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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26
Tweed Convicted.

When New York was groaning under
the oppression OF the s. Boss - and his coad-
tutors and the frauds began to be unearthed,
the ring insultingly asked g What are you
going to do about it 80 The leading villain
has now found out. His late trial on what
Was called the g omnibus Indictment con-
tanning go counts, four counts for each dis
tinct otfense, was concluded last week.
On Tuesday morning, John Graham, of
counsel for Tweed, began his argument for
the defense, which was principally a eulogy
Of the prisoner. On Tuesday night the jury
retired, and remained out until late Wednes-
day morning, when they brought in verdict
OF guilty on two hundred and Jour counts
A motion was made for the arrest of iudg
ment, and the sentence was postponed until
Saturday.
Saturday afternoon Judge Davis passed
sentence upon Tweed. condemning him to
twelve years in the penltentlary and to pay
fine OF Sl2,750. Tweed was taken in charge
by Deputy Sherifs Shields and Cahin. and
taken into the room of the Supreme Court
Chambers. Tweed retired to a distant cor
ner Of the room, where he was shortly Joined
by his brother and his sons, with whom he
engaged IN earnest conversation. The great
criminal looked an utterly broken man. All
the old confidence that in the days of his
prosperity had characterized his demeanor
bad vanished, and in its place was an air oil
dependency that marked him man without
hope. Even while in conversation with his
relatives he kept his head bowed and shaded
his eyes with his hands. About five O'Clock
his friends left, bidding him farewell, and
soon alter he was taken to the sheriff's office.
/ dis friends thought be would be sentenced
TO Ludlow St. jail, but were dismayed to find
he was to go to the peniten larry. They an
Piled to Judge Platt for stay of proceedings
but Jailed to obtain 1t, and when Tweed
learned this he was utterly broken down.
those who witnessed Tweed's expression
during the hours that elapsed between the
time OF his conviction and midnight. while
his counsel were striving to obtain stav
did not hesitate to say that he will not long
survive if consigned to the penitentiary.
His counsel applied to other Judges for a
stay but failed, and Tweed passed Sunday in
the Tombs in cell No. 6, which is where
murderers are placed awaiting execution.
and was assigned Tweed because it is more
comfortable than the other rooms.
The following account of the scene when
the great ring thief was sentenced, .spierced
by the javelin of the law as John Graham
said' and the remarks of Judge Davis in de-
ilverlng sentence will be found interesting.
Inc prisoner was ordered to stand IN
Ihe bury frame of the old man rose SLOWLY
and painfully until he stood facing the CLERK
who, in clear accents, slightly tremulous
yet distinct in all parts of the room. asked
- William NJ. Tweed, what have YOU to saw
why the sentence of the law should not he
pronounced against you?''
A weak voice-low as a woman's, and AN.
dible only to those near him-answered:
I" Nothing
john Graham then hastily spoke and said
the PASSOVER had answered through counsel.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

The most important event in Mr.. Hale's
life, in the view of his personal friends, and
the most important event in the progress of
the anti-slavery movement, in the view OF
MANY others, was the free-soil canvass for
President in 1852. Mr.. Hale was nominated
for President by the Free-Soil party in con-
vention at Pittsburgh. This is claimed by
many as the beginning of the party which
made 80 gallant contest under Fremont
in 1856. However this may be, it undoubt-
eddy had its influence upon future events; it
gave many of the faint-hearted courage to
hope for more freedom in politics, and it
warned the slave power of the growing SEN
timent against it.
Mr.. Hale has strong claim upon the rec
objection of his many friends for his worth rs
a private citizen. His good nature, his wit,
his generosity, his humanity, all combined
to make him popular in society, and no dou bt
his success in politics, where they
usually count for SO little. His pleasant
family relations and his good-fellowship and
at home made him independent in
public. His social characteristics were the
key to the best traits of his public life, and
inspired that spirited defiance of party die
tation for which the anti-slavery sentiment
owes him its greatest debt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

SPANS PoINTs.-it is reported from
Washington that the Spanish minister makes
the following points against the United
States: First, that the Virginius is not an
American ship with legal register obtained
by citizens of the United States, as our Ia VS.
require, so as to entitle her to our protection ;
that she was owned by CubaHs and register
ed falsely in the name OF Patterson, residing
in New York; second, that she had forfeited
this registry, had it been valid, by her sub
sequent sale, to other parties that, although
she was afterward repurchased end turned
over to her former nominal owners, she was
not re-registered as our laws require third.
that she has frequently sailed during the
past two years under the flags of other coun-
tries fourth, that she was engaged in an
illegal expedition at the time of her capture;
fifth, that Gen Ryan, whose fate has excited
SO much sympathy, was not citizen of the
United States, but was a native of Canada :;
sixth, that the Virginius was, at the time of
her capture, engaged in military expedi-
ton against friendly power, contrary to
the neutrality laws of the United States, and
that all on board might have been arrested,
tried and convicted under these laws; and
that the matter is proper case for arbitra-
ton, in accordance with the precedent of the
Washington treaty.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

HoosAC TUNNEL.-This great engineering
work which has been in progress for years
draws to an end aud the two headings are to
meet Thanksgiving day and it is to be hoped
that hereafter nitro-glycerine explosions at
that point will give fewer ia al accidents for
newspaper writer's to make an item from.
On the 18th of this month there remained
Ill feet Of rock to be pierced. Through
that distance the working of the machine
drills could be heard 80 distinctly that the
number in operation could b, detected by
sound. The process of finishing the headings
will be, (when the headings are twelve feet
apart. Nov. 26,) to stop work upon the west
end heading, the remainder to be pierced by
the central section. The last few feet of
rock will be broken through by drilling nu-
merous shallow holes and blasting with nitro
glycerine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26
The VirginiuS.

The week just now closed has brought
many rumorS in regard to the Spanish diff
Guilty. Among these the New York Herald
put an account OF an attempt to mob Minis
ter Sickles at Madrid. Later advices show that
this was mere rumOr, as Was also the report
of an attempt to assassinate Gen. Sickles.
The CASTELAR, government appears inclined to
do what is right and there is now much talk
OF dlsposlng OF the matter by arbitration.
However certainly we may consider ourselves
IN the right this is very sensible way Of
settling the question.
The war feeling properly so called is con-
fined to those especially interested in Cuban
affairs, to the fire eating portion ofthe South
and West and to the Micaw bersh politicians
who hope that fame and plumber would come
to them in some way from plunge into
another war.
Meantime there seems to be much differ
euce of opinion upon the aspects of the CUES
ton as one of international law Ex-Presi
dent WOolsey of Yale last Saturday delivered
sacre, though barbarOus, was not one which
we could say was uDjustifable, under Spanish
laws and Spanish feeling, to such an extent
as to authorize our interference DR.. Wool
sey cites the acts of France under the COM
mune and since to show that where acts take
place which we consider are unworthy civ
Iized nation we do not necessarily feel called
on to interfere
In reference to the capture DR.. Woolsey
says that he considers it an exceptional case.
and one in which we very likely would have
done just what Spain did.
He says: If we have a correct understand
ing of it's character, the otfense was not
piracy, according to the law of nations; for
there was DO dninlus furandi and no inten-
ton to do anything, except to transport GER
tain men and goods from one port to anolh-
er. 1t was Dot treason, of course, for any
but the Spaniards who were on board and
engaged In the enterprise. 1t was not a
breach OF blockade for there was, as un-
derstand 1t, no blockade 1t was not techni-
caily carrying contraband of war, for there
was not technically any war. 1t is difficult
to define the crime, but it was a yery great
crime-no other than for captain and YES
sci to be engaged in doing what was a hostile
act, even more than carrying contraband: it
was carrying officers of high rank in the re-
belllon as near 70 the scene of contest as
possible. The crime was not piracy, at least
according TO the law OF natioLs, although
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

The appointment Of ex-Governer Salisbury
to the CHARACTERISTIC of Delaware by his
brother-ln-law, Gov Ponder, gives great dis
satisfaction. The Wilmington Commercial
says:
We believe We may say, with truth, vio-
lent as the assertion may sem, that the
Governor might have maj worse selection
though there has not been, at any time,
danger of his doing it Among all the names
which he chose to consider, there was none
whose choice would not have better satisfied
the people of Delaware, and been more in
accordance with every rule OF propriesy
Since his retirement, Mr.. Salisbury has not
reformed; his habits have grown worse,
rather than better. On the whole, We doubt
if ever any man has been placed on the bench
to discharge judicial duties of high import
ance, under circumstances so shocking to
every consideration of propriety."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

OLD VERMONT NswsPAPEas.-The State
Library has lately secured such flies OF Yer
mont newspapers as to make, with what 1t
already had, a continuous weekly record
from 1873 to 1862, which is to so recent
period that the files can be easily brought up
to the present day. The first press used IN
Vermont was brought to Westminster in
l77S, by Judah Paddock Spooner and linn
othy Green, who began there In February,
1881, the publication Of the first Vermont
newspaper, calling it the Vermont Gazette
and Green Mountain Post Boy. This paper
was continued till the en1 of 1882. N the
Vermont Historical Societys Library is
copy of the issue of No. 8, of Vol. 1, bear
ing date April ID, 1881, and the old press
was also obtained two or three years ago and
is now here an interesting relic Of the last
century.
June 5, 1888, Anthony Haswell began at
Bennington the publication Of paper which
be also called the Vermont Gazette, and Au-
gust 7, 1888, Hough and (AIden) Spooner
having bought the old Westminster press of
j. P. Spooner and Green, removed it to
Windsor AMI there began the publication of
the Jour mat.
Nathan B. Haswell OF Burlington, son
of Ansh Jnv, ml1e quite a Collection OF old
Vermont. laws, pamphlets and papers re-
lating to the early history of the STATE.
This Collection, on the death Nj. Haswell,
came into the hands. several years ago, of
VIM. H. Root, Ed NV city clerk Of Bur
lington. Mr. Root beng desrous Of having
the collection remain in the State, has re-
fused ofsrs from gentlemen outside of Yer
mont, AMI his sid the Collection to the State
Library for sum considerably less than was
offered him by outside parties. Toe colIec-
ton includes the Vermont Gr1sne Of Ben
nin5toa from jane ), 1873, ID 1901 the
Windsor Journal from August I, 1888, to
1911; the Rutland Herald from 1872 to 1900,
and the Burlington Sentinel from 1906 for a
dozen years or 50. There are already in the
Library files covering the time from SIC to
lou, dul dIIdut sLu7ueo IOL hu 1A@ii All u1'O
been perfected which will give Ole of the
Windsor paper from 1926 to 1862.
There are many old aud curious pimDh-
lets among those gathered by Me-. Hiswell,
among them being copy of the proceedings
of the convention Of the inhlbisants Of the
New Hampshire Grants in relation to the
twelve acts Of outlawry," which was
printed at H,rtford Conn, in 1775. There
is also a copy Of M4or Skene's advertisement
after obtaining his patent, dltei l765.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

Hon. c. W. WILLARD, Representative in
Congress from this District, left here Tuesday
morning Tor Washington. His family accom-
pany him, and will spend the winter with
him in Washington. Mr.. WILLARD is in fine
health and spirits but this fact doesn t ap-
pear to make him warlke or bellicosely
belligerent on the Spanish-Cuban question.
IT a majority of Congressman reach Washing.
ton possessed of like reasonable statesm en-.
like views and level heads, we shall have a
perfectly honorable and satisfactory settle
ment of the Virginius question without fur.
ther bloodshed and the squandering of mil.
lions of treasure.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26
Foreign News.

FRANCE. The Assembly has voted to nm.
l,ng President MacMahon's powerlfor torn
of seven years. The contest resulted in the
triumph of the conservatives for the prolonga.
ton was voted without action being taken
on the constitutional bills which would have
placed restrictions upon his action that can
now hardly lie secured. NJ. Leon Saws
question to the ministry as 10 why they iile-
gally delay elections to fill vacancies, was
Monday rejected by a vote of 364 to 3I4
which perhaps fairly shows the Conservative
majority in the assembly.
Franco has failed to take such course %
the republicans hoped but she is yet repub-
lie in name and the situation is far better
than the most sanguine expected month
ago before the Cbambord letter Elections
to fill vacancies will continually strengthen
the republic ranks and MacMahOn will az
least do this, make the republic name that
means order aud prosperity, and SO in some
measure popularize it with many who now
look on it as meaning riot and confusion.
ITALY. In the Chamber of Deputie-, Mon.
day, Senior Mancini made an eloquent speech
in support of the principle of arbitration and
praised the conduct of the United States and
Great Britain. After the speech of Mancini
a resolution recommending the introduction
of an arbitration clause in al future treate e.
with foreign powers was unanimously adopt
ed.
SPAIN. There is trouble among the H.
surgent forces at Carthagena and now that
they are fighting among themselves the re-
publican forces are waiting to see the resu t.
The Carlists claim to have captured and de-
stroyei force of several hundred republ-
cans.
There is a rumOr Of plots against the Re
public, which contemplate making Marshal
Serran0 dictator
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

WHITTIER thus writes to Senator Sumner
upon the Cuban question, and comments up
on Summers letter which was not read at the
Cuban meeting in New York last week
AMEsBURY, November Is, 1873.
NY Dear Sumner Thanks for thy manly
and Just letter on the Cuban difficulty. 1t
was the word needed The summary shoot
ing of the passengers of the Virginius-fili-
busters as they NAV have been, and proba-
bly, were,-iS shocking and unjustihable. SO
have been the wholesale butcheries in France,
both by the commune and the government.
But in this case, no man among US so regrets
and deplorcs the bloody deed as do CASTELAR,
and the intelligent republicans Of Spain.
If we seize this occasion to strike at them,
We give direct ald and comfort to ultramon-
tame popery, to Don Carlos, and the cruel
priesthood who are fighting against republI-
canlsm in Europe We do deed in crush
ing out the republic OF Spain, under its no
bic president, which can only find its paral-
lei OF atrocIty in the crushing out OF the Ro
man repu Bile by the so-cAlled French repub
lie of 1919. Heaven preserve US from such
infamy hope and believe wiser and
worthier counsels will prevail. and that the
only demand of our government upon Spain
shall be, the speedy emancipation OF the en-
shaved IN Cuba, and the rights AMI liberties
pertaining to citizens of the Sptnish repub-
lie secured to the people of all classes in her
dependencies.
Believe me always and truly. thy friend,
JoHN e. WHITTIER
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

The New Jersey constitutional convention
adopted proposition ON Tuesday forbidding
the Legislature from exemptiog any property
from taxation. excepting burying grounds
not owned BY stock companies. The propo-
sition to abolish capital punishment was lost.
The proposition that the Legislature should
pass no special act comforting corporate pow
ers was adopted. The commission having
concluded its work, adjourned until the
fourth Tuesday in December for final revision.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26
MONTPELIER MA;siSET.
MEL ALL Il hlIES.
For the tceek ENDING Nor. %, 1873


Apple, dried new 1O6l2R = 10; Butter SodS'c
Beef 4120 ;beef, dried, green weisht,20 Pork ftsh
6dl2<; Pork, Salt lax Ham Is Lard Is; Veal ga
IL; Beans p bushel, S3d3.50; Corn Soc Corn meal
Pl00 ms, sl60; Oats p bu. 00G5Oc; Flour Fe0,
Ss.5G0ll so; Crackers $3.50 CoalPton sl0d 49,
Cheese 10, l20lsc; Fish, Fresh Cod, afess
Cod SC. salmon l2h dl5c; Mackerel Is. Tripe l2,i
Kerosene Oil y gal. 40c. Potatoes soc. Sail
~ p bu.; DairyI16 a Pep ID; Sugar, refined loaf
Brown. I00lI; Molasses p gal. 7Ocds 90: Maple
Sugar v b 90i2tc; syrup 40;s100; Tea IS al -
Cvdee, Old Java, roasted, 45; Rio. roasted "a
Herds Grass seed s5 90; Michigan Clover, l2c per
pound; NorthernNew York do.l2h per Id.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

MAGAZINE CHANGE.-James r. Ossoo1 &
Co. of Boston have sold the Atlantic Monthly
Magazine and Every Saturday to Hurd and
Houghton of New York and Ii o. Houghton
& Go. Of the Riverside Press, Clm5Iidse.
rhe new arrangement goes into efest with
the January number of the Atlantic, Of
which Nr. W. D. HJweils will continue to
be the editor. I. B. Aldrich will also con-
tinue as Editor of Every Saturday. The
same firm sells Our Young Folks to Seri5ner
5 Co. of New York wh) will consolidate tina.
publication with their new venture IN the
SINE fell, the - S.. Ni;lola-." thus making
without doub: the strongest AMI be:s juvenile
magazine Published.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

tbev are that hesitate not to enslaVe tne
present and coming generations OF this strug-
Cling community in the bonds OF unnecessa-
~ debt. cannot imagine who they are
Possibly the fire insurance interest, or some
body who wants a salary at the pubic e1-
pense. Whoever these sanguine gentlemen
prove to be, would recommend them 70
form Water Stock Co., open books and
subscribe literally without delay.
PAY As-YoU-GO.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

The official majority of Taylor, the farmers
candidate for governor of Wisconsin, has at
last been figured out, and is fu,I 10 be
15,4ll, the leader of tie grangers running
nearly 1000 ahead of the balance of the
ticket. The Legislature stands Senate, II
16 reformers House, SO reform
ers. Al republicans. The majority of the
reformers on joint ballot is therefore II.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26

Fritz Poehler shot and killed Mary Bose at
Providence, R. L., Thursday He then shot
himself AMI died Friday evening of his
wou ads. The girl was about to 60 to Ohio
with the expectation of marrying a man
there, and the knowledge of the fact doubt
less caused the tragedy, as Poehler was very
much in love with her himself.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-26
Post Office Department.

The Tribune prints an abstract of the
forthcoming report of Postmaster General
Creswell, from which We take the following
extracts
The ordinary revenues of this departm ent
for the fsca year ended June 80, 1873, were
so, 996, al. 81. and the expenditures of all
kinds, $50 ,084, 945. 81. For the year ended
June 80, 1872, the ordinary revenues were
S2l, 9l5, APO 81, and the expenditures, $50
65S 1921. In 1873 there was an increase
OF revenue over 1872 of Sl,0Sl,3l5. 20, or
4.93 per cent, and AN increase OF expendi-
ture of 81, 426, 1885, Or 9.l0 per cent.
The number OF adhesive postage stamps
issued during the year was COL 1881, 500, rep
resenting $l6,6Sl ,lS9; stamped envelopes,
plain, TO, OLA 900, representing $1,722, 5I2;
stamped envelopes, request 81 POI ,250, rep
resenting 81, 54 ,567 so; newspaper wrap
pers, IL, 956, $50, representing $40, 567 80 :;
postal cards, 81 ,O94 900, representing S3lO,-
$40. The whole number OF stamps, stamped
envelopes, newspaper wrappers, and postal
cards was 764, 1913, l26, of the value of 500
399,776; increase over the last fiscal year,
81, 1929, I2S. The number of packages OF
postage stamps lost In the mails during the
year was three, representing $50, and of
ceou pOu Sh'eioPSo ohO, representing 80 40,
and OF postal cards none, being the smallest
losses ever incurred during any year. This
is undoubtedly owing to the fact that all
packages OF postage stamps, stamped envel-
opes, newspaper wrappers, and postal cards
are registered, and illustrates in a most ef-
fectve manner the security of the registry
system.
DOMESTIC NAILS.
There were 1924 public mail routes in
operation, aggregating in length 256,2lO
miles; in annual transportation l19 900,
$50 miles. and in annual cost, $13, 1865, BAL.
Adding the compensation of railway post
office clerks, route agents, mail route mes
sengers, local agents, mail messengers, and
baggage-massers in charge of registered
packages, amounting to $2,525 ,693, the
aggregate annual cost was SIC ,l6l ,O34. The
service was divided as follows: Railroad
routes, length 60 ,457 miles: annual trans
portation, 1921 .445 miles; annual cost,
81 ,257, 1876, about 1l.O6 cents per mile
Steamboat routes, length, Is ,762 miles; an
nual transportation, 3,947 ,7s5 miles; annual
cost, S799, 645, about 20. 25 cts a mile. Other
routes upon which the mails are required to
be conveyed with celebrity, certainty aud Sc
curity, length, 1891 miles annual trans
porsation q, $40, 42J; annual Gust, $5,55S,-