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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01
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MONTPELIER, VT,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1872.

We shall print in next weeks FREEMAN
TIE remarks Of JUDGE POLAND and Mr.. VIII
LARD in the House Of Representative last
week. on resolution calling upon the Presi-
dent 70 take instant measures for the relief
Of DR.. Housrd, who is now under sentence
Of I Spanish tribunal, and who claims to be
: citizen OF the United States JUocE Pc
LAND and MR WILLARD spoke against the
resolution. II was modified considerably By
On amendmen. offered By JUICE BIsGHA4 Of
Ohio, aud then passed being helped to many
votes through a somewhat general sympathy
with Cuba. and belligerent disposition
which many members feel toward Spain
and, besides. the Democrats voted for II. as
way Of making point against Gen.
Grants administration u foreign AFFAIR.".
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01
CHs lis FRANCIS ADAMS.
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/ granting pensions 81 soldiers who served six
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

GENERAL CoNFgRENCE.-T General Con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
assemblies IN the Academy Of Music in
Br .okIyn, ~ y, to-day. 1t will be com
posed of delegates from all parts of the
world whore tins particular form of church
organic ,tign has obtained foothold. 1t Is
the highest tribunal Of the Methodist Epis-
eopal Church, and exercises worldwide ju-
risdiction over that denomination. with the
single exception Of that branch in this coun-
try known rs the Church South, which sep
arated from the main fold number Of years
ago on the slavery issue. Delegates will
participate ia this Conference from Europe.
Asia and Africa, as well as from all parts Of
the United states The Annual Conference
of Liberia. ia Africa, will be represented bv
Rev. Mr. PItman, native African, who Is
already here. The annual Conference of
Germany and Switzerland will be represent
ed by Rev DR.. Jacoby. that of India by
Rev Henry Mlnsell, while the churches in
China send the superintendent Of Missions
10 that country, Rev. DR.. Malay. As soon
As the organization is effected, 1t il proba bic
that the questi of the admission Of Law
delegates will be taken up. The Conference
will be IN session probably an entire month,
If not longer. Prominent among the topics
awaiting Its consideration will be the vexed
state OF the Book Concern iu New York. the
condition Of the Episcopate, and the neces-
sity Of creating more bishops and probably
six preachers at least will be raised to that
dignity; the general interests of the church,
church extensions, the cause of missions.
&C.. This Conference also elects all the Of
fcers OF the church for the next four years,
including book agents, editors, secretaries,
and all others, excepting only bishops. The
heretofore been composed exclusively Of cler-
zeal delegates chosen from the annual con-
lerence-. Each annual conference is entitled
to one dele gate tor every thirty members of
which 1t is composed, and one for fraction
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

The Mormon Conference met at salt
Lake on the g9th Ahont 5000 persons, in
Guiding large number of Gentiles, were
present Brigham Young disconrsed at
length lie thanked God for being permitted
to be with his people again, and hoped the
time would come when he might have al
opportunity before court of justice to prove
the falsity of charges against him. He de-
fed all the people of the world TO show any
sign against his moral character. He was glad
that neither he nor his brethren had the pow
er Of God till they had wisdom to use it
or they might be led to destroy all their en-
eInies He should demand from those who
had been prosecuting them all the papers
connected with the cases, that they might
know positively who their prosecutors were.
He praised the Deputy Marshal who had
him in charge, denounced the lawyers, scold-
Ell the saints who had not paid their tith-
ing promptly. and finally, with his blessing,
closed the Conference till next October.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

THE T. a o. RHRoaD.-The MONTPELIER
correspondence Of the Boston Journal upon
the subject of change of route for the
Portland and Ogiensburgh Railroad has
drawn the fire all along the line, from those
in favor Of the Notch passage u the sea
The discussion will lead 70 ous good result
if 10 more Before two millions ana h,If
Of money vii be appropriated to bsIld over
an expensive route, an examination Of COM
peting lines will be compelled, and If there
i- any better way the people wall lind it OUT,
instead of blindly putting their hands INFO
their pockets. IL seems 20 us thar the
advocates of the Notch investment d1 not
reach much argument in showing their cl>c.
for 1t is a through line the interests of Port
land are feeling for, and any thing SO ephcme-
raj as J. the advantages Of the White M3ua-
tain travel" can hardly be taken int, no
account. 1t Is the numbering freight trains
that must pay over that road. and build mp
Portland il anything does
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

A SNOWY REcoRD-ME Charles Hea die OF
Plymouth, Windsor county, sends us the
snow record kept by him the past winter
In November snow Tell on the sta. 10th,
Ilth, 10th, 22ad, and 24th to the amount OF
. inches In December from the 9Th to the
3lst inclusive, there were eleven snow falls,
making in all SO inches January, with
seven snowy days added to this amount 253
inches, February has record Of four storms
and 574 inches, the heaviest fall being Is
inches on the 81 March, foots up nine storms
and - inches, aud April winds of the record
with inches, on the Isl and 81. making a
grand total of I7G inches, or fourteen feet
and FIVE inches. And Plymouth is regarded
as hack town, with NO extra facilities for
snow storms.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

| ESCAPE or FILKINs.-Fllkins, the express
robber, with some other prisoners escaped from
the Clinton, n. Y, prison on Monday night
Of last week. By some means Fikins had
succeeded in getting sledge hammer and q
quantity Of powder and fuse into bis cell.
During Sunday and Sunday night he had
sawed off the hinges of his cell door, and
having SWING the door open sufficiently to
get from his cell out upon the gallery, ne
ienited the fuse to which no had attached a
number OF torpeioes made from the powder,
and waited for the first explosion. When
the t1rpedoes began to explode with loud
and rapid reports, filling the ball with d
dense cloud Of smoke, he stepped from door
70 door and with sledgc hammer ,!broke the
cast iron lever fastening each door, and thus
liberated four other convicts engaged with
hin in the plot 10 escape. Three of them
started with him, aud, in spite Of the firing
of the guard in the dense smoke that filed
the ball and tho confusion caused by the ex-
pl0sion Of the torpedoes, they su cceeded in
reaching a window broke out the worthless
east iron grating with the sledge hammer,
and escaped from the prison building. All
four succeeded IN scaling the stockade, but
Fllkius. tie Tingleader, was OYertakcn, re-
captured and returned 10 the prison within
twenty minutes alter he went out The
other three are still at large, bat are visor-
ouzly pursued, and wlll undoubtedly be re,
taken The fifth man in the plot did not
leave his cell. lie was probably asleep when
FIsius broke Tie bolt OF his door, and be-
fore be was Sufficiently awake 10 comprehend
the situation and i0ln in the stampede, was
frightened buca into his cell by the vigorous
firing 81 the guard. The men who escaped
with him were James Robinson, negro,
sent for lle from Saratoga county for Dur-
der. second degree. Dennis McGarry. sent
from Kings county, for twenty years for
burglary, ami Augustus Noyes convicted in
Co'um5a county. Of grand larceny, and
sent up for four years y reward Of $3.50
Is offered Tor their apprehension
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

HE COLISEUM IN RUINs.-The new Coli
scum IN Boston, which was being erected for
the forthcoming Jubilee, was blown down
and became heap of ruins last Friday night
about quarter past eight o'clock. A forty
Eve mile an hour zephyr from Back Bay did
all the mischief, and IN an instant brought
TO naught the labor Of hundreds of men foI
several weeks. The report of the crash wac
heard at great distance and startled those
IN the immediate vicinity like a clap o.
thunder from clear sly. The most fhcult
part of the labor Of this great undertaking
had been completed, and the immense pile OIL
rubbish that it was 90 suddenly transposeC
into must have discouraged ordinary enter
prise. But the committee of direction die
not hesitate moment. They we're in session
at the time of the accident and Immediately
resolved to rebuild but TO adopt a plan o.
building similar to the one erected for the
former Jubilee. Fortunately no one was
near enough to be caught when this great
trap was sprung.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

5 Washington correspondent IF the Boston
Joprnq' says that the Presidents determined
20 enforce the eight hour law on all govern
mcnt work 50 long as that law remains on
cine statute book A delegation from New
York waited upon him 10 reference to the
work ia that city, ana the President said the
.aw must be executed, and that workmen
must receive full pay for eight hours work
and rLat all work done over that time must
pc paid for as extra work A. the work is
under tie control Of the Treasury Depart
ment, tie delegation suoseq uently waited on
Acting Secretary Richardson, who also prom
ised 20 see the Jaw enforced
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

CAPTAIN Hans Arctic EXPEDITION. Nd
vices have been received from the Arctic ex
petition under Captain Hall to March ]
The Polaris had been two days at Disco.
Greenland, undergoing repairs and procuring
fresh supply of provisions. On the
afternoon OF February :, she encountered
very heavy weather and by repeated coils
IONS with = icy snags'' rung leak 80 tn a
she was obliged to bear up for Disco The
men we're 50 exhausted by labor at the pumpe
that another day at sea would have causei
them to abandon the vessel 1t was necessary
10 throw over a large quantity OF provisions
Discoveries had been made which led to the
conviction that in the extreme and undiscov-
,rcd North there is at times genial atmos-
ph,re and open seas. Plants were detected
IN the ice which are indigenous TO southern
elm ties, and the examination OF a q Jating
stick of wood found on Saturday,, January
"A proved it TO be limb of some huge birch
Throughout the whole month of January
very little ice was seen, and each night the
sky glittered with meteOrs of the most COR
geous description. which flashed SO brightly
across the ornament as to dazzle the eyesig ht
The most important clew TO the existence OF
polar passage is the fact that the crew OF
the polaris had killed whale having in one
Oh It's nus ual pun eiIliio4 w tHOeS Eseu III
the south Pacific, and this happened in a
region where, as Captain Hall says, q the
SAL of any American or European vessel
had never been given to the wind before.
In Nav Captain Hall hopes to make a clear
passage TO the undiscovered pole Captain
iIaI asserts that if there be any habltable
land in the vicinity of the north pole, it Will
&c a salubrious climate, and his only fear
Is that he and his men may have 10 encoun-
ter before landing new and formidable race
Of human beings. After the POltrIs had
been thoroughly caulked, which it was
thought would be about the 9th Of March
last. She was to start upon the original course,
and the captain proposed to carry an album
dance OF coal, go that he my make all pos
slble Roadway during this available season.
Captain Hall expects to be at home in Sep
TENDER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

RAILROAD AccIDENT.-The express train
from Boston which was 1ue at Concord, n.
H., at 10. so A. NJ. was !elegraphed an hour
cord despatch says
An extra train was made up at Manchester
and sent here, running on the usual trains
time This not being fully understood here,
the track WAS being used at the time this
train was due making up freight train.
There was no signal up, and the engineer
on the passenger train not understanding the
mode OF signaling here, came into the yard
at full speed, colIiding with the locomotive
Suncook and six freight cars, backing the
ounc1ok, tender and two freight cars. which
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

SUMNER Of THE PoLIrICAL STUAT1oN.--
A Washington correspondent says. that Sen
friend, explained that he could not under
any circumstances take prominent part in
any new political movement of whatever
character He looked upon the Cincinnati
movement with great interest as an eDdeavor
to purify the republican party, but could
not say one word or do an act to influence it,,
for the evident reason that his motives might
be misconstrued. He hopes that, however,
they will have the good sense to incorporate
in their platform plank endorsing the
principles of civil rights for all. If they
did NOT he certainly could not support them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01
wONTPELuER MARKET
oF tie iCssE eHdiRg Nay J, ls,-
RETAIL PRICES,

Apples per Dbl, S5.OOto $50: apple, dtiei. 81
10. 4 ala cts Butter, 81 10 50 cts; Beef r. o. =
cts; Beans, per busheI, SS.0e to r}25; corr, ;
cts: Crackers, per bbl. $500; Coal per ton -
Cheese. IS4l2Bc = 10; Dried beef, 20 cts t--s
- to - 4. Goldfish, per IL. toto cts; salt nsLI
salmon, IS cts; Flour, per boil, $500 10 - me
Hams, - cts. Hay, per ton SIS to $50; heLo'. c
Of. 30 cts. Potatoes, % cts. Salt 20 cts; ~.
refined, l. To a cts; Sugar hroWs, 7" Z w.
Tea Z ~ to q 10
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

/
updisturbed as United States Minister t(
italy. ns the Italian Government has not
complained OF the tone Of one of his con
fdeutial cypher dispatches which was Indis
creetly published here.
Colonel Paran Stevens, the vel known
hotel man and a gentleman OF large @oni'
icence. died q Claremont, New HampshiF'
last week. He was She first proprietor q
the Revere House, Boston, ard was IS the
time OF his death. the principal proprietor o.
the Revere and TremOnt-H0uSes IN boston
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel IN New-NOrk, and
of the Continental Hotel IN Philadelphia.
Before the war he was also the proprietor OF
the Battle House, in Mobile Ala Sir stew
ems was a man Of great energy and enterprise
and had lust comPle:ci one OF the hnes'
apartment houses in the world. lAe was q
liberal patron Of art and kind and Genlai
gentleman
Hon w. C. Clark the Attorney General OF
New Hampshire, died very suddenly on the
evening of the 25th ult at his residence in
/ Manchester.
/ Miss EllenF. Starbuck. who has performed
the part of confidential clerk to the last three
( Governors Of achusetts-Andrew, Bul-
lock and Clafin-and who has successfully
go -. -. ~ chief ..terl, Of the State
Executive Department during the last year
has resigned her place because OF Ill health
Brigham Young has been released and the
+ Acting Attorney General holds that the re
lease practically ends all proceedings against
{ Il Ha~ b no
~, -.it ~. a.. +, is.,.ase Tie can
luI'HeI WI - :.
only 0e called % account again " u0" Al
dictment
.4 ,t.,. a.. pr.-iss,.- viii
! II 10 =
not 50 to Long brauch Iui7 year ~ t.'-
poses spending the warm weather AZ MI
/ lincoln Fay-rite retreat the Soldiers Home
..-...t
N''i
Mr.. Morrill,, Il Vermont, =--A ll- o'1l'
f DAY IN the Senate taat the a-'1"i' =
i Government to regulate tie h'1fs = ia'o-
was an insult 10 the worktnETlen u the o''ln-
Try, aud instead Of being s-5u ~ progress
+ 1t was a return co INC 81 ''0''-'' -''''
Joaquin Miller is 70 lecture il Ne" Eng
land next iall. By way q an advert selneAi
4 he has deserted and been divorced from j :
wife. bas got engaged 70 Scotch res7e-=,
and wears = shirt with pink bos-e1nstrict1rs
writing on a green ground Ctrag5 Post
Ill., IA ,-.s... a
nis 80 D - .n,.s.. !.
ietteF 70 D. '''a'@ "'o w -
woman S admission TO the Cincinnati tonNen-
sion She saws. among other things "
-,-,. --.,r.,.,-., p, ,.ra{,-r ranoaruiDy coming
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

of thirty exceeding two thirds. The ap-
preaching conference will consist of 292
clerical delegates. All the bishops of the
church are ca oGcio presidents Of the con-
ference. The senior bishop usually Pfesldes
at the initial meeting, after which the others
take turns. There are now but five bishops,
OF whom the Rt. Rev. Thomas a. Morris is
the senior.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

were badly smashed. and considerably damag-
ing the passenger engine Governor Stearns.
The platforms of each of the passenger cars
were broken up. The engineer and fireman
Of she Gov. Stearns jumped and were BADLY
bruised Tbs engineer of the Suncook es-
capped unhurt by jumping. No passengers
were hurt. The damage will amount TO about
$1,000
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

a correspondent OF the Springfield Rspo;
bean gives the following information regard
ing the manufactures Of St Johnsbury:
The Fairbanks scale works are located
here, and occupy 10 acres and Is large build
ings with several floors each. SIX hundred
mechanics. 90 horses, and numerous cattle
are employed Over 81 600 scales of 300
d ferent varieties, to weigh from one grain
to 800 tons are made, and marketed from
China % Oregon, and from Norway to Care
Colony The annual sales are 81, 500 600
and 5000 600 feet Of lumber are used annu-
ally and 1000 tons OF American iron
also 1000 tons Of Scotch iron. Their trans
poryation in and out u. 000 tons, will be
done by the Portland and Ogdensburgh rail
road. There are otler important manufac-
lures IN the town. The steam-mnl company
use lumber, iron and coal and turn out $500
geo Of goods; Buzzell's machine shop, SAFES
$50 900; Colby, Gray & Blake, sales So
0O0 Paddock's machine shop. sales So
0ue: Elv Balch * Co. hoes and forks, sale
SO, eco. etc. The total sales of the manu-
lactures Of the town annually arc $4,000
G0e; of merchandise, 81 500 600. The POP
ulation Of the town i about 5000
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

Latest reports from Cincinnati indicate
that Judge Davis has the inside Of the track
for the nomination, and that Judge Brin-
kenhofl of OHIO Will probably he chairman
Of the convention.
The telegraph reports severe storm
raging in the Northwest on the 23th, and
that it was travelling eastward. Much rain
had fallen and some portions Of the railroad
track in Minnesota are washed away.
Grading on the Northern Pacific railroad has
zone On all winter n Dakota and is finished
70 point 20 miles west Of the Minnesota
line
Cable Dispatches announce that comPa
ny Of one hundred and nifty colonists recent
Iy lett Liverpool by steamer Of the Allan
lire. for Nebraska, where they are to take
up lands aud transform themselves into
American citizens
The American Methodist EpIscopalian Con
ference recommends Jealous care and dis
elimination upon the subject Of amusements,
aud also recommends the civil and re
igious instruction of the freedmen as an
Imperative duty.
Two colored statesmen ia Wilmington,
y. G.. lately ventilated their differences at
public meeting thus. said one '' Gemmen,
5lch proceedings ss desc, in lie time OF Gen
eral Washington would have been deemed
ua !. eroaS Upon this significant remark.
quote his opponent, " >ar, did you pesume
u saw ra tIiysr0us = s. What / done say.
ta- SPOKEN '-' solemuly replied the other.
q. De circumstances require TO eXPlanashun
ana / reist. said the first speaSer, and
seated himself with becoming lIsuI ~
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

.. EAcaauge-. il would seem are no long
sr confined 70 the occupants of pulpits, Mr..
- -. So ~, RnrI,n.,-r - Md r.
-. -, =, - r,,u al -.
-. . D., B.,
- ra,,,esr S,r Francisco and OGDEN Il
-. rbe -.-alt ~ an Arrangement to cx-
,bsnre with an agent now on that route.
n, win take ! larre amount of cheerfuIness
win him wherever he GOES. and his many
friend, in Vermont, VINO VIII not in that
short space ol time forget hi, time qualities
and genial ways. will await his return as
anNi5a,Iv al. boys with quarters IN their
pockets look Tor the eomi"5 OF The = his
show
The Woaistocs S.aaaarf announces. by
authority, t'st Hon Juiins converse vii
not pc 4 candidate Tor "o'oruer.
81 ,,..-.. q Han ns,iya ~ R-srrJe-
b.ro - .iieia dav ~ tro 400 in Br,oklvr
- 81 IL vas = director IN Erie md on,
r Tho rr,r,irep+ movers IN the lat, ra,,..
.3.e,,.
The Liberal Convention At Rutland ON Sat
,,r3,, ,y,s ,rcsi,{o,l oyer nv Hon. :. NJ. norr.
zen i@nIe' T. : ''A''7 s'.'e's '--',
% = va - r5''l-o''.'
''''''''o'
Aojah Howard Esq formerly Oh iue'
lord and d member OF tue orange county
par "'e1 n VShAosn' " iSc''us'n' On '''
leur'h Of april ne was = ''o'heF = i'e'
Niger = ii'
Oliver NJ HmppIe' one OF the oldest ano
most eS'eeuneu ou' ness lnes IN i-o~e'i' MASS
"uo vas - 7'''I'''7'''' "'''-' -
Lott uieu Oh 'No ~" W.
Hon. Stephen Bartlett, aged seventy-iour
years, a prominent and much esteemed man
William ii. Seward IS at his home II
Auburn, \. I. gentleman VINO visited
him there. lew days since, says that on
lower limbs are becoming psralyzed. as be
arms have been for some time past Hi'
intellect, however. Is uuclOuded, and he II
in excellent spirits
The pr.sids,t was so year. ,ld ON tnr
9th ult., and was TO " celebrate in the
evening.
p,... NJ. - 81 -.
D9"eOn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01

Cess. SHERIDAN Ctas foE TEoar~--A
Gs>setl l<nnN Nts leuNaNs.- General
sherman has .iezrlr3-io las Wa Dera-t-
m-ut for iolr regiments. infantry AMI one
regimen, o# cavalry .ar epla-5u, ON the
Indian frontier, and on the plains generally.
lh. Dispatch .utim t5es -baJ the Indians are
on thc war ptth ami taac 8 general Iuiian
war is imminent The delegates ir0A the
territories lave information to the same ct
lect. and Mr. Cas.ett OF Montana offered
resolution Iu the House for the Immediate
SHIPMENT % i've hundred Carhines for the
protection Of hi- people The resolution
was referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs W Ithcave u report at any time.