
'n loans 10 me flrm, were ignorant of the
character OF the INNS transaction. the com.
pahy cannot recover lis securities without
taxing mp the loans. II his he held by thu
courts to be the law, the Nickel Fate com
nanv wi he called on to pay out from
| -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

re- Well Dressed People don't wear hingy
or iaded things when The 100 a Il guaranteed DIi-
mDnd Dye NJ u axe IN good AS new, Tn
ar. perfect. Get at dlugg sts and ue economical.
Wells, kicha dsJn Co Burlington, VI.
All Of one nnd--the millennium must be al hand
down In Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, connecticut, New York, New jersey,
mo, all over Prnnsg .vttla and throughout the
Tn led Stales. rnr upti.n, are % Oclalm ny } ID
WINS Tar S,rni. Ia great cIre r colds, Tough
tnu CONSUMPTION.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-06
Incepdiariam,

Attempt to Burn q COnstable's Barn In
StrGtfOrd-The COnstabIe's Tussle.
Sunday morning at about O'Clock Con-
stable Charles Stsgg, of Stratford, who lives
close by the railroad, was awakened from
his slumbsr and soon after he saw the fash
of light Thinking something was wrong
he looked ont of the window and saw q man
standing by his barn. He dressed himself
and went out quietly to watch the strangers
movements. Both played q game of hide
and seek for time. The stranger had gath
cred quite pile of sticks which he had
heaped up against the building, tearing off
the stats of chicken coop which he broke up
for kindlers. The constable here interfered
after sharp str uggle. The constable gave
chase and fred two shots at the man, one of
which it was thought took effect, as the re-
treating man jumped into the air and uttered
piteous howl each time the officer fired.
Mr.. Stage chased him up the track about a
quarter of mile. At this time two freight
trains passing in opposite directions caused
the officer to lose sight of his man. He re-
turned and aroused his brother, and with
lanterns they made thorough search but
failed to find him. Mr.. Stage is unable,
further than by conjecture, to satisfy his
mind as to what object the strange man
could have in attempting to fire his barn.
Mr.. Charles Davis, who works with Walter
Bristol, gas filter on Wall street. Bridgeport,
and resides in Stratford, was near the Hous-
atomic railroad bridge Sunday morning and
saw there man. the side of whose face was
torn and bleeding as if he had had a tussle
with somebody. Mr.. Davis never saw the
man before and is unable to give any infor-
nation as to his identity