Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-16

pOinted arbitrator for Great Britain, unuer
the Treaty of Washington. The drawing
up of the case for the British Government
has been intrusted to the Lord Chancellor,
with Lord Trenton and Prof. Montague
Bernard as assistants. Sir. Rounded Palm
err will act as counsel for Great Britain
before the Board of Arbitration
A dispatch from Berne, Switzerland, states
that the Swiss Federal Council has resolved
to reserve the appointment of an arbitrator
on the part of Switzerland upon the Alabams
claims until after those of England and Italy
are selected.
The commission Of Charles Francis Adams
as arbitrator under the Treaty Of Washing
ton was signed by the Secretary of State, at
Long Branch, and sent to the State Depart
ment. and was forwarded hence to Mr.. Ad-
ans on the 18th,
\ case Of much interest TO newspaper con-
ductors has just been tried in an English
court A gentleman had sent voluntary
contribution to daily newspaper, which
was committed to the editorial waste basket,
whereupon the aggrieved writer brought an
action for the recovery of its value. 1t was
held bv the court that a contribution sent
unsolicited to a newspaper ceases to be the
property Of the writer precisely as though 1t
were an ordinary letter, and that he cannot
insist upon its return in case It Is not used
Prince Arthur of England Is said to be IN
love with Lady Ann Churchill one Of the
daughters of the Duke of Marlborough
The recent marriage of the Princess Louisa
with the Marquis of Lorne has emboldened
the Prince to reveal his affection and, it Is
said, the attention of the Queen and her
Ministers have been called TO the subject.
The C0RgregqtOnalist editorally reviews
Gen Buffers qualifications. for the chief
magissracy of Massachusetts, and while con-
ceding his ability, and according MIN the
honor of his virtuous past, finds both in his
character and his recent utterances ample
reason for declining his disinterested offer.
Gen Butler has many bright. and some ex-
cellent qualities. but they are not such
would reflect, from the position Of Supreme
Executive, honor on the people ofMassachu-
sets In which opinion, We predict, the
people Will concur.
George NJ Bonacina and Mrs Newton,
his sister, were shot by a German farmland
named Theodore Myers, on Friday, on the
Platte River, Is miles from Denver, Colorado.
Bonacina is dead, and Mrs Newton viii
probable die Myers is still Mt large but
a reward has been offered Tor his arrest.
Mrs. Newton thinks that Myers was hired
10 murder them She was married last sum
mer to one FreeGenhall, who owned the
property, but who decided 1t to her after
their marriage A quarrel occurring subse-
quently, FreedenhaIl left his wife, who has
since lived on the place with her brother.
Suspicion naturally points TO Freedenhall $
the instigator Of the murder
The next crop reF .v.e of the De, artment
OF Agriculture will not be published until
September. The returns recently received
show that the crops are in better condition
than was reported in July, including both
corn and cotton A letter from Arkansas
says that although the acreage Of cotton is
not so large as last year, the crop will be
equally as large, and SO OF the other States.
The investigating committee Of the house
of delegates Of the district of Columbia has
that certain officers of the court are
guilty of extortion and Matchmaking, and
recommend that the court be abolished and
reorganized under municipal authority.
The crisis IN Indian affairs in this country
is evidently near at hand. What to do with
the Red Man is question which must be
settled very soon. Reports from the North
West show that the fighting Indians, driven
from the region traversed by the Pacific
Railroad, are concentrated just south Of the
line of the British possessions Gen Sheri-
dan seems to think they will need more in
timidatiOu-more killing probably. And
Gen. Hancock wants to know if the Govern
ment is to feed the frontier. The present
policy of the Government would appear to be
to drive the Indians together where they
can exterminate each other.
A Washington special says that collect
ors of internal revenue in some OF the South
ern States complain that the people in their
districts throw every obstacle in the way of
the revenue. The police authori-
ties do not refuse to assist the Government
officers, but in some districts their aid is of
little value, because the people turn upon
them and make all the resistance they dare.
and sympathize entirely with the criminals.
aiding them to escape, and in some cases
fighting the revenue officers. Applications
for troops are under consideration by the
We read in the fashion newspapers that
for next seasons styles neutral tints and
dark cloth, colors nearly black, Will prevail
Black itself will be worn more than ever. for
the special and indisputable reason that half
Paris and Berlin are in mourning We NAV
have as gorgeous and prismatic tastes as we
please, but Death is inexorabIe, and brings
all of us back now and then to the livery
of grief. Of course, if we were asked yxbv
the beautiful danes and demoiseless of Naw
England should all go into black. becanss
French and Prussian mothers or wives .ro
bereayed, we should answer, we sboDl3 .o,I
you, that the ways of fashion are past find
ing out.
hoosAc 1uSNEL.-An aggregate advance of
S5l feet was made In the various sect;ors g