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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-06
,n,u,, OK THE JAPANESE EMBASSY" ING

81, from Baltimore on the 29tn UT
~, we're met at the depot by Mr. -ioii 10
t $50. charged Affairs, accompanied ny
CIV Cooke Gen. Chapman ane Gen. 80. 80,
,rbo were detailed by the war NJ ,lo.+
VINO Mel 80 of the Embassy. The meet
" " 80, N.rie and his cOunery iheH ""9
li9 - e,rdial- Alter brict SITUATIONS
- coke was introduced, ana HFieoiiieu
,;,-si,,,r,.isled gentlemen to tue Ca pl'@i
S,O T-r,iraI states, after when ne intro
% - "a C:,,.,TaI Myers, who, he tod them
/ V'o.'I t.,,s Them in charge ana also zen
- ~ Twakurs replied also very orlehy
III f'- .t,,,-. SIR cordial welcome, ana
e:tt,-,- 7,trthcr ceremony tire SntiFe party
,,,+aroa carriages IN waiting anu "0lo t'i' -"
:, +Loir hotel. The ladies oil ths party were
! - r, Georgetown, 90 the residence OIL MI
49,, secretary of the japanese Legation
= = IN - .Ir,,an Of the embassy occupied
- 81 rooms of the Arlington HJtei,
-, ~, s,tir. buildings on the opposite side
I r. W.. inf avenue. They are 10 remain IN
+ Washington about a MONTH
Among the strange features OF the just
..Io.,n.. winter at the West is the TACT that
/ tho weather has been much more severe IA
/ >-,t,r,s,., and Wyoming than in the more
-, territory Of DIkoCa- \ curious
+ iiI,,s+rs+i,n of this is Just af1ried IN the
+ 60, that while on Sunday another severe
.n,w storm in Utah temporarily blocked
a.,,in the Pacific railroad, a dispatch from
/ Faro. Dakota, reports that only SIX lncnes
! ~ s1o.v had fallen in that territory all the
j winter. and the prliries are now bare So tAat
/ an transportation Is done on wheels
/ \ shocking accident occurred a Frankfort,
c.-o,anr. on the morning of March first. 4
h,,il5i7r in which a large number of persons
/ rssi5s4 fell. burying the inmates IN the
+ rnins Fourteen c)rpses have thus lar been
F. 80, from the debris. and a large force ot
men are vet engaged in searching .sr The
+ ba4ias of the other victims OF TINS s=- ---
sster
The CoLDE,r OF THE SEAsoN-TRENFNDorS
/ rrf,>cr or TEvpERArURE.-We have no Tcc5.-
lection oF a more sudden and severer change
IF temperature than that of Monday night
A-2 O'Clock If. the mercury stood ~ 3D.
.ab I'VE zero. bv che inst uments 40 the storm
.i-nal station At b clock IdesdtY morn
i1. il stood at 2I- below zero lois Is "a
. nII nc Gstv-~ix degrees IN Il hours Twenty
.-e below. &. four nr tye degrees colder tHan
.as e..He-- temperature hitherto recorded ia
+ rt.,- ,--v. -fl- winter Ere Pr.SS.
.. Perlev " writes tile Boston .I0tuna rom
Washington. The japanese ems q IS d1at-
tn, over the AIRING House. and the mem
asr, II tie Legation are receiving callers
TIE morning papc-s give glowing descriP-
.I.ns 81 tae Jtue7e-e costumes Worn By the
r-.ae.=+s. IS THY sire called. but saw
or, 81 Il EN- dressed Is any American girl oI
+ h-- ar, would b.. and aiding rhc lady at
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-06

A great and gala day Of rejoicing and
Thanksgiving prevailed throughout Easland
and the United Kingdom On Tuesday IS last
week over the recovery Of the Prince Of
Wales The procession Of people and mill
tary in London was seven miles long, and
included the Queen and her family, and John
got 50 enthusiastic that ne estimates the
number Of spectators at four millions. The
casualties of the day foot up two hundred
and twenty-nine, only two 81 which, the
London Lancet says, resulted fatally. Most
OF the injuries consisted Of broken legs and
ribs, dislocations Of other limbs and cuts
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-06
Congressional items.


which SO many frauds are perpetrated The
homestead law makes such ample provisions
for the encouragement of settlement that
the presumption laws. which are Of older date
have come TO be useful only to Spectators
The Committee ia their bill provide for a
restriction upon all future grants Of
lands of railroads, if any shall b. made,
obliging them to sell their lands
to actual settlers at price not exceed
ing 81 so an acre Provision is also made
in the bill for giving soldiers the right TO
acquire title to homesteads by residence Of
two years, similar to that in a bill recently
reported from the Military Committee
The EFFICIENCY OF THE SIGNAL SERvICs.-
An item Of SCI 600 for the Signal Service met
with opposition from q u. Farnsw0r.h, but
Mr.. Dawes came to the rescue and Mr.
Coughan Of California narrated al instance
of the utility of "Old ProJab.litie &" progaos-
tications in his State. It was tclegraphei
that storm was approaching, whereup,n
citizen who owned stock pastured on the
the low lands sent word e. have them driven
to higher ground. This was done, and the
next morning there was eight feet Of water
where the stock were feed, the observations
having thus eaved one CITIZEN from q loss Of
$50, 900 Mr.. Dawes narrated an instance
showing the commercial value Of the signal
service reports. There were ore day IN the
harbOr Of Milwaukee twenty sleop and one
steamer ready to sail. The captain 0l one Of
sloops, who read the weather dispatch, was
so impressed by it that be CALLED the other
captains together. and alter consultation
they concluded not To SAIL The steamer
called and was wrecked IN a terrible storm,
but the sloops remained safely in port Mr.
Cox Of New York and Mr. Slrtcn5 ct Cali
fOrnia a'sl bsrc such eloquent testimony t.
the value of the weather reports that the
opposition was withdrawn and the applo-
priation made
The Senate tarif-bitl mad. rhe special or
der f,r March IN .tf,e-- a -,r..I -.5-,..,i,, 81
ab,.,+ -o- ooo ooo -l;.t.-.....t- .t..-
''''' '''''''''1' '''' - ~. ' -'
time chiefly as a reply 60 the free tel and
coffee bill of the House. The scale of reiuc-
ton il ten per cent. except Bes-a.u steel
and pig iron. which are continued at their
present rates. Members Of the House say
that the bi!l has ~ chance Iu ta0J BODY
Congress still re l7.7 o. 41'-74 tine la-
come tax. and Tie internal revenue office has
commenced sending out hllu6s for tae c1lce-
ri0n of the income ttx l,r tile Ba- year,
over two thirds b. tie 7,.-.-rS grave. iu
'"e '''''u- u'''.''.'- 'eI-@-e... '"..".'
only hy p rule STAKE bearing utHt-t aan-
Der, the number corresponding 1ae names
beng inscribed .1 a book IN --a ".-.s' The
superintendent re charge o-n. N..'Nrn h-s
rec ply introduced "al lh congress e.
pFo'I-e llal every grave 7...l nave "-'l
stone OF In'r'.r 'F 'tteF ours ..' material
inscribed "ill ne name u tIe -li.-r. ..s
regiment anu state ana gre -t.a %. bus
ue''n-
a PArs9rtc Eal-.e-T.a ...-r tne
,r.,..,. T-..
Point, nj tie expense y. ,a- ....l States
{ , sya-r.rrorr y -~a,-. b -Na --... .... .-~. ,.-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-06

GRowLs.-An item going the rounds, says.
Claremont, n. H., is growing at the freight
charged by the Vermont Central Railroad
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-06

The reception of the japanese Embassy
by the President, Monday, was a simple
ceremonial, apparently, but the cveat was
one of great Significance and imp,rtlnce.
The arrival of an Embassy at Washington,
to negotiate a treaty on American soil, Is in
uch sharp contrast with the timid and dis
trustful reception of Commodore Perry at
Yedo, less than twenty years since. that We
almost wonder if these can be the same
people. Japan is the sawei in name, but she
mas suffered that change which all nations
bear who forsake scclusiOn and let in tile
light.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-06

lac mean temperature of list month. as
observed ac the Signal Station here. was 10 >
Inc daily record Of the month exhibits It's
character as period II remarkably even
cold weather. There were but TWO d4vs in
tie 10 nth, the mean temperature of which
rose above freezing These were the Och
mean temperature 3J.I, ana the 25.h. mean
80 .. The coolest day Of the month was
the list, mean H. The last three DAYS O.
tAe month we remarkably uniform. their
record icing 100, 100. 10 ) The numb,r
81 Gear, bright days was unusual Tb,rs
were t4rce continuous DAYS AMI nights in file
. inoH'A, when neither by night or jav. was
'4e'e the sma lest cloud IA the skv-a notir-
"o.e tact Tor THIS place This last. hg -la
way, is the result al our avn -,Ls.,-,-i.,-..
not mat OF tie signal service officer. but he
would probably bear Us out in it. Tbon[,S
1ae prevailing wind was south. che 1ain f5lI
S'AeiualhS meiteI snowy was bat tbfrr,o,,
hundredths OF al inch By Pro pa.tr.s
record the mean temperature of the l3,r
week 81 the month WAS not less than II9
colder than the same week OF l.sr vear a..
ne , whole IL was not common Februsrr
Burlington Free Press.
\ hotel keeper IN N.w Yorb.,v,, -,
,.e way % masquerade bail, made a ceIl -
ms Sed mother to see if tie disguiss VS.
Sooa one L WIS She gave One $50
'loAe d o'o'd vessel, and died in FIVE minntes
-, 4 person who wrote u Treasur.r >n;on,r
lsAing Tor has t1.raph and 4, =. sen,i,ps5t
reserved the following reply: :. Yo1 as[ g.
my autograph RIth a sentimen- Az 10 lo'
,,uGn' Is this; When a gentleman writos
aho1neF on ms own business he should oo
close postage stamp. S'ouid en-
a hooson town grand Juror a. Isl,.,o,
T. oyuhu 70 clean out the ru a seII; ,4 on a.
ar y every body the people want -. ne
Or Ni1pinson, highly resnecEabIo ,a.eS eed.
IIecen,iy arrested, brot before Nas,n nan was
Y aespec5a6le magistrate. and fnaj eigh-
homer 5ron Mason went to Canaia c oIOn
: also ms, was bro't before R9binso, ~
fns was r riag.strate, and compliment "
" you bet :
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-10

York delegation a letter declining reap
pointment upon the National Executive
Committee and the delegation with entire
unanimity presented the name of Augustus
Achell.
The mention of Belmont's name
was received with cheer and the announce
men of his declinstion with general express
sions of regret. Nearly all the names
mentioned were received with applause.
The Pennsylvania nomination of Jas. p.
Barr, of the Pittsburg Post, and the Hi
nois selection of Cyrus Mccormick called
forth rounds of cheers.
A delegate from New York; move the
convention do now proceed to nominate
candidates for President and Vice President
of the United States.
A gentleman from Indiana move that
this convention now adjourn.
Chairman-Before putting that motion l
desire to state that the Committee on Res
olutions will meet at the room of the New
York delegation at the Carrolton House this
evening. The National Executive Com
mittee will also meet in this building at
O'Clock this evening.
Mr.. Halfway, of Massaehusetts-In Or
der to expedite business 1 move that the
committee on resolutions be instructed to
report to this convention Immediately after
the hour of assembling tomorrow morning.
The Chair-The motion is not in order
pending motion to adjourn.
The convention then adjourned till 10
tomorrow morning.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-10
An Eighf Hour COLLAPSE.
THE STOKES TRIAL.
DE-. CarnOchan's TestImOuZz.

Dr. CarRGchan's TestImOuy.
Naw YoRAI, July 9.-The Stokes trial
opened with apOlegetic remarks from Ire
maine to the Bench. The evidence show
ing trat Stokes was watched, ETC., ruled
out; also D0rman Beston's affidavit as TO
being assaulted by ruffians and so on. DR..
C&rnochan was called TO support the theory
of the defence, that Fisk's death was accel-
Grated, if not caused by the medical treat
ment of probing and the like. When he
saw Fisk, Jan. q, he did not apprehend any
speedy termination Of the case. Did not
consider Fisk in immediate danger up to
1920 that night. The use of opium in the
case was useless. He considered him
drOused under circumstances admitting of
recovery. His examination as to medical
points continued at great length, witness
saying that Fisk had no appearance Of shock
when be saw him; that be never said he
(Flsk) died Of the shock. Were he prs-
sent he would have demonstrated.
Witness was cross-qIestiOned at great
length, Carnochan stating that in an ex-
eeptional case like Fisk's there had been
re ,oyery. He might give opium under cer-
tain circumstances in such case.
DR.. Abraham jacob was next examined
and testified that in his opinion Fisk's death
was caused either by morphine poisoning
or hernia
DR.. Benz. w. McGeary was sworn.
Question-From your knowledge of this
case what would you say was the cause of
Fisk's death? Answer-It was opium;
nothing else.
Stokes Father on the Stand.
Edward Fl. Stokes, father of the prison.
er, testified that he was seventy-twO years
old. Has resided here ten years and pre-
vious to that in Philadelphia. His son has
been married about ten years. In January,
1871, his son was arrested and put in prison
for day or two. From the time of his
troubles with Fisk eight months before his
last arrest, the prisoners character was
changed. Here witness burst into tears
| and sObbed. His son used to complain of
pain in his head and used to place his
hands to his head. He used to propose a
thing now and the next moment fly of 10
something else. His conduct became
changed and he used to be disrespectful to
witness. He became so excited that he
rushed out of the house. There was some
thing threatening in his eyes at this time.
Question-Haye there been cases Of in
sanity in your family or in his mothers
IaL1uy'
The witness again burst into tears, and
answered in the affirmative.
Question-HOw many?
Answer-The-e was but one case l should
call insanity, but there were cases Of hallu-
cination. His mothers nephew was labor
ing under ballucinstiOn and was sent to
BlOomingdale Asylum, butthey did not con-
slider him insane. My wife's mother was
in weak state of mind for years, but not
insane.
Question-When your son was sick did
you discover that he carried pistol?
AnsWer-Yes.
Question--What did he say he carried it
for2
Answer-To protect himself against
Fisk's bullies. As far back as 1866 his son
carried pistol.
Adjourned.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-10
THE CAMPAIGN.
Grants Hirelings at Work in Ar
kansas.

The Ku-KIux Pretext-Three Respec-
table Citizens Marched out and Shot
Down.
LITTLE Rock, Ark July "a few days
since Deputy Sheriff Williams, of Pope
county, returned to Dover, the county site,
from the country with bullet hole through
his hat and coat, stating he had been fred
on from the road siGe by unseen persons.
Yesterday the Sheriff summoned a posse
of men, went out and arrested four persons,
generally considered the best citizms of the
county, on suspicion of committing the
deed. In the evening he started with them
to Dardanelle, distance of about twelve
miles,with the avowed intention Of bringing
them before the Circuit Judge for trial
Before leaving Dover it appears the Sher-
If stated that he expected to be fred upon
before reaching Dardanelle. About half
way between the two points the four pris-
oners were placed in front Of the guard, and
after travelling a short distance, part Of the
posse left the crowd. Soon after this shots
were heard in front of the Sheriff's crowd,
and he at once gave orders to the guard to
fire. They did so, killing two, and it is
thought, three Of the prisoners. One es-
capped. The Sheriff and Clerk of the coun-
ty then dispersed the posse and came TO
this city to see the Governor, arriving this
evening. The citizens also sent deput2-
ton to see the Governor. They state that
a portion of the people in Pope are in
arms. More serious results yet may fol-
low.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-10
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Walter G.. OVerton, long connected with
the Louisville press, is dead.
Matamoras reports negotiations in pro-
gress at the City of Mexico for the surren-
der of the rebels.
A German drowned himself at St. Louis
yesterday and woman took dose of Paris
green.
A terrible explosion in an Edinburgh
flour mill yesterday killed IL men outright
and II others were rescued from the ruins
badly injured.
Geo. Bancroft inaugurated a monument
in Stettin yesterday to the great German
statesman Stein, in the presence Of the In
perial family.
One thousand soldiers with battery of
Gatlin guns are detailed to protect the sur
veyOrs Of Vanderbilt's Northern Pacific
across the Plains.
Watson, the new King of Erie, was
President of the Southern Improvement
Company which recently attempted a mo-
nOpoly of the oil business in PENNSYLVANIA
and West Virginia,
Gratz Brown was in New York yester-
day morning,
Don Carlos, the Spanish Bourbon, is
expected in Switzerland next week.
Foreign papers announce the deash at
Stettin, June Il, of the celebrated German
author, Robert Prenlz,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-10
MISSOURI.
A Ku.KIux Humbug Exploded.

ST. LOUIS, July 9.-The men who were
brought here yesterday charged with brut-
ally whipping Rev. Chas. Callahan In Rey-
nolds county, a short time ago, emphatical-
ly deny that they had anything to do with
the affair, but say if he was whipped at all,
he deserved it, as he had made himselfvery
obnoxious by slandering ladies in the neigh
borhood, taking an active part in local poll
itics, and in other ways. They tell rath-
er confused story about affairs connected
with Callahan, the truth of which will
doubtless come out at the Judicial examina-
ton.
Sheriff George was released on $1,000
bon !, and Parks and Allison 81, 300 each,
the latter On his own recognizance. 1t ap-
pears they were arrested before being
brought here and bsiied by United States
Commissioner Swartz at Ironton, to appear
for examination July 10. They also deny
there is Ku-KIux or any other unlawful or
ganizstion in Reynolds county.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-10
OHIO.
Details of the Mercer County Horror
Two Men Hanged by the Mob, One
Swearing His Innocence with His
DYING Breath

Dying Breath.
CINCINNATI, o., July 9.-As was appa-
rent from dispatches last night, the mob of
three thousand who took from the jail in
Celina, Mercer county, Absalom Kimmel,
Jacob Kimmel and Alex. Mcleod, charged
with the murder of Mary Jane Secore, was
determined to make short work of the pris-
oners.
After leaving the jail a special to the Ga
zette says the men were placed in a wagon
prepared, and the immense concourse at
the command of forward march took up its
line of march. 1t appears they were desir-
Gus Of executing them near the scene of the
terrible outrage. So they repaired to the
Kimmel farm in sight of the place where
the poor girl had been violated, murdered
and thrown to the hogs. Here they halted
under sapling, a rude gallows was i'm
provised and the three prisoners fitted with
halters about their necks.
At this juncture, Elias Secore. brother of
the murdered girl, appeared and pleaded
with the crowd for the life of Jacob Kim
mel, the youngest prisoner, seventeen years
old, expressing his doubts as to his partici-
patton in the affair. Tbs appeal was re-
ceived with cheers, and young Kimmel was
OACLllEeOA AOuu luS SCLLSACe WHICH, LLlC pCO-
pie had passed upon all, but the other two
were doomed.
AbsalOm kimmel was much broken down
but Mcleod maintained the same stoical
indifference that he had shown from the
first. He maintained strictly that be had
never seen the girl, and accounted for
the blood on his clothes by a bleed
ing Uose. He took the testament,
kissed it and called on God to attest his
innocence. He importuned them to have
mercy on his poor mother and sisters, and
asked God to forgive them all.
AbsalOm Kimmel adhered to his confes-
sion made the day before to the effec', that
after returning from church, Sunday, June
%, Mcleod asked if any girls went west,
and when Jacob Kimmel said several, they
all went in that direction until they came
to the place where the girl was murdered
and violated her person once and Mcleod
the second time, after which Mcleod
knocked her in the head with heavy stick.
This was about midday. They then went
to the Kimmel home and at night Mcleod
told him he had been back to the place and
that she was not dead, but he had killed
her. r-,
The two were hung till they were dead,
while the younger Kimmel was returned
to jail. The father of the Kimmels was
warned to leave the country in a specified
time and the terribly tragic scene, almost
unparalleled in this part of the country, was
ended.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-10
BIed Himself 20 Death.
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, July 9.-Arrangements for
the Orange parade Friday are completed.
VIM. MCGEE will be Grand Marshal. No
lodge of the American Protestant Associa-
ton will parade as a body, the organization
preferring to stick to its regular anniversary,
the I'D Of February.
Beecher's Silver Wedding.
The silver wedding Of Henry Ward
Beecher on the 10th, will be made the occa-
sion Of four days celebration by the con-
gregation Of Plymouth Church.
An Eight Hour Collapse.
An eight hour iron works league vester-
day collapsed, owing to It's failuret to get pc
cuniary aid from the East and West. Its
principal leaders yesterday stated that there
would be no use In future to attempt strikes
if they now disbanded.
Bergh's Cruelty 90 Rational Animals.
Investigation by the health officers YES
terday developed the fact THAT some Of the
flthiest places in the world are ia this CITY.
In one block Of tenements owned by Bergh,
the anti-cruelty to animals man, a sewer
was found which the tenants said had been
leaking into the cellar FOR years.
Five bodies were fund in the rivers here
yesterday.