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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-24

their picnic as happy as CLANS. The German
grove near by, for their lager beer sociable.
A large number of young and old filled
steamer for an excursion fifty miles up the
Mississippi; and what remained in the city,
and the incomers from the country, amused
themselves best suited their tastes
One fact quite noticeable to me was that
during all the day, did not see or hear of a
single individual, either at the excursions or
on the streets, who gave evidence of intoxi
cation nor have | seen an intoxicated man,
or heard the noisy street howl, the evidence
of drinking. since / have been here, now
some five weeks; Yet any man who wishes
can sell spirit under conditions of the law
The conditions are the appreciation of ma
iiority of the voters of the ward in which he
lives, and paying for the various necessary
licenses a sum amounting to three hundred
and fifty dollars per annum. This law, from
what | have seen of its workings, is more
effective for good order and temperance, than
is an ultra law, that allows man to sell
and yet under which every man sells that
chooses to, as is the case in most places in
Vermont
The colored people here use but little that
can intoxicate. My landlord says, in the
eight years Of his residence here, he has new
er seen a negro intoxicated. Nor do they
ever quarrel or fight, save for their govern
ment. Another fact much to their praise is
to be found in their moral and religious con-
dition. They have two churches, Baptist
and Methodist | attended one service with
them. The house worshipped in. capable of
seating some three hundred persons, was
crowded, and many stood at the doors and
windows, unable to get seats. A more de-
vout and orderly congregation | have seldom
seen The sermon was from colored preach
spirit and matter. listened to it with great
interest, and was surprised to find, as l did
the next day when [ called to see him. that
the preacher was a clerk or porter in a gro
cery and provision store-toiling six days in
the week, and preaching Christ to his people
on the Sabbath. He is a regularly ordained
minister, and has two hundred and thirty
nine members in his church He says nearly
one-half of the colored population are hope
fully pious.
The weather has been intensely warm day
and night, the most of the time since the
first of June which, with timely showers
has advanced vegetation in degree scarcely
ever before known. About the first week in
June | noticed piece of corn as the first
had seen out of the ground. Three days
90, walking by the sam field, | entered and
passed through the corn, the most of which
stood eight inches above my hat. The con-
ductors running on the road from here to St.
10, some two hundred and twenty-five miles
west, give glowing accounts of the wheat on
the road, which is now being cut. Never
before was there so much on the ground nor
so large yield \ week or ten days more
of favorable weather secures the finest har-
vest ever garnered since the settlement of
Missouri. :
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-24
Letter from Missouri.
Hannibal Mo. july ).

Hannibal Mo, July 5, 1867.
Mr.. EDITOR You may not be uninter-
ested in the state of society in this city-a
city the third in population of Missouri.
When the rebellion first broke out the people
here were about equally divided into Union
men and rebels Several times during the
war it was a matter of question under whose
rule it might fall
At one time the rebel population, expect
ing aid from without, simultaneously raise
the rebel rag at every corner, and flung it
across the streets The Union men, though
not strong enough to pull down these hated
emblems, would not walk under them, and
determined they should come down. They
sent dispatches to Quincy, ILL.,, 90 miles dis
tant, and soon the 5th Ill. Regiment, quite
Unexpectedly to this rebellious race, made
their debut, and rebel flags had quickly to be
lowered by the same hands that raised them,
1t was within sixty miles of this place that
the noted Centralia massacre of twenty-three
discharged Union soldiers occurred. When
on their retnrn home, they were taken from
the cars by Anderson and his men, and every
man shot The same inhuman, savage band
had taken one hundred and twenty-five of
the men sent out from here and vicinity in
pursuit of them, and shot, and scalped, and
otherwise mutilated all but eighteen, who es-
capped from their hands | have this from
one of this party, who is now boarding at
the house where we stop. Of such scenes
of savage barbarity, hi story has scarcely a
parallel.
Hannibal city lies on bluff Of the Mis-
sissippi, and has population of about 10, 900.
Some 1900 are colored men, one half of which
were once slaves. There are here two large
pork-packing houses, three extensive tobacco
curing and manufacturing establishments,
four Touring mills, and one woolen factory.
Large quantities of lumber from here finds
it's market along the way west, for several
hundred miles.
Yesterday was the 4tb, and though no
public demonstration was made, yet all seem
ed to be full of the spirit of the day, breath
ing freer atmosphere than ever could have
been experienced under the bonds of slavery.
The colored people, some three hundred in
number, went out a dozen miles and had
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-24
Wby Young Men do not Marry.

Rev. Robert Collyer, the eloquent Uni
tartan clergyman, recently preached ser
mon in Chicago on q Our Daily Bread, in
the course of which he discussed social
questions, and explained why young men
do not marry:
When one said lately in the presence
of a frank, outspoken young woman IN this
city, that the reason why young men did
not marry was that their wives would not
be content to begin to live in homely fash
ion, after they had been raised in luxury,
she replied, = the woman is.quite as willing
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-24

MODEL CoMposIrroN.-TheE Esser States
man says boy in South Danvers wrote
the following composition upon his native
town, which it thinks is very good for a
"South Danvers is in the United States.
1t is bounded by Salem and reaches to
Middleton Its principal river is Gold
thwaite's brook, which empties into Salem
Harbor. Its principal lake is the mill pond,
which is dry in the summer. Its principal
productions are leather, onions, the South
Church and George Peabody. South Dan
vers has many religious sects, among which
are the Orthodox, who worship their min
lister, the Spiritualists, who worship every
thing, and the Unitarians, who worship
nothing" -7E vsr o-iI
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-24

it, but I think now that his own purpose
was clear and defined through all.
''Is there nothing l can do for you
Have you no messages to send? Oh, Har-
per. you have saved my life and you are
dying" said Forsyth Fielding, the tears
raining down his bronzed face, as he held
the poor shattered head against his breast.
Tell my mother that was not afraid
to die, and the blue eyes opened wide
and clear as if looking already out of the
world beyond this tell her that | sent
her the only gift she could ever take at my
hand-yonr life"
Those were the last words " old Harper =
ever spoke.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-24

MIsFoRTUNEs OF CLERGYMAN.-The
Dubuque Herald is responsible for the
following humorous sketch of the misfor-
tunes of an Iowa clergyman:
Thursday last, among the goods expressed
from the West by the D. d S. r. R., were
number of baskets of eggs. Two or three
stations this side of that at which they
were placed upon the car, an ex-elergy
man of huge proportions stepped into the
express car to speak 10 the messenger.
The eggs were in the west end of the car,
and our clerical friend accidentally took
his position in front of them, with his back
towards the eggs. While the twain were
conversing, the train suddenly started for
ward The reverend gentleman was taken
unawares by the unexpected jerk, and lost
his balance. He found ii in the basket Of
eggs Just in his rear. The result of this
ministerial onset-if we may so term it
battles all description. Of course the con-
tents of the basket came to an unlucky
end. Ike Partington once set a hen on
ffty-two eggs, just to see her spread her.
self: here was a man not used to- the busi-
ness, who had set himself on fifty-two doz-
en- and successfully accomplished the same
result, as any one could see. But though
backward in getting into that undignifed
position, he was by no means backward in
getting out He erected himself and ex-
amined himself Any member of his
church, if present would have recognized
in him not only faithful fellow-laborer,
but an earnest yolk fellow. For minute
he stood motionless, except as he with
spread and tremulous fingers, in an unde-
cided and uncertain way, waved his hands
with the air of man who had been egged
on to desperation. He certainly presented
a ludicrous aspect. The express messen-
ger took the stove hearth and did what he
could toward cleaning his friend off-a nov
ell way of scraping an acquaintance.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-24

CHARLES DICKENS SEES A NIsIoS.-Mr.
Dickens relates in Al the Year Roat1ld the
story of a strange coincidence, having al
most supernatural character. which
recently occurred TO himself 1t is con-
tanned in a note which he appends to an
article by a contributor. who advances
some new theories with regard to spectral
appearances, and tells the famous stories
of Lord Lyttleton( with some additions not
hitherto published), and of Lord Tyrone
and Lady Beresford. Remarking on the
latter, Mr.. Dickens thinks that natural e1-
plantations are sufficient and, in illustra-
ton of 4" the broad margin of allowance
that must always be left for coincidence IN
these cases." tells the following singular
story: We dreamed that we were in /,
large assembly, and saw lady in bright
red wrapper, whom we thought We knew
Her back being towards us, we touched
her. On looking round, she disclosed Il
face that was unknown to US, and, on our
apologzing, said, pleasantly: | am Miss
N, mentioning n name, not the name
of any friend or acquaintance We had. al
though q well-known name. The dream
was unusually vivid, and we awoke On
the very next evening we recognised with
strange feeling), coming in at the open door
of our room, the lady of the dream, in the
bright red wrapper. More extraordinary
still, the lady was presented by the friend
who accompanied her, as Miss ", the
name in the dream. No circumstance, near
or remote, that We could ever trace, in the
least accounted for this The lady came
on the real, commonplace visit, in pursu-
ance of an appointment quite unexpectedly
made with the lady who introduced her,
only on the night of the dream From
the latter we had no previous knowledge of
her name. nor of her existence"
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words contain your duty. You win do
that duty. The usurper shall be saved,
but the liberator, alas could not be saved.
Eight years ago, on the ID of December,
1859, exercising common right, L raised
my voice in the democracy, and L asked
from the United States the life of John
Brown. could not obtain it. To-day l
ask of Mexico the life of Maximilian !;
shall obtain it? Yes; perhaps at this
very moment it is already granted. Max
imilian will owe his life to Juarez But,
it may be said, what is the punishment ?
This is the punishment-'' Maximillian,
live by the mercy of the republic"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-24

An orange tree at SImsbury, Conn, has
produced an orange measuring thirteen ana
a half inches in circumference.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-04-27
Every Dny Life Of Gen. Grant.
The Washington correspondent of u


Providence journal relates the following:
II have Just been thinking Of ap incident
related to me u day or two ago of Gen. Grant,
told me By an officer of his staff. that is so
perfectly characteristic of the man that
am induced to repeat it here. 1t seems that
n few days after his appointment and con
tirmation as the General of the United States
Army, ii was known that his commission
was signed and awaiting him at the White
House; and the next day, in honor of the
great event, all of the headquarter officers
appeared in full dress to accompany their
chief, as they supposed, while he formally
received his commission. But while they
were waiting for him to summon them to
attend him, man attired in custer, an
old pair of grey pantaloons and slouched
hat, was to be seen entering the Presidents
house. Very soon he appeared with piece
of parchment in his hand, and walked to
the War Department He stopped in the
office of a notary public, and the clerk in
informing old Gen, Thomas, who was in an
adjoining room, of the job before him, re-
marked that the visitor WAS a rough old
fellow. Gen. Thomas returned, aud the re-
quired oath was taken. The man who took
the oath was Gen. U. S. Grant. The COM
mission was that of General Of United States
Army.
prosperity has not harmed Gen. Grant,
He loves vain display and affectation no
more than he did six years ago. His old
friends are his friends still. Quietly and
happily he lives here with his family
Mornings, about nine o'clock, he can be
seen on his way to his Office, oft-times ac-
companied by his little son ON horseback,
followed by but one orderly, who is more
of an object of use than show. He takes
great pleasure in his horses, and has colec-
ted as fne stud as are seen outside the
stable of professional. His smoking is as
inveterate as ever The other day, at din
ner table, a certain gentleman, who is apt to
think, like many Others, too, that that which
be has, uses and comes in contact with, Is a
little better than his neighbor's, remarked
on the quality of his cigar, that it cost $40
a hundred, and was the best article in the
city. I wopder,' quickly said a person
who knows Grant, if it is any better than
Grants, which cost $780, The first gen.
tleman suhsidsd." n -.-la 'qJ
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-04-27

Lead ore has beer discovered in Bedford
county, Pa,
There are 60, ,ooo sulEerersin Alabama need
ing aid, ....r .....r
744000,000 glasses of beer are swallowed
by the Pittsburgers annually.
Franklin county, Pa. is excited over the
numerous incendiary fires nightly occurring
at Malone.
The French crown diamonds will be shown
in the Exhibition. The case in which they
are placed will be lowered into the ground
every night.
A paragraph going the rounds of the
American newspapers speaks of the Roths
childs' palace as being seven stories high.
The Rotbschilds' palace is only two stories
high, but it is built of marble, and it has in
the heart of Paris (between the Rucs Latfitte
and Taitbou:, two or three mipntes walk
from Tortoni's corner on the Boulevard DIES
ltaiens) garden worth five seven,storied
palaces, -f
Great alarm exists in the War Office at
Vienna in consequence of the mysterious
disappearance from its archives of set of
valuable military maps OF Walachia. These
maps, one hundred and twenty in number,
were prepared oy the officers OF the scientific
department during the Austrian occupation
of the panubian Pripcipalities in 1854, at a
cost of two hundred thopsand forms An
inquiry into the matter has been ordered.
Toombs, of Georgia, has concluded that,
with all its disadvantages" the United
States is the best country iu the world to
live in. r..#
A festival (Tombola} held at Columbus,
Ca, resulted in a net profit of between three
and four thousand dollars, all of which will
be at once iorw arded to Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
The increase of the population Of Miwau-
kee is estimated by Mr.. LangsoD, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce of that city, at
fifteen thousand since the census of 1865.
-Four thousand names have been added to
the Directory, and one thousand two hun
dred and thirty-three buildings, costing So
900, 600, We're erected in 1866.
A vein of salt water was struck at Law
renee, Kansas, 9 few days ago, while boring
for water for a woollen factory. The water
yields one. half pound of,salt to the gallon.
At that yield the business of manufacturing
salt is considered profitable in that section.
Arrangements are already made to COM
menco the manufacture, aud it is expected
by fall one hundred barrels per day will be
produced
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-04-27
Iy,addeus steyens.

Mrs. Calhoun, very racy writer, con.
nected with the New York Tribune, has
been in Washington, and from there has
been daguerreotyping some of the most
prominent men in Congress. She thus
speaks of the "old Commoner rl,f
"And now the members crowd around
a central desk. The confusion of tongues,
which amazes spectator in the galleries,
is hnshed, for brief space. The crowds
in the balconies bend eager ears A gaunt,
wierd, tall old man has risen in his seat
the man who is often called the Leader Of
the House. Ito be voted down on half
tie questions of the day, to be admired,
wondered at, listened to with strained at
tention, and then resisted. in argument, and
beaten on appeal, be Leadership, he has it,
but not else. Deep eyes, hidden under a
cllif OF brow, the strong nose of pioneer of
thought, shut, thin lips, a face pale with the
frost OF the grave. long, bony, emphatic
iimbs-these cover the uneasy ghost which
men call Thaddeus Stevens. The great cays
OF his power are past. Perseus has slain his
dragon, and now he would unchain the fair
Andromeda for whom he fought, binding
her brows with the stars. The version is
sadder than the old, for he will not live to
see the glory for which ho has wrought
Yet, to drop metaphors, which are danger
Gus will of;the- wisps, he is wonderful even
to his decline. Day after day he comes.
compelling his poor body, by the might of
the strong soul that is in him, to serve him
yet longer He looks so weary of this con.
fusion which we call life, and vet so resolute
to command it still. He is Alaric, the
Scourge,, whose mission is to chasten this
terrific, turbulent South till she shall yield.
If the means proposed are odous to her,
they are none the worse for that, thinks
this relentless Hun. Let her pride he bro
ken Has she not broken hearts of ours,
aye, and honor, which is more than hearts 2
These are long arrears to settle. So when
the Blaine-Sherman amendment comes back
he will none of it. 1t is not fair to say, as
some of the papers have done, that the Rad
icals were false who voted against Stevens
on this issue II was not at all test-vote.
as is shown in the fact that the Copperheads
we're with him.
"Erratic. domineering, hard, subtle, Ste
vens is yet so heroic he wears such crown
of noble years upon him that ones enthusi-
asm, and ones reverence cling to him. III
the galleries we do not well follow him.
All those stilettoes of pitiless wit which
have made his caustic tongue SO dreaded,
are unshcathed from the softest tones of his
voice, and are quite lost to Us. But the sar.
donic light of his face, and the laugh of the
members reach u.s."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-04-27

PLANT CoRN.-The great mistake :,
farmers of the South last year was tha
devoted too much attention to the
tion of cotton and tobacco, to the neg
corn and wheat. A large part of the
tuition and suffering now prevailing til
out the Southern States was cons
upon this erroneous policy; and w
produced such lamentable condi
affairs among persons in moderate
straltened circumstances, it did no
pecuniary point of view, to any matte
tent benefit the planters. BY bend
their efforts to the production of the
staples, the crops were so large that
have rapidly receded from those whic
realized last year, until they begin
proach those which were paid befc
war. Three ,fourths of the number o
made, would very probably have solt
much as the whole crop, while the Ia
pended on the other fourth. if it h,
appropriated to the cultivation
would, in n great measure, have prt
the starvation which threatens so m;
tions of our unfortanate and impoy
country. The time for pitching tn,
is now upon us, and our rural friends
take this matter into considerable
adopt such policy for the coming
will secure an abundant supply Of pro
and relieve our people from the hum
necessity of asking aims OF our encn
oppressors.
We say to the farmers, plant c.
raise meat Ifpatriotism and pAila
will not induce you to bend every e
this end, selfinterest ought. With
cilities Tor cotton growing increased,
have been during :he last year, shol
continue to raise it to the neglect of
reals, as was done last season, the vie
be very largely increased, aud as
quence the price still further red
that when the tax is paid ;he net
will not be more satisfactory than
realized if less area of land wa
cotton and larger in corn. To
contingencies, they should aim to
least twice as much of the latter
have been accustomed to produce,
free themselves from dependence
North and Northwest for subsistenc
is no danger of overstoeking the
prices for all provisions are en'
high all over the country, aud q.
crops will have to be harvested befc
will be brought TO such point as
to be rcnuneratiye.-Petersb9rg I'M
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-04-27
Tu;ikrrsg Efrsc.

Ludicrous blunders sometimes occur in
cases where ignorant persons attempt the
use of language about the meaning of which
they know nothing. Not long since, while
travelling from Pttsburg to Cincinnati, two
rather verdant specimens of the female sex
came on board the boat at one of the land
ings, who, for the sake of distinction, we
will call Mary and Jane. Now, Mary had
her eye-teeth cut, or, in other words, was
acquainted with the rules and regulations
which govern genteel society. Jane, the
younger, had never mixed in society to any
extent. Her language was such as she haA
heard among her rustic associates. Mary
was aware Of this fact, and therefore catl-
toned her to observe how she (Mary) acted,
and govern herself accordingly. Shortly
after, while seated at the dinner table the
waiter asked Mary what part of the fowl she
would have 2 She informed him, in very
polite manner, thGt it was perfectly imma-
terial.' He accordingly gave her piece,
and then inquired OF Jane what part she
would prefer Il believe will take piece
of the immdteridi, too !" The scene that
followed this declaration is beyond the pow
er of the pen 80 describe. The assembled
company were obliged to give spontaneous
vent to their surcharged feelings in peals of
boisterous laughter whilst the poor girl,
her face sufused with crimson bushes, left
the table, dee ciariHg. as she fed from the
cabin, They won. ketch me on one of these
pesky steamboats, again !"