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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12
The Joint High Commission.

Washington reports say that there Is high
authority for the statement that the Joint
High Commission has agreed upon basis Of
principles for the adjudication,of the Alabama
claims, and that the question of the Cana
dian fisheries is to be settled by the payment
of Gum of money from the United States to
Canada, in consideration Of which the waters
of the Dominion are to be opened to Ameri-
can fishermen, and the coast is to be free to
them for cleansing their nets and curing their
fish 1t is also asccrtained that the questions
named above have occupied less of the time
of the Commission than the not less impor-
tant one of the San Juan boundary case
which has been the most difficult and com
plicated, and which has caused the most
discussion, research, and examination. This
it is stated, is now the only point of diff
ference between the United States and the
English Commissioners, and the duties of the
Commission would have closed by this time
but for this question. The treaty will Ger
tainly be ready in less than two weeks, anC
the President has said, within two days, tha
he intended to call an extra session of the
Senate, for the purpose of considering the
treaty, if Congress should adjourn before the
presentation of the Commissioners agree
ment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

An IMPORTANT income Tax DECIsIoN.-The
principle involved in a decision Of the United
States Supreme Court, delivered on Monday
of last week, seems to be, that Congress can lay
no tax whatever upon any branch of any To-
cal government. A tax upon the salaries
paid by those governments for services being
substantially tax upon the governments
themselves, is therefore restricted, or in 9th
er words, Congress cannot tax the salaries
of legislative, judicial or administrative Off
GERS under any state or municipal govern
ment The case which has brought out this
decision, is in brief as follows
Judge Buffnton, Of the Probate Court OF
Barnstable county, Massachusetts, was as
sessed for an income tax on his salary, which
he paid, under protest, TO Collector Day
afterward suing him in the Circuit Court oil
the United States for it's recovery. The Cir
cult Court decided that the tax was lawful
and the collection proper but on appeal,
the Supreme Court has reversed the Judg-
ment, with but one dissenting voice, that OF
Judge Bradley, of New Jersey. This de
cision settles the question that the income
tax, so far as it applies to the public officers
of all local governments, is unconstitutional
and must be abandoned.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

Senator Morrill's Santo Domingo speech
in the Senate on Friday is highly commend
ed both for it's matter and temper. The
New York Tribune says of it that it % might
serve as a model in the discussion now going
on in the Senate. He opposes annexation
for reasons which appear satisfactory, and
has not word to say impugning the motives
of others, or endeavoring to catch the worth
less applause of the galleries by flashes of
irony and sarcasm. Such reserve and mode
ration it is impossible not to approve, even
in a Senate that includes Mr.. Davis among
its members and endured for years the inc
briate drawings of Salisbury"
The Haytien Minister, who sat in the di-
plomatic gallery, and Mr.. Sumner, who took
a seat near Mr.. Morrill,, listened to him
throughout Mr.. Sumner gave occasional
manifestations Of approval.
The correspondent Of the Boston Journal
says of Mr.. Morrill's speech, which it took
him over three hours to deliver, that it is re-
gsrded as containing more really valuable
information about the proposed acquisition
than is contained in the report of the com
missioners. The Republicans correspondent
says the tone of the speech gave satisfaction,
even to the friends of annexation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

" PECK EGG. Hard boiled eggs are one
of the traditional adjuncts of Easter Day
cooked in water containing a dye, so thai
they come out colored. The Pope formerly
blessed eggs to be distributed throughout the
Christian world, to be used on that day
But the Pope's blessing probably does not
embrace the hard eggs that the boys use in
a sporting way in some localities, on Easter.
1t is told as a tradition of English boys, but
any one who has been in a Southern city
where little negroes do much abound, has
witnessed the modern rendering of the Gus
tom. Armed with such a number of hard
boiled eggs as his capital will enable him to
command, the little darkey starts out on
Easter morning, and his first salutation to a
similarly equipped little darkey that he
meets, is challenge to q peck egg." Where
upon the two proceed to bump the two ends
of their eggs together until one gives way
the battered egg becoming the property OF
the other. This custom is as peculiar to the
Juvenile " amendments at the South, as
fre-crackers on Christmas day, in which
they always abound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

CoNNEcTICUT IEcTIoN.-The result on the
Governor vote in Connecticut seems to be in
doubt The latest report gives Governor
English twenty-five votes more than Cover
nor Jewell Thirty votes are, however re
ported " scattering" and if this Is correct
there is no election, as majority is requir-
ed. This Will secure the election Of Cover
nor Jewell by the legislature, which has q
Republican majority in both branches, the
total majority on joint ballot being about
twenty. The C0,raats returns show that
all the other Republican State officers arc
elected by the people, by handsome MAORI
ties The Congressional delegation stands
as stated last week-three Republicans and
one Democrat.
- Since the above was put in type there
comes a report of discovered error in the
count Of the votes in one of the New Haven
wards which, if authenticated, adds one
hundred to the Jewell column, which would
be sufficient to secure his election by tn,
people
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

IMPORTANT RAILROAD PRoJEcT.-Another
important railroad project is reported on the
tapis. 1t is stated that negotiations are
going on for the lease of the Northern, N
H.. R.R. to the Vermont Central Rail
road. in order to secure another link IN the
contemplated grand trunk route from Chicago
to Boston via the lakes, Ogdensburg, White
River Junction and Concord. Should this
measure be arranged, its terms will be sub
mitted to the stockholders of the Northern
Railroad at the annual meeting next month
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

CoNvICT LABOE.-It Is stated in one OF our
State exchanges that the labor Of the men in
the Vermont State Prison has been contract
ed for five years to Messrs. Mawhinney &
Richardson of Boston, at seventy cents for
each day's labor.
The above firm are extensively engaged IN
the manufacture of boots and shocs in Stone
ham, Mass. In addition to using the con-
Wet labor in the above avocation, Messra NJ.
g. r. have taken lease of d site outside and
contiguous 20 the prison walls, on which
they propose to erect q shop 30 by 90, and
give employment therein to 80 or 90 free
operatives.
Il is believed with economy and good adj
ministration. in the affairs OF the PRISON IN
der this contract. We may find the institution
nearly OF quite self-sustainiug-
The Directors and Superintendent have
faithfully given their attention. and have
made highly commendahle arrangement
The price for the past five years has been
only forty FIRE cents per day, which has
caused the labor to be unremunerative to th'
State, causing the expenses TO exceed 1T
receipts some II ye thousand dollars per year
The present directors are Hon. Martin Z
Rice of Benson, Hon. John W. HartshOrn OF
Lunenbur-h. and William r. Shedd, Esq.
of New bury, and the people Of Vermont vii
appreciate their faithful IaboTs-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12
80 -

GREAT FIRE N ALBANIA destructive
fire IN Albany y. y, on Friday morning last,
broke out in the upper story of Weed,
Parsons ( Cos large printing establishment,
which included the Albany Journal office,
burned the great building and its entire con
tents. end all the adjacent stores and dwell
ings on Broadway and Van Tromp street
twenty in number. Over three hundred
people are thrown out of employment, while
thefirm of Weed, Parsons < Co, lose S350,O0C
abovethe insurance. which amounts to 500,
600. The other losses will reach 100000
The aggregate loss is a half million. The
remains Of fireman, John O'Brien, were
found in the ruins.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

The Senate Judiciary Committee have al
tered the language of the Ku-KIux bill ma
terially, without greatly changing its mean
ing The Democrats have agreed to be brie
IN their discussion of it, and it ia though
that 1t will be returned to the House, wher,
the disposition is for action ana concession
and become law by the close of the week
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

A shipment of newly made butter from
California has been received in New York,
and the quality is said to be the very best
New England and New York dairymen will
have sharp contest on their hands for lau-
rels, if the great pasture of the continent is
to send it's products to compete with them.
The star of empire" and the " print of
butter " seem to take opposite directions in.
their flight.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

The election in Wisconsin last week for an
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, re
suited in the election of Judge William P.
Lyon by large majority The Republicans
appear to have made handsome gains. In the
Milwaukee municipal election they oycrcame
the usual democratic majority, and elected
Mr.. Harrison Luddington for Mayor by near
" one thousand majority.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

TIE REDUCTION oFTHE PUBLIC DEBT.-Ihe
official statement Of the public debt for April
| shows its total amount, after deductIng the
cash in the Treasury, to be $4,000 697 $50 :
and the diminution of the debt during the
month Of March to have been ST. OH, PSI.
On April T., 1870, the amount of the debt was
$50, 49, 500, l2S and its diminution for the
month of March, 1870, had been IS, 100, $40.
Thus the very large remissions of taxation
made by Congress last summer, which took
complete effect on January /, 1871, have not
checked in any way the rate at which the
public debt is reduced out of the current re-
ceipts of the Treasury but, for the month
Of March at least the surplus appli cable to
the redemption Of debt was nearly twice as
great this year as last.
The Tribune says;
We venture to say no Government has ever
made so magnificent an exhibit of two years
financial work The increase in receipts over
those from 81 to 80 has amounted to ssh,
994 ,049 IA the decrease in expenses, $l26,.
/ 700, 949 81 the reduction of the public debt
amounts to S204, 754 Alb %. There is a co
gent eloquence about these numerals which
exceeds any rhetoric of the Fourth Of July.
The n. Y. Evening Post, from which We
quote the first statement, adds
The materials are not yet gathered for de
/ termining how far this increased surplus /,
/ dependent upOn other causes than the changes
in the tax laws for instance, upon the pro
gressive economy of the Administration
which has certainly done much to reduce ex
penses in all branches of the government
and upon the increased activity of the i'm
porting trade, which has made the yield from
customs duties exceptionally large during tn,
last two OF three months But, after making
all reasonable allowance for the effect of sucl
causes as this, it remains certain that the re
auctions of taxation made last summer have
taken nothing whatever from the security anC
strength of the national finances.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

A New AMNESTY BILL.-Representative
Hale of Maine introduced into the House a
bill which passed on Monday, by a vote of
l34 to 46, which excludes from full pardon
only former Congressman, members of State
Conventions who voted for Secession. and
army and navy officers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

solid Republican vote in the House,
adopted the amended Ku-Klux bill. One
hundred and eighteen Republicans stood
arrayed on the record opposed to ninety-one
Democrats, who voted against the bill with
q unanimity that indicated how vital party
measure they considered it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

Rhode Island elects the Republican ticket
for State officers with the exception Of Lieu
tenant Governor. A Republican bolt IN a
fishing question and third candidate pre-
vented an election for Lieutenant Governor 3;
but the Legislature, which is largely Ropub-
lican in both Houses, will no doubt select
the regular Republican candidate.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12
L. S. GRANT.

TIVE GAS CoNsUMER's GUIDE. Published by
Alexander Moore, II Bloomfield Street.
Boston.
This little work is, as It's title indicates, a
hand book of instruction on the proper man
eQement and economical use of gas, with
full description of gas meters and directions
for ascertaining the consumption by meters,
&c. A cursory perusal of it inclines us to
the belief that it possesses decided merits
and is worthy the attention of all who de-
pend upon gas as an Illuminating agent.
Our monthly bills are sure reminder that II
we haven't a Bourbon, we certainly have
gas company among US. In truth gas here is
a high old thing" and if Mr.. Moore 8
book only tells Us why it is that the less light
we have the more our pockets are depleted
we shall not grudge buying an extra copy or
two for the enlightenment of those who seem
to go it blind = on gas and the price
thereof. The book Is for saIe at Phinney :
Book Store. on State Street.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

THUNDER SroRM.-In Bangor, Maine, on
Friday night, there was a thunder storm
which did much damage in the city and
vicinity. The lightning is reported to have
struck in eight places IN the city, several
houses being damaged more or less, but no
persons were injured. In Newburg the barn
Of MIR. James Smith, containing several head
of cattle, besides hay, grain and farming
utensils, was set on fire by the lightning and
was entirely destroyed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

Senator Carpenter of Wisconsin is prePar
ing an elaborate speech IN reply to MIR
Sumner, in which he Will defend the policy
of the Administration in regard to Santo
Domingo, and make an argument in favor of
annexing the Islands
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

The assassination Of Mr.. J. Q. Dickinson
in Mariana, Florida, just made public,
marks the death Of the last leading republi-
can in a county in which sixty republicans
have been murdered in two years. lie was
shot for no other offence than that Of being
a republican and an ofice-hold Justice
will yet oyertake these Southern midnight
asSasalnS
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

The WEATHER On Mourn WAsHINGToS -
A private letter from the summit OF Mount
v Washington to the Boston Journal, describes
the weather to have been very mild and
spring like up to the oath uit. The neigh
boring mountains were bare, the pale green
of the lichens giving them the appearance OF
summer, the houses upon the summit were
entirely clear of ice. and the surroundings
were different from what they had been dur
ing the winter months Since the 9th there
has been snow. rain and ice, and the frost
work has been quite equal TO that seen in
the early stage OF winter. Only a few DAYS
ago the telegraph reported another terrible
wind storm with the wind at the fearful We
locity of one hundred miles per hour.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

The BurlingtOnians went into a scramble
for the Seott-Siddons tickets Monday, and
some complained that the published rules had
not been adhered to. Nearly all the seats
for both evenings were soon sold
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

Al what will they discover in Alaska
next? Already we have had coal, grapes
gold, silver. copper, tomatoes, potatoes, furs,
fish, and about everything 10 be found else
where in any part Of the world. Now we
read with rapture of the finding in this bles-
sed land of millions of pounds of = fossil
ivory which is worth 81 per ID. in San
Francisco Now for guano We are sure
that there must be guano IN Alaska. Now
for a soap mine Ii there Is not a soap mine
for mare nests 1t there are none OF these
IN Alaska full of promising young colts, we
shall be much disappointed. And has there
been any search for milk and honey?
buge.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

In the House of Representatives on Mon
day an attempt was made to call up the bill
for the withdrawal of the public lands from
sale, except under the Presumption and
Homestead laws, which failed The House
then re-afirmed the resolution adopted on
the 18th of December last, declaring that the
true principle of Revenue Reform poins to
the abolition of the internal revenue system
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

HIGH wINDs.-At Des Moines Iowa April
9th the most terrific wind that ever visited
that locality is reported. The wind COM
menced blowing from the southeast about s
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

1t is stated that forty thousand Germans
participated in the peace jubilee procession
in New York on Monday. The only Eng
lish speech on the occasion was by W. Z.
Bryant. Mr.. Greeley had promised to speak,
hut 50 many acres of humanity had got be-
tween him and the platform. that at the ap-
pointed time, with all his knowledge OF
farming, he could not reach his place.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

AN ALLoPATHY ARGUMENT.-It was pow
erful dose of Valerien that quieted the Pari,
insurgents.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12
THE M a r K Il L
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.

BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
Rep0reda"d sgTsssy f0rAs 'T'e' no t''o'A
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGH TON
For the ,oeek ending April II, 1871
Amount of stock a Market
5atte. sheep @ho;st swine. Veal
f f So So s8S goo sS 55
a aaay 81 SO 20 10 - saaas52 Is
40 or DER cwf on total weigh OF hide. farroy aud
dressed beef rev 80 '6 SS co. single pair % 10
Working O1en-soo9 to o. per par; a 500
Mich seys-SOOt to 500 good, SO0to 5000, with
r v,Ihon1.alyes heagreed tarFow and oFdina
y S% 30 70 500 twOysara ola eco
90 -, three wears old, sOoto 90.
Veal Cslves-s5 10 sI2 per head
sheep-5to &c; extra % ~ to s5cts- PeIib.
sheep and dsI his. -, GO 10 . per head
shotes wholesals,7 :, TO SC: retail : g ia
Taiow16 TO g, COUNTRY tot 5to6e .n... -.
- to 81 10. Dry, ooto
l,aIr-skins n 70 = cts
RrMARKs-The market is still more unfavorable
oxen IS obtained by hardest and only for choi-
cest animals. George Jones soId o NeiiI leu "
himself Greenfield, Mass. 10 dress - i5s JOE
Ic- others about as heavy Al ~ l--c ana LOT NC
Two lots of about 30 each Of the light shrinking Can
adian were sold AT - on I'VE weight lam
bert Hastings sold } oxen, very fine al l2c : COWS
for $500 each OF : n u 'o la TOT ~, Sg 800, ~
drqs. I0Cn lbs and year old steer 500 lbs, n
lie J. Sabfn sold oxen, one IT lie, and one PC
steers to dress lbs, at lie Al 10 =. G l.
Eaton sold 3 $50 lps., at Sc
The sheep trade was also unfayorlbie 10 the sell
rs and offers considered 10 bc from u 10 Ice
lower than last week. Geo. " JonesIsoli.11 fed by
himself in Greenfield Mass, about lO0 lbs. each f0I
s.: another lot of -, 100 lbs, each AT l2c j. b
sargent. sold q Medfori, l0> sheep ied 10y John NJ
Fulle-, Hanover y. II. at lac. the highest price
we heard named this week. j. >abInssod - year
ling sheen. at 81 90 Il. ". Armstrong sold ll3
sheep, gross weight 100 lbs, at &c At the time
len Waertown. there We're several lots Of sheep IN
the sheep and calf building sheltered from
the uncomfortable casterIy wind, which made out
door business disagreeable. Neals All on commits
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

MONTPELIER MARKET.

For me meek ending April 5, 1871.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

-rpressiy J0rthe tTs<7 No
Freeman
AT CAMBRIDGB AND BRIG ON
For the ,oeek ending April II, 1871
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

Amountof stock at Market
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-10
NIGHT,DEsPATOHEs:

WAsHINdToS, September 1.-THE
Post Office Department having iniorma.
tion that the Alabama and Chattanooga
railroad is running between Attala and
Meridian, directs mails for that section,
vid Dalton, Rome and Jacksonville. and
thence to Attala, by stage.
Probabilities Cloudy weather is pro-
bable for Sunday, from Luke Erie to
Missouri. Clear weather, with rising
barometer, North of this area. South
eriy winds, with light rain, on the Gulf
coast. West of Florida. Cloudy weather
and North. westerly winds, on the Soutl,
Atlantic coast; falling barometer, with
increasing cloudiness, aud Easterly
winds IN tho middle and Eastern Stntes.
CHICAGO, September 9.-Marsh Law
renee, OF Kansas, who was partially in
sane on account of the decth of his
father, killed his wifo, child and himself
with razor.
New York, September 9.-.Tho
sVortds special snys meeting was ar
ranged at Lausanne, Switzerland, for
Thiers and Gortschakoff.
The "Springville Giant" is the name
given to the big cheese mado ut the
Springvillo factory. Erie County, for the
international exhibition. It contains
one days milking Of 1900 COWS, 80, 600
pounds OF milk, and weighs 5000
pounds.
RIoHMoND. VA. September o.-Ovcr
SD, 600, 600 nf the State debt has been
funded to date-being one.third Of tho
whole debt.
CHARLESTON, September 9.-Arrived-
steamers Manhattan, New York; Falcon,
Baltimore. Several outward hound
steamers have been detained by tue
heavy Northeast gale.
Two fever deaths in the lust twenty
four hours.
NASHVILLE, September 9.-The Ger.
mans nre preparing banquet for Carl
Schurz. a meeting was held to- -day. ir-
respective of party, to prepare the re-
ception. -.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 9.-Booth's
majority is about 6,50O. Alvord, the
taxpayers candidate for mayor, is elect
ed by 1000 majority.
An American killed Chiuaman, near
Oakland. The Chinamnn was steulinp
PANAMA, September 2. Salvador aud
Honduras have appointed commissioners
TO consult upon the policy OF the forma-
ton OF Central American federation.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, September GA
hurricane occurred on the 21st, at Anti
qua Island. and every estate was da-
mayed. Tie loss is immense. Tive
churches were prostrated in Tatola ISL
and. 500 houses and forty estates were
destroyed in st. Kittz Island. Tho
growing crops were destroyed in the ISL
and of Saba.