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LXI, NEW SERIES VOL. XXXIII.
BURLINGTON, VT., FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1S8S.
NUMBER 40
BJSliKLLIOUS STRIKERS.
THEY
TAKE THINGS INTO THEIR
OWN HANDS.
All InllBxIlilo lloycott on "Q curs Claim
ed TlirenloiiiiiB Uenoml btilko
ltuinorccl Arthur will ltmlgn
Knclnoors Keturnlng Ihmt.
PlTT&nt no, March 2S. Ono of the T5
freight conductors and brakeman from
the Rending railway who passed through
the city this morning su route to Chlcngo
to take the places of switchmen on the
"Q" road said they would go In spite of
any order from the general executive
board. The leader of (he party said, "We
mean revenge: from 500 to 11)00 men are
lying idle in l'ennylvaiila waiting for
the summons to follow us ; wj are deter
mined to 1111 every place ou the Burling
ton railway formeily held by a Brother
hood man and not yield an Inch until all
the old scores are wiped out."
A number of engineers who recently
left Philadelphia for Ohiengo to take en
gines on the "Q" passed through to Phila
delphia on their way home to-day. They
fraid they didn't like the runs given them
and were afraid in the event of a settle
ment they would be left out.
Chicigo dispatches say the Darlington
engineer and llremen cut awaj fiom the
leaders and the grievance committee to
day and took hold of the strike witli a
linn grip. They appointed committees
and sent them out. Kvery road running
into Chicago wus visited and pledges
were obtained Irom all the switchmen
nnd switch engineers that under no cir
cumstances would they move "Q" cars.
To-night the strikers claimed an Inflexible
boycott against Hurlitmto cars. It is
hinted that Durlingtoti brakemen and
freight conductors would quit and the
strike would spread to other roads. This
has been done in deliance of Chief Ar
thur. It Is asserted Hi it he will resign
but it is not generally believed.
death oi'i:.vjui)r.i:T. imiudfiiom).
Tho Sad Event Occurs In Chicago Uriel"
.Sketch ol tho Deceased,
The telegraph yesterday brought word
of the death of ex-Judge Timothy I:
Iledileld of Montpelier, which took place
Tuesday night ut Chicago, where he had
beeii for sometime. Judge Kedlleld was
the younger brother of tho late Isaac F,
Kedlleld, who was for 25 years on the
bench of the Supreme Court of Vermont
and for many years chief justice thereof.
Judge Timothy P. Kedlleld was born in
Coventry in 1S12 He represented Or
leans county in the State Senate in 1S4S.
In 1S70, being then a leading lawyer of the
Washington county bar, he was elected
nu assistant judge of tiie Supreme Court
and held the ollice till 1SS4 when lie retir
ed, in consequence ot tailing health, be
ing at that tune the lir.-t assistant justice
ol the court, lie was a prominent mem
ber of the Kpiscopnl church in Montpel
ler, a pronounced democrat. His seven
successne and generally unanimous
elections as judue, by republican Legisla
tures, was a very hih tribute to his legal
ability, pure char.icl r and high personal
standing. He was a man ot the highest
integrily.oi cultivated miud.and courteous
nddre.-s, and was uulveis illy hived and
respected. His only surviving child is
Mrs. A. .1. Phillips of St. Louis. We
shall give a fuller sketch of him another
day.
Washington County Conn's Action,
In the Washington County Court alter
remarks by Hon. Charles Heath, Judge
Howell said : "The court receives the an
nouueement with unfeigned sorrow of the
death of Judge Kedlleld, whom we all
knew so well, so much loved and respect
ed. It is due to his memory, as a lit token
ot respect that thecomtsuspend its labors
for the remainder of t he day."
The court then adjourned, and a bar
meeting was at once held and a commit
tee appointed to arrange further matters
in relation to the (license, as to funeral,
etc.
TIioAtcclciv i-i' Press from
this tlnto is rtitliior i ono liall' it
ifl now only C13 DOLLAR a
year.
STATU KIlUC.VTIONA I. COM1II5SIOX
Tholr .Heetlng-i Ihn I'rescnt Week In
Vur-
ions Counties well Attended.
The State Kdncatioual commission held
a meeting Monday at Bellows Falls at
which were present citizens of Hocking
ham, W 'minster and adjoining towns
who g'heir views as to the needs of
the schools in their respective localities.
Tuesday the committee met at the ollli e
of C. P. Marsh, Ksq of Woodstock. A
number of representative men of Wood
stock, Pomfret, Bridgewater and Weatli
ersfleld presented their views before the
commission. Through these meetings
the commissioners are getting definite
and necessary Information as to the con
Ultiod and work of the schools under the
present system. Wednesday they were to
beat Randolph, Thursday at Newbury
and S . Johnsbury, Friday at Newport nnd
Saturduy nt some point in Lamoille
county.
Till! TAI,!., OF THE KNIGHTS.
Rutland Kcdeomcd Tho CHIens' Tlehet
Sweeps tho l ield.
KUTLAM), March 2. At the village
election to-day the citizens' ticket swept
nil, the Knights contesting only a few
olllces and In those were beaten by 100
majority. John W. Cratntou is president
ami R. ll. Mead clerk.
A J'lltST.CI.ASS I'KICMIU.M.
During tiie past six months we have
been looking over the entire premium
Held to find some really excellent article
Which we could oiler to subscribers to the
FltKE PliESS, bomething that must be of
real worth, nnd that could be offered in
sucli a maimer Unit all would be anxious
to possess it. After examining scores of
dilTerent articles we at last lilt upon some
thing which answers our purpose exactly
It does not in any way interfere with our
advertisers, us none oi iiiem sen sucn an
article, and wo nro enabled toolfer it with
the FliKE PiiEss at such terms that any
person can seo tho advisability of taking
immediate advantage of our offer. Our
great bargain Is "Our Family Physician,"
a standard practical family guide for tho
sick, for ninny years before tho public,
and now in its iiinciicfi thousand.
OUK HAVKKMACK.
News l'roin Tost and Cunip Throughout
Vermont.
An application for camp of Sons of Vet
erans at Wnterbury, with Hi charter mem
bers, lias been received at division head
quarters. It is to be named after Gcu.
W. W. Henry mid Is No. 41.
A camn of Sons of Veterans will bo inns
tered in this week at Calais by Capt. F. L.
Katon of Montpeller with 13 charter mem-
nets, it win lie so, 4U.
A. movement is being made to erect n
memorial hall at Fair Haven, the upper
part of which shall be used for town pur
poses and the lower by the Grand Army
post.
Gen. William Weils camn No. 10. Sons
of Veterans, will give a grand masquerade
nan on Wednesday evening. April ll.
Puitlcnliirs will be given later.
Maj, Spooner of the Saxtons Hiver nee 1-
emy is to drill the Kstey guard in the
nayonet exercise at the company's nrmory
this evening.
At the meeting of Gen. William Wells
camp last night George K. Wright was
presented Willi the iron cross, it neltig the
UHilge ot his oillce as post captain, 'rue
presentation was u ado bv Col. J. K. Fox
in behalf of the camp In a lew choice 10
niarKs, reviewing me goon w tk done ny
Capt. Wright in the camp. Capt. Wright
responded in a feeling manner, it being a I
greui sur uise 10 mm.
Gen. H. W. .hidson. who lectured at I
Milton ednesday and Saturday evenings
is to lecture at Hlciimoiid l uesday even
ing, at Cuderhill Wednesday evening.and
canmi'Kme Thursday evening, lie is ac
companied by Harry Howard, the drum
mer hoy oi t tie rotoninc. who piavsoti
three instruments at the same time.
Joseph Demar's pension proves to be
outrageously small, as l.o gets but t-r per
mnut ii and Mia anearages. lie is totally
disabled, ami ilie disability extends back
to the time ot ins discharge. Ucmar's ap
plication for Ins b(ck pay and government
bountvmust go befoiethe Court of Cla ins
and if allowe I it is uncertain when they
will be paid. The appropriation for pay
ing these claims pas-ed last year was ve
toed by the president, and claims amount
ing to nearly a million if dollars which
have been allowed are awaiting payment,
wliile the national treasury lias a surplus
that is really alarming. Miinvlitbtcr
Journal.
Chamberlain Post of St. Johnsbury
held a campllre Saturday evening. A
ple.isant programme had been arranged
and guests found the occasion a highlv en
joyable one.
In our list of the members of the Ver
mont Association of ex Prisoners of War
as furnished us the residence of several of
the comrades was given as Sutton, P. Q '
which is wrong. These gallant soldier
are residents of Putton, Vt., and Com
rade M. G. Sargent, who is chaplain ot the
Vermont association, resides in Newport,
Vt.
The Sons of Veterans of St. Johnsbury
have purchased nlies lor their organiza
tion, and they aie expected to arrive at
once.
Ciuimberlaiu Relief Corps and Camp
Frost, Sous of Veterans, gave an orange
party at St. Johnsbury the evening of the
Hllli, which was a unique nllair, oranges
being served in a great variety of forms
orange cakes, pies, pudding-, soullle : or-
ange .Hly in cu'e little baskets made of
the rind, and orange charlottes and bas
kets of oranges "pure et .simple," sur
mounted by a generous sprig ol orange
blossoms. The napkins and caps ot the
waiter-were ot orange-colored tissue pa
per with pinked edges, and the same
colored paper t ut in fanciful strius Ics
tooued the walls at)'! cellingot the banquet
room, and s-ened as lanibriquius to the
windows. Kvery one rtceived a souvenir
(ard, on which were exceedingly diminu
tive linnd-painted oranges or orange iilos
soins, supplemented by the tiniest ribbon
bows ot the same color.
The Woman's Relief Corps ot Cabot
realized iii Irom a recent entertainment.
The U. S. Grant Post at West Randolph
have been made the recipients of a benuti
f.il velvet banner embroidered in gilt with
' lie mottoot the order and the Vermont
State coat of arms. It was a splendid gift
and was pre-ented to the post by the wife
of Comrade George H Hoyt.
Gen. G.-orge T. Cliil.ls of St. Albttis, is
to deliver the Memoiml Day addre-s at
Woodstock, S. C. Shuitiell' of Mnntpelier,
atStowe, Rev. T. P. Fiostof St. Johns
bury, at Iiardwiek, Col. J. II. Lucia ot
Montpelier, at Wnterbury, Rev. and
Comrade D. K. Lowell of Albany, N. V.,
at Brandon, Kx Gov. Fariihani of Brad
ford, at Post Mills, and Alfred A. ll.ill of
St. Albans, at South Royalton.
M. V. Ii. Davis of Chelsea, has compiled
a complete ro.-ter of the old soldiers living
ill LllUL luwil. lie was IlllUftCll ll euillier
who served four years in Co. K. Bud. t.
"Gen. Beiuregard," adjutant of Post 10
nt Cambridge, writes that the present
commander of that post, Julius G. Morse,
is serving his sixth ear's term, and the
claim is iniidu lor him of tho greatest
length of service in tills canacitv in tiie
State. The other commanders of the
post have been, C. D. Gates, J. 1). and J.
-M. i-allord. 1. .. lioodwin. T. S. wn Hole.
G. C. Duntoti, J. O. French, H. A. Boom
hower (three terms) L. Hebb, W. II.
Parker aud Dr. K. R. Hrtish.
One Dollar a year for the
Wetldy Free 1' resit,
vi:k(5i;nnks chautkk i:i.i:ction.
I.Ut of New Ollieers Klected-Othur Itusl
neHU TrauHacted.
At tho Vergeuues charter election tliese
ollieers were chosen: Mayor, Hon. C. T.
Stevens, unanimously ; aldermen, ,K. G.
Norton, W. H. Patten, S. W. Hludes aud
N. J. Reumid ; city clerk, J. 1). Smith ;
common cottncllmen, J. J. Uaruard, O. C
Dalrymple, J. H. Donnelly; clly sherllV,
Stephen Bates
is ; constable, H. P. Fislier ;
Haters, J. L.;.Miner. F. W. Coe, J. G.
Hlndes; street commissioners, Peter Aus
tin, H. Stevens, W. G. Norton ; sealer of
weights and measures, Robert Hudson ;
of leather, James Rock; fence viewers,
M. T. Bristol, D.H. Lewis; poun 1 keep
ers, J, G. Hlndes, I'atrick Lyons; superin
tendent of schools, C. K.Parker; city
grand jurors, J. L. Miner, C. C. M. Calsse,
A. Wetherbee; water coinmlssloiieis.S, D.
Miner, II. Steveus, C. A. Hull'iiHgle ; li
brary committee, Rev. II. G. Pillsbury,
C. K Parker, J. D. Smith ; overseer ot
tho poor, J. L. Miner.
Ou motion 1(1 was appropriated for Me
morial day anil F. M. Moullou handsome
ly acknowledged the gitt lor Ktliau Alleu
Post.
Arroxted on a Serious Charge,
Deputy Marshal Failey arrested D. W.
Morehouse of Uuderhill on tho charge of
sending obscene letters through the malls.
-Morehouse was admitted to bail in the
811111 Of S.MMI fur l.U niinu.it-. I, mo linfi
Supremo Court.
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
THE FUNERAL YESTERDAY OF CHIEF
JUSTICE WAITE.
I.itrgo Amount of Cmnnilttco Wmli Done
llr, Grcun's ldms on the AmlorKon
Hill lim'sllgntlng l-llcctluiis In
Toxns and Trait Other IWiitlom
Wasiiiniito.v, March 28. Tho funeral
of Chief Justice Waite was held in tho
House at noon to-day. The House was
draped and the galleries were packed.
Dlshop Paret olliclnted. .Music was fur
nished by a choir of 18. A modest proces
sion accompanied the remains to the
depot. At tho close of the services both
Houses; adjourned. Promptly at 2
o'clock the funeral train mored out of the
Baltimore and Potomac station. It was
composed of eight coaclies. The lirst was
occupied by Passenger Agent Parke of
the Pennsylvania road, tiie second
by the family and friends, the
third, a Pullman sleeper, occupied bv the
justices supreme court and
sumoine Court and o I crs.
Following this was a dining car, then a
drawing room car wtucu w in ne used ny
the ."senate committee, then a ('.rawing
mom car carrying the House committee,
then a sleeper and last the car c iut.Uu
lug the casket. None of the cars c impos
ing the train were draped.
The lilver and Harbor Hill,
The river and harbor bill was complet
ed Tuesday and was reported to the
House Thursday. It aggregates ?t(),4:W,
7M5 and is the largest bill ot the kind ever
brought in. Among the items ace ; Bur
lington. t'.'.I.OiiO: Gordon's Landing. -I0.-
POO ; Otter I 'reek. f.Ti.COd ; breakwater at
Rouses 1'iiint, tf'.'.i.iKi : Ogdcnsburg liar
bur, SIO.ouO; O.swego harbor, ."0,()00;
I'latisinirgn, ciu,uuu.
I'OUl.TKY TANCIEKS MKhT.
Tho
CliHiiiplnin Valley Association
lie-
ddos to IItio n Poultry Show.
The annual meeting ot the Cliainplaln
ing ollieers were electad for the ensuing
Valley Poultry association was held Tues
day at City Court room. The follow-
year :
President, Henry Ballard ; vice presi
deuts, M. II. Stoue, L. B. Lord, W. II
Knglesby ot Burlington, . N. French ol
New Haven, A. K. Mauuni of Bristol. T.
M. Deal and I). II. Plai.-ted of St. Albaus,
iv. u. noicomo ot I'lHitsiiurgii.
Directors J. W. Jones ami F. K. Per
kins of Burlington, George Davis of
Kast Montpelier, C. A. Pratt of Milton
Harry B. Shaw of Burlington.
Corresponding secretary George K
Wright.
Recording secretary Frank Dallnrd.
Treasurer C. F. Wheeler.
Superintendent of hall and coops .1. K.
P. Wright; a-sistant superintendent,
itouert ii. .-(one.
It was decided to hold an exhibition tlin
second week in December. The pros
pects are very gnod for an increased
interest judging from present indications
and a large show will undoubtedly be
held.
ri:uso'Ai..
Mr. W. II. Anderson, the eltlcienf and
popular agent for the Troy Ti)nci, was in
the city jesieniay.
W. K. Amblo lias been promote!! from
brakeimn to conductor of the way freight
between Rutland and Btirlingt.m.
Prof. N. F. .Merrill of the University left
yesterday morning lor Boston to be ab.ent
(tilling the remainder of the vacation.
Mr. and Mis. P. W. Barney returned
Tuesday evening from their trip to
Florida after an absence of nearly two
weeks.
Mr. Charle Olm-tead, who lias Bold
tickets in the Rutland railroad ticket
olllee lor :li year.-, lias resigned on account
ot ill health.
Jos"ph Cota, who had his foot lmdly
smashed at too depot a short time since,
has recovered so that lie lias been out.
His foot will lie saved in good shape anil
he expects to resume work early next
mouth.
Gov. Ormsliee has appointed Principal
H. M. Willard ot the Vermont academy
at Saxtim's River, a member of the com
mission to investigate and report upon the
normal snlinnl rinesftnu. in tiliiee nf limi
j A. N. Sw.iiu of Bellows Falls, resigned.
I ,.i-. " hmmie llii-i.no line i-nv;l..n..,l ll,
I ,-ectorshln 0f st. Luke's church St. Al-
bans, to take elfect Anril i!'. It is under
stood that Mr. Burgess has accepted a call
to the rectorship of the Kplscopal church
in Tawytowu, N. V.
Rev. Mannassah Cutler, LL. D,, who
was prominent in .Massachusetts as a
clergyman, legislator, pjliticlau and phil
osopher for fiO years prior to 1SS0. and
whose life and correspondence ill's just
been published in two volumes, wis the
greatgrandfather of Prot. II. A. P. Tor-
rey and .Mrs, Torrey of tills city.
Mrs. II. R. Langdon and daughter went
to New Vork yesterday where they will
visit Mrs. Langdon's eon Frank ; from
there they expect to go to Dakota to visit
another bon, Fred. They will not return
to Burlington before the latter part of the
summer.
Mr. Hardy of Crano Bros, of Newark,
N. J., who has been on a business trip to
Nova Scotia, was in the city jesterdayou
his way home. He says that he will never
complain again of winter, having seen
what the Nova Scotlaus experience in
winter.
Mr. and Mrs. II. N. Leach returned yes
terday morning Irom Florida where they
I have been attending the annual ineetniLr
i of the General Passenger Agents iissocla-
tion. They report a very pleasant tun.
Mr. Leach brought back with him two
line alligators as specimens of the pro
ducts of the country. They nro a year
old and are about a foot long.
Wo notice that Col. K. K. Sibley, Into
of the Vermont Cavalry, ot the linn of
Mnrquaud As Parinley, baukeis ami
brokers. ItJO Broadway, New Vork, has
been elected a director iti tho Missouri
Pacillc railroad, Col. Sibley's many
friends in Vermont are much pleased to
hear of this promotion, for Vermonters
are always proud to recognize the good
lortuno ot their fellow citizens, uo matter
where they may be.
Illnliie In Good Hoallli.
New Yoke, March 2S. iiio Mall mid
Express cays letters have been received
by intimate friends of Blaine hero within
a week from .Mis. Blalno aud sons stating
that Blaine is well.
Ono J)o!lar a year for the
Weekly Free J'resn.
ltUl'UIILIUAN CITY CAUCUS.
Dolccatex Elected to tho llepubllcnn
Stnto and Dlxtrlct Convention.
The republican voters of the city met in
caucus last evening at City Hall to elect
delegates and alternates to the district nnd
State convention to he held in tills city
April U mid 4, for the purpo-e of electing
delegates to the national convention. The
caucus was called to order by City Com
mitteeman Trick, who read thecal!. Upon
motion of Newell Lawrence, seconded by
C M. Spaillding, F.llhu B Taft, F.sq..
was elected chairman. II. W. Dell was
them chosen secretary. Upon motion
the chairman appointed Herald Stevens,
Moses .Murray and C. Brownell, jr.,
tellers. The ballot boxes remained open
one hour and tho following delega es and
alternates were elected, there being no op
position. STATU.
I)i letfiites-1'. W. Smith, C. Spnuldlng, I'.
H. 'lrlek, N'ewell Lawrence, Charles II. Allen,
W. S. Vincent, fj. E. Germain. V. V. Smith, 11.
0. Iliirher, II. IC. Wemer, l'i "d .lolionnott.
Altermites-C. It. Iliiyw ml, J . W. llussoll,
A. II. Duhumel, Krml rf. r ue, (ienrno W.
Whl.ncy, A. (i. Whittoiiin.i, U. It. N.mli, W.
II. bane. Jr , (Icnrgc C. M .jo, II. It. Conger,
Chcser llihlrctilth.
DISTORT.
Delegiiles Jo 1). Hutch. Itobert Hubert,
llenrj (Jreene, George II. Minse. I.. C Gintu,
1). .1. l'osler. U. W. U hln-on. .1. .1. Van siieli-
lo'i. Henry Well", A. (1. IV rcc. ". 1,. Hiirnnp.
Alienism's r. Iveilin ay, II. v Alien, n.
,1. an Cat ten, II. S 1'eei , Mumm .Murray, W.
V. Ileiidce. .1. W.tinocle. . M. II. b. 'I hoinnsoil.
J.i;. J.anou, A. McGt.llej. It. II. Steams.
KUI'UIII.IOAN TOWN t'. UCOSIOS.
lilclunoml Ililc'-al us to the Itcimhllcnn
btato und Ointrlcl Conventions.
The following delegates and alternates
were elected at tiie Richmond republican
caucus r rlday :
State convention delegates A. C Nobles
J. 1;. Mason, R. . Jones; alternates
Albert Town, II. A. Hodge-, II. L. Sayles
District convention delegates K. 11
Andrews, H. C. Gleasin. C. W. Howe
alternates, Warren Fellows, K. E. Jones
A. (J. v lagg.
At the B.irre reuublican caucus the fol
lowing delegates were chosen, each set
being empowered to select their own id
termites :
State-B. W. Braley, G. W. Tilden, W
A. Royce, O. J. Howes.
District-S. O. Wells, C. M. Winch, W
A. Perry, O. B. Boyce.
The republicans of Addison have elected
the fo lowing delegates to tho State and
district conventions at Burlington, April
;i and 4 : Ulin Smith, f . C. Gulley. liyro::
Smith. They are authorize 1 to serve in
both conventions.
At the St. Johnsbnrv reuublican caucus
the following named delegates to both the
statu nun district conventions were elect
ed:
W. P. Fairbanks, G. B. Dullard, Wal
ter P. Smith. Lambert Packard. C. M
Spencer, Harry lilodgeti, J. G. Hovey
Asa 1'. Taft. Though unpledged, ther
delegates are favorable to Hon. II. C. Ide
as a delegate to the Chicago convention.
The republicans of New Haven have
elected delegates as follows : Delegates to
the State convention, w . 1'. Nash, chair
man. C. S. Dju.i. I). W. Nash. S. B. M
Cowles. Deleg.itis o tiie district conven
tioti, C. F. Smith, ct. airman, A. 1. Roscoe
L. is. Doud. G. W. Ward Tiie delegate
were empowered to choo-e.their own alter
nates. At the Cornwall republic m caucus held
Satii'Mav evening. -M rcli v. v. n. iine
A W. F'oote and L. W. Peet were elected
delegates to the State convention and R
A. Foote. Fianklln Hooker and L. A
Thrall were elected delegates to the (lis
trict convention.
A republican i u 'us was held at Hunt
iugtou Satunl . with O. H. Kills as
chairman and A. ! I Cinsmore secretary
The following delegUes and alternates
were elected :
State Convention Delegates G. W
Savles. A. H. Miesmoie. O. J. Tomlin
son; iilternatis. fi. II. Morrill, Henry
Brewster. A. D. h ie.
District Drlegu" J. B. Kills, II. W,
.Tudson. J. P. Si" .'lie; alternates, S. J
Randall, Daniel iiurton, John Sadiier,
KDITOK nOUilll'.lMIMl DEAD.
The ICx-I.leutemint-(ioernor Dies nt Su
viiiiinili. On., ol Pneumonia.
New VoliK, March "7. Kx-Lient.-Gov,
William DorsiiLimer. the publisher of the
New Vork Star, di"d last night at Savan
mill, Ga. Mr. Duisheimer left New Vork
city, M.ucli 1.1 and was then in perfect
health. Ho vas accompanied only
Mrs. Dorsheimer. Mr. Darslieiiner caught
cold ou bis way south a 'd stopped at the
Pulaski Hotel, Savannah. His illness
was not considered serious and ill fact
was not announced to the employes of the
Star mil 1 ate vestudav when word was
received that the co'.d had developed Into
nneiimonla. Mr. D.ns he liner died at
o'clock last evening, He had been ill but
four days. Mr. Dnrsheimer was born in
Lvons, Wayne comity, nni was oi years
of age.
tiii: phosiati: couitT.
'the Ihihlncss TraiKiicteil During tile l'lint
Week.
The following business w?s transacted
in the Probate Court for tho district of
Chittenden for the week ending March 27,
1RSS:
II. J. Ilcinelienr's estate, Ilurllngton, settle
ment ol executor's aceouul.
Samuel Thompson'. estale, Colchester, II
ecnie to sell personal cetutc.
Thomas II ltichVctalc, Colehcstor, settle
ment ol Kiiiirilliin's iieeoanl.
Orrin Uuwson'b estate, Jericho, settlement
ot KUiiiihun's account. ....
lluniinli b. r.vartis estate, llurllntiton. Ii
cense to sell ie.il cstiue.
Hurry Sutton's estate. St. Georso, witn.
drnwnl of appeal froiu will.
laicietla II. Wltterb's estate. Milton, will
proved, appointment id Homer II. Powell of
Milton ns executor ui.d I). !'. Qnliin and Jerry
W. Kiyunot Milton as eoiumlsioners amlnp
prutserd. Lui a II. Hatch's estate, Jericho, llceuso to
sell real estate.
Hiram Weecott's cstate.Pt. Georfre.nppolnt
ment ol lllnim II. iiuey ol St. George as ml
iniiilstrator. . ...
Noah Allen's estate, IlUTllii?toii, llcenso to
sell mil est ite.
Alnert M. liilttemlon's estate, Soutli llur
Iliib'lon.'vUI proed, appoliitmeiit or Mat'iflo
II. Chlttenilun as exeoni rlx, anil John 1..
Mmitli anil Georiro A. Shelil'm ot South llur
lliitflon as eoniin.bsloueiHiiinl apiindsers.
i'liomus MeCartj's (state, i:sse.x, appoint
ment o I'.rustus ll. (hiker ot Ussex usudmlu
istratorainl J. II. Snnill ami Jiuues II. I'.lch
unison ot Coleheetei as commlsalocers und
upi, niseis.
Dentil of riimlileut Hinckley.
Piiilapeu'IIIA, Marcli ''S. Isaac Hinck
ley, president of the Philadelphia, Wil
mington and Baltimore Railroad coin
p my, died this morning.
J.IITTHK KHOM. TUKKHY.
ltobheiy and ltlliiandiiKC A Kotod
Itob-
bor and ills Hand.
TiiCMZoxu, Turkey, Fob. 10, 1SSS.
To the lUitor of the Free 1'roES :
I think I never made a journey in this
country when I did not hear a great deal
of robhtrsaud robberies and when I was
not co'iscious of more or less exposure to
them. Most missionaries of a quarter of
century of residence in the country have
had at le i-1 one bout with robbers. One
mtssioniirv, Dr. Uarnttm of Harpoot, after
being roMied, preached "righteousness
and judgment to come" so eHectlvely to
tho roble.rs thnt they begged him to re
ive Imt.k the tilings they hud taken from
him. I have never been molested by rob
bers though I have often met them. Ou
one ocr ismu, when two of us weredls
tri Imtii wheat to the famishing, we were
met by party of Koords armed to the
teeth, in whose hands we were as nothing.
Our ni ) d power, however, was greater
Hum their nhvslcal. for tliev annroachrd
us as aiuitiUants. begging that we visit
their vilLge and feed their btarving peo
ple. l ne u nai metuoii ol roouery is ei
null, n i,l siinnle. Bands of armed men
movetuoii., the highway arresting and
nlundeiin any company of travellers
that may suit their fancy, rarely injuring
iinv one u ilesi resistance is offered. This
Htvleof l rent mentis tint altogether agree
able, but It is preferable to being carried
oil' liodl v. which was formerly very com
nion in ti.eece. There many n man mis
been, in lonner times, captured and
large ransom demanded wit bin a limited
time, othirwi-o the prisqner would be
subletted to n ter es ot tortures, bticii as
slitting his ears i r nis noae, ctuiiug on u
linger, or even putting out an eye, ttie
brigands taking c .re that the prisoner's
menus should Know oi me tieaimeiii. ne
was receiving, so as to hurry up the ran
som. All thee things are eiuieii in ureece,
under the present government, t nd the
hands of brigands have been broken up,
many of their remnants, unfortunately,
having truisferred their operations to
Turkish soil. So now the papers teem
with reports of outrages perpetrated often
times under the very walls ot Constanti
nople itsslf. Only a short time ago two
young Knglishmeu were captured near
Smyrna and were released ouiy on uie
payment of 700 Turkish pounds. One of
these voiing men afterwards died from
disease inclined by the exposures, during
his captivity. An Armenian ot Roilo-lo,
n ell v Iving a little we.st of Coustantino-
n e. was captured and a large ransom oe-
inaude 1, but ou this occasion the police
de ja-tuieut acted Willi such exceptional
promptness that the brignuds were driven
olt' before the negotiations tor the pay
ment, nt tlin r.msnni had been completed.
In tills case. also, the man .succumbed to
the hardships of ills adventures aud died
soon alter his release.
None of these Greek adventurers have
found their way s' iar east as this, but
t heir fashion is beginning to prevail.
Some two jeais ago a native of the moun
tain district we-l ol tins town, .Mimijau
Oghlou, by name being an outlaw because
he had committed murder, began this
torm of brigandage. His lirst noted ex
ploit was trio capuue of a wealthy Greel:
of the town ot Kerasoou, lor whose ran
som several bundled pounds weiepiid.
.More recently he captured a yuuug Arme
nian irom the town of Triboli, also on the
seacoust. The habits and exploits of this
brigand were publi-hed tar and near.
Much was said about his generosity and
kindness to tho poor, and ot ids humane
tientment ot his captives. And as he was i
carettil to demand money from those best
able to give it, certai'ily If we must have
brigands, he was one of the best kind.
Tiie government made a great many blus
tering attempts to capture Mlnilj in Ogh
lou, nut it always happened Unit the po
lice nr. ived at a place just alter the brig
and had left it, the people profanely inti
mating that he had left "a bone" behind
him. At last, some sheplieids with w horn
the b' igalid took refuge, violated the laws
of h i.-pitality in the nope ot the bounty
which had been otl'ered for Mlndjiu's
nead, and ended his career by murdering
him. It is doulitiul if they ever received
any part of the bounty, an t thereiore
there is less hope mat Muulj.in's succes
sors w ill meet his fate.
Detoie Mindjan was disposed of, an imi
tator lose up in the person ot "Dell Reo-chlil,-'
one of the refugees that lett the
Tuik.-h territory which was ceded to
Km m after the last war. Lirgo num
bers i I these refugees weie located by the
government in the mountains along the
coast, greatly to the annoyance and dam
age ot the villagers, whose lauds were
given tjtliem without compensation, and
they were lelt a prey to their ill predatious.
Great numbers of thim adopted the busi
ness oi thieving and robbing on a larger
or sm tiler scale, lint Dell Rtselud, helped
by tue .xaniplo of Mindjan, lias taken up
the bi..s,.iesa ot brigandage ou a bold ami
systematic plan. Last summer a weiuihy
laud owner was travelling among tne vil
lages where ills ebtates lay. He was aware
of the uk he ran and had provided him
belt with n btrong guard. Dut Rtschid,
by a skilful use of strategy, decoyed him
away from his guard und held him as a
prisoner until a ransom of 10u0 llras, $4,
4o), w as paid.
At the time of this exploit I was ex
pecting to take my family to the imme
diate vicinity of Reschld's operations.
For tho lirst time dining my residence lu
Tin key I hesitated on account of brig
ands. But I did not abandon my trip ; I
bimplv lett my family behind and made
the or in less time than had been
plai. . 1 found an unusual degree ot
been. prevailing. A spasm ot energy
ou the part of the local governor had
cleared out the small operators, while only
atewoi the prom cully wea thy had oc- j
caslon to fear Res hid. The i:i cilssiou oi
Mimljau's murder was then ou everj
tongue, aud although I crossed RescliidV
paih al two or three poims, 1 saw nothing
of him. Having little cutilideuco in a
Turkish guard, 1 travelled, for the most
pan, without a guard, and with only two
comp'iiilons. It wo had met Reschld, lie
would have had things Ids own way, but
possibly he might have hesitated to dis
turb a "hat-wearer," a hesitancy which
tho Gieek bligands have long ago out-
grown.
Reschld does his work in a business-like
way. His method is to get a list of names
ot men who are able to give him some
thing. Ho then bends word to tlie-o men
that if they bend him a certain sum, they
shall be free from molestation. But it
they fail to send the bum named, they
must take the consequences. Oi course,
lie will capture them as soon as possible,
and when onco captured, the ransom will
be live or 10 times Hie Mini originally de
manded. Being in Ordoo u short time ago,
1 saw a native of a village two hours dis
tant, who said he hud been taken to tho
inouutaliis by Reschld's baud, lint when
the'- found that he was not tho man they
wto alter, they released him, bonding
word by h'ni to live other men that each
one was to send them tuO llras, fHO, Ouo
oflhcso five men, an Armenian priest, I
know well. He told mo tho report of tho
young man was correct, and to escape the
brigands ho removed ids family to a place
ot greater security. When the villager
reported the case to the local governor, ho
said to him, "Show me where tho robbers
are, and I will ca'ch them !" Then ac
cusing him of giving fnls and misleading
iniormauon, ue mrust, nun into prisou I
What better evidence could we have that
the governor is in the pay of the brigands ?
.Meanwhile itesciiiu and his hand move
freely up and down tho country. They
have lately taken 1000 lirns from an Ar
menian of Niksar, tho ancient Neocesurca.
They are well known to the people of a
large section ot country, nnu a little well-
directed ellort would result in their cap
ture. The central government seems
thoroughly aroused to the importance ot
ridding the country of these pests, and
has often d large rewards to those soldiers
and ollieers who are successful In wiping
out brigandage. But these oilers do not
seem to stimulate zeal, it is natural that
the soldiers should serve those that pay
them best. M. P. P.
TH K KOTAIlY SNOW 1'LOW.
A WcsteKii Contrivance Which Stay He
roine Necessary on KiiHtern ltoada.
A correspondent ot the Boston Journal,
writing from Portland, Oregon, gives the
following readable description of the great
snow plows in use on some of tho West
ern railroads :
The contrivance is a huge, shapeless af
fair, something like an elongated box car,
with an iron apron coming down in front
of it nearly to the surface oi the rails. Ou
the front of tins is set an appliance which
resembles a turbine water wheel, tho
blades of which are chilled steel some two
feet broad, and tapering from a back sev
eral inches thick to a knife like edge. This
is mounted upon a bteel shnft precisely
like that which revolves the propeller of a
steamer, which extends tluough the
structure behind, and is whirled about
with great rapidity by a powerfhl steam
engine. The "rotary snow plow" has no
power to propel itselt, but is pushed for
ward by one or two locomotives. When a
drift is encountered the machine is moved
up to it until the wheel touches the snow;
the man in charge of the engine sets the
shaft revolving, and the huge wheel bores
into the solid mass like in augur through
sott wood. No matter now hard the snow
may be packed together even if a succes
sion of rain and cold have turned it
into ice, the keen blades tear
it in pieces and grind it to pow
der. The most ingenious part of the in
vention, however, is yet to be described.
It is not enough to tear a drift to pieces;
it must be thrown away from the truck.
To accomplish tins, the blades of tho
wheel are set at such nu nugle that the
snow is sucked into the interior of the
plow, whence it is disgorged tluough a
huge funnel like a loccotnotive smoke
s'ack, and hurled in a great arch to a dis
tance of a hundred feet or more from the
track. When in full operation, nothing
can be seen of plow or locomotives. The
clouds ot smoke from the pulling engines
and the lotty. whirling column ot dis
placed show alone attest the prodigious
torces that are at work. Nothing has yet
been found to stop the progress of
these rotary plows. The speed of
the wheel attains over SWJ revolutions
a minute, nnd tho heaviest drifts
are cleared at the rate of 10 miles
an hour. Even through solid ice the
wheel eats its way as fast as a man can
walk, aud when its work (supplemented
by knives and brooms before tue wheels
ot the locomotives to shear the Ice from
tlio edge of the rails and dust them thor
oughly) is done the track is as clear as if
no snow had fallen. The lour rotary
plows now owned by the Northern Pacillc
company have kept file main track aud
most ot tiie side lilies clear all winter, so
that, in one of tho worst countries for
railroading that could be imagined, and
lu the preseut very severe season, but ono
important delay of trains has beeu en
counteied, aud that was for three days
only. Thse tour machines cost -00,000,
but have already more than pa d for them
selves in the relief of men aud the sparing
of wear and tear of locomotives. Their
practical utility has been tully demon
strated, and by means of them t tie hist
s 'Hons obstacle to successful winter rail
roading in tlio far West lias been removed.
l.Ml'ltOVIiMliNT Ori'ASTUllIIS.
Hon. Warren ttrowii's Interesting Talk to
the Massachusetts Fanners.
At the regular weekly meeting Hon.
Warren Brown, president of 'the New
Hampshire State Agricultural society,
said that tho pasture Is a very important
factor in the success of New Kngland far
mers. Hut although this was true, it was
also true that the pasture was, as a rule,
that part of the farm the most neglected.
For tills reason the animals who have to
obtain their living oil' of many of these
pastures nro poor and feeble. If kept
clean irom pushes much land which Is
very stony will be found to be talrly good
pasture lands. But pastures are strictly
those lands which nro favorable to the
growili of grass. It is very unwise to
plough up this class of laud. There has
been much of this kind of pastures spoiled
by ploughing. In Kngland they never
plough an old pasture or meadow, as It
destroys tho roots of gnu's which it hns
taken many years to form. A good many
objectionable shrubs lotind lu pasture land
can be easily removed by burning. To
sprinkle them with kerosene and Hied
they can lie easily removed. White pine
is very injurious to the growth of grass,
and in iact pastures aud woodlands should
lie kept distinct. Many pastures in New
Hampshire nre spoiled by the growing of
wood upon them.
Sheep Is the best nnimal which can be
placed m u pasture for its improvement.
Tho overstock of pastures is very bad iu
its elfect, and will grow poor. Vet there
Is such a thing as understocking. Stock
will also remove much wild shrub growth
which cannot be removed iu any other
way. Draining is not always a benefit In
a pasture, as lands nro better when there
are some places which are wet a good
share of the year. A little woik on many
pastures would do more good ih.inupon
any other department of the farm. Stock
can lie kept very cheaply upon the pas
lures. Ho spoko of the dilll -ultles In
awakening fanners to the Importance, ot
the pastures, The subject was afterwards
discussed by O. B. Iladwiu of Worcester
aud others.
Christopher Gordon of Winooskl who
has beeu hUll'eiing for some time with
consumption died March M. At the time
of his dentil he was postmaster at W l-noo.-ki.
lie was an honored veteran, hav
ing served in Co., A, first Veniiout caval-
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