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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

Abiiah North Of Champlain, y. y, was
drowned in the Big Chazy river Thursday
afternoon. Accompanied by his father he
left the home Of the latter, to hunt foxes,
crossing the river ON the ice. After Il long
search fox was started, which ran to-
ward the river, followed by the dogs.
Abijah ran ahead of his father and out of
sight, and ON crossing the river broke
through the ice. The body was recovered.
ton with the propiictorship of the Forl-
quct House in Plattsburgh, the Cham
plain House, and the Windsor at Euuse5
Point, and as clerk ON the Lake Cham
plain steamers He was something under
forty years Of age, and leaves a wife to
mourn his loss.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19
The Orleans County SHIRE.

Orleans county people are anXiously
awaiting the coming Of the "Committcc
of Three to locate the site for the new
county buildings. Newport, Barton Land
ing and Barton village citizens are desir-
Gus to have the shire fixed at the respcc-
tive places and each community offer adj
vantaEes and inducements for the locn-
ton within their borders OF the new iail
ana court house. Newport taxpayers
have held meeting and raised over $4,000
as their contribution. Barton also stands
ready to give a handsome SUN toward the
buildings, and Barton Landing will not be
behind in giving. The bill renewing the
county seat from I.t-burgh authorizes the
expenditure ~ a sum not exceeding SIC
900, for new buildings. Petitions are cir
culating in the county in favor of the
various places named and the people arc
good deal stirred up over the matter
Several towns threaten to scccde
and join another county in the event
of the location of the shire to "A GER
tain place. Under the provisions of the
act the committee are required to decide
upon site by January /, 1885.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

Persons who have suffered for years from
Headache, Dyspepsia. tOnst ipatiou. and In
digestion, HAY" experienced lmmc Hate Relief
and hccn permanently cured in short time
10y the use of this medicine. \ small quantity
OF Blliou~in" taken dry after meals will pre-
vent and remove th" feeling Of Fulncss and
oppression frequently experienced after eat
ing
II remove. the distress occl,ion.d ~ Heart
burn AMI sour stomach in live Wiuutr>' time.
y tcaspunnflu of Hiiiuu-uc taken at bed
tim" viii positively prevent the terrible Head
ach" which usually follows mtoNication or
immUdcrI:r drinking.
For sale by druggists. SNOW ~ EARLE
Solo AENmts Providence. Il. L ~. nnl WHY
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

Many persons in Pittson are using Ely's
tcam bilm, n 'atalrh remedy, with most sat
iSiactorN results \ lady is rccoyrrino tn
scn>c OF smell which she had not cuioycd ion.
hltecn years. She had giycnup her case us IN
cur"nlr. Mr. Barber has used il in his family
mock lawyer, known to many of orr renders
testillcs that he was cured of partial. deafness
putsoH Pd, gazette. Not liquid on snuti. 30
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19
Ii We Can Double

oar subscription list during Che yearly irving
three papers for the price Of one II viii pay us
Til" experiment from now til january !, will
snow whether the people appreciate Il good
. thing ur not. Ii You suhscrih" NOW YOU are
sure of getting thr." papers ''l che price of
one; if you wait you may mis- it. It requires
only twI dollars.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

can kill Il tgcr,-l the tiger happens TO be
found when only Il little cub. So consumption.
that dcadlicst ana most feared of diseases, in
this country, can assurcdly he conquered and
destroyed If DR.. Picrcc's Golden Medical Dis
cOYeryN be employed early.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19


VI. NJ. DcvcreauX. 81 Iouu, Mica. was 4
sight 10 behold lie NaN~: ~ had NO action OF
tn" Kidneys and suffered terribly. My legs
were H. big as nay body AMI my body n- biy
rs barrel. The best ,,pc'GrS gave me- mp. FL
mitlr tried Kidney " ont "a io.rur tiNc days
q change came, in Cigdt or ten days | WAS on
WIS certainly miracle" AZ DRUGGISTS Ike, p
Kidney -wuw which Is put up both IN liquid
and dry form.
BAD DRAINAGE cutso~ much sickness, and
bad blood ana improper action of the livcraud
kidneys is bad drainage To the human system.
which liurdock Blood MttcrS remedy
VI. l.. Blair, Alderman, 9TH Ward, Scranton.
Pa, stated NOV. g. -: II" had used Dr.
Thumas'S Eccctric oil for SprtiuS. burns. cuts,
bruises and rheumatism. 'urri every time.
when pain from Rheumatism or NEURALGIA
is intense people are apt to throw away II great
deal of money in search of relief. They needn't
do il. Says q. II. HotchkiS~, 3 : Grand St,
New Haven, after enduring intense suffer-
ing for SIX months from ithrumnt ism, employ
ing four different Physicians, without relief
and spending many dollars for medicines, |
accidentally heard of Ar!LOPHoRUs, and tried
il. Three bottles cure m" entirely in less
than three weeks time"
The simple and Perfect Dyes. Moth
ing So simple and perfect IN cOlOrlng rs Din-
other dye. loo. Druggist, sell them. sample
card tor e stamp. W ellis, richardson ~ co.,
Burlington, VI. dNw
Advice to Mothers.
Mrs. WIS~Low'S Soothing SYRUP should
always he used when children are cutting
teeth. II relieves the little sufferer AT once it
produces natural. quiet sleep 10y relieving the
Guild from pain, and the little Chcruh awallcs
~ bright as II button" II is very pleasant TO
the taste. it ~oorhrS the child Sottrus the gums,
.tlay> all pain, relieves wind, regulates the
bowels. and Is the bcst-hnOWn remedy for
ht,p a
dtHcr causes. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Mar2Snws-wly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19
EXPENSIVE NEWS.
The Cost of Cabling the spanish Treaty to
the New York Times.

A.. w.t. ....-
y l'W Jay 'N'i''''i'ol oI inc w ''Hii'HT-
tom field ~ho"r,, THAT The treaty could not
ice had in that city, Bat Il trail was struck
which lei directly to Madrid. and il was
learned chat certain gentleman III that
cAp!'M c"UI' Pi"oa'l! supply lne ''"'N
Win copy "' me '''' u''''"'' i'", was
oH i""i''"', .'-''' W, ,'aH "'"' "'
Jo''' I.'l "'i'II ''''''"'H' "''' ''''' N"N w.
poN>!',I''H ~ ''' ,''''i "''''S S''' "''
iI r,nv",,o" I''''%l t', w.
ln(v;m,r ,.,hID ,u,.ss.I,,r WAS SOM tn fine Ma
,i,iJ Gentleman
l'N@i'ih. "'!''',I .u cav "n,'ll l'',l t"iN
Nm ~ ''' '''''' '''''' "'''' ''''' '
II was lllr ~" i"l'oNI!l% iII-ht ptiorr
me ftpIN l" t'lIN message WAS ItctNch' II
ran mus:
Iiuvc obtained COPY Wire if extensive oN-
tracts will do. Otherwise immensely luny.
Name baRkrr to pay cable; my chargrN,
S:Oou,
The reference To the banker and cable
meant that ii would he necessary to pre-
gay the cable tolls ON the treaty Madrid
Is not aci,y frOm which many press be
-patchce are sent to this country, and the
charge flo" cabling the treaty at 60 cents Il
word made Il sum OF money 50 conSidcra-
Bile that the telegraph officials could take
no ri. ks about its collection. The nccrS-
,ary ARRANGEMENT having been made with
AUGUST Belmont 4 co.. whose cOrrcspon-
dents in Madrid are well known bankers
the follOWiu. message was sent Saturday
noon 10 the Madrid gentleman:
c,,.,i ....,,,i, .,,,,,. go, g., .o,.,
woods. Wci~,.wGil < iiau"r viii 6Gy vom s",0I
ana 'nblr tulI- I'tInn,t ,rrru,.T th,it iuntirl.
he sent Tonight. Mist not h. liird later imam
Sunday noon.
At34jo m. Sunday The first unrc of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

Wherein IN reach the conscience Of the
king
And equally true is it that DR.. Pcrcc's "Plcas-
ant PurgatiNc Pellets Uhc original Little Liv-
or Pills arc.thC most cticctuul means that can
he used 10 reach the seat of disease, cleansing
the bowels and system, and assisting nature in
her rccupcratiVe work, by druggists.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

,i,. t'.. .,,..,,,.., ..',',', WV NV,
"'9 ."''' "'Nc "'e'' "''i''''c'' With" ,iIe
p'9l twenty years IN AUGUST I0ib' t"l-
o oa,nn with gop" All, , Of "non. 5o"oo,
States thirty-ripht prr,inIls to tbot No
Irn.1., i.,i ,',, ..,...,., '..,'..,, . T..
NC '''',, "'V' ~t""''', '"'',oiSi'! :"
M"Tch' lN"'' ana NeNi"a III Io'4. Inc
present unanswcrahlr demands of Dakota
for admission urobnbly mark thr oprninu
of u nc,, ch,,,t.. In St,to ,,o,.i,,, Which
t. =, t.....
- W 'cr'llI'i''' III t'ie crc''l"h "I con
tlh"ouH bcll OF states feachlhE from
ocean To ocean, and interrupted only by
the District Of Columbia. the Indian Ter
ritorv fine Tnrriturv nr ,l,.l, thnr,,h
i
Pprn"pS' also ~ 'hr "hf''lF "lS'rlct OF
| tan. Al the present rat" of settlement
IN the " est, this completion of the Union
is not far distant. The next twenty years
may see the admission Of Dakota. North
Dakota tor I.inrOn) Washington, New
Mexico, Montana, Arizona. and perhaps
Idaho, together with Utah, if poygamy
can be stamped out
When Nevada was made 4 State il had
about 10000 inhabitants ON Il similar
basis of population all the Territories lust
named are to-day entitled to admission.
The question of population had, however
little to do with the admission of Nevada
When Nebraska entered the Mon il
possessed about 10000 inhabitants. At
that time the congressional appurtion-
mcnt called for 191.5Sl inhabitants TO
form Il district If the admission of Ne
brask&, except ~ a political nrccsSty
was Just under these circumstances. the
admission of South Dakota, North Da-
tiunS cNccDtcdh. WHshiurtop and New
Mexico would re fair today. When COT
III a,N ion
sis of cnntTnssinnoI rrn,,..rntntinr ,yns
l3l .i3j. If the creation of that state was
at that time an act Of simple Justice, the
immediate recognition OF south Dakota,
Nprth Dakota cor Lincoln), and | tab but
Tor pQlNg1ny, would he equally Just to-
day. The principle that every Territory
should be madc Il state rs soon as the total
population reaches the number fixed as
the basis of a congressional district was
indirectly recognized in the case of ColOra-
DO 1t should be applied by Congress in
all Instances where there are not positive
and bipartisan rcaSunN against it. rs is
the case with Utah.
In 1850 the population OF Washington
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19
CHRISTMAS
CA s.

The simple announcement
that we have just opened
our usual elegant stock Of
Christmas Cards at the usu-
al low prices will be enough
to direct thousands Of buy
crS where to Get their
Christmas presents.
Those who make immcdi-
ate choice will have the UNI
broken stock to select from
certainly Il favor, with
this years low prices and
fine goods.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

Lowell, MASS.
,Y iituc ghi had the diphthCril last Auril.
Inc disease left her very weak. blood poor,
with 10 appetite, and she could not seem TO
rally from is effects. HOOD'S SAHSArARTI-
she lad been taking it a few days we noticed
a change for the bcttCr-sh began to eat
with relish. 1t seemed TO take ont the
poison the disease had left in her blood. the
change being very noticeable in her face.
She took it two months and fully reclaimed
her health, much to our delight We now
rocolnncnd llOOD's SARSAPAEitiN with
E"cat deal OF pleasure. Very truly yours,
j. Il. SMITH,
~ Butt1rfiCll Street.
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cradicates the poisoned
bringing to the conyalcscc
and vigor Of robust health.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-10
THE CENTRAL CITY.
COTTON WEIGHING TROUBLES.
\ Wedding in High Life-,Iailed for For.
gerry The Examiner Under New
Management-Bu Building Per-
mits-Cotton Receipts.

WACO, Sept. 8. Especial. The cotton
weighing trouble has now got into the
city council and local press. Bitter
speeches and acrimonious articles in
tensify the feeling. Farmers are deter
mined that buyers shall pay by the pub
TIC Welgher's weights, and have called
another farmers convention for next
Saturday.
Mr.. sam Novich and Miss Jennie
Lyons, members of prominent Hebrew
families, were married at $50 %. IN, to-
DAY, and after a brilliant reception, left
Tor Galveston tonight.
Mrs. Ficklin, late of this city, died at
Eagle Lake last night. Her remains
VIII arrive here tomorrow morning for
interment
w. IL, Williams, a young man claim
ing To be from Brenham, is i'm iail here,
charged with attempting to pass a
forged order for so.
The Examiner appeared this moruinp
under the management of Barlow, Cra-
Nens " Leachman, and looks much inn
proved.
Building permits issued to-day were
over S2l,OOO. Three of the buildings
were two-story brick public school
houses.
weeping Joe" Harding, the Ken.
lucky evangelist, draws full houses
nightly ut the Christian Church.
Cotton receipts to day $50 bales
Highest price paid 97s cents per pound
The local produce exchange has
tions.
Light rains again to-day north of the
city.
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SHERMAN.
Personnel of the Hon. Grand Jury-A
Rapist Observation-Disclosures Birds
En- ROutc-Personal.

Personnel of the Hon. Grand ,Jury-A
Rapist Observation-Disclosures Birds
En- ROute-Personal.
SHERMAN, Sept. Especial. I'm the
District court yesterday evening the fol-
lowing gentlemen were sworn to serve AS
grand jurors for this term: j. V. Ben
nisdailer, foreman; II. A. Chapman, II, A.
sullivan, Sam Hanna, 5. l.. Hart, Ii
Dennis, A. Nj. Bryant, A. j. Jernegan,
William Shackellord, II. V. Aston, j.
\. Mansfield, NJ. Davis. After empan-
nelling the grand jury the court was oc-
cupied with the habeas corpus case of
the State of Texas VS.. Pat Carol, charged
with assault to rape on the person OF
Mrs. Jones, of Bells. Defendant was dis
charged, but re-arrested and Jailed To
await the action of the grand Jury on a
charge OF aggravated assault.
sam Mckinley (white) and James
Woods tcolored), both sentenced to the
penitentiary from Cooke county, were
lodged in our Jail Sunday night. They
lett yesterday morning for the Rusk
penitentiary in charge of A. n. Wins.
low.
There has been an orchestra formed in
connection with our Silver cornet band
and hereafter first-class music can bt
furnished for all kinds of entertain.
ments.
Policeman Strong handed i'm his resig-
nation yesterday morning.
MISS Lula l1OpsOn, aged II, died this
morning ut the residence of her father.
The sky has been overcast with heavy
clouds all day, and everybody is hope.
tul of rain soon.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
THE PLAGUE STILL UNDATED.
lormosa to be Abandoned-The French
Making SLOW Prcgrcss-Cabinet
Council-The Gar and Czarina
Nihilists Feared.
The Cholera.

RELIGIOUS FERyoR OR TERROR.
NAPLES, Sept. 9.-king Humbert,
after visiting the poorer portions of the
city to-day, inspected Christalline hos
pital. He declined to use disin-
fecta1ts while making the
tour of wards in the hospital.
The. King was accompanied by his
brother, Duke of Aosta, the Ministers of
the Interior and Of Foreign
Affairs. The burial of the
dead from cholera is found very
difficult. owing to the unusual large
member so suddenly needing interment.
4 soldier suffering from violent attack
OF cholera was taken 10 the hos
pital, and in his delirium
Vhrew himself from the window. Dur
ing the last twenty-four hours there
have been 500 fresh cases of cholera and
300 deaths in this city. The
town presents a gloomy aspect. Images Of
saints with acOlytes bearing lighted la
pers were placed at the head of pro-
cesslon of women, who marched through
the streets and invoked the help of the
Virgin, and n large crowd assembled
outside of the Church of San Gennero, in
consequence of a report that the Virgin
Mary had descended upon the alter and
bestowed her blessing upon the people.
The doors of the church were closed
anu bllu tlpNu dlNtllpttu W break luGlD
open. Troops arriving, however, the
doors were opened and the multi
tude rushed in and fell upon their
knees and engaged in fervent
prayers. King Humbert visited,
late in the day, Conchia hos
pital. An immense crowd attended
upon the King. IL was an ovation as
he proceeded through the streets. Bon
fires were lighted through the city and
disinfectants were freely used.
MORE HOSPITAL ROOM.
LONDON, Sept. 9.-King Humbert CAV
audience last evening to the Naples mu-
nicipal authorities. Orders have been
issued for troops to leave Madeline bar
racks and encamp outside. The barracks
will be converted into cholera hos
pital. The royal party is visiting the
poor quarters to-day.
NO FRESH CASES.
ROME, Sept. 9.No fresh cases of
cholera occurred to-day.
NARROWING CONDITION.
ROME, Sept. 9.-An official bulletin
showing the ravages of cholera i'm vari-
Gus portions of Italy for the past twenty
four hours is 62S fresh cases and 30
deaths. The eases in Binevento and
Salerno were refugees from Naples. In
Naples the condition is most narrowing,
and scenes of misery and Indebtedness
of the most pitable character occur on
every side. King llumbert is profound
~ affected by the suffering he witnessed.
ne had made the first donation to the
relief fund,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-10
NOTES FROM ATLANTA.
Died of Malignant Fever--The Drouth-
District Court at Linden.

bistflct court AT Linden.
ATLANTA, Sept. 9.--LSpecial. Mrs. b.
f. Ellington, of Fort Worth, died Mt .
o'clock this morning at the residence of
Mr. VIM, Howe of this clty,of malignant
typhoid fever.
No rain. Crops are cut of % per cent.
This makes our cotton about like last
year, but corn is better.
District Court for Cass county is In
session at Linden, Judge b. II. Estes
presiding. Several cases for misde
meanofs have been disposed of. In the
case of the state VS.. James Blackwell
for theft of horse the defendant was ac.
Quilted.
The case of Robert Smith for Tn,
murder of his own child will be called
tomorrow.
Several prominent attorneys are in
attendance on court at Linden. Among
them are Hon. George TODD, and pa
vid Culvorson, of Jefferson, Col. Georg,
Hill, of Gainesville, Hon. b. q. Smith
of Dangerlleld, Judge j. II. Henderson
and Col. Frank Henry, of Texarkana
Cot. James Turner, of Marshall, and
many others.
Hon. d. B. Culverson, of Jefferson
delivered an eloquent address to d
crowded house ut Linden on Monday
last.
A Mr.. Cunningham, living ON the
Mitchell place, three miles from Linden
! complained little of being unwell sat
urday evening and Saturday night
Sunday morning at 9 o'clock he diet
without any complaint Of extreme suf
| tering.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-10
WEATHERFORD.

Judge Hood ON District Canvass Oppo-
rations of Fence ers-lleconyeninr
OF the County Convention.
WEA1HERFoRD, Sept. ., Special. -
District Judge Hood is absent, canvass
ing in Tarrant county. His place on
the bench is ably filed by the Hon. j.
n. Roach, who was elected by the bar
to finish the remaining business Of the
court.
Some lawless wretch, without any
known excuse, set fire to the rail fence
around the farm of Il. w. Anderson, six
miles south of Weatheriord, last Sunday
night. The fire was set in three differ
ent places, but was discovered in time
To prevent the loss of the larger mart.
inc fence enclosed no grass and pot
more than forty acres of farming land,
and had been built for ton wears,
On the same night, but about fifteen
miles distant, about one and one-hali
mule orc. IL. Higgbee's wire pasture
Ience was cut and the posts taken up
and burned.
our Democratic County Convention
will rcconVene Saturday to nominate A
candidate for the Legislature in place of
George A. Mccall, Esq, nominee, who
declined To run on the lease-law plat
form adopted ut the same time. Cant.
G. W, McEehee will most likely DO the
choice,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-10
FORT WORTH FACTS.
The Postmistress Wants More ROom-A
Norrecti0n-J. +. Weaver Again-Gam-
bling Houses Raided, Etc

The Pnstmistress Wants More Ruum-A
,orrectiom--J. +. Weaver Again-Gam-
bling Houses Raided, Etc.
Fort WORTH, Sept. g. Special
Mrs. Burchell, postmistress, has tele-
graphed to Washington that the present
postoilice building is too small, and that
a large building has been offered for five
years free to the government, but this
building is in the Fourth ward. No
answer has been received up to this
time. The uptown people are worried
about the matter. Five carriers 20 to
work on the LIST and three soon after, so
more room is absolutely necessary.
In head line this morning the HER
AID did injustice to William Heron
alias Canada Bill, viz, "Canada RilPS
Victim Dying" 1t was William He'll
ner not Heron who shot Alice Thomp-
son. or course il was purely uninten-
tional and you Will take pleasure in
making the statement.
j. p. Weaver alias Pierce, the man
found guilty OF adultery, is in Jail not
having paid his fine. The dining de-
partment of the Grand Central has been
discontinued probably owing to this
fact.
w. Strickland, q well known con
tractor here, lately working on the
Smith Il Jones building, has mysteri-
ously disappeared, No clue to his
whereabouts. His friends are alarmed
! at his absence.
Chief Maxim and George w. Hill arc
to have a hearing on Thursday before
the committee on fire department i'm re-
| gard to differences and their last diSa-
| greement.
Officer Thomson raded four lower
dives in the Third ward to-day, where
/ gambling was running i'm fun blast IN
| back rooms and second stories. In one
| place twenty mon were gambling when
the officers came in, but eighteen Jumped
out of second story window and only
two were arrested. Seven arrests were
made in all. The uptown or heightened
establishments have all been closed for
some time, and some hard tales are told
about the robbery in the dens alluded to.
For six or seven hours last night
something was wrong with the water
works, no pressure being on. This was
not known to-day, the fire department
| being kept ignorant of the fact. II /,
said by Alderman Hughes that the en-
| gineS are not level and in bad fix, and
that it would not be surprising il another
company erected works here, bringing
their water from above the bridge on
the Clear Fork.