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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

The INDIANs.-The Northern Pacific Rail
road is threatened Gen. Sheridan forwards
to the War Department official reports dated
Fort Stevenson, April 10, saying that from
information derived from " Lone Feather, ="
e Sharp Horn, and other chiefs and war
riOrs OF the Arckarie tribe with whom the
Indians hostile q the whites are on terms of
intimacy, IL is learned that there are now
collected at point lying southwest Of Fort
Bcrthold, and distant from that point about
12U miles. about > 900 hostile Indians com
posed chiefly Of members of the Uncpapas,
AInnccouiOus, O -allalas, Sansarcs Brules,
Backteet, Ca5heaJs, who have declared their
intention TO oppose the progress Of work on
the Northern Pacific Railroad this Summer
They have torn up the stakes planted by the
surveying perty, which marked the route Of
the road. IN the Powder River country
The above mentioned tribes have been en-
gagged IN war during the past Winter with
the Crows and Nczpcrces In which the former
lost "a great number OF horses. This has
rendered them desperate, and they have ex-
pressed their determination 10 obtain horses
ID replace those 50 lost; and to this end
small parties viii be detached feJm the main
body % enieavor 10 capture horses and
other property from Forts BuiOrd, Stevenson,
Rice. and IOtten, and from the suffers and
others IN the neiEh53rhoOd Of Apple Creek
W hen the railroad company shall have
pushed their work TO the west side OF the
Missouri, these Indians contemplate a con-
cenrration of their forces for general hos
tile movement in mass against the companies.
They number among their leaders the follow
in well known hostile Indian chiefs: Set
ting Bull, Black Noon, Iron Dog, Iron Horn
Four Horns, and Long Dog. These Indians
are all well armed ami equipped.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.


Butter.-The receipts continue light, and there
a ready sale fOT all good lots, although inferior
grades and white bottoms move slowly. We quote
the wholesale prices, as received by COMMISSION
3s15oc ? b common do 2Sa25c bakers II 0l35
& II. Jobbers sell at 50d53c for choice and p -c
for medium.
Cheese.-The supply of really good chee-eis
much OF the quality OF white oak to be readily sale
able. We quote old cheese At l3GlTc good new
l504c common do SdlOc skim 4d7c-
EEES.-ln mere IS not much demand, and with lINC-
raj receipts OfW eStern the market Is du n and sytS
Wenote sales OF estern at l5c, and Eastern al I7r
z doz.
from Norfolk and retail from 40G55c = box, as IL
quality. The supply Is not so abundant nor SO
ly a last year, when il old for absut halt to-day
rates three weeks earlier IN the season.
PotatOes.-Ihe receipts during the past few day
have been more liberal and prices have still further
declined, and sales have been made at G6c = bu-hci
for jackson Whites.
Beans.-Choice hand-picked pea beans at 500 3
bush common do S32j T3.J0 choice hand-p
mediums at 1928 common do s. 80 6I2.75 = bush
Fresh Meats.-With a good supply beef has been
IA loISIslte demand and prices unchanged We
quote Brighton dressed beef ai6 for fore and 81
l3Gl4lsc ? n for hind quarters. Chicago dressed
beef Is selling At ga Toe for whole carcas-es Veal b
plenty and lower, selling at 7dl4c z n. Lambs are
3 Il.
Poultry.-SPrng Chickens have been in fair re-
celpt, selling at 4Ud60c. Chickens range from 20 f
pc for mixed lots. Turkeys range from 20a2sc ilv
a l5C for Geese.
Grass Seeds.-Trade is very light and the demand
Is limited TO small lots of clover at 90 dIO5sc E.
for Western and New York, and s. 2j0 $50 T. bush
for herds grass seed.
Hay.-1he supply Is light and the market Is firm
at full prices. We quote choice Vermont and Lal-
ada hay at tS400 a $500 e ton good do at - TO-
Eastern at S56d3S Western at S2od32 etra" 81
SO a 30 p ton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

dered. Various dilatory motions were inter-
posed, and it was after midnight before the
call was completed. A remarkable parlia-
mentary struggle then began. A small mi
nority, skilled in the rules, held in check for
hours an overwhelming majority, led by
new members not versed in parliamentary
tactics. When quorum was obtained, as
shown by the call, and another vote was had
on passing the bill, half dozen of the
minority refrained from voting 50 there
again appeared TO be no quorum, and another
call had to be ordered. These tactics were
twice repeated, and a number Of motions TO
to adjourn and dispense with the calls were
made to consume time. As the weary hours
wore on, and daylight began to come in
through the glass roof of the Hall, the
temper of the combatants, which had been
none Of the best from the beginning, be-
came more and more acrimonious, and, IN
spite of the efforts of few patient and good
natured members to give an air of jollity to
the performance, much i'll feeling was dis
played The majority made go many blum
ders, and were SO unskilled in parliamentary
maneuvres, that it was six O'Clock In the
morning, and after a third call of the House,
before they got motion through to send for
the absentees. Two hours were occupied in
bringing delinquent members from their beds
and breakfast tables. Finally, the bill was
passed and the House adjourned until Mon
day. The result of the nights foolish per-
fCrmances was the entire loss of Saturday S
session, at time when every day is needed
Tor legislative work, and the passage of an
Objectionable measure, which, with the
large majority in its favor, could have been
put through in ten minutes on Saturday, it
its friends had consented to adjourn on
Friday night, when an adjournment was
first proposed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

NBECNs AND GREAT DESTRUCTION OF LIFE.
The particulars Of recent losses Of vessels
in the lee Oft the coast OF Labrador and New
ioundiand, are now published aui form a
most appalling chapter. Four steamers and
forty vessels engaged in the seal fisheries are
reported a total wreck, having been dashed
to pieces wailc amid huge icebergs and
PLAINS of ice during terrible hurricane.
The names Or the vessels are given They
carried on an average about 100 men each,
and Gus Of tie entire 1000 only I75 have
been accounted fnr. The loss of life is placed
a; upwards OF three thousand.
The consequences Of this wholesale ruin
TO the seal hunting fleet Of Newfoundland
viii steep that country again in poverty and
misery, from which IL has but recently risen
Hundreds OF the fleet are vet 10 he heard
from, and their fate may be even as gloomy
as that of the 1 vcss Is OF which this ac-
count is presented. Ia the light of that
dreary dawn the scene which presented itself
TO those on board the only survivor of the
heet of sixteen, the Retriever, cannot posi-
bly, be described. The ice had wedged IN the
space intervening between the position of
the vessels and the shore. | pom the rudelv
heaped boulders and flakes of ice were strewn
masts, yards, rigging, clothing aud broken
hulls in the widest disorder. Worse still
were the blood smelred clrpses crushed to
death by masses OF ice closing on them
Some were actually cut IN two by the power
fun lamming OF the foes, and others, half
drowned and exhausted, died from the intense
frost. The stitfened bodies lay strewn around
in the most ghastly attitudes. The terrors
which surrounded their death were pictured
upon the blanched face OF every corpse, while
many OF them c)uld hardly be recognized,
they had been SO badly mangIed.
The above we are happy to learn just be-
fore going to press is greatly overstated, the
destruction being far less serious than at
first supposed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

Ten persons were killed or seriously in
jured by a boiler explosion on a steam tug in
New York harbor on the 9th inst.
On the 10th resolution was introduced
in the N. f. General Conference now in ses-
sion at Brooklyn to prevent the advertise
ments of quaek doctors and patent meii-
zines being inserted in the church newspa-
pers.
Hon Silas P, Carpenter has been reap
pointed Deputy Collector of Customs at
Richford
Judge Barrett of Woodstock Is still SO
much Frustrated as to be unable 10 attend
to trying cases by jury a. the May
term of the Windsor County Court Being
unable to procure the services of another
Judge on account of their official engage
ments, he authorizes the clerk to announce
that there will be no jury trials at said term.
and those persons who have been summoned
as jurors need not come TO court.
The other business is to be taken up ami
disposed of in due course.
RICHMOND MARKET.-The market, Monday.
was quite active for both butter and cheese.
About 200 tubs were sold. Prices, from .
to PC for good and p for extra. Cheese
from to loo for plain, 10 to lie for age.
The steamer Lady of the Lake commenced
running from Newport through the lake on
Saturday, and will soon make regular trips
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

ALABAMA CLAIMs.-Rev. Edward E. Hale
in the old and Ns0, for June, has we'll
prepared review of the position of the Uni
ted States and that of England. In his
conclusion, he says:
The English journals, whether published
in London or New York, have reduced the
protest against consequential damages to
the shop-keeper's statement, that England
cannot afford to pay them all. Ii they
should prove to amount to eight hundI I'd
million dollars, as Mr.. Sumner suggested
they might, England has not money enough
to pay, we are told and it would be cheaper
for her TO refuse, even were war the alterna-
tive.
OF course, war is not the alternative.
But 1t is only such journals as we have
named, which ever dreamed of measuring
a point of honor against a sum of money
The English government, thank God has
made no suggestion SO mean. But 1t has
attempted to win to its side the smaller neu-
trail powers, by calling to their attention the
exceeding cost of rectitude under the Amer
lean views of international law.
All this is not strictly honorable. For
the English negotiators of last spring know
well that the American negotiators named
the round sum which they were willing TO
accept sum wholly within the limits which,
even under the English construction, the tri-
bunal may award.
What Ameaica wants is the holding neu-
trails to their duty, by decision so intelli
gible that no neutral shall ever again be
tempted to Lord John Russell's dangerous
game Let the tribunal make some deci-
sion which will thus far amend international
law, and the world will see that America has
acted in the true interest of all neutral pow
ers and of all belligerents,-in the interest,
indeed, of longer and surer peace among
mankind The world will see, also, that
America has not shown herself oyer-anxi Gus
As to the amount of the penalty concerned.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

In the Methodist General Conference on
Monday Bishop Simpson said that, by reso-
luton passed few days ago, the bishops
were requested to recommend certain men
for the Board of Church Extension and officers
of the Missionary, Freedmen's Aid, Sunday
School and Tract Societies, and they have
wished to know if the Conference desired to
have the new boards consist of the same
number as during the past four years Mr..
Muir (cJlored) thought that some col0red
men should be appointed on the new boards.
1t was thought IN the South, he said, that
the Conference did not patrouize the colored
members sufficiently. DIR. Curry moved that
the new boards consist of 64 members
ministers and 81 laymen-and that the bish-
ops be honorary er-o6FciO members. Carried
a motion that the new Secretary of the
Freedmen's Aid Society be cOlored man
was lost, and also a motion to elect two Sec
retaries, one of whom should be colored. The
following officers were chosen
Secretaries of the Missionary S0cietY-R
L. Dashiel, I. NJ. Eddy, and j. NJ Reid
Secretary of the Church Extension Society
"A. j. Kynett. Secretary of the Free1-
mems Aid SOciety-R. 5. r ust.
The following elections have also been
made j. IL. Vincent, editor of ). 5. books,
and periodicals, DR.. William Mast and
Dr. Henry Leibhardt, editors of German
newspaper, and DR.. d D. " hedOu, editor
OF the Methodist Quarterly Review. The
editor of the Repository was not elected.
Six candidates were presented.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

4 " FIELD Day IN THE HoUsE.-The
Committee on Claims took possession Of the
House last Friday evening, and the resu
was a session Of thirteen hours. No army
paymaster ever disbursed money more rapid
ly than did the bills which the committee
reported. Bill after bill went through with
out debate or explanation, until il began to
look as though the treasury was to be left as
dry as the bed Of 4" Runaway pond"
According to the Tribune correspondent,
the members who wanted to know what
they were voting for became very unpopular
and were told that they were obstructing the
public business. This sienced them for a
time, aud the claims were rushed through
as fast as the Clerk could read them and the
Speaker announce their passage, until at
about l04 o clock. SO bills had been passed,
of the merits of which scarcely a dozen mem
bers had the least knowledge. w hen the
claims mill ceased grinding, bill was in
troduced against which small minority
made determined stand. 1t provided for
the payment of a man in Missouri for dana
yes to his property while battle 10
progress Ii appeared to be the forerunner
of a countless multitude of similar claims,
and Messrs. Garfield, Farnsworth, Peters,
Hoar, Willard, Shellabarger, and others
fought it resolutely, Joined by Mr.. Blair,
the Chairman of the Claims Committee,
who said it established dangerous prece-
dent. a large majority were determined to
put it through, and, after they had got
the previous question, refused TO let the
final vote 90 over until the next day. When
the House was counted on the passage of the
bill, it was found that there was no quorum
in the Hall, and call of the House was or
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

SOLDIERS BoUNTIEs.-We have already
published a late act of Congress providing for
q bounty Of one hundred dollars to certain
class ofsoldiers who have not received that
amount. An &C: has also been plsse l, and
approved April 22l, extending the time for
filing claims for additional bounty, under the
act of July 2Sth, 1906, which is as follows
The time for filing claims for additional
bounty, under the act of July twenty
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and
which expired by limitation January thir-
teenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
be and the same is hereby revived and
extended until the thirtieth day of January,
eighteen hundred and seventy-threc and
that all claims for such bOunties filed IN the
proper department after the thirteenth day
Of January, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, and before the passage of this act, shall
be deemed to have been filed in due time, and
shall be considered and decided without fl
ing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

SENATOR FERRY LETTER.-Ihe promised
letter of Senator Ferry Of Connecticut APP
pears. He is thankful for favors received.
lie says explicitly that he is grateful to the
democrats who gave him their votes, and
adds
am republican, indeed, and probably
always shall be. They are democrats, and
not likely to change. And yet, VIC are not
all antagonisms, even in politics. We have
one country that we love; one wish for its
prosperity We differ in many views about
the best method of promoting its welfare.
bnt in some things, it has turned out
we are agreed. | knew that l was acting
in accord with the platform Of my party
when proposed to remove the disabilities
which encountered a portion Of the
southern people, and when | resisted an
unconstitutional attempt to take away from
all the people the management of their local
Affairs. But l have found democrats and
republicans alike giving me their support in
the position that | have taken upon these
measures, and l am grateful to both. The
moral of the senatorial election IN Connecticut
is not that any party or faction or individual
has won triumph, but that the people
sustain independent thought and action in
their represen tatives.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

During 1862 he visited Europe and the East
and on his return published a sketch of his
travels under the title of Pilgrims Wallet
In 1865 he was sent to Mississippi to have
care of the whites and blacks, and he has for
several years edited ZiOn's Herald. He is
fluent and popular writer and speaker and an
earnest advocate of every true reform.
DR.. =. T. Peck is the youngest of five broth
ers, all of whom are preachers, and Is
nearly sixty years old. His pastoral work
began in 1882, and he was afterward princi-
pal of the Governeur Seminary and the Troy
Conference Academy, and for four years pres
ident of Dickinson College.I He has since
been editor of the Tract Department and q
pastoral worker The establishment of syria
cuse University is largely due to his efforts
Among his works are The Central Idea Of
Christianity 1.-The True Woman,
j." What Must Do to be Saved?" aud the
. History of the Great Republic
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

Details have arrived in England as to the
South Sea Island slave trade which ought to
raise an agitation in that country sufficient
to sweep that diabolical traffic at once and
forever from the seas. According to Com
modore Markham, a commander on the
Australian station, the men engaged in the
slave trade make treaties with the chief of a
tribe who has feud on hand to supply him
with so many heads Of his enemies IN ex-
change for live subjects of his own There
are different methods of decapitation pursued.
The Commanders informant had been an
eyewitness of a scene in which the murder
eTs used their knives. \ brig lay to off the
island OF Florida, in the solomon group, and
a canoe full Of men put off to her from the
shore. As 1t passed under the vessels stern,
her stern boat, which had been loosened on
purpose, was suddenly dropped on it, smash
ing it to pieces. Boats were lowered, and
the natives pulled into them, but not to be
rescued. Directly they were seized, their
heads were cut off over the gunwale of the
boat with long knives.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29
MONTPELIER MARKET,
{ OF tHt Utch tHutWy lUIV 7, IeI--
RETAIL PRICES.

Apples, per Dbl, $500 to $50: apples, dried, UeI
h. Il 20 cts. Butter, p to 81 cts; Beet, 10 20 ~
cts; Beans, per bushel, $500 to S3.25; Corn, -
cts. Crackers, per Dbl. $3.50; Coal, per ton
Lackawanna - 25G $3.50. Lehigh Ss.75a 500
Cheese, 22d23c = b; Dried beef 20 cts; Eggs
20 TO 90 c.; Goldfish, per 10. tol0 cts salt sh, g.
salmon, Is cts; Flour, per bbl-, $3.50 TO 81 ~
Hams Is cts; Hay, per ton, Sis to $50; Kerosene
OIL per gall 80 cts. Lard. > - cts. Oysters, per
qt 30 cts. Potatoes, 30 cts; salt 20 cts; sugar
refined Il to IL cts; Sugar brown, 10 to L cts
Tea sI.29 TO Sl.60- Timothy seed, 500 E bu5he'
{ over Seed l25z dl5c 3 10.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29


PRICEs.-Btef Cdtt5e-ENtra fat and heavy pre-
MUM oxen, S9.71GS loco first quality, $50 IA
S325; second quality, SEQ $50; third quality,
ttIlow and dressed beef 8 Few choice single pairs.
Sl125GS 10000. Bulls. &c. 5000 500
Hor-iHg Ure3--Ss5,ygG $50, T pair, or aec9r-
ding to their value as beef Handy steers So
$500.
jE-b c0,-s-sloas5O: extra good. 500 500.
with or without calves as may be agreed farroU
>f0res.-YcarIings, 5000 so; years old. s0a
400; thTee-yesarS old, >oO0OO. Western steers,
choice, SOFAS 500; Live weight sde.c g n
store cattle, Texan, 3G5c. r f.. Good, -s,a
>E,s5--sS.50 5f0.75: SHARED. SAGE.
Sheep and LRulbS.-SS.50d 1880, in lots 5000
500; extra, =. alec 2 b. on 1--we weight. -G~c
or S0O0d 5000 Z head.
>bates- Wholesale, 6a7c.; retail, 7aac , II
Isgf 6alres-s4.00a 30 : head. -''
HiaeS.-BrlShton, 80 ace country lots, ga
o.. Tallow, 6G5hc.; country lots, 505isc
Try lots, dry S2.00G $3.50. Calfsklns, l4dItc.
Remarks.-The trade at Natertown in cattle au5
calves Is dull Reports of a large supply OF Ne-r-
c.n cattle 81 B1Shtou1 purchased IA Albany 7o
more favorable conditions, operate against the sell
lers of cattle. while the most unfayorabe trade inc
past Wee6-uulcners say the worst OF the season
axes he traffic IN calves unsatisfactory 10 The
drovers. a few of the best Northern oxen are sold
At Ice z n dressed and good ones at g. IT, NIr-
Hamilton, who had 70 Canada cattle, had nor sold
any up 10 20 o'clsck. b. Dow sold 0 ken to.-.-~
600 rs, AT 9-sc, dressed weight J. w Tayle- Z
I good oxen at lOc Syear old steers, 10 drc-= I'D.
Us elcn, al 5c one cow, 900 rs Tor So or r
dressed weight. Nice fam'lvcows ild fair demand
al SsOO 500, while those that are spring born. ar
uthcrw lse inferior, dull of sale al So 50
ira
sheep are scarce and high, and appear TO be grow
ing scarcer and higher. ID. Fairbanks s9la A.
sheared sheep, - rs. at Gs.c J. Young sold 80
Canada wool sheep at Zoe T. 10 William Livingston
sold 200 earrings and - old sheep, sheare - rs
each at q T. 10 live. Turkeys sold ~ poe and
fowls ut l6c = u.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29

The Old Colony Sentinel, Plymouth
Mass, of last week says:
There were thirty-eight divorce cases on
the docket of the Supreme Judicial Court,
held in this town, last week. Judge Wells
could Mt dispose Of all of them, so some of
the parties will be obliged to continue in the
" silken % chains - while longer.
The Plymouth-rockers seem to be about as
prolific of infelicity as the May Flower de-
scendants who have drifted farther away
from the New England blarney-stone.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-29
THE MARKETS
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.

reported end te3egraFts3 sEpr5SsiV FOR cte Gr-H
Mountain Freeman
At CAMBRIDG AND RIGHTON
For f5e t-cct ending Tuesday. Mag =, Is73.