Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-29

TEACHERS ExANINATIoNs.-The Superin-
tendents Of the several counties will hold
public examinations for teachers as follows:
Bennington Co., Nov 1st; Addison, Rut-
land and Windsor Cos., Nov. 9Th; Caledo-
MIA, Chittendeu, Lamoille and Orange Cos,
Nov. 18th; Essex, Franklin, Washington
and Windham Cos, Nov. 22d; Grand Isle,
Nov. 14th, and Orleans Nov. Goth.
Burlington has been enjoying case Of
robbery. W. A. lockwood of the express
Office was assaulted near Walkers stone yard,
and knocked down. His assailant seized the
bag containing money packages and dIsap-
peared The loss was S528 80.
List evening Henry Bi1by. an Essex Cen
ter butcher, was at Winooski with thous-
and dollars, and Jim > Sweeney made
grab for his wallet. Mr.. Sweeney got
beating but no money.
Col. Asa P. Blunt of the Quartermaster s
Department, .. S. A., has been ordered to
Boston on temporary duty.
The forthcoming biography of Mrs. Will
lard, for many years principal of female
seminary, will be largely made up of mate
rial drawn from 10000 letters which she
wrote.
Miss Clara Barton was welcomed home,
after an absence of four years ia Europe, at
the private residence oil Mrs. DR.. Cemence
S. Lozler, New York, Wednesday evening.
Fl. c. lockwood of Troy has been appoin-
ted treasurer of the Central Vermont rail-
road.
Now that the result in Ohio promises to be
such close thing, the elders out there are
recollecting that roaring Bill Allen was elect
ed to Congress, the first time, by majority
oil.
A GREAT Tunnel FOR COLoRADO.-Ehe
Sutro tunnel enterprise sinks into InsignIh-
canoe when compared with a similar scheme
10 cont plation in Colorado The plan is
| to start a tunnel about one mile below the
town OF Blackhawk on the eastern slope ol
the Rocky Mountains In Colorado, and run
| in a nurthwrsterlv direction until Middle
/ Park is reached. The point OF starting is a
short distance northwest of Denver. in a
rich mineral locality. The tunnel will BE-
twelve miles in length, and 1t Is expected
will cut many rich veins of gold and silver.
thus opening a vast mining interest. The
sierra Madre Tunnel Company has already
been orsan'ze for this purpose. The money
for carrying out this enterprise is to he fur
nished by English Virginia
(Cot.) Enterprise, Oct. >.
senato Carpenters friends declare thai
he has sufficient documentary evidence Il
prove conclusively that the Long Branct
sea ndal, involving his reputation and The
vile OF another man, was without iounda
ton. The husband of the woman, it is said
IS willing to testify that there was pothin;
wrong done, but that his wife was merel,
placed under Senator Carpenters protection
On the other hand, the author of the charge
against Carpenter is willing to prove ever,
part of it, even to the fact that Carpente
registered under an assumed name at thu
" est End hotel, Long Branch. Ii Carpente
presses his DIT fenee, some Ilch revelations ar
promised x Chicago Times
! The Boston Trdueller of the Goth says
" Boston, at the present time, is not goo
, place for men seeking employment. Th
humber o. unemployed may not be SO iarg
> in proportion to our population as in som
, other places, but there are more mechanic
and laborng men than can find work, an
those who come in the expectation OF obt iii
q irg ale pretty sure to be disappointed
Many who have come Lere from New Eog
land cities and towns, within the past te'
q weeks after spending their money, are sLi
f out of work, and are led and lodged at th
n expense of our local charities
l. 1t is bard matter to tell who to tru;
: nowadays Ii has just ben discovered tina
q the late Mayor of Rochester, Chas Ii. Clarl
= one of the most prominent men Of that n
gion and who is now lying at the point
death, is a iorger to a large amount, sevcrs
we'll known merchants and business men
l. that city being the victims. 1t appears thu
% be has carried on the practice of forging #
ID several years, but has saved himself from e.
T. posure by taking up the notes as fast as the
!, matured. 1t is asserted in his defence
70 bis friends that his mind has been in a
q unsoInd state for some time, and We hop
~ tor charity's sake, that such may prove to
+ the case.
MoDocs MoURNlNG-A dispatch from Re-
dings, Cal, rays the arrival of the remand
u of the Modocs at that place created sens
D, ton among the people. A more filthy ar
j. insignificant band OF Indians could not we
IL be imagined. Princess Mary and the wido
:. of Captain Jack attracted the most attention
~ They were both arrayed in deep mouruin,
!. the mourning costume being tar and ashe
D. They all looked as though they had lain oil
m all winter under an ash heap. They lei
Tuesday night, for their new home in Wyor
ing territory, Capt. Hasbrouck and Il
troops acting as escort to Cheyenne.
W Cyrus WAKEFIELD, one OF the most prom
d pent and wealthiest citizens of Ho5t n, die
E. suddenly at his residence, Sunday moruin
ID He got up in the morning, az parently in b
usual health, dressed, and went down to I'll
" sitting room, where he was found, fe
0. moments alter, sitting in his chair before ii
open fireplace, with a paper in his han,
dead He was born at Roxbury, N. H.,
ID 1911. aud began life poor. He early BEGAN
10 one of the largest importers in BustoD, az
IA tor half century has been connected wit
some of it's largest manufacturing Interest,"
J. HIS maDufactory at Wakefield gives stead
J, emil yment to some thin teen hundre
/. hands, while be was largely interested 10 Il
}. Boston and Maine Iron foundry, the Amer
- can rattan company of Fitchburg, and oths
- large industrial establishments. He owne
e as the time of bis death large amounts OF re-
D. estat- in B.sr and Wak.fe:d, .ss,m .ted 6
be worth %2.OOO .OOV above all liabilities.