Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-09-20


nantaloors. rough wooden shirt, pair OF
heavy boots. and a battered black hat. She
possesses a cheerful disposition, which even
her rough life has been unable 10 subdue-
When asked why she did not assume the garo
Of her sex when first accused OF being a SlrI,
She said that she was afraid of being found
by her father and compelled to return home.
She has been sent home by the police au-
thorities.
IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-The Supreme Court
Of Illinois has rendered decision which will
be certain to attract general attention and
comment. The subject of the decision in
volved the right of the Legislature to enact
measures restraining of their liberty persons
convicted of no crime, upon the grounds that
such restraint was necessary to their reform
or education The decision itself prOnounees
unconstitutional the law creating a Reform
School, and the commitment to it of children
who are = destitute of proper parental care,
and growing up in mendicancy, vice and
idleness, . since 1t establishes virtual impris-
onment without due process of law, and Is
in conflict with the Bill of Rights, which de-
clares that all men have certain inherent
rights, among which is liberty. This decis-
ion is highly commended by eminent legal
writers in the east. The application OF these
principles viii probably compel reorganiza-
ton OF the laws in the ; veraI states regu-
lating reformatorles where youths are kept
charged only with vagrancy for lack of home
and guardians
On the eastern slope Of Clark Mountain,
Nevada, near Its summit, their is a perpen-
dicuIar cliff Two hundred and fifty feet high.
At about one hundred feet from the base Of
cliff On its front are engraven the characters
.+ILD. The cross and letters are Of i'm
mense size, being fully sixty ieet in height,
and cut INTO the cliff two and half feet deep
SO that they can be plainly seen NJ a dis
tance OF five mile By whom this strange
workmanship was done ! unknown. The
fact, however, that the letters are the Roman
character. and are preceded by the figure Of
u cross, would make it appear that it was
done by the Jesuit mss onarles, who were
auswl to have been ia that region many
years az5. The Indians knew nothing of It's
authors, nor have they any tradition con
corning its origin.
We learn through private sources that
valuable silver mines are icing discovered IN
tan Interested faltirs are onJeayoriug TO
keep these discoveries from public notice,
"il- the hope OF rclpins heavy fortunes
from them. Comp mics have been privately
formed, both har, ANA il Philadelphia, for
working tie new veins IL Is improbable
shat a- the Gentiles take possession of Utah
ana explore her mineral wealth. tie Terri
tory may prove to be 5ae!o. the most vaiu-
aoi- lu the country
Wou,N's BioHrs fINDle.1AD Women 5
rights in Eoglani have been indicated by q
judicial decision, involving important conse-
luencs~. ~ Lord Penz4nce. lu the divorce
suit. Milne a. Niue ana Fow,er." bis
L9rlsa.p gave Judgment ordering Mrs.
Milne. against whom divorce had hean Oh
tanned, 10 pay ler husband out Of acr sepa-
rate estate. 8. -5.uu e $500 year towards
the maintenance 4alti4eati5a 3. tile child
reu of the marriage.
Bsyl7t rey..r. who's, extensive travel.
ea;it.e his judgment 4 mach weight, ex-
presses tA- 5-..-t that tl ~ Ios. from St
LOUIS a.IjLvarG. lar into tn regions Of
Malioao, and stretching westward TO II,
base q. she R1eav Meuu,aiaS, the richest
country IN the world Tie railway III lows
and adjacent parts, be states, 10 be succeed
ing beyond expectation and all precedent
! The authorities of Germany having deter
mined t. adopt rigid system OF impoSts o.
articles crossing thu rontier between Alac
and France tie French National Assembly j
suddenly alive to tie danger Ut the uanutac
q lures 8. that Province being diverted from tb
b, Fren,1 10 tie swiss market. That body ha
accordingly FASTENED, ny tie exceedingly lars
: majority ii 533 against 81, 70 ratify the Gus
q tom Iseary concluded between the repre-
sentativos Of Germany and France. Thu
= the complications, which appeared imminent
have been avcrted
TBE TENURE-oF-O FrlcB Acr.-The Tenure
otOfiee act, passed in a moment of grea
y excitement, Is likely 70 raise some trouble
:, some questions The President can onl
. suspend public officers NOT yaeate their pla
Y ces-without the concurrence Of the Senate
!. This was done in the case of Gen. Pleasar
ton, and Mr.. Douglass was appointed to fl
the position. But Mr. Douglass had bee
| acting in the capacity Of chief clerk, while
5 raised the further question whether his Sc
y lection vacated that position, and precisel
u what his position is Possibly the questio
p, Of increased salary is also involved.
{, The AL5aHy -4rgts is guilty of the follow
/ ing most disrespectful sarcasm en- the Den
lie ocratlc party OF this State but let Den
:. ocIatic official be guilty, and what an out
: cry What sense OF Indignation pervadc
: his own party Tne Controller of New
5. York is charged with malfeasauce. At ono
the Courts interpose. At once with a NJ
!, animous voice, not only in the city but
the State, the cry arises that the incuIpate
Y Official shall resign The party cannot Iiy
E. involved, even remotely, in his dishonor
Sweden appears TO have taken the yener,
r European alarm and is talking of reorganiziu
- its military system. Sweden has only a sma
: army-about I3O, 900 men. in addition
volunteers and free-shooters. The /" rem
/ lars - or reserves are distributed in the "a,