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TTTTC "BURLINGTON, YT., FREE I'REKS, Fill D AY, EEWUTARY 22, TWO. THE AVEKKLV KltKH I'tir.Sf-.n rents per inpj, U) cents for six month, 8l.ui n jenr, l.e-bn'o fl'CP. ilvcrtlemnils nml Mib'crlptlons received nl 1 1' utile e, ISA College street. Kull udver li .us; iiiiw sent on application. Ac i (mills cannot lip opened forsuhcrlptloiis. f H i .-c i-ilict-s will please remit with onler, names en not entered until payment Is reeelved, and 1 11 1 ii pern ure stopped ill tho end of the tlmo I 'hi li'i'. bi miUutices nt tli'c risk of llio wilwrllior tin .t --' made by le-nlstorcd letter, or by check or postal older pa ulile to the l'ltbllshors. The date when tho subse llptlnn expire t-eoti tin nddress-bibt-l of e tu b paper, the change of win, h to n fiibsouuciit dnlo bcinnus u lec eipt le.rnniiltnnoe. No other leeelpt in scut mi ll s-rcimosti'tl. The leeelpt of the Imperii ii fculllr ii iit-rci-i-lpl tor thu .flint subscript inn. AUiou a change ot iidelri's Is defied, both t'u' old and lien addre-es should be (then. liPULl.NdTON, ITtlD.W, KKH. : lTISblSIIKD HV THE i-'kkk viiKss Assnrt.vnox, li. U. l!i:M:i)ltT, Ildllor. Temii-.1.0() it Year, AIhiiji In Advance, There is talU of removing the eapital of Maine from Augusta to Portland. Cleveland's ailmlaistrntion has been n model one. Oh. ves! Por ho hinr-olf hu- s iid il to a Baltimore interviewer. The report, of tho commissioner of crown 3, mils just issued by the government ot the Province of Quebec shows that in Quebec t,.-uiet there aro 217.0S1 acres, in Three Divers district G0,.iS's! acres, in Montreal liibtrict riG. lo i acre; in all 'J.).!,,!) acres oivmd by tho Jesuits. These lands uro valued 11,000,030. A Congo correspondent of n I'nris journal ids that a courier has arrived at that place Jroni the west coast, who states that arc jtoi t is current that Hi'iiry Jl. Stanley was kiln J in nn ingngement with natives near 31,i,i.uiiba, 'I he courier reports that sov- inl instruments which have been identified ii- having belongeil to Mr. Stnuloy havo 1" en sold by natives. The report is dis ( '-edited by tho London pipers and will need to be .-till further substantiated beforo it is generally believed. The shocking catastrophe at Hartford, I' mil., is ono which bids fair to tnko a place i..io'ig tlio great disasters of a decade which Ins been very fruitful in such calamities. A hefher or not the disaster was due to the ( .u , Il s-ness of some one may never be ! i.own. lint if there is a responsibility to b placed on some one's shoulders he has probably pnid the penalty with his life, as v tv lew of those in the hotel at tho timo of the aecklent appear to havo escnped. The Nebraska Legislature has passed a bill submitting a prohibition amendment to n vote of the people, making the third Stato v hich has this year made a similar provision 'I he other two States are Pennsvlvauia and Massachusetts. Our Xnv Hampshire neigh b-u-s will also voteon the sniuu question, but in that State tho amendment was propose! bv a constitutional convention instead of bv the Legislature. Xcw York is the only oth t r .State where the submission of a piohihh t ny amendment is probable, although bills have been introduced in several State Legis latures with tho anno object in view. One cf the most amusing things in the political arena during the past three months ba. been the willingness with which those who opposed the e'lectiem of tho rcpublica ticket, anil who pitched into thu republican party with the most intense malignity, at once volunteered nfte'r the election to take di a, Harrison's duties oirhis hands. Astho 1 "Mon Traveller well suys, "they wero i ady at any moment to inako his cabinet, 1.. v out hii line of action, and to taboo cer t dn leaders. Tho amount ot willingness to relieve the republican party of any further concern in public all'airs, by letting tlio pres ident draw- his salary, while niiigw iiinpa and di mocrats bossed the job, lias never been equalled, ami uun never be surpass, d." Tlio St ate Coat eil'.A rinsi. It is a iouiowhut remaiknble fact that up to the year 1HI'2, the coat of arms of A'er riont was not described or e stablisheil by any formal or legiU enactment. A previous ttatute established tho flag of Voimont to consist of thirteen red nnd white stripes with a single stur in the union, bearing therein the coat of arms of A'crinont; but the coat of arms was as yet undefined by law. In the year IbOl the attention of tho late George AV. Ifeuediet was called to tho t ib.lect by dibcussion-i in regard to tho proper devices to bo placetl em the flags which tho A iTiuont troops wero carrying to tho war. At that time peihaps ns authoritative n rep- i si ntntion of the A'ermont coat of arms ns nny was that engraved for Thompson's ATer- l lont. i lus varied considerably irom tho jire -eat one, having but u single mountain. with a rcuper nt his work in the foreground, lacking tlio single pine, nnd varying in other irspects from tho present device. Mr. lien e dii t e ailed the atti'iition of the Stato au thorities to the subject, nnd according to our re-collecllon a e ouunltteo was appointed consisting of Mr. I'enediet, tho into Charles Head ot Montpellor, and p -iliaps emo other gentleman, who looked Hi" matter up, invcstigatoel the curly repro utations of the e-eiat eif arms, and havin; decided what it had lieen and ought to be, they employed our townsman, Mr. C. L. Heyd", laudscapn painter, to paint a proper r pi r sentntion of it In color", lo lie place-d timong the nivliives eif tho Slate, They al -o, uo believe, drew the low which was cn- . ncti d nt the next sc-ssion of tho legislature, e .tublishii.g tho coat of arms. This forms Ttion J17 of the iteviwd U8, and pro idos that tho coat of arms of the State slia'lbe: "lereen, a landscape occupying li df of the shield ; on the right and left ,u the background high mountains, blue; tho sky yellow. From near the base nnd reach nig Hourly to tlm top of the thield arlseis a pine tree of the iiaturul color, between tlirco erect sheaves, yellow, placed bundwiho on Hi" do.xter (Ida, and a red cow standing on tlie sinister Lido of the Held. The crest buck's head of the natural color, on a scroll blue and yellow. On u scroll beneath the shield tho motto, 1 VrriHont, J'rre rftiiu anil L'liitu;' and the ATcr printer's lindge two pine branehos of the natural color i-rossed between tho .-Meld nnd scroll." The anus of tho Stato which are to lie plaood on tho State nionii jueut nt Gettysburg, now iipprouchiiig com- plctton w 111 bo se'iilpturcd, in exact nocord- imeo witli tlm statute; mid It would be well it tho various euls of tlio Vermont coat of nrins in the type founder's books could bu mado to correspond to tlio ollloial roprcsentn tlon. in ninny of thotu the motto rends sim ply: "IVeiilom mid Unitv," omitting tlm word Vermont, nnd in other brim dies of toil re 1 or other foliage tnku the plneo of tho pltio brmiehes. Theso should nil bo dlsonrd- d by Vernionters everywhere, tind the trim nnd proper rout of nriiis should bo insisted on when nny is Used. Tlie N'cw Slates. favorable action of Congrcsi M'l. . j no lavnrnnio action or Longrcsi on the intintiiiti of admtttlng territories makes it probable that before tho present Congress expires, or at nnv rata be foro the eloo of thu llrst session of the next Congress, thpre may ba four new States wi led to the Union. Dakota territory will probably furnish two ()f thco States, anil AVusulngton and Montmi'i th.! either two. In their new po.il Ion their vote becomes of interest to the rest of thu country. At tho election of delegates to ContflvM lint November 11 as n follows: Dakota, re publican (! I, lilO, democratic ;57,'iO'l, total lt)'),!f:l; Washington, republican aO.'.'Ol. deinncratic IV.r.'l). total -IU. Montana. republic in :2MV(,. demoeriitic 17,!!'1(, total Id.ml. 'I he vol - of Dakota was larger than that of Colorado. Delaware. Pioridi. Nevada. New llainpsliire. Oreiron, liliode Island or South Cnroliii-i. The tenitorv was entitled to Stat 'hood long oko but was k pt out o,' the I'liion by a irirrovv and par tisan iloniiiora'l.' House. AVtishlngton and Montana each ca si n votolnrgrri'inn Delaware Nevada o.- Khod" island. The areii ot these Terriiorle. and their estimated popiiiutiou Indicate 1 by tli 'ir ln-t vot" is ni lollow-s: Dakota, area ! Ill, llH' qimiv miies populu- tinn .-.W.iiiMi: Wm-hiujlon, urea On.lO wpiar ini'-.s, population 'Mtl.tKMl; Montnun, area I HI.H.S ) s'iiare miltv. iK'iilatiou 'tH), 0U0. Dakota, lie -orclini? to tli" provisions ol the bill, will di is likely t' beeoin a law, is tub' (1m ided iu.o Xorth Dakota end South Dakota, hnun nenrb. einal nren. but nl' the pit's m p i,ii. i.i1 Mm ot the Icir.tory tlio Soirli-rii hull' viH p.Mbaldy have about two thirds. As each State must have two scn.v tois these four Territories, when admitted to the I'liio'i, v. ill mid eight s'liamrs to the sr-veuty-.six thu.. iiov .'o.i tituti,' the upper House of ( 'ongivss, raising Hi" uuiuber of that body to iigiity-1'our. M i"h St:it inut nl-o haM' at h'i..t oi. representative, but Soatli Dakota will p-,M..abl,', b" given two, mahiiig a total .idditi-m o'' flvo to the prp. ent House ot i "pr. svtintiNCs and briiuing its ni'Miiber-hin from .') toIJ'.i'l. I'll" probi ile addition of fo'ir new stars to the !hi r.valls th ia ! that the hist State was a Imitfr I to lb" Union nearlv thirhsn year- ago, August 'i. 1NHI, when ('okirndo v.iii p'rmitliil toenter. Thero nro other territories win i. would lie glad to bo- cnnie Stnti's. but thev me likely to wuil un til their population ini'mise- or until tho character ol their people changes lor the better. "Tic .e-iv Cntiinel ()0ie-e;. Nemly forty yi-ars ago, in March IS 10. the interior depart iu-nt was established and this was the last addition to tho list of executive depurtiiK nts until now, when the agricultural poitfoli ois clovnted'.o such a j position. One hundred years ago tho State, treasury, war, postolliee and attorney gen- ! end's oilice were e'icatiil by act of Cungi'ess, I and these ilvo cabinet jiosifions wero filled I that vi nr bv President Wii'lnicton. The ' navy department did not liegin until 1700. For fllty-two years therenf t( r theso six ele pnrtuieilts had charge of thu executive busi- in ss ot tli" government, and th" portfolio of ricultuiv now iai'es the number to eight. Much i- claimed by Hmse who hnsc hanipione I this new depart lire. The liifl'er- nco ot (.pinion tnat lias existed ami veil now exists as to th" advisability ot ini'ivuslii'; the number ol cabinet ofllivi'- is not, elne, .c 1ak" it, to any (lispo-dtion to belittle tb" agricultural interests of tho country, lveryono concedes their importance and the large measure in which the material prosjieiity of the e ountry depends on their! furtherance. The opposition has been i cf n two-iold nntui", sonio clauning that th" "luvutioii of tho head of !io departniL'iit to the eliguity of cabinet olllcer would not be of any beu- llt to agriculturists and ngriculturul inter ests, nnd others holding that tho cabinet had already lvm-hed that size when nu increase in the number of portfolios would lu n det- iment. lint the i-hnuge has been made and Mr. Column w ill have tho honor of sitting nt the cabinet table tor three wi'ek. In duo eou.4se of time the weather bureau will be Ir.iii'.ierml from the war d,'- artiii'iit. vi he-re it ill no sense' belongs, to th agiicultural department, with wliu-n it is intimately eomi"ctod. The weather sus tains a very marked relation to the crops nit no stretch of the huairliiiition can per eive any coiiliiction between tho weather and tho n'le-ni o of wnrture'. A hen this hane is made the seen tin y will have' an opportunity to bring the service up to a much higher plane of eflieioney and reliabil ity than it now occupies Meanwhile with the vast ngricultural interests of thu I'onntry te look after he is not likely to want for something to do. "Till' .Aleilliilllin Line'" To tho IMitor of the 1 lee Five Press t-atiliduv. Yoiii iiiti'i'i'MliiK i ilitoral of last the tub hist., on the iiljme siildce t omits to incut hi li t ic inline oi .-aniuei -. i-nei is in iue list of --.sei-oiiil class" sen, nor-. A'cl was il not lie i-atlie r llian Uiwrence limuierd who vmi. iihinediate nicees-oi-ol v oiiain i piiaui In lskiv And w us not his uiiiioiiiliiie-id anolher, el- rather, llie llrst bii'n- h of Ihe uioiuitain rill" wliieh requires met I niiesi -ian-s senaieirs lo lie re-sideuts of opnoisite shies eil the mountain line' I ask for informal Iji i.nisi. Judge I'helps's name appeareil in our lnt of senators of tho flint class. It was not in cluded in the list of second e-las senators for the following reaRoiis: When Senator Uphani elie, iu 1K.T.1, thu eircumstitncos (which wo need not now recount) were such that there was serious qiii'stlon whether the governor had any authority to appoint his successor. Governor lab-bunks, himself, had grave doubts ns to his power lu the premises; but concluded to make an appoint ment, and let tho Senate' decide upon its le gality. Ho accordingly appointed Judgo Phelps, but the United States Senate decided against the hitter's claim to tho seat. A case llko this, not of an election but of an iippointiiiont declared by the high tribunal of tlio Senate to bo illegal, did not seem to us should bo included In tliolUt of second class btnutors, or to constitute a breach of the ruin which (with one exception) the Legisla ture has followed in tho choice of Senators. The llc.iculcd livl inilit Ion Treaty. The records of the proceedings of tho Sen ate In executive session on the llrltUh extra dition treaty has been made public, by voto of tho Senate, in a voluminous document. It shows that on July 17, 1SSH, Mr. Sherinnti reported the treaty from tho foreign rela tions committee with sundry amendments ; that on December 11 of tho wimo yenr, on motion of Mr. Edmunds, tho Unity was re committed to tho committee, and that on March 2, 1S87, after tho treaty had been again reported, II was laid on tho table on a notion by Senator Hoar. On December 12, 1H37, the treaty was re committed to the committee on foreign re lations nnd on the 2d of February, 8HS, tho following amendments had been reported from tho foreign relations committee to clause A artielo 1 : After the words "Injuries to persons or property," insi ft "by the uso of explosive or malicious injuries or obstructions to rail roads." Five days later Mr. Edmunds proposed and the. Senatenlterwardadoiitodaii amend ment to insert after "explosives" the words "whereby tho life of any person shall lw oji dnugcred." On Mr. Stewart's motion the Senate, Feb- runrv 8, l&sy, by a vote a,2;S yens to 21 nays, postponed consideration ot the treaty until the following December. Mr, Edmunds offered a mot ion Jan. "1, W, to recommit the treaty, which being rejected, the question came up of agreeing to the amendments proposed by the foreign relnlions committee to clr.u-e I and was determined in thu negative yeas !), nuysiil. The nlHiiiiativo votes woro cast by Messrs. Edmunds, Krjp, Hnwley. Hoar, lngalls, Jones (Ark.), Morgan, Sawyer and Sher niii'i. On motion of Mr. Oray the Senate, by n vote of yens :2, nays 1 1, struck out of clause 1 the following words: ''Malicious Injuries to projerty whereby tho life of any person shall be endangered, if such injuries consti tute a crime according to the laws of both high contracting perties." Tho won! "manslaughter" was also struck out of the llrst clause. On February 1 last the question, 'Shall the treaty be ratliled :' was determined in the uigathe yea.i lo. nays !W as follows; Yias - r.l.ieklmin, I'oekrell. Faulkner, Fre, 'u'oi':;c, 11 imp'oii. Haw !( Hour, .bines (Ai'K.l, Pii-ro, I'liine, Ihiu-oin, Miw-j ir, .-herniaii and aiilmll. .'a Allison, lintc, lilalr, Howen, CVI, I Mine e, Chan Her. ( 'ot' . 'nlloni. Davis, 1 lawi-s, Kditniiii's, i: i,tK Kvnrls, t-'urv.rll, Horn, m, Hale. Hi-em k. Ir :a'K .tones iNc ., Maniler son. .Mitchell, .Mo.wili, I'liiidoi k, l''alt, I'lunih, I MlKll. Itl. nan. tiiddle'iel'Hi"-. S"llll-. Ill'l', ."MeH nrt. Sloeklirid.xe. Teller. 'I ui'pie. Vest, Voor het s, i .en ilii.i and llnon (Md.i Messrs. llrny, Morrill, Yunee. Daniel, But ler and Colquitt, who would have voted in the alllrmutive, were i mi reel with Messrs. Sioon- er. Harris, Palmer, l.luay, Cameron nndOib son, who would havo votes! in the negative. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. General I'.ale'heller of Saratoga wants to be minister to Turkey under tlio new admin istration. Thorp are only two native born representative-, in tho Kansas Legislature. Edgerton and Hill is the democratic ticket arc.istically proposed by the Troy IViiicsfor ISO'', Tho piiiice of AVales has hail to reduce his allowance of cigars, as he is sniveling irom iuwuunia. Lord Saliobury'.s wedding pre.eut to his tlnrel son. wno was marneni receiiuy :e. i.oi(i Durham's sister, was a complete law library, I valued at iSlH.OOO. I Chauueey.M. Depew, Alonzo 1. Cornell, Ernst us W ilium, l uriier .Miller nnd Daunt Laui'jnt. nil make closu contlduutos of their wives. The judiciary committee of the Maine Le gislation has decided that no boy undi r 18 years of ago shall be permitted to smoke a cigarette. The 1'zar mid iv.ni ina are daily seen in the streets of St. Petersburg, honietimeswT.lking with a -ingle attendant nndnlways receiving marks of profound respeict. Tho i' has never seemed set free of care for his personal safe-ty. Count Arco A'alley, the new- German min ister, is said to b" thu handsomest member eif th.' diplomatic corps at AVnshington. Ho is ti feeit 0 inches tall, rather slender and straight ns an arrow-. Ho elresses with l'nsh-ion-plalo severity. OUR KALEIDOSCOPE. An exclmne;o bus an article on "The Value of Agitation.'' AVe havo sent u marked copy to Blobson, who is wnte for getting rattled than n 00 pound boy in a farm wugon. 'senator (,uuy is sold to havo won in wa gers 10, oOO iu the hist election. Ho evi dently helil tho quay of the situation. A Georgia man owns a mule with two tails. There lire no flics on tho be'iisl. London people are giving a series of con certs for the hdic-llt of homeless dogs. Homeless e-ats are not included in this char itable scheme. It is well known that they prefer to manage their own conceit", Pro-idt-nt Clevi'hmd suys that ho shall be delighted to I hi relieved of tho cares of the presidency." No doubt ho feels us hi larious ns a mule that has been driven out of a field of clover. So much has been said about tho pictur esque beauty of Indian niiines, that we won der no one h.'i-s thought to mention tho tug which the llrst white man found uttuchedto Fuget, sound. The Indians eullod it "AVhulge." A Columbus, Ga., negro has a razor which has lieen iu constant uso for more than 101 yours. It has attended moio dunce, than all Now York's 100 put together, and settled more disputes than thu world's peaco congress ever dreainud of. CONl-'OllMITV AMei.Ml IIOMANH. He (playfully) "How should you enjoy going as a missionary to tho South sea is lands ';" She (abx-nt-iuindedly) "lieally, I havo- n't anything to wear." Ho "Then you would bo iu tho height ot tho fashion." TvVo J1IHDS WITH ONUS STONi:, Mrs, Smith "How is it Hint you nlways havo to much pin money, Boiler" Mrs. Jones "I soo Hint my husband's clothos nro kept well muudud," lloi'Sf'oril's Aulel I'liosplinta l eu- Wiikofulliolts, Ilysteila and other dhcattuM ot the lien oils gyi tern. 110MI3 MAHISKS. Stannard post will hiiAcn campllro next Friday oveiilng, with im address by Prof, (loodticli, Mrs. Julia Speur, it is reported, has pnr-cha-od the farm of C. 11. McNeil, at McNeil's ferry in ( harlntte. Tho matter of a succesfor for Dr. Eaton as pastor of thu Methodist clniicli has been referred to lllshop Andrews. Principal H. It. Hoss nt Hock Point In stitute has just added a new tencher to his competent corps of iissistants. Several boys had a honring yesterday on the charge of stealing bro.ii from an engine stored by the Baldwin Mnntifiicturing com pany. Mr. lieiij.nuln Swift, secretary of tho Stato V. M. C. A. executive committee, isnt, work on the anininl re)iort of tho Vermont societies, which will probably bo Published in a week or so. The ice companies are already making nr rangcineiits to harvest their crop of ice. In the liny tho ico is not nearly so thick as usual which may have a tendency to mho tho price next summer. Tho open winter lias been productive of one good result so far us tho municipality ii concerned, for tho chnnco caos nguiust tho city for damages for injuries received by tailing on icy sidewalks haa been greatly re duced. It has liee.il decided by the powers that be that it is not neeessary or advisable for this city to elect a member of the county board of education as Huilingtoii had its own school system, which is not inTccted by the new school law. Thomas Now comb, esq., of Brooklyn, N. Y.. who armed m tlio city Monday mom- Ing, says that wnrx will be begun on hi. sum mer residence at Sin Ibnrn point us soon us the lal.0 ojM n- so that tho materials can b" taken thero by boat. The Volunteers of Troy, N. Y., tire talk ing about a trip to liurlmgton, l'lattburgh and Montreal,' nt t l.o time of tho llremen's State convention in Piatt sburgh, as they have not made a trip sinue their visit to lialtinioro lour years ago. "Now," said the teacher inoncof our local Sunday ; chools, "cun t onoof you little boys sing n short song ?" "I can," responded an irrepressible -1-vcnr-old. "Well, what is it?" suid the teaehei" " I owe 11) to O'Grndy '," was the prompt response. Mrs. Dr K. C. Hiitdmoll, who recently spurt several weeks in the pineries of AVK coiisin, visiting ns a ennvasMir of small wares, the intnmoiis ileus of those regions, will lie in this city on February 21 and 2o to spink on the social purity eiic-tion. At the celebration of Lincoln's birthday by the Col. 11. H. Abbott e'ainp No. H Sons e,f eterans of Chiiao, one of the selections plnye.l by the Sr lis or' Veterans Military band was tho "Salute to Ibirlmgloii" writ ten by AH'. (Icorge D, Hheiinan of this city. A drhing hore be'miging to the Shcpard & Morse Lumber ( ompanj', bi cume fright ened on College street Saturday afternoon, and ran to the depot w hero it took to the railroad ti m il bringing up near the tunnel, demolishing the sleigii and injuring itsell so that it had to In killed. .Tames Wukellcld has taken contract the to erect a flag pole for Dr. AV. S. AVcbb lit Shclbuin Farms, which Is to bo 100 feet in height anil to be rigged with wire toping. The pole i in two pieces, one 07 feet long and tho other 47 fct and w hen placed in the ground it will be juat 100 feet above the' ground. Arc lights witli e lenr ulobes have been place-d above the entrances to the stores of Smith e' Humphrey, Huntress iS; I'liukson, N. E. Chainberliu and Flote-hor (.V lioynlon, and tin y add greatly to the appearuuee of thut part of the .(i , Clear glolies aie now being siibatittited lor ground globes on the city lights at tlie rate of about a elozen per month. The attendriv at th Howard Relief In dustrial school hn.s been unusually large the present term which eiiils on Saturday wifK. Some (lavs the attendance has reached l'sio, nnel will probably, when the books are gone over, average ove r 100. Much good and weded work hasluen accomplished. Tho term of 11 weeks willclcso with an nwarel of prize. Tho Y. M. C. A. nto uiiiMng nrrangc inonts for a class in physical culturo to in clude dumbbell and wand drill and sparring in which lemons will lie given by S. E. May -nurd and 11. It. Lauei respectively. it i.. exK?cted that a hull on the foiuth Hour of the liairows's block will bo e-ngage'd. A meeting of nil iutereste'd will lie held Friday uvening at 7: lo in rooiu','0, Barrow s's block. PERSONAL. I itev. M. 1). Jump, formeilv a pastor of the Burlington Methodist church, now ot Amsterdam, N. Y., is unable to preach owing to jKinr heulth. and is now lit Dr. Strong's institute', Saratoga, It is un derstood that ho will give up preaching next year and engage in the coiumi-sioii business with his brother nt Albuny. Dr. auel Mrs. W. Seward Webb will start in a week or so on their wivderntrip in two tpee' ial cars, and the low lneiids who have been asked to accompany them are anticipating a journey of uncommon enjoyniene. The trip will includn visits to Niagara, lo Calileirnia, Gregon' and even to Alaska. Mr, George Bird and Mr. Flunk Webb, who nro of tlio party, in e studying up the tactics of soul tlshlng. Minister Phelps bluntly refuses to explain why ho loll England lufnro hi.e successor was appointed, but it is not of siulicii-nt im portance to cniiso any anxiety. Our own theory is that he came over because he want ed tei Ik. on hand tortile opening of the maple sugar season at Essex .Junction. i'liikalcl- jihm I'rfsx, It Is state-el that t ol. Lo I irundo 1. Can non is a director in 15 or fit) ditleri'iit cor porations. He is so much a director that ho keeps a olerk to notify him of tho (Into of tho various mei-tlug... INTERESTING REMINISCENCE. How tile Gaslight Company ('elelirated Was)iiiig;tiiii's Kli-tliduy !." Years .i;o. Thirty-live years ago the Burlington gus- light company had nu unpleasant celebration of Washington's birthday, tho water iu tlm tank to their gasometer 1 reeling lij filches thick, and obliging them to suspend furnish ing gas ten- three montln alter they had been ill business only two months. The net price of gas at that time whs lf "i.70 per Al as cemi pnrid with loss than half that price at pre-:-ent. The company huvu paid dividends ','-A out of the !t5 jears of their existence, Th.' largest dividend puid lmsbeeu M per cent nnd tho smallest 'i per cent per milium, thu av erage dividend having Isxm a trifle less thuu fi jwr cent. Stuy rroloinjcd. Dr. R. AV. lloycee has lUs-ieiuel to loiunlll nt Hotel ilurlhiBton until .Almvbad. 'I ho doctor treats all kliirts of ehronlo dlniusos. Consul, tutiou tree. OIllcu houis irom 'J a. ui. to ti p, m. DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT. Sir. K. () San'ord, or Siill'iinl, Humphrey .V l iuier. Dies Tuesday, Our citizens were much startled Tuesday by tho annouuceiiieiit that Mr. E. O. Sal ford of the wholesale firm of SalTord, Hum phrey et Eraser hnddied at about 1 o'clock. Mr, Snlleird had not been In good healfh, but it was not thought his illness was seri ous until Monday. He was at the slorn ns usual on Friday, remaining thero ull day, but on Siiturdny was taken with tmisilllis, which developed Into conuestiotiof tho lungs with fatal results. Mr. Snll'ord was born in Cambridge this State in 1821, and when still a young man engaged In btislne a with Ids fnth r. Ha re nr.iiii"d there about 1! years, and then ro niovcel to Fletcher, where for many years ho was in business, ciurying a general slock of goods. In JHeO, lie disposed of his Inter out s thero nnd re'inoiod to this city and entered the firm of K. M. Fulluui ci Co., ns junior pnrtner. Soon after Mr. C. (-'. Chailwlck of Joiin'on was admitted to the bu.slness, the style of the firm Ixdng ohniigod to Fnllum, Snfford A; Clitidwii'k. hi ibi'A Jfr, Fiillam rotnvd from business owing lo poor health nnd Mr. A. O. Humph rey was admitted, thu nuuio tlieii licconimg S 'tl'oid, Chndwick fc llumohley. In the following yenr Mr. Chndwick died, and then tho stylo was changed to SalVord & Humph rey. In lh8t SafTord, Humphrey & Co., purchases! the bankrupt stoek of H. AV. Mason fi Co., at Winooski nnd have since then conducted a succesi.ful retail business there. For several years tho business hero was conducted under the nmne of Sall'ofd, Wetherby & Co., Mr. H. I.. IVetherby having been ndndtted to tho Arm, Mr. Humphrey having taken entire charge of the bii.-iness ut Winooski, until 180, when Mr. Wcthei by retired. In 1H7 Mr. II. AY. Fr ,scr was inlieii into tho business, since whu h time the lirm nmno has been Snfford. Humphrey it Eraser. For tho past two years Mr. Saft'ord has not been coiillneel quite so strictly to Ins business. IIo was very quiet and dlllident known to but few except those, with whom he was brought into busim s rolationi, ill ways kind nnd genial to his business asso ciates and employes, not allowing his right hand to know what his left hull' I had done, of the strictest integrity, his word being fls good ns any man's bund. He will l-o greatly missed by all who knew tiiiu. Mr. Snflord was iiuiiikhI in 13ol to Miss Fanny Majors of Hestford, who died hi ltt7H. No children wero born to them and the only immediate relative who survives him is his bi other, Henry M, Hnfford, of La Crosso, Wis. THE VOTIN cTlsTs". Those 'Who Will Vote tor City Oitlccr-i at (be Cuming KlecUon, The votin;t lists were posted M inday in the several wards of the ( it y. The lisui show the number of imlii 's in each ward to bo ns follows: Ward 1, MM; Ward 2, 1127: AVard :!. 7:5S; Ward 1, TilM; AVard .), tlotj Totnl 2017 At tli" time of po-ting tho list last year th j total number was 2210, thowing nu in cren.se of at the timo of posting. Tho uunilx'r of names ou tho lists ot various wards in 1887 and 1888, after the additions I and corri'ctions wero made was: I 1 First AVard I'M "TIT .V-H IWI tsi Hit SiO'ind AVard.. I Tldid Wurd ... n.uith Ward.. . 111 . r. st .KJoV Fifth A'ard Total ALDERMAN BOOTH 2411 WITHDRAWS From tlie Canvass tor (lie Ucpubllean 1 Nomination for .Hi.yur. To tho Editor of tbo Frei Press: Believing that hurmony In the republican party is of more importance than th" inter ests eif any e-aiulielate, 1 here by w ithdraiv my name irom thu i-anvass lor the republi can nomination ior mayor. 10. J. Booth. Burlington, Feb. '20, lySfi. Tho spirit exhibited by Aldermnn Booth iu the above communication is nio-t oom lucndal'lo, withdrawing as he do: s solely in the interest of liaiinony in the party. VERMONT LIFE INSURANCE CO. Uc-clcctioii of Hie Old Ollle'ers ut the An nual yie'cttupf em Tuesday. At the annual mooting of the Vermont Lite I iisurane-e company held in this city Tuesday the oid board of directors wore re-elected. Mr. AVilhuni H. Hurt was also re-elee-teel president nml C. M. Spmileling nnd C. H. Turnll, vice-priident and secre tary r-ii"ctivi'!y. The in die-al counsel are: Doctors J. il. A heeler, A. P. Griiinell and L. M. Bingham, 'i'lr-fornierexecutiveceimniit-teu mid auditors wer-' re-elected with but one ese.-plion. The allairs of tlio compuuy are tound to lu iu a most flattering condition, tho business done iluring tlie pust year show ing an increase) of 00 per cent over that of lSb1-, and that of 1Sj7 un iii"ivni ot over 100 ier cent, ovei' that of lbti. There is al-io a prosiiect of as large an increase this your. POSTAL CHANGES IN VERMONT. New 3Iail Ueiutes and Xeiw Tost (lllle-e-s IIs- tahllslled or Fl-ojectcd. A postotlico has been cstablisheel nt Har vey's Hollow, the mail route from East Bar net to South Danville being discontinued and the new South Danv ille otllce supplieel from Danville Grec-n. The first of next April a now mail route is to bo established from East Burnet station, on tho Passiimpsio rail road, through to Danville, on tho St. Johns bury and Luko Chaiuplain railroad, a iwst eifilce ro-cttablishod at Greeiibank Hollow to bo known as South Danville, with CM. Gilbert as postmaster, nnd the present South Danville postotlico to bo known as Harvey's Hollow, with John A. Bacon continuing as postmaster. Hon. A. li. Valuation Appointed Commls biuiier. Gov. Dillingham has appointed Hon, A. P.. A'ah'utinu of Ueiiniii 'ion commissioner, under act No. 1 10, to Investigate ilio agri cultural and manufacturing inteieats of tho State and devise lueaiis to develop them. Air. A'aleiitme Inn the ability, thu aequaint niiii, tho business exp Hence, tho enthusiasm and State prido roquiite tor the jierform ance ot tho elilllcult elmijs of tho counuis siouer. Vcj-uioutors lu He'l-nillila. Letters from lleriuuda give infoiuiatloii of tho wito urrivnl of tho Burlington party consisting of G. F. Pope, M. C. Btrry, AV. .1. Van Patten, wife and e'hild, and W. L. Mct'eirmick. The passage out was a very gessl eine for tliis time of year, but most ol tho passengers suffered from seasickness. Tlie Burlington purty is pleasantly located at the I'riiicees hotel, Huniiltou, kept by N. H. Howe, formerly of Brattlelioro. There is a largo number of American visitors at the Lionels this winter, who have gone Micro to esoin tho rigor of our northern win-, ter. I have ued Ayer'sIMlisforthi'iiustaOyears, o ui-eii ivver s nils luriae'iiusi owjmies and inn sutislled 1 should uot be alive to-day if It liiiu not neon tor mom. ruey e ureii nie oi dysreipsl when all other ii'inueiles failed, I. ii'iniHiies raueii,- i. Ayor'i I'UU m' sold r, iiiinnur, i iiisncr, ru. by ull ilrusrgUts. THE GRAND ISLE BRIDGE. Untnil Islo Votes to Houd tlio Town for is. 1 0,000 to Aid In Its Coiiill iicl Ion, A special town meeting was held ill Gland Isle, .Monday for the purpoo of voting on the question whether or not the town would bond itself in tho sum ot 10,000 to aid lu tho construction of tho bridge) between Grand Isle and North Hero, for which tho LegKlatiuo appropriated $20,000 on the con dition that the omnty should raise one-half tho cost ot tlm bridge'. Tho meeting nun the liveliest over held in tho town and nt the closo of the ballot it was found that out of 1H0 votes there wes a majority of 1!) ill favor of bonding. Tlio meeting adjourned lo March 12, without taking further action to sen what South Hero will ilont the March meeting, that town having tho privilege by accepting an interest in tho liridgu nny tinv up to thut date. It is expected that :?300(l or so will be given by South H'-ro and tfoOOO by Alburgh. North Hero and Islo La Motto, making the: sum rai ,li1 by the e'ounty fJtlH.OOO. Tho so le clnvn eethiinte that the bridge wdll cost about i:j0,ll0ti so that the appropriation will not bu exhausted bv &J000. If tlm towns i ill tho noi tli part, of thu county take nnv action in the mailer ns towns it will liavc to be tnh'ii nt. s-iiecial town meetings, called for the piiiKise. If the towns do not make the eli ire I appropriations It U exprettd that the money w ill be tnlsed by Mibsoription. Figure-eon the bridge havo been basexl on tho plans for tho bridge, which were drawn by Mr. Clarke of the) bridge compnny at St. Albiins and which wero placed before the Legislature while the appropriation bill was uudur consideration, THE EXPERIMENT STATION. Its Weirle t'oiimie'iideel by -Mr. .Miieir, Mas ter of I lie Stato Uumgi'. At the grange meeting at Dummenton, Col. llrigliam, master of theNationalgraiig';. spoke, and Mr. Mciser, master of thu 'er mont State grange, followed Col, Urlghtm, urging the tie ea.dty of organbation and c, opi:ration among fariuers. IIu referred to the rltato ngriculturul coll'W auel experi ment station, claiming that if tho fanner, expected to recover the greate-st possible amount of good from the expenditure of money in this dii'i tiou, they inu.-.t give the matter more i nttentioii than ill thepa-t. He thought the coniiol ot the siation ought to be in the h.mdsof practical (armors, l-'rof. Cojko's work in connection with the station was commended. The grunge nee els tho in fus'on of youug -r olood. Tho lioys and girls need tho granf" ns liutcli us thu grange needs them. It is tho liest farmers' school in existence, whore old and young can ndd to their knowledg and increase their happi ness in many wiij. Doth speakers weie warmly applauded mid the nu.vi.iug wus u success in ev ry respect. THE DODD BOY'S RETURN. lie elt llumi' tleie'ac.se. II' was lte'iilrinan- (led I'V Ills jUtilliel', Tho long lo.t Dodd boy is safely nt his home in Itiehford ud the mystery is now i-ntiie'lv cleared up. A tjaturday's dispatch , from Nas'.uie, N. II.. snv.s: Hey. Mr. Dridd I and State's Attorney Brown of Itiehford, , arrived in town tliis morning for the pnr I poso of taking the missing Dodd luiy back to ' his home in A'crinont. The meeting of futh ' er mid i-on at the police station was nn af i fecting one. They left for home on tho ear I ly train. I The boy, who is lfi years old, left home on account of u snowball fracas with a ' young lad, for which he wii-ire-pi'lnianded by I Ills mother. Hotnrted oil' without n cent , of money and nothing but his clothes. Af ! tor leaving homo si, .suddenly, ha trnmpi'd I for -17 mile'" to Burton Lnneling, and be I tween Suturd iy and Tuesday afternoon had nothing to eat but one tipple and u little j corn v hich he pick' d Irnm the lioor of a i freight car. The lad mudu on" or two ap plications for l'ooel during thai, time, but. H-etiu:? a e-eild refusal, he mado up his niiuil 1 ! to stand it ns long ns possible before asking 1 ( again. At Nashua the boy bad been at work iiuiLr Ihe name of (Vorg.'Moi-se, anor- phan irom AV' lis Liver; but when th" notice sent out by ids father was rend to him, and ho was asked if he vva-i uot, tho Robert L. Dodd referred to, he owned up. THE TROY CONFERENCE Not to he Held in Iturlliigtoii (lie' Coining sjiii bi";. AA'o learn that in consequence of tlie eU'c tiou of Dr. Eaton to tho agency of the Methodist book concern and his leuiovnl to New York, hav ing the Mcthexlist church here without a pn--tor, it bus been ile'enkel tliut tho i hiirch e an not undertake to entertain the Troy confer ence here at its coming so-siou as had Icon arranged, and that notice lo that ellect hie Ik-i'H sent to the bishop. It is not unlikidy that Saratoga will bo now seh -tc-d as the placo ot tho meeting of the conference. TeifJomi! tei niiilliiRlouaslias already been , linoum-eel. Thelumber lirm of J. AV. Dunham .fc Co. of Albany h i ve decided toelo-oup their yard in Albany, where Mr. Dunham has been in the business since 1-17. occupying tlio snmo yard the out ire period. The business w ill be removed to this city and merged with that of Bron fon, Weston, Dunhiini iSc Co. Mr. Gl"ii Dunhaui, formerly of this city but who has1 been in charge of the olllcij In Albany niu- j lSi-i, will probably remove to this city where ho will undoubtedly hnvo cltargo of the outtiele business of the company here. PROBATE COURT. Tho ISiisluos. Ti-aiisiirtcd fm- llie Weed! J Ihidini; re'ln iiary 'JO. The business transacted in tho district of I Chittenden for tho weekending February SO, j is ns follows : ' Wallace U. Sweet' osiale, settlement of nd-1 lninistealeirN ae-e-oiiut. .Mlilaiel Kelly's estate, Hurllmrtnn, jtmof of, will,iuiioiiiluic'iil ot Catherine Kelly as I'.vecu- ; Ll-ix. . ,, Uncslme Helteiiiiire s estate, IJurllncttou. a - i iiointuieut ot I'seh l iiiso of Ilui-liagtoii as c. liiliii-iraior anil ee.iver oe e aie-iiiu--. iene ."i-'u 11. Uncoil of HurllUKtou aliluaisers, Dw'TOn.i humestoad to widow. i Horace W. llanetfs et;tte. Colchester, up- , liolutiiient of Oi niond Cole of Colchester us ti-1-iiiimslratur and Siuiuel . aisi.n of llur.iiitf- , ton and Mimiiel Hlgwood of ( 'olehesler coin Ulissioiiers and appraisers. I AanM. l-'erwiii'M-stiitc, l.si-ev, pi-oof of will, , upiKiintmeiil of IViiuk I., r.n-son-4 of Kse-i! as adiiiiaisiialor with tl e wilt iianexisl, and Ira Itarneiy and George W. Hi own of Use.v as uu nrttisei's. 1.. M. Dixon's ivtate, L'nderhill.seltlemetil of exee-tilor'.' mcoiinl. Midliii! l'utlc-e's estate', liiirlluuiton, sotlV- nicnt of adinini-ti-iitoi' s ai'comit auel de-civo. AUKU.ta M. Pallee-'s iwlale', Hiiniugton, sct tli'inenl of administrator's aevuuut and de cree, "That Miss Jones I. a niee-looklug girl, l.n't "Ves. and she'd lie tlio belle of the town if it wasn't fur one lliintf." "What's that '.-" "She bus catarrh i 6hi1 It Is unpleasant to be lusirui'i-. i-liehu tried n dozBii thltnw mid notUUitf helps her. Iain sorry, for 1 like hor, but that doesn't make It any less dlsjgicoablo lot- emu to be uiiuuul her." Now If she had used Dr. Snci-'eCutairh Horn eely. there would hnve Ihhiii iiotUinguf the kind said, lor it will emo catanU uvciy time, Sudden Dentil In Fairfield. Mr. Jnme Monroe Soula of Fairfield dh 1 suddenly Friday I'vonlng, as tho result oi liea rt failure. He was taken 111 at nooii, living only flvo hours. Deceases! wn nljout 70 ye'iu-s of nee, and had represented hi town In the legislature. jii;i. Kimish.M). At his risllrni-e on Sout'i Fill-Hi street, Tlini'-day, Ke-h. 'l, .bi- i'i 1). KliiKsland, lined K! yea'-s nnd 7 mouth-. IMilKllll.l,. At Dsn -x. N. A'.. Feb. M. ol i . tiily-K i;.ni I'.iiKlnll ill tho lilh yenr ' ' s a;e. Mavo.-Ill this city. Mondiey, Feb. 1". tin,. Henry Main, ag- d Su ye-ari and t moiill". Swiii-hson. ..it Milton, A't., Feb. II. V- Jb-s. I. T. Miiidei-son, inted iW yeiils.anil w.en y ot the late .ludsnn It. IJ.illaru. inni;.N. -In I'eliiati. Minn., Feb. 1 1, ''-s i. "i . Alhe liiei-u, dniiKliiei oi .licl'1" Alou-i!i li of slii'ltmrii, Vt., nwi'd :.'s e.iri. Ti I I'l o. .l .leihliri ( v ntl-e. Vt., Monet", Fc b. 1 13-1. 'Ir. KiihIi' tli II. Tupiier, r i I years. Iliiow:.-. t AViMMmii. !'( lii-imt-y is. ' . ii It. Ill mi ii. ' li-o ol Ir- i ile in. I'll) '. li. .1 ' d S- ye i.. ' ffitiytl VA m Absolutely P C S 'S Tl !s jiow '. r r hit varim. Ainifie1 of pur '-, Ftll..gttl 111-' ' ' ' I souit'UJs. Jlll (Co.,, i- eal tiiiiu il ' orillnery kinds, ,i'iel ' aniiot uo in conipclii. i .la'the mititil uoe ol lo. ,. i, i-liort wi'.k'Ul dine i r phosphate iowici ,. - 1 OUIV ill c.tllS. HOVAI. liAKlNO i'OllljLl! llAi l (iu M '. V. eeoless "Tcr iicriv a month 1 v m not I't'le to sleep, 1 ut aft' rusln,' I'cv a ''Ki-niiv Co;rr u so tor two die 3. In somnia lie! rM str -ngtli r t"ra- Cd." K. O. SM'TIf, Claussi n, i?. C. "I have t .en lM-1 t only a part of a route ot Palne'a Cclry c -tu-poiind. and it Ui.8 entirely relieved l: - of sleeplessness, trom which I have suT, red greatly." .Mas. P.. actclht, 1'eorla, lu. "For a lnngtlmol v-.ts so li'-rvnus and w rn outih.it, r could not work:. 1 tiled lnniiy m a eia(s. bur none g-ive me relief until I u 1 I'air.e'i Celery compound, which at onco ttreogthencd laid lnvlsroratcd my ncrvi s. U.iKiLi- i'ni;iiiiAK, Iiatltotou, AU Fame's Celevy Compound quickly quiets a"d .irr-ncthens the nerves, when ttntitcd or wenk'.iul ty overwork, ce - , disease, eir sins k. It cuics nervousii" -.1 ' . nche. e'-l 1 l"ln, fU'L-r,les.suess uvlaue h'.'i.i, ud other disorders of thu nervous systcui. Tories up the Shattered Serves " For two v earn I was n RulTerer from c-1 v 3 fleWM'y. and i thank Of) t .iml tlio el'-' t ihe valuable remedy, th-it i'sin- 's ( l. it 1 o ,i pniml ound me. Ut anyone wille i -3 tor udvl'-e." .... (lEOUOK V, . BOOTON, St.UilI01-J, I 'LiU. I'dJne's cvterv Compnund produces soui"l aid retreshiiig stee-ii. A pliyrn nin'b.rrcaerl, Uo' .t dnos i ol ( oi.t.ilu o '.e harm'uidru. LtK-' 'ti linr else. iri. i gu.iru.leen cure for fc', ci..oa nets, If ittrecUoiis are laitUtully fullovvrd. ;t.00. Si tor .-i 00. I'tllgRlstH. AVri.r.s, IticiiAi-.i'soN (: Co., llurltngloa Vt. D1AMQHD DYES P final li. trare an I n'v i povr I i (DOCKLE'S PILLS, THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY For Liver. Pile, lnclic -ei.m of. lie-- from Mer e-lire , c. utiilii!, enily r- r-- V. yi lai 1" In e . -i. igttlt f. N. t'Ul t'TI.TIN. -v-ev lenk, I oi-o praetir i1 v 1 CllAp'P If "V" .it tho l 1 luv- " ! i,,?.'; III" Hlin.P i -i 1 -8 11,1-11 ! r v ,lll,lMie-el wl"i ' u,, cut liirfikkres-' , , 1 M.-i.oirn'plu! 1 ' - I I mil i tesi .e-. ! 1 ITVPBVITIXii 'Ntbb'"!.1;'-; - 1 1 ,.'1 .e '' ' , s- V V GOLD MEDAL, IW3IP, 1S78. BASSE'S JpfiaWaslRBCca Wfifilra w arramo t).otitdVi if 'o .vitv oc-oir. li. in vsl.U h t' . t Vkvl C 1 1 .1- 1 ' 11 o 11 'V e tl. li - -.1 Tuixf1'! w .Iti 'i i '' . ' . mill . the. sto I. HiKt a .mint JZSciJfrjit soldh) CromsMiTJ "herd W.BAKER & CO., l.iiuva aril's KMati. V.v I,., Mlb-i'l-il., I-. llllV ill' bi 111 'III In 111,- Hone Mile llie I'lobli.e l' 'II ' ' liisii t'h'itiMiun. I .iiiipi-siem - t r eeivv.is iii'iii'.iud iidjiisl tliBoiamis it in mils . ull iH'i-Mi.i tuiitmt tii" . 1 Lama AVurd. hue f Mi-ton m eiislne t neo-n-i"!, uid slsn nil clu 1 1 U1HH..S uxhibitcrt iu oll;t theivli . .i ss uioiilhs from the day of hereof, beiotc aUowed by said ' ' ' that punioso,, we do tuererii -ulve iietoj that v" will aile id l.,.. t., .. Ai,r ,.iiii,iintniellt. at the .' 1 i. i. io. i..., n. Hiiiin. v t.. lu sum eiistri, . the llrst Jlondns-s of April and July u., ion (1'ehu-ka. n..on(i'l4(if Sfttel clays. Dated tuU 18th eBy of Vobruary. lsi. U . t:.MlTH, i " " 33,vvilv ff rp.',',1l nsia (. 1oiAUi .j.i. j 'sj H'V-J-l,!'; '