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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28
THE CoUNTRY's PENSIONERS.


Past Year.
The report of ". W. Dudley. commits
siOncr Of pensions for the year ending
June 30, gives these figures: There were
at the close OF the year 33!, ij6 pensioners.
rs follows 2lS $50 army iuvalidS ~. S3G
army widows, minor children and depend
cnt relatives 1855 survivors of the war
1872, and l9,5l3 widows OF those who ,rrv-
eJ in that war There were added to the
roll during the year the names Of 3Ll92
pensioners, aad the names Of l?!l, whose
pensions had been previously dropped.
were restored to the roll, mudmg an az
g"tGltc of 35.II3 pensions added during
the year The names OF lG3lj were drop
ped from TN" rolls. lcaviu"a net ncrras"
to the number UI the role of l9.O"N The
average annual value Of each pension at
the close Of the year WAS $luG.i5. and the
aggregate annual value of all pensions
,%iIlIG.GOA, an increase of over Il like value
for the previous year OF S!.2ll .loS.
The amount paid for pensions during
the year year was JjgON .Jg1. exceeding
the annual value of pensions several mil
lions of dollars, which represents the first
payments, generally, in new claims and
known rs arrears of pensions. The amount
pald to 3l2Oi new pensioners was S!3,4i3,-
SO ana there remained in he hands of
this class unpaid on which there was due
,I,9l9 u9O
In the aggregate since ISL, 9?i ,S22 claims
have been filed, and 545, 1870 have been al
lowed. The total amount disbursed has
been SGtS,3G N4. Upwards of 30 per cent
OF the whole number of claims which
/ have been Sled, carrying with them ar
rearS of pensions, have been allowed. The
claims pending of this class constitute the
class which present the greater difficult
tlec in the way of settlement. With the
very large percentage of this number
which await the action of the claimants,
ii is evident that they meet with great OBJ
stacles i'll procuring such testimony as
shall justify favorable action. The com
missioner adds:
/ Unless legislation applicable to them be
considered, the same to specify the class
to be affected and the character of proof
which shall be deemed sufficient to entitle
to pension. the result will be to practical
ly deny the pension to many thousands of
brave and disabled soldiers, whose suffer
ing and unfortunate social condition APP
peal to the gratitude, the sympathy and
mcrCitul consideration of Congress. Per-
hupS it would he more to the purpose to
say that the plea for and in behalf of the
veterans was for justice, and justice
alone.
OF the system of special examination he
says
# cannot fail to he gratifying to show
that The service has been more than self
sustaining with IA balance of - SOP, lO? %
as thr net saving for one year. This say
ing is made up of the amount of pension
computed a. due in cases Investigated
which were afterwards rejected the aC-
Crucd pensions due in cases of those who
were receiving pensions, which, upon in
NC>tlgatOn,Wcr made to terminate mon
ey refunded which had been illegally re
pensioners. are
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28

Minister Ferry Charged with Changing
Committee Minutes-A stormy Re
joind,r.

PARIS, Nov. 2l.-ln the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day it was agreed to pass to the
immediate discussion of Clemenccau' 5
resolution demanding the publication of
the minutes of the Tonquin credit com
mittec. In course of the discussion Glenn
enceau reproached Prime Minister Ferry,
for cOnccaling the truth from the country.
Ferry denied that France had asked for
England'S mediation in the Franco-Chi-
ncSc difficulty, Clcmcnccau charged Fer
~ with having altered the minutes of the
lumittec SO rs To change their meaning,
Terry asserted in reply that the alter
atiOns which had been made We're without
significance, and said this charge showed
the mcauness of spirit 10 which the oppo-
sition could descend, Ferry declared that
the publication of the minutes asked for
at this iuncture would be preiudicial to
the best interests of France and would
place France in a position of interiority
toward II crafty enemy, If the resOlu-
ton WAS adopted he declared his purpose
20 resign. The resolution was then re
iected by vote of ?S3 to .l2.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28
THEY CALL II CHOLERA,


LNNCuurEC Na..Nov. 2O.-Ihc counties
sutrcriu- from the new and fatal disease
before reported. are Lee and Dickinson
and the edge of scott in Virginia, and
Harlaud. Lee aud the adjoining counties
in Kentucky Owing to the isolated posi-
ton Of thcdistrIct. particulars are hard to
obtain. Hundreds are said To have died.
and allowing for cNaggCratiuu it. can he
affirmed that thc mortality is large.
Postal Clerk Wells. who has Just arrived
from that section after having had tn"
disease, gives sad account of the epidemic.
He attributes it to Il mineral poison in the
drOught-drcd waters and says Il strong
and dlsagrccahlc mineral taste like that of
coppcras exists At the time he left. few
springs were flowing freely and the pcO-
pie were compelled to drink this imprcg-
mated water Although the name of the
disease is unknown, the people call it
cholera. Were it So, it could not he more
dreaded and disastrous. The symptoms
are described as similar to those of Asiatic
cholera. followed by terrible hrmOrrhagCS
of the bowels and those attacked either
die or recover in about week. 1t is FIRE
quentlY fatal in twenty-four hours, and
sometimes even in Il much shorter
an entire family and it is considered so
contagious that in some cases persons
died alone, their friends being afraid to 90
to them. 1t is estimated that over 300
have persisted in the Virginia counties
named and considering the sparse popula-
ton and the number taken the per cent is
large. Thirty new graves were counted in
a small cemetery as one result The peo-
pie are demoralized and local business in
terests suffer. \ like scourge visited this
section in 1854. The country which is eX
tremely mountainous is of high elevation
above the level of the sea. The cattle are
also dying III the same sections. General
rains have fallen in this State for two
days past and it is probable that the
drought in the infected districts is now
ended
The loss of life thus far is variously
estimated at from 400 to 500. Among
children and adults well up in years, the
mortality has been the greatest, but no
class has been exempt.
The Trouble Abating-Irdical Opinion
of the Disease and its Cause.
LYNcHHuHG. Va. Nov 2l.-Local papers
IN the counties visited with the fatal
ecour-c, make only brief mention of lis
ravagcs. but further information shows
that the former reports were not eNag-
gcrated. The Gaysville (Wise county,
Times says that 100 deaths have occurred
in that county, The disease spreads over
considerable section but is worst in
Wisc Lee, buchanan and Dickinson cuun-
ties Rains have fallen there in the last
two days. and the water supply, which
were very foul and which was supposed
to have been the cause of the trouble, has
been rcplcui~hrd and The disease is re
ported to he aratiug. Physicians describe
it ~ acute typhoid dyscntcrN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28

\ most Sumptuuus dinner was given at
pLilndcluhin recently Lv Clarence. Moore
=; ,....,t,t 1,..,,,. ,..I,,,.I.., ~
~ "'''"' ~ H,'' "'9i''l i,.'''''I ''N''" "''cc
tllc Ht("lHul pui poor MISS i-oH-Slrtth.
vino worked i'm the Philadelphia mint.
Miss Lungotrrth wa, adopted bv Mrs
I.r...u,ti.ip Nonra - rich Naturalization
r,,.'.t ..
"'"' ''N'" '' f'@'''',' NlC'N Hi'' I''''I .S'
"a 1ch Itn-'i~uiu'h. ne past "'...--""r size
has uUuNurI .' at Newport ~ belle.
'.,. uirUr- f.. described 81. .nr,;,..- ti,.
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'' '''
.'i 'N''r 'il- '.'" " 'l''"." .'u M - an 1
Gu'' "' '''''''' -. -N'N ''IN- 80 $50
M1'lt age ""'t''. f.'| 'i " ","1l' 'F'
E'Ny u, ..' ID. 49, '''' NH'I'
'i'th piHI' COSY 1-''. Io''' were .dI H'\-
yn -Ut-'o h"''"t0 I.r huN' anu VI ahu
MIS-. II' ,dI"0nh I"uN pace III thr nf-
uaI 'naIi9vl Oh '"' II'''l il'IrN u"' "IlIcH
was h'cruIl transformed M" Il bower 81
roNtN Tor inc OCCASION, 4 f"uhu tanIr
"n"o" '''"lt vas r"II'PIclcIN 'oNrFt" WIN
i"Nt' was uN'd., ne pl't' 'dI''N "cIc mn
la-fupncr Tree IcHNVN' WIN each SucSi :
name lliacflptu upon lnch Ill gold. ne
women ; leaves h'lu ihelr stems concealed
IN hoilynerflts ana autumn leaves anu
the gtntIelhell III open chtHhut pufrS' y
solld silver cHrd-case was III eaCh plate, ON
one SIDE oi when was inscribed the menu
and ON the other the guest 5 monogram.
W ltl each woman corSagc bouquet was
a SOLID god pm each different Mrs:
Richardson was Il seahorSe with eyes OF
sapphire. Inc CHINA USED III the Various
courses came from the most famous man
ufacturers OF the world The head salVerS
were OF old Satsulha ware ana the cara1es
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28

sons Elementary geometry closes itstable
Of lOgnrithms thus; "Hhc French metre,
@.2NONN.U2 English feet linear measure.
39.3i0i0Oi inches the length of u pendulum
vibrating seconds But this. says high
authority, ii, not the length Of II pcndu-
nuu Vibrating seconds i'm any latitude
I'm so important a mattcraS the change of
our system of weights and measures
neither interested book publishers, scirn-
tilic thcOrzers or political and speculative
legislator, should he allowed, by any in
definite and loose statements. to prejudice
the subject. The call and effort for change
should come from practical men, archi-
trctS, engineers. manufacturers, import
rrs, merchants, CuitiVHtOrS of the soil and
dealers in IFS products. These are the
one, hat are most interested and have
practical knowledge on the subject. But
tarrc is NO call for change from these. but
rather rtmNuStraurc against it,
In regard to an international syst I'm u
thing -u draiIuhlc-uur own, the NuGlu.
saxon, is far more international than any
other. According to high English author
itN. iWUlhrdS or more of the industry OF
the world i, estimated by this system,
For ourselves and all English speaking
people, no change conceivable would more
dCrdngc and CmbarraSs than the change Ia
the metric. our land has all been meas
urcd and bought and sold. contracts made,
deeds drawn and recorded. and the bust
ness of the country from he first done by
it, Its records. in fact, are spread all over
the continent and wherever the English
people have been. All these would require
to he changed, and make utmost confu
sion. y. ID. b.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28
OLD TIMES IN TENNESSEE.


Ir.r,,.,,, ,,,,,. ,!.,ir,.,.ill... Don,
r.., ,.. ,..,. go
"rta' houses were pun ana Mica To
overlooking in Grccuyilic with great piles
Of light bread and pies OF every dc.crip-
ton. and prrpt ditchc. were dino i'm which
T.. l..,.I.,.,.,,.. t.....,.. ,..
''''' wv '''"''' ','' W '''' wa N"'rI'
ana laplca It NnlIe long were HIicd with
everything good To eat IN the memorable
campaign If $50. when Andrew johnson
and William Pr,v.,,l,,,. ,,,r. th. ,l.,,,,,
,,...,c,j'. n'.,',..,.,i''... -, ,,.,
i'"N W nv ~ ''' ""'' W" ~ H. par
". Andrew Johnson was u lalpr. amt
maze the sum ne Wits .hin-NiHtcd GuNci,
nor IN
N'hH ne present me pi the hd'l Ten
h'0Nst, virginia an" hcorGla railroad
'iit oId stage coach Was tht ohiN mode Of
Pn1ii coutr%ahGe except the "id nat bot
l"ii Ooal ha' caIhlN waited Tor a ifrshci
I" MOOT II opWh J." the mouth ol lht rem
Ii'S'cc RIVER "oudH were haulcd from
NSuH'a "a u u SlN morse wagon max
ihG tht round "TRIP m SIN weeks. SAT- wa,
'a't.'u IIV'l Iilc SUI WORMS III ' T|lhl''
costing - Genus Il nuNhri. ihhu plaster
was !akch oui oI the plaster pHuN IN
INC NiClHi'N Oh lle aalj WORKS IN humps
weighing many tons, broken up ana So!d
Z al me pahk Tor 80" per TON ana sold
NheH ETouI'p up az ~ per t"h' ana was
'i' Only V"i'i''ItIaI i'I'IuH'r uS"'l, NOWh
upon r'u cover III lnr spring at ne rate
Oh -Uu puShcIN per acre II produced rank
growth upon me poorest Idnd.
Almost everything upon the table was
homemade. me lincsI apple ana peach
putler was maze ny hullhg DOWN sweet
clder ANA lucktnlnG II WIN apples or
peaches men cuol 1t coIld ne sliced
/ IKE cheeSv' ne lhcNt mOlasSeS ever
saw was made from the sugar maple
bolleda niue thicker 1t made the famous
maple sugar that we USED To carry IN our
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28
Mrs. Hulskamp ON the stage.
New York IIpruld,1

Was it Patti NilsSon-ierster Sem
brich-MaplesOn combination at reduced
rates with the gallant colonel us the
principal tenor that caused such Il crush
around the doors of Steinway Hall last
evening, or was it Il Sulllvan-Burk e
smuggling match, free, with Blaine and
Burchard thrown in The Academy next
doors had rarely seen such an eager crowd
on its most attractive night. One glance
explained it, 1t was the first
appearance of Mrs, Schelling Hulskamp,
nee Miss Victoria MoroSni. Another
glance at the coaches rolling up to the en-
trance confirmed it, Ever ,Jehu had gay
and gallant air, and there was not one of
them who did not wear his hat at an angle
of at least thirty-nine degrees. More
knights o. the whip were inside, disguised,
on nearly so, in what is irreverently termed
"white chokers and swallOwtails." TWAS
the proudest moment of their lives.
Mrs. Hulskamp's appearance was
awaited with IL little impatience. When
at last trim little figure in II black satin
dress en- trdiH, with dropping eyes, modest
mien, and warm blush on soft
and rounded cheek stpeped upon the
stage the house seemed to be
electrified. 1t was not merely warm
and welcome applause that greeted the
young lady-it was tremendous burst OF
cheering that fairly shook the building.
As Mrs. iiulskamp responded-not with
the practised, graceful bow of the old
stager, but with pretty little schoolgirl
cOurtesy-the cheering was again and
again renewed Then came the hush to
hear the debutante, while many woman
was seen putting her handkerchief to her
eyes. Mrs, ilulSkamp began the cavatina
in faint and trembling tones, but soon
nerved herself, and finished in II fairly
artistic style. Another burst of cheer
ing greeted her and she was recalled to
sing again, After this came the yer
dict, "What musical voice she has.
but how weak ~ She wants heap of
training yet "Well, she's better than
many Il concert singer" "I3ut isn't she
pretty - from the women; ooh, how
envy that fellow Ernest ~ from the
mem and so ON. Several fine floral tri-
butes went up to the young lady, and in
the second part of the concert She sang
twice, But never once did she venture to
cast n look upon her audience till called
for at the close, when she was brought to
the door of the stage, and then gave one
flashing, happy look around and vanished
like IL sunbeam suddenly obscured by a
cloud. The audience was evidently well
pleased-at any rate, its curiosity was
satisfied.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28
What was Accomplished Under Blaine.


The Democratic organs COuCcde that
but tor the insane babulug of Burchard
ON the very eve of the election Mr.. Blaine
would have been thousands ahead of his
competitor in his own state of New lork,
the State which only two wears before had
recorded Il Democratic majority in favor
of this same candidate Ct nearly 2oo,OOO,
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin. Kansas, Col
OradO, Nevada and California have all
been redeemed from the Democratic tidal
wave which SWamped them nj their .ast
preceding State elections. and no man be
lieVeS that without Mr.. Blaiuc'S spirited
and tactful personal leadership, ohio
would have been counted in the Republic
can column either in October or \oNem-
her. Michigan engulitcd in 1852 10y Il
Democratic majority OF 10000, Is again Il
Republican state, and the Republican
maiOritieS everywhere, outside of New
England and New York, are enormously
increased Pennsylvania giving $4,000,
Kansas 10000, Minnesota $1,000, Nebraska
and Iowa still heavier, while Oregon
trcbleS her Garfield plurality, and Cu!ifOr-
mia records the largest Republican ma lori
ty in her history.
And in New York the result, under all
the circumstances, il an even stronger
tribute To Mr. Blaine's strength rs a lead
er. The Empire State gave Garfield 555,
600 votes it has Just given Blaine 55S,OOO,
a net gain of 1000 Notwithstanding that
over @1,OO RepubllCanS nave thrown
away their ballots ON St John, while So
GOO Independent Republicans who voted
for Garfield claim to have now voted
against Blaine, and several thousand more
Republicans have done likewise to crafty
Conkling's spleen, On the whole we think
the run made by Mr. Blaine in New York
is the most marvellous feature of the
entire election. Where is the next Re
publican leader who could have spared
over 100000 of the votes cast for Garfield
and still have made New York State so
close that ten days after the balloting it
would have been moot question on which
side the plurality rested We know of
but one, and the action of the Independ-
ents made his nomination impossible.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28

LUNpON. NuV. 2l-The libel suit of
Frank Mautcll Adums,a London bairj-;cr
against Bernard CoIcridge, son of thcl
Justice COlerldEe, came upfOr trldl j'-..ay.
Mr. Adams, VINO conducts his ON.n vasr,
stated i'll his opening speech, that ne was
engaged to the daughter OF Lord Col
erdge. The Chief Justice obj cted to him
for IL sOn-in-laW, and induced his son
Bernard to write Il letter to his daughter
liDelling him. The lady gave the letter to
Adams. Her action led To her expulsion
from her fathers house, and the eNpung-
ing of her name from her fathers Will.
The defendant entered plea that the
letter was privileged communication.
Miss COleridge testified that she ut once
answered her brothers letter. She SAID
she was ashamed of him for
writing in such IL way. She could
prove that the statements he had made
about Adams We're false, and she was re
solved to put an end to his back-Dltlng
and slandcrng. Doubtless, she said, he
had not invented the miserable falschoods
which he had written, but he had made
himself responsible for them. Unless he
name of the person who told them to him,
she would hand his letter over to Adams
and ask linn to take steps to protect both
of them from future attacks 70 this
letter Of hi, sister ; Bernard made no re
ply, and his letter was consequently placed
in AdamS's hands. Adams denied the
truth of the assertions made by Bernard,
that he had clOped with Il girl under age.
He married Il lady tWenty-four years old.
with whom he passed nineteen years Of
unclOuded existence, He denied all the
other allegations made in Bernard letter,
and said that Bernard was aCtuated by a
desire to get control of his sisters money.
Mr.. Adams COntended that Bernard and
his father had thrust the marriage upon
him. lie was thrown much in the society
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28

\ good story of the late Senator Zach
Chandler comes to mind, which has not
heretofore appeared in print, and which
seems to he quite apropOs at this time. 1t
will he remembered that shortly after lac
had sent his celebrated despatch, stating
that Hayes had lS5 electoral votes and was
elected, H0rpcr'S lICckiB published car
toOn representing the Michigan senator a.
"A Colossus standing over Il deep chusm
with each foot standing upon IA rock, and
holding in his hands an elephant labeled
"The Republican Party" which he had
grasped firmly by the tail. Underneath
was the inquiry, "What will he do with
it?n
a few days after the publicatio: .l.
cartoon, Mr.. Chandler called upon prrsi
dent Grant with a friend upon matter OF
official business, and as he was going out,
Gen. Grant called him back and said by
the way, Chandler, what are you going t,
do with that elephant -
"Well Mr. President was the reply OF
the man of nerve, "if those rocks don't
crumble, aud they won't, and if that tail
don't pull out, and it wont, III land that
animal
And he did
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28
SCANDAL HIGH LIFE.
why Lord Colcridgc's Daughter Mittened
Nr. Adams.

a London dispatch says: The suit of
Adams against COlcridge is to be tried
within few days in the court of Queens
bench. The plaintiff is a wealthy man,
Wcll-knOWn in London society circles, and
was until recently engaged to be married
to Miss Mildred Mary Colerdge, the only
daughter of Baron Coleridge, lord chief
justice of England. During this engage
ment, Mr.. Bernard j. :. Coleridge, the
eldest son and heir of the lord chief jus
tice, heard some accusations affecting the
moral character of Mr. Adams. He inves-
tigated the charges, and satisfied himself
that they were true. Then he wrote Il long
letter to his sister, in which he denounced
Mr.. Adams as libcrtine and an objection
able person in many respects. He cited
some facts to corrObOratc his charges. and
said that III regard to certain offences. the
details of which were too shocking To be
communicated to her. he would furnish
such proofs as would be conclusive to the
mind of their father. if She were not already
convinced that her lover was unworthy OF
her
Miss Coleridge at first refused to believe
the accusations against MIR. Adams, and.
at his request, she showed him her broth
err letter. Mir. Adams asked to he al
lowed to keep the letter, and declared that
he would be able to convince her and all
of her family that its allegations were
false, and that he had been n.aligned and
deeply injured. Miss Coleridge surrcn-
dercd the letter to him. but he failed to re
flute the charges, and the lady perempto-
rily broke off the engagement Mr.. Adams
is still posing in the character of injured
innocence, and has brought Il suit for
heavy damages against Mr.. Bernard Cole
ridge.
The principal plea which Mr.. ColeriIgt
will make in his defense is that the letter
To his sister was in the nature of a
privileged communication. and was not in
any sense publication of the charges
whether True or false. such as would MAXI
him liable Ia prosecution. II, however, l.,
is required or allowed to prove IL,
truth G. his charges, he SAYS h,
is thoroughly prepared 10 do So
and to show THAI nc vas Justified IN seek
ing Ia e;'V. - sister irpr, IA union Wuici
would Ice a i.i.-loi.S misery and DISGRACE
The scandal To-. .u- rlh,lc eagerly nurc,
thaJ Mir IolyI,gc VIII he c,mr,Iicd o.,
produce his evidence n.-3iust A,. Adams
as il is Whispered that several Unu .u,
women of high rank viii be implicated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28

His Eighth wife, who Had Cold Feet,
Gave Him Away.

rs,lzhury Letter in SAN Francisco chrouicI. 7
close by Is the Nhurch "i ~ Ie'er part
of which was built by Rupert away back
Wonder in the sixth century. Before Ru-
mort. tnuh hnlv ni1 huru. day and nirht
- ,'., 49,. ~
Ihe year Io"'"'. Al '"e V"I"'i VI '"c
church Is Peter cellar where ! drank
some excellent lager beer at the very table
,-bnrr. IIny,ln used to i. while rou,po.ilu.
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I'H '''' '''''' W