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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

We copy in another column, an article
by Oliver johnson, in which he embodes
an interesting and valuable letter from our
townsman Hon. Daniel Roberts, in which
the latter gives an account of the famous
case in which Judge Theophilus Harring-
ton of this state, made his famous decision
that "a bill of sale from God Almighty
would become necessary, in order to give
a slave catcher title to his human chat
tel in this State. That ase, as Mr..
Roberts says, is unreported save in tradi-
ton but this comes nearer to being an
authentic report than any that has hith-
erto been given to the public and as
such is historically important and valua-
BILE
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

sion. hear many leading men i'm differ
ent parts of the State express themselves
as not wholly satisfied with the expert
ment. and the suggestion is often made
that we do WELL while retaining the bien-
NAL elections, to have yearly meeting of
the legislature. Still, as a general thing
the people appear to be satisfied and
have heard of no tangible movement look
ing to change in our present order Of
doing things
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

The mail carriers of New York city have
! aid Il petition before Postmaster General
Villas, asking that their hours of labor
may be reduced to eight per day. Con
fidering the nature of the work, and the
fact that the amount of mail distributed
by the New York carrier is very large
luring the working hours of the day, this
request seems reasonable and just The
mail carriers work is very fatiguing and
Xacting, and the pay is by no means com
nensurate with the labor Eight hours
day is enough for any person to be con
nually upon his feet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

There is said to be considerable grum-
bling among the Southern students of
Johns Hopkins university and their
friends, because Northern students are
carrying off almost all the higher and
post graduate degrees. 1t seems to be a
fact that very few of these honors are
taken by young Southerners; but there
is no reason to doubt that they are fairly
allotted. If there is any particular lesson
to be derived from the fact it is one for
The Southern fitting schools and colleges
to study.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

1t is stated in Washington dispatches
that the refusal of the attorney general to
furnish the papers relating to the removal
OF United States Attorney Dustin of Ala
bama, was considered in executive session
on Monday, and that Mr.. Edmunds moved
that the matter be referred to committee
on the judiciary, with instructions to re
port upon the same to the Senate in open
session. Mr.. Edmunds is reported as say
ing that the attorney general had furnish
ed Il copy of his reply to the newspapers
before 1t had been laid before the Senate,
which he thought was IL breach of de
corum, though he had no objection to the
publication of Mr. Garland's reply On
the contrary he thought that the whole
controversy should be conducted in pub
lie, in order that the people of the United
States might fully understand the Ques-
tons involved. 1t was not "A matter of
Importance to the Senate so much as to the
people, who should know how far the adj
mlnlstration was carryiug'out its promises.
No vote was reached on the motion.
Then came up the resolution which Mr..
Morrison reported from The committee on
finance, calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information about the official
conduct of Ellery NJ. Brayton, late collec-
tor of internal revenue for the
district of South Carolina. In reply TO "A
suggestion by Senator Teller that there
was no use in piling up these resolutions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Speaker Carlisle has ruled that charges
against the House of Representatives. as a
whole do not authorize single members to
make them a question of privilege on the
floor. This is an official declaration of a
long and well known fact that persons
and newspapers can abuse this branch
| of the National Legislature as much as
they please, so long as they don't mention
.any names
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Dr. Shrady, the editor of the Mcdical
Record, laughs at the recent hylrophobia
scare, declaring that there have been but
three genuine cases of hydrophobia report
ed in the United States during the last ten
years, and that he does not believe there
has ever been genuine case in the State
of New jersey
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

The United States Circuit Court in Kan
sas has rendered remarkable decision, to
the effect that the State must pay for all
the property rendered useless by the pro-
hibitory law ! How the rum sellers of
Vermont would like to import a little
Kansas 'justice"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

The New York Vorld tells men and
women whose matrimonial partners have
deserted them, that they can marry AGAIN
under the laws of New York without talk
ing the trouble to procure divorces Here
is question and answer from it, columns:
My wife has always refused to iclN" Grr
fathers home to live with me. After scvputl
years again went to her home ru thu s az
1880 and requested her To Cnulc - Sow York.
city and live with mt. Slr r".iI-ri. ans -!rt..
that time never heard of or FROM her H,V.
written her father twice, but receive, uo i,t
swer. Now, can | legally marry Hl.un ii TIM
Statc) without the danger of hcing Hir.>I -
for bigamy? Would the marriage also toe IT,
gal in other States?
You can marry again. The marriage
would be legal ali over the world. But
you might have to support both wives.
Your first wife would probably come upon
you for support if she heard of your sec
ond marriage. She could not compel you
to live with her unless you wished to, but
maintain both wives You must If you
can afford two wives the law will permit
you to have them.
The |FONd adds that "New York is the
only State in which polygamy and poly
andry are permitted by law" Is it true
that they are permitted in the State of
New York If so, the sooner the New
York papers quit talking about polygamy
in Utah and devote themselves to secur-
ingan amendment of the code of their own
State, in this respect, the better.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Cable dispatches say that while Mr.
Gladstone has been summoned by the
queen to make a new cabinet it was upon
certain conditions If he complies with
these he may lead the government, other
wise there will be trouble. Her majesty
it is reported has declared that she would
abdicate the crown rather than accept
Mr.. Gladstone without definite promises
as to his course.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Having street cars, the electric light,
the Salvation army and other modern i'm
provements, Vermont could hardly have
been expected to do without branch or
ganization of the knights of Labor"
The announcement that one has been es-
tablished at Rutland, with the intention
Of spreading itself TO the other leading
towns in the State is therefore, not mach
of surprise. 1t remains to be seen
whether the movement will amount to
anything Vermont is not Il State where
the laborer..seems much inclined to quar-
rel with his bread and butter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Senator Evarts has had silver mine
in Nevada named after him. The silver
men seem to be able to extract more
meaning from the senator's public utter
ances on this topic than their opponents
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

The late British administration has had
a short lease of power. The resignation of
Salisbury and the conservative minority
takes effect to-day. Queen Victoria sent
for Mr.. Gladstone on Friday and request
ed him to form a new ministry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

1t looks as though our neighbors of the
Sandwich Islands, who wanted to sell out
entire to the United States government,
were preparing to sell a large slice of their
domain to the Mormons The Sandwich
Islands would be good place far the Lat
ter Day Saints and when they have es-
tablished themselves away off in the is
lands of the Pacific, our churches will
send some missionaries to them
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Qt is almost as effective as moving into
Sntucky, to get ones name printed in
New York IVOrLd, Almost every New
gland politician who goes to Washing
is brevetted Sol" by the IVOrld'S
respondent. His latest addition to The
ter is "Col." Manley of Maine, an ex-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

The grand old man" has given his
daughter away in marriage. He will un-
doubtedly be glad to exchange his present
title for that of grandfather.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

postmaster of the Pine Tree State, and u
civilian, whose official head lately babe
farewell to his official shoulders. Con
gress should look out, lest some of the
lVorld'S military contingent get SNUG
gled into the pension rolls.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

The name of Joliet, H., should be
placed by the side of Rutland on the roll
of fame. There is defaulting bank
cashier in prison at that place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Sensible people who speak and spell
Omitted States" are justified in looking
with honest contempt upon. the literary
prigs who are trying to introduce the
English ending our" in such words as
favor, Savior, etc. Mr.. Howells-a self
made American who ought to be above
such snob5ery-is aping the English or
biography in this and other respects but
the Harpers have proved rather too much
for him, and it will be noticed that in the
Editors study of HdrpGr'S MdgdzinC,
the relentless proof reader has in every
instance stricken out the superfluous gu. "
BY all possible means, let Anglo-mana be
kept out of American literature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

If there is nothing essentially democrat
izing in the Sunday newspapers, how does
it happen that their contents are 50 often
debasing Take, for instance, the last
Sunday editions of two leading Boston
newspapers. One of them contains an
elaborate and fascinating article upon
the art of safe-robbery, infinitely illus
trated; and the other is made up in large
part of interviews with famous bank de-
faulters now in Canada showing how
pleasantly these notorious rascals are sit
uated, and how easy it is to evade justice
by slipping over the Canadian line with
the accumulated savings of poor and hon
est people These articles present vice
and crime in glowing colors and with dan
gerous fullness of detail. If there must
be Sunday papers, let vicious sensations
be excluded from them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Senator Sherman's moderate" silver
bill is still attracting warm discussion by
the press of both parties and the sur
prise which attends the framing of such a
bill by man who has always been sup
posed to stand firmly for the suspension
OF silver coinage, makes comment on this
subject all the more interesting We
confess that we did not suppose Senator
Sherman would take the position which
he has as regards silver coinage. He
would keep on compelling the United
States treasury to buy silver, and would
issue paper certificates for the silver bull
lion boarded in the treasury vaults. The
folly of such legislation has been clearly
set forth in Mr.. Morrill's great speech on
the silver question. When Mr.. Sherman
comes to argue the advantages of his bill
before the Senate, we shall see how he
proposes to support his pasteboard castles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

The February number of the MuguZine
o. american HISTORY contains an article
on 1.-The Army of the Potomac under
Hooker" by Major William Howard
Mills, in which he undertakes to give an
account of the capture of Gen. f. II.
Stoughton by Col. Mosby. In this he
says: zone of those officers living at
Fairfax Court House away from their
commands was Colonel Charles b.
Stoughton of the Fourth Vermont infant
ry. He had been appointed brgader gen
eral Nov. 9Th, 1862, but, not having been
confirmed, his appointment expired by
constitutional limitation March 18th, 1863
Stoughton was not reappointed
brigadier general, and resigned as colonel,
Fourth Vermont Infantry, Feb. I'd, 1864 "
Major Mills does serious injustice to
Col. Charles b. StOughton, by thus con
founding him with his elder brother Gen.
Edwin II. Stoughton. The latter was the
first colonel of the Fourth Vermont. His
appointment as brgadier-general of
Volunteers lapsed March 4th, 1863 but
was renewed by the president, and his re-
appointment was sent in to the Senate for
confirmation two or three days before his
capture but it had not been acted on.
After his capture, which was justly charg-
able to his own recklessness, his name
was withdrawn by President Lincoln.
This left him without any position in the
army and he never reentered the service
He died number of years ago. Hi,
younger brother Charles, known by the
nickname of "Chub," was the next col
onel of the Fourth, served with credit
lost an eye at Funkstown, and resigned in
consequence of his wound in February
1854. lie is now a LAWYER in New York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

governments annual expenditure for pen
slons. According to the statement of
Commissioner of Pensions Black, the req
ular pension roll stood last year mt over
SjS, 100000. The arrears act had cost IN
to June 30, 1885, $4,000, 900, and all the
claims for arrears are not yet in. 1t will
be remembered that at the time the mr..
rears act was passed-in 1S79-Conaress
ana the country were officially assured
That 1t would cost less than s25, 900, 900. In
view OF these facts, it seems unwise to
attempt to secure legislation which will,
according to official estimate, add more
than s6,000,000 per annum to the present
regular pension roll.
1t should be considered, Also that in no
branch of the pension system is there
more opportunity for fraud than in that
which relates to the widows of soldiers
In very large proportion of the cases
where pensions are paid to soldiers
widows, the recipients are not the women
who were the wives of the soldiers during
the war. 1t Is stated, and is undoubt-
eddy true, that many old soldiers
with one foot in the grave have been mar
ried by women whose only object was to
OBTAIN their pensions after they were dead.
Thus the pension rolls of the government
are heightened and perpetuated ndeh-
nitely, many of these young war wild
ows" being good for forty or fifty years
more of incOnsolable grief OF course. no
patriotic citizen would hesitate to approve
any necessary legislation for the welfare
of bond fdc soldiers widows and families.
but while it is so plain that extensive
frauds are being practiced in the names of
the dependents, it is not unpatriotic to OBJ
lect to legislation calculated chiefly for the
advantage of the pension agents and the
most unprincipled portion of their clients.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Mr. Jacob Kellogg writes from Yer
mont to the New York Tribunc as fol-
lows:
If Il law could be enacted that the drunk
ard should receive 10 lashes on his bare
back for every offense, and the seller 20
and the distiller 40, this would hurt. and
1t would reach further than their pockets.
Once III while the seller is fined few
dollars sometimes they pay their fines
ana sometimes appeal to higher courts.
ana That Is about the end of it.
This heroic view of the case takes us
back to the good old times, so wildly de
picted in ancient wood-cuts when every
town had its whipping post and offenders
against public order used to be seen crau-
ing their necks through the pillory in the
market places. Mr.. KellOgg's "if" is
practically an impossibiity. Vermont
will not 90 back IA century in her methods
OF inilicting penal justice.
The treasury statement for January
shows reduction in the public debt-the
available cash being deducted from the
amount of funded debt and accrued in
terest-of SS,672 ,553.S1 during the month.
The reduction during the seven months of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Neal Dow says he is done with the Re
publican party, because "it is everywhere
committed to the support of saloons" 1t
is curious that the saloon keepers do not
see the matter in the same light. 1t would
be practical confirmation of Mr.. BOWS
assertion, should the saloon-keepers turn
around and vote the Republican ticket.
That is something they do not do, outside
of Mr. Dow's State-where saloons are
supposed to be unknown.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

Washington special to the New York
Sun remarks that it is unfortunate for the
administration that an exposure of private
interests III II speculative scheme should
more or less compromise two members OF
the cabinet, the solicitor general of the
United States, the commissioner of rail
roads, the commissioner of Indian affairs,
the chief clerk OF the Indian office, and an
Indian inspector, to say nothing of several
senators aud several eX-members of Con
gress, all Democrats.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05
'Mht Ette 2tess.

BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, FEB. 5. 1886.
PUBLISHED BY
THE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION,
G. G. BENEDICT, Editor.
Terms-$2.OO IA year, always in advance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05
VERMONT G.. A. X.
stan Appointments Announced by De-
partment Commander ChiIds

The following general orders announc-
ing the appointment of staff Offices have
been issued by Department Commander
Childs of the Vermont G.. A. R;
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-05
MERCHANDISE REPORT. e

The following freight passed Ogden Feb.
ruary LIST;
For Saeramento-Mebiu & Co., 80 tierces
hams A. & A Heilbron, cases hinges. u
boxes hardware Sacramento Glass and
Crockery Conn any, boxes, % barrels and
l cask GLASSWARE Pacific Thomson-H ous.
ton Electric Lissht Company, II boxes car
bons, Is coils wire; Huntington, Hopkins
x Co., boxes scythes, boxes hose; Booth
x Co., 300 cases I've; Lindley & Co., cases
syrup; Whittier, Fuller & Co.. box mold
ing, / box artists materials; T. H. Cook.
2 barrels baking powder; John Breuner,
bags hair A. a. Van VOORHEES, & Co. l
case hardware sGeorge H. Suhren. 1 box
dry goods. box hardware Mrs. f. NJ.
i W. Holden, 3 barrels candy Kirk, Geary
Il Co., case perfumery, L case soap; Ben.
Cohn, 9 cases curtain rollers; Billingsley &
Co., 6 bundles wash-boards, ) boxes barrel
covers Johannes Sprack, box household
goods; W. r. Knight 4 Co., tierce and 5
kegs castings; John Ochsner, l car shocks
For Stockton-California Paper Com
pany, box felts; j. T. Hickenbotham, .
bundles shafts.
For Chico-Tichnor, Durham & Co., /
case shoes.
For 0roville-Mrs. Ira Lassby, l box
glassware
For Red Bluff-Morris & Campbell, l
bale carpet; Cone & Kimball, boxes hard
ware.
For Marysville-J. G. Cohn. II rolls car
pet Marysville Bag Factory, bolts duck;
II. NJ. Harris, case saddlery; Hunting
ton, Hopkins & Co.. box hardware.
For Biggs-C. F. Butler, 1 box coffin
trimmings.
The following freight passed Galveston
for Sacramento on the 2Sth ult:
For Weinstock & Lubin, 8 cases oilcloth,
l case clothing. case hosiery, case under
wear; Baker & Hamilton. = cases hard
ware: G. & Z. S. Elkus, case clothing;
Jos. Hahn, case drugs; Whittier. Fuller
& Co., q bundles and cases paper hang
ings; II. s. Croker & Co., 5 bundles paper;
A. & A. Hebron, case tacks Jones &
Givens, SS5 reels wire; Standard Oil Com
pany,.1 tank oil.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-05
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Petaluma has a saloon for every fifteen
voters.
Fish have been caught in the streets of
Fresno.
The Idaho Territory insane asylum is
completed.
Napa is to have the electric fire alarm
system shortly.
San Luis Obispo is agitating the high
license question.
Judge John McCauseland, of Virginia
City, New, is dead.
The San Diego peninsula is to be called
the Coronado beach.
The Southern Pacific Road is to build a
fine hotel at Santa Monica -
Since the late temperance lectures began
in Ukiah 600 persons have signed the
pledge.
Ukiah elected the high-lcense ticket
Monday, and adopted the reorganization
proposition.
1t is estimated that 500 Chinese reside in
Ormsby county, Nevada, and annually
ship away $250,000.
President Cleveland has reappointed
Nelson Butler as Postmaster at Princeton.
Colusa county, Cal. Butler is Republi-
can.
The Fresno Erpositor was forced to en-
ploy diver and derrick to rescue its
steam press from the flooded office base
ment recently.
In early days there were no iails in Tu-
lare county, and prisoners were secured by
claiming them to trees. Now it costs on
an average $500 for every prisoner sent to
Jail and the Delta wants to return TO the
old chaining-out plan.
The Ckiah Dispatch Democrat says a gen.
tleman who came from Lakeport last Mon
day stated that he was twice compelled to
drive the salmon away from a ford across
Cold creek with a club before his horse
would venture into the stream
Snowden, the defaulting hotel-keeper of
Albuquerque, \. NJ, writes from Chihua-
hua that he will come back and settle if
dollar. He owes about $4,000, and his
creditors win agree to the proposition.
An athletic club was organized in Ruth
erford, Napa scounty, and arrangements
were made fora set-to between two of its
prominent members. Last Sunday after
noon the boyssHmet but the business soon
degenerated MO solid earnest and one of
them was knocked through a store window.
1t is customary with the vsoueros. on ar
irving in Phoebe, to roll I'D their oyeralls at
the bottom, s)as to let the public know
that they also wear cloth pants. The other
day an Indian having good pair of pants
given him, pulled them on over his over
alls, and, not Wishing the public to look
upon him as so miserably poor that he
could not sport overalls, he rolled the legs
of his pants up to the knees and strutted
about as boldl.ras a yaquero.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.
ierster, the singer, is seriously i'll.

Gerster, the singer, is seriously i'll.
The eviction of striking coke miners has
commenced at Connellsyille, Pa.
The Porte supports the demand of Bull
garia for war indemnity for Servia.
Prince Edward Island is threatening to
secede from the Dominion Government.
The survivors of the crew of the Frank
n. Thayer have arrived at ST. Helena, and
were in great distress.
Large quantities of West India oranges
have arrived at New York, but they were
in damaged condition.
The Commissioner of Pensions estimates
that s75, 600 will be required for pen
sions during the next fiscal year
The Heralds London correspondent ex-
poses some English schemes for entrapping
emigrants into buying Florida lands.
The German bark Unkel Braesig. from
Galveston for Queenstown, foundered at
sea on the Goth ult. The crew were saved.
II is thought in Washington that Judge
Field will succeed in getting John C. May
nard appointed to the United States Mar
of California.
Near Thebodeaux, La, Jean Baptiste,