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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
NEW YORK YACHTS.
The Spin from Brenton's Reefs to Clark's
Point.

New BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 9.-The
New York squadron made very fast time
from Newport to day. The Puritan show
ed the way in crossing the line off Fort
Taber where the steam yacht Fedalma
was anchored, at 40 The Montauk fol
lowed closely and Priscilla came next,
making gallant fight and seemed to be
shortening the distance between her and
the Boston sloop. The Mayhower was do
ing well when the line was reached, but
was considerably behind the gamey iron
sloop from Gotham. The schooner
Sachem made the best time and came in
with the MayfOwer, but she started some
time after the leaders and had not time to
pass them The old America closely
followed the Sachem and General Butler
was COntented by viewing the bulk of
the fleet behind him through marine
glasses. Following is the time made by
each vessel on the trip from BrentOn's
reefs to Clark's point; SChOoners-S achem,
2h Bonn 36s Montauk 2h 37m 25s Ruth,
Oh Ann 39s; Intrepid, 2h 59m 35s; Speranza.
3h 05m los Carlotta, 3h 22m BPS Atlanta.
2h Am 4Os Wave Crest, 2h 4Sm 05s For
tuna, 2h 49m 25s, Crusader, 2h Som 19s ;
Water Witch, 2h sem Ais: Sylph, 2h som
46s Lancer, 2h 51m 39s'; Cythera, 2h assn
25s. Sloops-Puritan, Oh 3Sm 52s Pris-
ella, In 40m els Maytlower, Oh 42m OBS :
Fannie, 2h Ann 40s ; Oracle, 2h 49m 07s
Atlantic, In 5lm Us; Stranger, 2h 59m 23s:
Hildegard, 3h 03m SIS; Clara 81 O5m 52s !:
Whileaway, 3h 01m OILS; Cinderella, 3h
07m BIS Athlone, 3h 13m 5}s Berthe. 3h
ION BIS; Vixen, 3h pom 3Ss
The Galatea presented a pretty sight,
with main sail, Jib iand flying jlb. She
felt her way into the inner harbor under
Jlb sails. Mrs. Hem showed herself for
Il moment at the wheel while the gallant
cutter acknowledged the warm welcome
received from the vessels around her
Upon dropping anchor near the FAIR
Haven shore the Galatea was i'm.
mediately surrounded by Il swarm of small
boats and she remained the central
point OF Interest till dark. though the Pur
llan, Atlantic, Priscilla, Sachem and May
flower received a good share of admra
ton, the latter being pronounced the most
beautiful eyer visiting these waters. The
fleet nearly filed the inner harbor, pre-
senting a lively and beautiful sight. The
fleet Will probably sail for Vineyard in the
morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
A Few Earnest Words.

,, n3ts any one who reads these lines feel
tlred or ncrvous2 Have YOU Respondent feel
~ is your appetite sometimes poor and
usain NorsclousY DO you notice brick dust
a. ny ootton or II scum on the top of the
uulus YOU pass Are these fluids scnnt nj
i,iiiJs ana plentiful at othcrsY DO YOU have
n.ranqduvncs once III u whilcY If you have these
tcIiUEs' 20 YOU KNOW WHAT THEY
~hhN Your Kidneys are diseased : ! II
IL, - W. "n.N inc beginning, but II not aiken
III llnc, BrRhts Disease, and death i'm the
THEN. "'' Hn WIN
w Mr. JOIN W. FoRBUsH, an army veteran, of
a in VA, WAS brought 10 deaths door. He took
Nun rs REMEDY and is well to-day.
!, mrs. ALEXANDER l.. NICHOLAS, of Phoenix.
~. l., ana descendant OF General Nathaniel
nicehC, was so near the grave her breath only
came IN gasps, but she was re stored To hcnlth
oy using HUNTS REMEDY.
me witc Of Captain S, GREENWOOD, master
OF the wcll-knOwn Steamer kanawha, had "A
larte ana painful swelling in the side which
WIS 'nought to bc Il tumOr. { entirely disap-
pearcu AFTER using HUNTS REMEDY, Can
dlh GREENWOOD himself was cured of terri
ole ,atarrh of the Bladder by the same means.
IhcsG are only II few of many wonderful
cases showing that HUNTS REMEDY does
cure the worst OF all known diseases.
DO not however, Delay. Observe the
urst symptoms and act promptly. You will
certainty escape awful suffering and possibly
dea'h Itself. For Sale by all Dealers.
c. n. CRITTENTOS, GenlAgent.
ll5 Fulton ST., New York
Sl,cOdtf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13

Inc Confederate female spies ares ed
at Washington became so numerous to-
ward the close of 1862 that the residence
OF one of them, Mrs. Greenhow, was used
as prison for their detention, and placed
under special military guard, which oc-
cupied tents pitched in the garden. Mrs.
Rose O. II. Greenhow was southern
widow lady, whose husband had been for
some years in the State Department, and
had written valuable report on Oregon
She had with her her young daughter
Rose, and it was known that She had on
several occasions obtained important in.
formation from members of Congress
and military officers, which she sent to
RlcnmOnd. Another prominent agent of
the Contederacy was Mrs. BaXley, former
~ resident of Baltimore, who had made
several trips to Richmond, carrying cor
respondence, quinine, percussion caps and
other munitions of war, while she wore
SIX lrts OF gray army cloth, simply basted
together that 1t might be converted into
uniforms. Although the weather was
cold she refused to sleep under blanket
marked ~. :. Mrs. Beatty a. Has!er,
Miss Lilly A Mackle, Mrs. Phillips, and
Mrs. Levy had all been more or less prom
lnent IN Southern society ut Washington,
and had made trips over the under ground
railroad between Alexandria and Rich
mond, and an English lady, Mrs. Elena
Low, who had been arrested at Boston
with her son, who had crossed the ocean
bearing a commission in the Confederate
army. Miss +. NJ. Poole alias Stewart,
had been very successful in carrying con.
traband information and funds between
TWO camps, and when arrested the last
time there was found on her person $500
of uneXpended funds. Some of these
ladies were so defiant that they would
stand at the windows and wave small
{ confederate flags or converse by deaf and
dumb signs with friends on the opposite
SIDE OF the street. To prevent this the
front windows were boarded up, and
hnally, when the accommodations became
too restricted, the inmates We're taken to |
he Old Capitol which was fitted up as a |
prison.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
FOUR SINGLE SOULS.
HANLAN EASILY DEFEATS TEN EYCK
1OSMER AND MCKAY.
Hanlan the Favorite An Row the Race
in Good Form-A Hot Contest Between
the Rear Trio-Hanlan Wins with
Minute to Spare.

BOsToN, Aug. "a single scull race be-
tween Hanlan, Ten Eyck Hosmer and
Mckay, for purse of Sll00, 500 to first,
$500 to second and 800 to third, a mile and
a half with turn, was rowed off Nantas-
ket this evening. At the start there were
10000 people on the beach, among whom
Hanlan was a stroug favorite. The CON
testants made their appearance shortly
after six, Hanlan appearing first, being
loudly cheered He looked in fine condi
ton and rowed in Il long, clean, stroke.
iosmer, Ten Eyck and Mckay soon fol-
lowed the ex-champion. The men at once
got into position and were finely sent off
about 6:30
Hanlan took water first, and before the
others had gotten under way he was near
~ half a length ahead. Ten Eyck quick
ly followed and it looked AS though he
would give Hanlan hard rub. Mckay
and Hosner were about even, both
rowing in good form. Before the
first half mile was covered Hanan
was two boat lengths ahead, at his old
time stroke OF 20. Ten Eyck was at "a,
while Homer and Mckay were rowing 35.
Although his stroke was slower, llanlan's
boat was forced along faster than the
others.
Here the race between Hosmer, Nc
Kay and Ten Eyck was hot, the boats al
ternatlng in the lead. At the mile Hanlan
led by three lengths. Hosmer was second
and gaining inch by inch on Hanlau near
ly over taking him But he caught a
crab and fell behind. Mckay
spurted into Hosmer's old place.
Hanlan-turned the mile and half flag
far ahead of all the rest Hosmer turned
about five lengths in the rear On the
home stretch Ten Eyck spurted several
times and endeavored to secure second
place, but although he gained steadily
he could not overtake Mckay. Hanlan
maintained his lead. Time, Hanlan 2lm.
5s Mckay, 22m. IS. ; Ten Eyck, 22m, 6s.
HQSmer time not taken.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13

As Mrs, Pierson was returning to her
residence on Shelburn road from this city
yesterday, with a horse and dog cart, the
horse became frightened at some clothes
lust the other side of the road leading to
Queen City Park and ran against post
demolishinC the cart and throwing Mrs.
Plerson 10 the ground. She escaped how
ever with slight bruises on her shoulder.
As c, Van Nliet of Shelburn was driv-
ing INTO this city in n gig his horse
stumbled when nearly opposite Gates &,
CO. mill and threw him out. He struck
partially on his face receiving several bad
bruises, but nothing serious is apprehend-
ed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
ERRIBLE FOREST FIRES.
Large Amount of Property Destroyed
Many Families Homeless.

MILWAUKEE, Aug 9.-Forest fires in
Marathon and Clark counties to-day burn
ed the town of Spencer and scorched Col
by, while Chippewa Falls was threatened.
AT spencer, town of 1000 population, on
the Wisconsin Central the loss is 5000 900.
turning factory, several churches, Il
school house, the Music Hall and many
residences are destroyed. A northeast
gale WAS blowing at the time the fire
started and famed the flames through
the village with fearful rapidity. Cows
and hogs were unable to escape so rapid
was the spread, and many were burned
TO death. Thirty five families are render
ed homeless and penniless, having had no
insurance. The principal sufferers are
the lumber firms.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
THE CUTTING I'M BR0GLl0.
EXCITEMENT IN TEXAS GROWING
STILL MORE INTENSE.
Cutting to he Decapitated in Case of "a
Texan Attack-Gov. Maceyra's Decree
American Ohicinis Ordered to
Leave Mexico wild Rumors.

Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. 9.-The excitement
over the Cutting mbrigolio is much in
tensified to-day, and wild rumors of every
kind are heard A passenger on the train
from Chihuahua City this morning says 1t
is known positively that Governor Mace
yra has ordered the Paso del Norte author
tiles, in case of an attack from Texas, to
cut off the prisoners head and deliN er it to
the Americans The statement is given
for what it is worth. Over 800 Mexican
troops are said to have left Lagos for Paso
del Norte on Sunday night. 1t is asserted
that second demand has been made and
that American officials have been notified
to leave Mexico.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
Continued Rioting-Eleven Persons Killed
and 1870 Seriously Wounded.

BELFAST, Aug. 9-During the rioting
which occurred here from Saturday even
ing to an early hour this morning eleven
persons were killed and 1870 seriously
wounded. The majority of the injured
have gunshot wounds. The rioting was re-
newed to day and q fierce encounter took
place between the soldiers and the mob,
in which a number were wounded. a
soldier at close quarters fired at boy,
SCATTERING his hand. The soldier was ar
rested. Re endorsements of troops to the
number of 1900 arrived in Belfast to-day.
Noon-The attempts 10 stop the rioting
have been unsuccessful, and the violence
of the mob Is Increasing. Thirty rioters
have been wounded. The police opened
up merciless fire upon the mob
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
THE ANTI-SALOON MOVEMENT.
The Republican state Committee Elect
Delegates the National Conference.

The Republican State committee held "A
meeting at Montpelier on Tuesday to APP
point delegates to attend the National
anti-Saloon Republican conference to be
held in Chicago in September, The fol-
lowing members of the committee were
present Chairman, c. ). Page of Lamoille
county; secretary, f. w. Baldwin of
Orleans county l.. O. Greene OF Windsor
county, l.. NJ. Read of Windham county,
John {. Stearns OF Orange county, NJ. A.
Bingham of Chittenden county, Olin Mer-
rill of Franklin county, :. ID. Hobson of
Essex county and A. X. Manning of Grand
isle county. The members of the commit
tee expressed themselves AS heartily in
sympathy with the antisaloon movement
The committee selected the following
representative Republicans for appoint
ment a. delegates and alternates to at
tend the conference: Hon. w. c. Dunton
of Rutland, Congress John w Stew
art of Mlddlebury, Col John b. Mead of
Randolph, Frank Plu,nley, Esq. of North
geld, Editor l.. o. Greene of the Wood
stock Stdnddrd, Editor ID. NJ. Camp of
the Newport Express, eX-Gov. John L.
BrstoW of Shelburn. Hon. Daniel Rob
erts OF burlington, George A. Brown Of
Bellows Falls, p. X. Gleed of Morrisvlle,
Editor {. VI. Stone of the st. JOhnsbury
I0icdonjdn, l.. NJ. Mansur of Island
I ond, II. II. Hill of Isle La Motto, Guy c.
Noble, Esq. of St Adams, Hon. A W.
oodworth OF Enosbugh and f. r..
Brownell of Pownal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
SPIES ON THE STAND.
Testiiies How ellis Blood Boiled" on the
Fatal 4th of NAV.


CHICAGO, Aug. to-day testified
that he was only a few moments at the
Haymarket the night of MAY (, and did
not see Spies. Was not in the alley, did not
hand him package. 1t was a complete
denial of the statement of the witness for
the State. The cross-eXamination devel-
oped nothing. Then Spies took the stand,
He appeared to be self-possessed and spoke
with strong accent His full name was
August Vincent Theodore Spies, 81 years
Old, and he came here in 1872 Had been
editor of the Arbeiter Xeitung for six
years and received salary of
SIS week. He was at the "Blackroad
meeting May 3, there was a crowd
of 1000 present Balthauses Hau was
there and introduced Spies to the chair
man Spies said My speech was a
common place, and | told the men to
stand by the union. While speaking some
Que crled out in an unknown Ian
Euage and $50 men detached themselves
from the meeting and made an attack on
McCormlrk's Spies said he kept Oh
speaking Tor a short time when he too
went toward the factory He said he saw
some people behind some railroad cars
ana ana others running, while the pc lice were
firing at them. "The sight of this1 said
spies, made my blood boil >" Witness
declared that while he was standing
there, a young lrishman came to him ana
told him that six men were dead aud
that 30 had been wounded. Spies then
went to the Arbeter Xeitung Office, and
wrote the article which appeared next
morning.
Did you write the revenge circular p
Eyes only did not write the word re-
venge,"
Can you tell how it happened to be in
the circular ?"
81 cannot"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
ONE STRIKE SETTLED.
Squire's Men to Return to Work To-day
Everybody Pleased.

CAMBRIDGE, Aug. 9,-The Knights of
Labor held meeting to discuss the situa-
ton at John p. Squire d Co. IS establish
ment. Mayor Russell reported that
Squire was prepared to open his factory
to his old hands and to personally 90 over
the payroll and consider each mans case
individually, restoring each to his former
position a promise was ELECTED from
Squire that he would waive the signing of
documents in regard to the mems coming
back 1t was decided to return tomorrow,
or as many as can at present he put to
work, the others to follow as business in
creased. Everybody is highly pleased
with this result
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
The Presidents yaoation-A yermontcr
Consul at the Barbados
Special Despatch to the Free Press.

Especial Despatch to the Free Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The President
it is said, has definitely decided to leave
here on the 18th for the Adirondacks, to
be gone about a month.
Secretary Bayard will probably restore
Capt. Robert Y. Holley of Vermont, as
consul to Barbados, as his successor
could not be confirmed.
The Special Delivery System
Postmaster Derby has received notice
that a new special delivery system will 90
into effect on the LIST of October, when all
classes of mail matter may be sent with a
special delivery stamp to any postoflice in
this country. Fourth class postmasters
will be allowed eight cents for every
special delivery package they send out,
but they will not be supplied with a regular
corps OF messengers. Many of the post
masters will probably act as their own
special delivery messengers and pocket
the eight cents. The opinion is expressed
that the special delivery system would
probably have been a failure had it been
confined to a few offices, for the reason
that persons wishing to avail themselves
of the service could not always remember
what offices came under the special de
livery service, and business men could
not stop to hunt up a list of the Offices
The New York Collectorship.
Members of the administration say that
the retirement of Hedden, collector of the
port of New York, is determined upon.
The charges are inefliciency and opposition
TO civil service. Hedden's sole support
was Hubert O. Thompson, who is in his
grave. The recommendations of business
men were entirely perfunctory, and were
secured by THOMPSON The persons said
to be under consideration for the success
sion are Augustus Schoonmaker, W. :.
Bissel, the presidents old law partner,
and Daniel Magone of 0gdensburg.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
A 500, 900 Diamond ina Boulder

CINCINNATI, Aug. ct is stated that
Charles Russell, "A laborer, found last
Tuesday, while attending boulder crush
ing machine in the street, a diamond
over 100000 The conjecture is raised
that 1t was the diamond that was lost at
l8lennerhassett Island in 1906 by Mrs
Clark, who visited there with Aaron
Burr as described by Burr in "A published
letter to his daughter, the theory being
that the stone became embedded in a
boulder, while afterward was brought here
for paving.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
OVER THE OCEAN.
De Lesseps's Third Great Enterprise, the
Fertilization of a Desert

LONDON, Aug. 9-Though NJ. De Les.
seps has the Suez and Panama canals on
his hands, he has engaged in another
enormous enterprise, no less an undertak
ing than the fertilization of the Tunisian
desert. The government of Tunis refused
to accede to NJ. de Lessepss proposal to
construct II canal from Mittelmeer, turn
ing the desert into an inland sea. He is
authorized, however, to sink Artesan
wells for irrigating purposes and also to
construct so much of his proposed canal
system AS would lie between the Gulf of
Cabes and Rasmahares If the expected
supply of water is found, NJ. DE Lesseps
will receive Il grant of 100 hectares of
state land for every cubic meter of water
raised per minute,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13

Some one has told you that your catarrh is
lncurable. i is not so. DR.. Sage's Catarrh
remedy will cure IL. 1t is pleasant TO use
have yet to hear OF case in which II did not
accomplish cure when faithfully used. Cat
arrh lisa disease which il is dangerous to neg
lect. certain remedy is at your command.
Avail yourself of it before the complaint as
sumes more serious form, All druggists.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13
whom Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she WAS Child, she cried for Castoria,
Whom she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
WhsRshs hsd Children, she gaze them Castoria


The Democrats of Addison county will
meet in mass convention at Bristol on sat
urday, August "A, at 10 o'clock a. m. for
the purpose of putting in nomination can.
dldates for the various county Offices. p
NJ Melden of Rutland, the Democratic
nominee for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, is ex-
pected TO be present and address the con
Yention.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-20
AN INGENIOUS DEVICE.
An Inoandescent Lamp Which Requires
No Vacuum In the Globe.

An Inoandescent Lamp Which Requires
No Vacuum In the Globe.
Mr., Max Muthel has patented in Ger
many an incandescent lamp which
possesses the advantage of requiring no
vacuum in the globe. He has, it is re-
ported, very ingeniously overcome one
danger that experiments of this kind
have hitherto presented, and that is
the fusion of the incandescent wire.
The wire used by him consists of mix
ture of bodies that are conductors and
non-conductors of electricity. He takes
magnesia, silicate of magnesia, etc.,
and porcelain clay, and forms a fine
thread of them, Which he heats to in
candescencc and saturates with a solu-
ton Of platino-iridium salts, and after
ward raises several times to incandes-
cence In order to reduce the absorbed
salts to o metallic state. Instead of the
foregoing mixture, filaments of clay
may be taken and saturated with a
solution Of metallic salt, which is
then reduced to metallic state, through
ipcandescence and the use of oil OF
lavender or some other organic SUBJ
stance, Or through an electric current.
With wires thus prepared fusion is alb
solutely overcome. the presence of the
non-conducting substances preventing
the metallic parts from melting. Mr..
Muthel supposes that the electric spark
jumps, so to speak, from one particle
to another. and in this way causes a
heating of the other substances, which,
brought to inoandescence, emit more
intense light.-M y. Post
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-20
CRY OF THE FORESTS.


Save usi o, save MS from the ruthless hands
That lain would lay MS low
Dry up our wholesome moisture from the
lands,
And stop our streamlets' fowl
Save usl Ye know not what ye do, to kill
The lie from whlch ye tr0ih
Your health, your wealth, your SOFT spring
showers That hll
The thirst OF hill and plain.
Ye know not, while with murderous hand
our ranks
Arc hown and thnncd away,
How soon your rlvcrs with their howery
banks
VIII shrink to mIry clay.
Save usi Our uns inned virgin solitudes
Have saved you from decay
Behold, the dryads Of the ancient woods
Llfeup theE hands aud pray.
Would ye behold your fields to deserts
turned,
Kissed By no winding rIver1
In the fierce August sun your meadows
To arid sands forever7
o, save usi We your saylors faIn would BIZ /;
For In our forests old,
Mid murmurlns Goughs we hold treasury
More rich than gems and gold
Here in our mountain wilderness we keep
Our unroEardo sd state;
with ministries rs soft rs love aud sleep,
Early we watch aud lac,
To send from granite Gins and caves the
drops
or heaven In fountain rllls
Through avenues Of pines ani beachon
cOpse
And gorges IL. our hills.
Save uBl We dryads OF the western world,
We nniads OF the streams
From our abodes md ferns and moses
cuilod,
Wake from our summer dreams,
And start to hear tho woodman's echolns
axe
Far through our clolsiored shades;
Aud weep to soc the scathed and bilghted
tracks
Far down the forost gladea
We hit our hands, aud pray to mortal men
We bodlless, woodland elves,
To spare the all saving forests; for ye then
Mill save us-nnd yOursolvesi
&C r. CrGnei, IN " y Independent