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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
San Domingo.

A New York company incorporated we
presume under the laws of that State), have
Just made treaty with President Baez, of
San Domingo, by which they get "a lease OF
the Bay and Peninsula of Stamina. in that
Island, with almost unlimited power over
the territory thus leased. Dr.. Howe, of
Boston, and Henri Clews and others of New
York, and Mr.. Pullman, of Pullman car no
turiety. are some of the persons engaged in
this speculation. Their profcss9d object is
the port of SANTANA free port, and encour-
age and facilitate emigration from this coun-
try to that tropical region.
The real significance of this enterprise,
however, is probably to be found in the new
agitation of The subject of annexation which
will undoubtedly be forced upon the country
by the undertaking. company would not
take SO large an elephant on their hands as
Baez and his Island will very likely prove,
unless they hoped and expected to be pro-
tected in the enjoyment of their acquisition,
and defended against Baez and his negroes if
necessary. by the power of the government
of the United States: and the fact that
prominent gentlemen in this speculation are
the intimate personal and political friends
of General Grant, makes it more than proba-
Bile that any application for help from the
federal government would receive very favor
able consideration from the executive. Ii
is, therefore. of the first Importance that the
people who have once and emphaticaly ex-
pressed their condemnation of a project for
incorporating into the Union an Island in
habited almost wholly by uneducated ne
grocs, entirely unified for self-government,
should make haste to give expression to their
continued opposition to any indirect method
of bringing about the same undesirable re-
suit. As a mere commercial venture, DIR.
Howe and his associates can 60 ahead with
their enterprise of developing San Domingo,
and whether profitable or not, the result will
be their concern alone. But they may as
well be advised at once, that the United
States government, as such, has no concern
in their venture. Their trade is with Baez,
and having taken their capital to his domin
ions and invested it there, they must look to
him or to themselves for any protection they
may need.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

The Committee of Privileges and Elections
in the United States Senate is now inYesti-
9 sting the methods employed by MIR Cald-
well, who occupies seat in the Senate as a
Senator from Kansas, to procure his election,
As Cakes Ames says about the Credit No
bilier, Caldwell had several - business trans,
actions" Il cost this Mr. Caldwell from
$50, 900 to 500, 900 to persuade majority
of the Kansas Legislature that. he was a
proper person to represent THAT State in the
United States Senate But he did tin a
. business F." way. Prices of votes varied
from 81 900 to SIS 900, but enough were OBJ
tanned 1t now looks as though, after all ,
Caldwell would not make motley by the
transaction, as it hardly seems likely that
the Senate will not intimate to him that, his
case being proved, it becomes necessary to
invite him to va cate his seat; and his oppor-
tunities of making money in the Senate thus
far have been limited.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
THE WEATHER AND POLITICS IN

THE WEATHER AND P0LITICs IN Missouri.
-Stillman Kuggles, Esq, now of Rolla, Mo,
in renting his yearly subscription to the
FREEMAN, appends the following note to his
letter, which we have taken the liberty to
transfer to our columns;
The weather, you know, is always the
first topic IN order, and We have the same
story here which abounds all over the coun-
try From the 10Th of December We have
had scarcely comfortable winter day, the
mercury falling on the 24th to TO- below
zero, and 10 some of our valley much over
the average of that day being L below
a thing never known here before by the oldest
inhabitant The ground is now covered with
snow, being the second fall of about four
inches each, and this morning the mercury
was only Il above.
The iron mining is largely on the increase
in this region a branch railroad OF six
miles has just been built near here, running
into the iron mines south of this place.
This State is once more on the unpopular
side in politics, owing to the enranchisemen:
of rebels and the relics of their liberalism,
but we hope for much better administration
than we had under the notorious and dlssi-
pated Gratz Brown, who has now gone into
obscurity. We think the State W Ii vet come
into line with the national administration.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

Tbs BASKERVILLE, n. H., ELOPEMENT.-On
the 25th of November, George Sherburne, a
married man of IS, and Josephine Drew
aged Is. a daughter of the foreman in a
foundry at Flshville, n. H.. disappeared
Handbjlls with Photographic nkenesses of
the parties We're circulated through New
England, and a reward offered for the appre-
hension of the guilty pair. On the Bird of
December, several days after they disap-
peared from home, they applied for board at
l07 Hudson street, Jersey City, claiming to
be man and wife. They accounted for hav-
ing no baggage by saying they had been
burned out IN the Boston fire, aud were pro-
vided with 70 OmS. In a short time the girl
gave way to melancholy, and spent most of
the time 10 her chamber. She was soon
taken i'll, and the mistress OF the house,
fnding that the assumed husband was out OF
money, sent for her own physician. He
pronounced the disease typhoid fever,
brought on by mental depression. She grew
rapidly worse, and died on the 18th of
December. Jones, as Sherburne there gave
his name, was constant in his attendance
upon her, but refused to write or telegraph
to his or her friends, or give their address.
The seducer was discovered by one OF the
boarders at the house recognizing photo
graph of Josephine which had been sent to
tire police station. The matter was investi-
gated, leading finally to the villains arrest.
He was brought to Concord last week. While
on his way to the jail the girls father
rushed upon him, struck him violently in
the face and kicked him. Several others
followed his example, pounding Sherburne
severely, and 1t was with difficulty the police
rescued and conducted him to the jail. He
has been held iD $1,000 bail for adultery. The
usual punishment Tor adultery or abduction
seems mad, quate in so aggravated case as
this Miss Drew was mere schoolgirl and
her parents supposed her to be in school on
the day of her departure.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

passers by, and still more to those who have
business " within the gates"
The Argus most justly says of the present
officers of the bank:
1.-The confidence of the community and
the stockholders of the Bank in the directors
is evinced by the long service of most of those
who now share in its management. Mr.
Langdcn was placed upon the board even
before he had reached his majority, and has
continued director ever since. For years
the President of the last Bank of Montpelier,
he has held the same position in the Mont
pelier National Bank ever since its organlza-
ton. His financial ability no one cares to
call in question, and adds largely to the COM
mercial standing and strength of the insti-
tuition over which he presides. Mr.. Shepard
the Vice-Presldent, is genial and pleasant
gentleman, but withal a shrewd and sagaciOus
fnancier- He shares fully with Mr.. Lang
don the responsibility and credit of man
aging the affairs of the Bank. Mr.. Reed,
the Cashier, by long service has almost be-
come part of the institution itself, and
guards we'll the important interests entrust-
ed to his immediate supervision. The Tel
Ter. Mr.. George Kellogg, is young gentle
man of unassuming merit, faithful and
courteous.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
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STATE TEACHERS AssocIA rroN.-The TWEEN
ty-third annual meeting of the Vermont
State Teac hers Association" will be held in
Rutland. Thursday and Friday, January Both
and 3lst, 1873. The programme is given
below.
l. What are the objects of Recitation
and how best attained
2. How much shall be taught under the
head of Geography. and how?
3 Is the Town System of schools prac-
ticable in Vermont?
4. Shall Vermont sustain an educational
journal?
5. Compulsory attendance at school?
6. Music in schools.
Z. The discipline of the classics as COM
pared with the sciences.
8. The relations of the normal school to
the State
9. Is the Psrticiple a mode of the
verb?
10. A paper, =" Latin Orthoepy," Prof.
Albee, Middlebury College.
In addition to the above. addresses are to
be given by such men as Rev. j. c. w.
Coke of the Methodist Conference Seminary :;
Prof. Green of Brown University, Prol.
Goodrich of Vermont University, Prof. Brain
erd of Middlebury College, DIR. French,
Secretary of the Board of Education, CUES
ton Drawer, etc.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

and began to practice law, removing to Cali
fornia in 1850 In the city government of
that city, he was the author of the famous
Van Ness ordinance, which did much to quiet
the litigation over land titles and secure
peaceable possession to rightful owners. He
was mayor, 10 1858 and 1856. being the
last one under the old charter, before the
consolidation of the city and county. He
then moved into southern California and en-
gagged in farming and was state senator. last
winter. He was careless of money and died
poor He was buried at San Francisco.
where his daughter, the wife of e1-Mayor
McCoppin, resides, and where splendid
avenue bears his name
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

Hon. GEORGE p. MARsH-Noticing the
accusation brought against the Hon. Mr..
Marsh by the Washington correspondent of
one of the Boston papers, that " he appears
to regard the fact that he is esteemed to be a
leading savant and scholar as sufficient rea-
son why few of the ordinary courteses or
even duties of resident ministers should be
required of him. am reminded of an item
in personal experience bearing on the matter
At the time Mr., Marsh was Minister at
Constantinople, the writer, who was then
a mere boy, on his return from a journey
through the East, was taken suddenly sick
at Athens. Without friends, except the
chance companions of travel, it was solitary
fight with death One morning the door of
the room opened and there came in an an
gel in the shape of stoutish gentleman, who
announced himself as George P. Marsh. In
a quick business-like way he made his in
qulries and settled what was to be done.
He had come to Athens on matters connected
with DR.. Kings imbrogio with the Greek
Government, and time was precious. But
be saw fellow countryman sick and alone,
and that was enough for his great heart.
His first move was to get the writer out of
the Sitting hotel into his own comfortable
uniavorable heat of Athens as soon as pos
slble. But one boat left for fortnight, ard
that early the next day. 1t was time when
the passport system was in full force and
nobody could come or 90 without the " vises''
of the several consulates. 1t so happened
that it was fete day in Athens, and no Or
binary mortal could get admission to the
public Offices, so MIR. Marsh, forgetting for
once to stand on his DIGNITY AZ a LEADING
savant and scholar" started cut himself,
though fierce sirocco wind was blowing,
opened Office after Office by the magic of his
name, procured all the necessary papers,
with infinite kindness made arrangements
for the departure, doing all with a dellcacy
and heartlness that seemed to forbid even
thanks. The writer, in somewhat extended
journeys through Europe, has come in con-
tact with various official representatives of
America abroad, Lut in all that constitutes
eminent fitness for such station he has
never found the equal of George P. Marsh.
Salem, Jan IA, 1873. E. s.A.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

TWEED TRIAL.-A jury was obtained the
l1th The trial drags, as Tweeds counsel,
Field and Graham, interpose the full amount
of laws delay in it's progress. Peckham and
Tremaine conduct the prosecution. The
evidence SO far has been mainly a re-telling
of the voucher burning and the methods Of
stealing adopted during the rings admin
traton. Andrew j. Garvey, the plasterer,
testified to the frauds to which be was a
party, but filled to connect Tweed with
them as closely as was expected. His testi-
mony yesterday was much more to the point,
however.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
HOaTPELIER MARKET.
For The week ending Jan. =, 1913.
RETAIL PRICES.

Apple, dried new 2 fb Is; Butter asa 80 & S.
Beef 4d20 Beef dried green weight, 20. Pork, fresh
6dl2K; Pork, Salt l21z Ham Is; Lard Is; Veal 6c
IL; Beans p bushel $1,000; Corn soc; Corn meal.
el00 TBS, 81. so; Oats p bu. new, 50d55c FlourSbbL
$3.50 so; Crackers a, so. Coal Fton ss-75d 500;
Cheese y h, l4dlsc; Fish, Fresh Cod, dress
ed loo. Halibut Is, shad 3d. MackeIei II; Salt fsh
Eoa o lsD on al oe ak Pntaes new soc
Salt 20; Dairy lxd2cpb; Sugar, refined lIdA,
Brown. HOB; Molasses p gal. 7ocdslco; Mare
sugar p ID l0Gl4c; Syrup 40.$l.00; Tea a Si't''
Coffee, Old, Java, roasted. 40; Rio roasted 81
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

For the ,7eet ending Tuesday, Jan. Is, 1873.
cattle. Shotes. sheep. Hogs. Calres.
E Easi week week s.5s So i S 900 1870! 1900 90
one wear ago, 3 Al 900 coo So0o 90
PRlCEs.-Beef Catt1e-Extra fat and heavy pre-
S0G0; second quality, SS00d $3.50; third quality,
s6;cods $40 per 100 lbs, on total weight Of hide,
sll.75GS l2 CO. Bulls &c, $4,000 500.
U0rkiag 0ceR.-Sl00 a $50, ? PAIR, or accor-
ding to their value as beef. Handy steers 50
Mich Cosos.-sloas75; extra good, ssoasIOO,
with or without calves, as may be agreed; farrow
>tores.-Yearllngs, sOOGsOO; two-years old, 500
400; three-years old, SOOdO0. Western steers,
choice: S3;5od 500; Live weight 81 Gs&c- ? ID
Sheep-S5dl. oheared, to &C.
Sheep and Laapbs.-s3 90 95.eJ, or GASP h.
Sh9tes.-Wholesale, 6G0c-; retail, 7Gsc- II
Fat Hogs, ga 5Et 10. Spring pigs l0GI5c. z h.
IeGt CaLsesLs4OCG Io;60 g head.
HideS:-Brighton, 9AsdlOc.; country lots, 5G
539c. Talow, 6d6Hc.; country lots. 5d55sc,
T ID. Pelts with wool on s. GOA $500 each; coun-
try lots, dry - GOA 3. 90 Lambs 81 90; shorn
% cents. CaliskIns 4dl6c.
REMRAKs-Cattle shipped this week arrived early
northern stock was selling very moderate, paTtc-
ulariy notice on ordinary and medium grades;
forlfne lots well ted the market is not fast. There
Is difference of one half cent reduction on all
grades, except a few head OF premium oxen Heavy
arrivals Of western cattle damper TO the trace
Mr.. +. >hackett, sold twenty four and heIIers
to dress from to cwt each, Sc oxen 10 dress
$50 at l0c.
Houghton and Wilcox sold L cows to dress So.
at a SC dressed; \. Fowler sold young stock Al
a &c dressed; '" Scolands sold IA western steers,
average So pounds, at "a live; \. N.Monroe sold
several heads of steers at &C. live.
Hathaway aud swift sold steers from to So
rallied from last week. J. T. Winter sold 80 sheep
average l22o lbs. at &c; J. J. Edwards sold a
average 10, at 80 a. Z. skinner sold lot, aver
age 50. only a fair lot, at 575 per head.
But little demand FOL working oxen. Live poul-
try selling at l6s4c, from best lots of turkeys and
chickens. Mich cows in demand and firm at quo
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

The INDIANS. Bate lclth the Modocs.-A
dispatch from Yreka, states that a messa.e
has Just arrived from the headquarters o!
Gen, w heaton, Commanding the troops, of an
action against the Modoc Indians. 4 severe
battle was fought, Friday, by the troops
under command OF Gen. W neaton, consisting
of 200 regulars, two companies of Oregon
volunteers and 25 California rifemen, max
ing altogether about 400 men The battle
took place near the eastern shores of Tale
lake. 1t appears that on Thursday Capt.
Bernard went und the north end of the
lake to the east side, and to the east OF Capt
Jacks position. lie was to advance on Capt.
Jack from the east and Gen. heaton from
the southwest, the forces OF the latter to be
under cover Of fire from the bowitzars
Thursday night such dense fog enveOped
the G. that they could not see 40 wards.
tn. were then about II miles
az day morning Capt. Bernard
o. tie against Capt. Jack, who
has arriOrs concealed among the
rock .-ne Of two miles In length.
Cen. " s.-atlu heard the firing, and had no
alternative except To % to the aid of Capt.
Bernard The troops fought an unseen foe
from o'clock IN the morning TIL dark
under a terrific fire, during which scarcely
one Indian was seen, with the loss to the
troops OF 40 killed ana wounded The
troops were finally obliged to retreat to their
camps. Bernard's force bore the brunt oil
the battle, and suffered terribly. Among
The killed were Frank Trimble and j. r
Brown of Oregon; u. w. Roberts was
mortally wounded; Capt. Perry of the reg
ulars seriously, and Lieut. Kyle slightly
The movement is called forced reconnols
ance on Capt. Jacks position, which the
leaders say they will take, but 1000 mer
will be required to dlslodge him from the
lava beds. The troops at present will only
try to prevent the Modocs from railing OF
the settlers, and will walt for reiniorcements
Fights ,oith the pdches-Capt Price
commanding Company E, 5th cavalry, has
returned to Prescott, Arizona, from Il
days scout. Near the mouth of the BLACK
canyon he had fight with the Apacdes anc
killed five, three escaping. Near the heaC
OF the Black canyon he had another fight anC
killed sc Apaches and Tonic warriors. Since
the last report the troops operating from
Camp Verde have killed l3 Indians.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

We learn that the recent scandalous report
that has been going the rounds of the press
in Vermont, as to J. S. Adams, is without
foundation that Mr.. Adams is safe, we'll
and stber, attending to his business a.
Tallahassee, Florida.-Burhngton Democrat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
RE1fA

The people of the State ratified the action
of the county conventions with much more
unanlmity chan their constitutional conven-
ton did the biennial system. Besides, the
county conventions named only one branch
of the legislature. The members of the
ftouSe were named by the people in their
respective towns, and the one term rule was
there followed to quite as great an extent as
in the county or State conventions. The
people By their conventions, state and coun-
ty, by their town caucuses, and by their
votes on the Sd of September, spoke in favor
of the one term system. We hope, with
B. R. that we shall have the benefit of expe-
rience in our legislators hereafter. But VIC
have about as little faith of obtaining much
of it under the two year plan, ash. R. has
charity for the county conventions.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
For the Freeman.
Not Twins.

! EDITOR In the FREEMAN of last week,
you copy from the Argus little article Of
ours upon the question of biennial sessions
and the one term rule, upon which you make
the following, if not logical, at least, piquant
and pleasant structures. You say, " the BIZ
ennial session and the one term rule were
born together, and no doubt will live togeth-
er. and in death not. be divided" And yet,
IN the next sentence you say, "we don't
suppose there was any necessity that the bien-
NAL session should be a Siamese twin, with
such disreputable brother as B. R. thinks
the one term policy is. But such is the
fact" What is the fact? Why, according
to the logic of the FREEMAN, that biennial
sessions and the one term rule are t,cins 3;
that the one term rule is a legitimate brother
of biennial sessions, born of the same mother,
(and yet without necessity; poor child y but
so identical that one cannot exist without
the other The latter born illegitimate with
all its delormity, if exhibited at all to the
gaze of the people, must be to the dis
credit of its comely and legitimate brother,
whose ruin is to be effected by bad associa-
TONS Now, what are the true facts in the
case? Simply this That biennial sessions
are a legitimate child of the State, born of
the will of the people, whereas the one term
rule is mere abortion, or rather it is the
spawn of few restless ofice-seekers at some
of our county conventions ; it is not legti-
mate child OF the State, nor do we believe it
ever will be. Now the simple question Is,
shall we have the benefit Of the experience of
our legislators? No matter whether the SEES
sions are annual, biennial, or triennial, we
need it precisely as much in one case as an
other. Is there any ambiguity about this
Mr. Editor ? If there is, we shall despair
of ever " getting the two things practically
Separated so that you can g hold up one
to the gaze of the people, without at the
same time exhibiting the other" AS to the
- cost of the two systems which the FREE
MAN thinks we shall be better Judge of at
the close of ten years, we have only to say,
that so long as present footings are favorable.
We wait with patience with good hope for
the developments of the future. B.R.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

The Credit Mobilier investigation has dis
closed the fact that, in 1866, DR.. Durant, of
New York, a high official in the Union Pa
clfc Road, gave Senator Harlan, of Iowa
then Secretary of the Interior, and also a
candidate for the United States Senate from
Iowa, two checks of $4,000 each, towards
helping elect him to the Senate. This would
be called generous, and probably was SO.
But then, it should be borne in mind that
the then Secretary Harlan was in place
where it was in his power to pass judgment
upon the amount of land and bonds to be
issued from time to time to the Union Pacific
Railroad. ana it was important to have him
friendly; very important. in fact Hence
the ten thousand dollars. 1t used to be
thought that judge should not take pres
ents from sutors in his court; but perhaps
that old-fashioned notion would be out OF
rlacs in Secretary of the Interior. Be.
sides Bacon took presents, and why shouldn'
Harlan, especially if they were disguised as
50 election expenses
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

The New Hampshire Republicans have
nominated in the LIST District, VIM. B.
Small of New Market; in the I'd, Austin F.
Pike of Franklin, a prominent lawyer; in
the Sd. Gen. Griffin of Keene
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

AT CAM RI DIG AND RIG II \ e.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

The VIENNA EXPOSITION Worlds
EXPEDITION at Vienna will open in May.
The American commission is very active in
securing space and providing accommoda-
tions for exhibitors from the United States.
A sharp competition is expected between the
British and American manufacturers of
mowers, reapers. and other agricultural
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
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