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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

RUFUS NUrTING, formerly of Randolph,
and now of Wheaton, Illinois, writes to the
Windsor Journal, denouncing the grange
Mr.. Nutting by persistent
effort started the Farmers Club of Randolph,
which has been productive of much good, as
he states in his letter. There is considera-
BILE talk of organizing grange in the town
where this club is, and very likely it will be
be taken, the Club would continue, as some
of its members have horror Of secret socie-
ties second only to that which Mr.. Nuttlng
entertains. He, before leaving for the West,
favored his neighbors with lecture denounc-
ing the Masons, and all organizations Of any
kind that are called secret. In his late let
ter he shows that he is still firm in his for.
mer faith, for he talks of the 90 oranges " as
sitting on the "devil's stool-secretism.'
On the other hand, Mr.. Eben Thomson
writes in the same paper Of the benefits
which have accrued to those who have
joined the grange movement. AS we under
stand it, the grange is substantially for thu
same good purposes that the club which
Mr.. Nutting helped organize was for, and il
its workings are such as claimed, the bug
bear of its being a "secret organization
will have little weig hit with people gener.
ally. If really frightened about it, they car
initiate Mr.. N. and fly to the shelterine
wings of President Blanchard of Wheaton
Illinois.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

SAMUEL NKLS)N, who resigned his seat on
the supreme court bench of the United
States year ago, died at Cooperssown, N.
Y, Saturday afternoon, while sitting in his
chair. Judge Nelson lie runs back to the
first administration of Washington, he having
been born at Hebron, n. Y, about the time
Washington was being elected for the second
term, November 10, 1892. He graduated at
Mddlebury College in 1913, was admitted
to the bar in 1917, became Judge of the
State circ1it court in 1928, of the State su-
preme court in 1881, and chief of the same
in 1887. In 1915, President Tyler appoint
ed him judge of the supreme court of the
United States, which place he held q years
not so long as fancy, who sat for % years
or Marshall who held the same place "a years
Mr.. Nelson wore the title of Judge, how.
ever, for so years, period said to be unpar.
alleled in English or American judicial BIZ
ography. He was man of sound sense anc
candor, and wore his ermine uustainet
through the half century.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17
deeffne Of the State grange

The v.,mont State Grange Of the Patrons
of Husbsndry held its annual session ~ o.
Jobnsburv during the past week. Lug ~
tendance was not full, owing ~ the iAc' Ina
MANY of the subordinate oranges nau coen
too recently organized but it was sPlIl's1t
and success full meeting, and the reports " >,
the officers indicate that the movements
ia rapidly spreading through the STATE
Messrs. Thompson and Abbott. OF the VA,
tionsI Grange. were present, and addressed
the meeting. A..
Mr.. Powers of St. Johnsbury, mr.. Law
renee of Caledonia county, Mr.. Lawrenoe
Brainerd of St. Adams, committees ap,
pointed for shat purpose, reported re'iSea
code of bylaws. o, .ho
On motion of Mr.. Owen OF Glover, soe
executive committee were instructed, a. soon
as possible, in cooperation with tine oease
oranges of other New England States 70
secure the services of a suitable person 10
| Boston to act as a purchasing anu Selling
agent of the order in this State.
| A resolution was adopted to che enecs sna'
delegates should be entitled to mileage a.
soon as the finances of the State Grange wouio
permit, and that for the present session tux
members should be paid their expenses oy
their respective oranges.
| The bylaws of Green Mountain 0ranSe
No. l, of St. Johnsbury, were recommenueo
as a model to other oranges.
| A resolution was offered and adopted Ia
voring system of arbitration tor the settle
ment of differences between members o
oranges.
Hon E. P. Cotton, of Irasburgh, wa
chosen delegate to the Convention OF toe
American Cheap Transportation Association
which will assemble in Washington during
the month of January. Thirty dollars wa
voted to the Secretary of the State Grange
| for his services to date.
The following officers were elected for the
year ensuing:
EP. Cotton of Irasburgh, Master.
| w. G. Bartlett, of West Danville, Over
seer.
D. E. Boyden, of waits6eld, Lecturer
Up. IT,
C.P. Owen, Assistant Steward. (p. IT,
Mrs. F. V. Powers, Lady Asst Steward.
E. w. Hunter, Cha plain, Up. t,)
E. L. Hovey, St. Johnsbury, Secretary.
q. j. Bell, Treasurer.
q. Newton, Gate Keeper.
Mrs. Z. E. Jameson, Ceres.
Mrs. S. E. Grout, Flora.
Mrs. g L. Hovey, Pomona, (p IT,
The Vernon Farmer says that the meet
ing may be justly characterized as an emil
nently satisfactory and successful one. La
addition to the officers and delegates nance
above, there was a large attendance of tn
brethren, and the most lively interest Wal
taken in all the proceedings, The member
of the order will understand that the abov
report is but brief outline of the proceed
ings. Many matters, that cannot now witt
proprety be made public, were considere'
in session and committee, the particulars o
which will be communicated to the grange
by their delegates, aud the results thereof
will soon convince all that the Patrons o
/ Vermont "mean business
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

PRESTON PowERs.-Mr. Preston Powers.
son of the late Hiram Powers, began 10 fol-
low in the footsteps of his father some
seven years since, and has in that time been
studying to perfect himself in the sculptors
art. At bis room in the Studio building, be
has on private exhibition, bust Of bis
wife, which he executed in Florence.
and which was his first attempt in the real
exercise of his chosen line of labor The
piece of marble from which the bust is CIT
is a. nearly perfect as one often sees, and
Mr.. Powers has evinoed in his use of the
material true artistic taste and skill. For
his model he was happy in having fine hs-
ure, and the blending of that frmness and
gentleness which is the characteristic OF tue
womanhood is most clearly marAed The
piece is worthy of long study. Sir Powers
is also at work upon busts of John 6.
Whittier an / Mr. Alvin Adams OF the Adams
Express Company. The fame Of the elder
Powers is, without peradgenture, to Be
continued in the family by the future work
of his SON. Mr.. Powers intends returning 70
Florence in January-Bostoh Globe.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17
MARSHAL Ba1aine.

The trial which has been progressing for
weeks ct Versailles closed Wednesday, and
Francois Aehille Bazaine was found guilty
of tho charges against him, and sentenced to
be degraded from his rank and thereafter to
death. The charges were that he eapitu-
lated at Metz without doing all that honor
and duty demanded to avoid the surrender:
Basaine entered the army in 1881 after
leaving military school, and in five years
was a lieutenant in Algeria. Then leaving
the service for campaign with the Carlists
in Spain in 1889, he went back to Africa a.
a captain. He proved good fighter, and in
the Crimean war held the rank of brigadier
general. When the Mexican expedition was
undertaken he was next to Marshal Forey,
whom he succeeded in 1868. He was in
command while the French remained IN
Mexico, and was made commander OF an
army corps in 1867, when he returned to
France. He was made Marshal of France
| in 1864
| When the Franco German war broke out
he was intrusted with high command, end
| in the events that followed MacMahon's dig
astrous defeat at Weorth, Bazaine was with
heavy force crowded into the region near
Metz. Here several severe battles were
fought in trying to cut way toward Paris,
but being unsuccessful, the Marshal retrsated
to the protection of the Metz Notifications.
and remained nearly inactive from about the
Goth of August till the surrender in October.
1t became evident on the trial that he hoped
for the restoration of the Empire, and was
anxious to preserve the army at Metz as q
force to which the Emperor might return,
and which he might use in quoting France
when peace should be made with the Cor
mans
After the close of the war Bazaine was
arrested, and his trial began last fall in Yer
sailles before Board of Officers, of which
the Due D. Aumale was president. His
counsel was Lachaud, one of the most brill
liant of the lawyers in France, but the YER
dict was guilty, and the sentence death.
President MacMahon has changed the SEN
tence of the court martial to twenty years
seelusion, and the island of St. Marguerite
is chosen as his place of exile. st. Margue-
rite is one of the Isles Lerins, a group situa-
| ted off the town of Cannes, in the Mediter-
ranean. If the banished Marshal can con-
tent himself anywhere outside of France, he
ought to be able to do it on this isle in a
summer sea. The" Man in the Irsn Mask y
used to be imprisoned there when he was
getting up reputation, and preparing to
make the most shadowy figure in all history.
There is not much shadowy, however, about
the substantial old soldier, who will proba-
bly, in history hardly be called traitor, as
is now virtually the case; neither will ne
appear as great general, but as sturdy
and rather thick-headed fighter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

PROF. AGAssIz was simple in dress and
mode of living. His figure was somewhat
under the medium height. His massive
head, slightly inclined forward, rested on a
thick-set and sturdy frame. The natural ex-
preston of his face was of cordiality and
good humor. His large eyes of blueish-gray
were ever ready to brighten with kindly in
terest when a student was seeking informa-
ton or telling of what might, perhaps, be a
new discovery. But whether the thought
presented was new or old, Prof. Agassiz
rarely failed to bring forth from the store
house Of his memory some Illustrative oil
cognate fact, investing the subject with q
broader significance. His lectures and pub
lie addresses were, with few exceptions, ex.
temporaneous, or at all events largely de.
pendent upon the inspiration of the moment
for their forms Of words. He was a fluent
speaker, using English, though evidently uo
vernacular tongue, with ease and accuracy
hesitating, or rather pausing, sometimes, fol-
a moment, not as if there was any deficiency
of thought or words, but as if he was in
doubt which to select from throng of idea.
presenting themselves,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

TIE VIRcINIUs Spaniards towed the
Virginius out of Havana harbor Friday
morning at half past four. She was escorted
by the Isabel la Catolica and taken to the
port of Bahia Honda, go miles west of Ha-
vana, where she is to be delivered by Span
ish man-of-war to vessel of the United
States Navy.
The Isabel la Catolica returned Friday to
Havana having left the Virginius in charge
of the Spanish gun-boat at Bahia Honda
The Spanish steamer Bazan has sailed from
Santiago for Bahia Honda with the Virginius
prisoners on board, and arrived at the latter
place Sunday 1t was arranged that the
Virginius and her surviving passengers and
crew should be delivered to the Americans
at the same time in the port of Bahia Honda.
Friday evening there were riotous demon.
STATIONS in Havana but Captain-General
Jouvellar addressed the crowd and they dis
persed. Saturday the ringleaders were ar
rested and the city was quiet. Jouvellar in
a speech said he knew all good citizens sided
with him in maintaining order.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

INJUNCTION GRANTED.-A petition to en-
Join the Vermont and Canada Railroad from
trusteeing funds belonging to the Central
Vermont was heard in St. Adams before
Chancellor Royce on Friday. E. J. Phelps
and B. F. Fifeld appeared for the petitioners
and E. R. Hard and Mr.. SAfford for the
Vermont & Canada.
Gov. Smith and Mr.. Park testified that
the amount locked up by these suits was
about S775, 900, and that Of this, some
500 900 belonged to the Central. These
large sums are in great measure the through
ireights charged over by Western lines to
the Central Vermont and by that road
again charged to the connecting lines in
Massachusetts.
If the trustee writs continue in force the
result would be to keep in the hands of the
lower roads funds which are necessary for
the running of the Central, a. otherwise this
road would have to depend entirely on its
local freights to pay expenses. Mr.. Park
testified that there had been a million dol
lars paid in by the Central to liquidate that
amount of pressing obligations of $l,700,-
900 Indebtedness. This money the Central
advanced as receivers to continue the bust
mesa of the line aud of course hold lien on
the property to secure them for such advance.
Mr. Stafford claimed that part of the debt
was due to John G. and w. G. Smith, and
Joseph Clark, trustees of the old road, and
50 far as that was true the Central did not
ask for an injunction.
Chancellor Royce granted the injunction
asked for on Saturday, restraining the Yer
mont & Canada from trusteeing funds be-
longing tie the Central Vermont. This
decision will relieve the Central aud allow ii
to continue its business which would
have been imp )ssible could the amou nts
trusteed have been held to pay the Vermont
& Canada interest.
Tie courts order simply forbids the Yer
mont & Canada road from instituting certain
suits, that road being within its jurisdiction
and in no way me idles with the Massa-
chusetts Court before which the suits were
brought, as was at first supposed by some.
The decision is generally held to have beer
the only one that could have stood on good
legal grounds.
1t holds that the company is under tho
jurisdiction of the Vermont Court of Chan.
Gerry; that the funds arising from the roads
| L. 49, g., i.
by litigation outside of this court would b
ruinous to the business of the roads, ant
that no proof had been introduced to SHOW
that the moneys locked up belonged to tn
old trustees, against whom the suit wal
brought.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17
Foreign News.

ENGLAND.-Tuecday London was envelon-
ed in Q dense fog and at 2 O'Clock it was dark
The fog extended over an area Of fifty miles
square of which London was tSe center. /.
did not lift until Thursday Navigation on
the Thames was dangerous and no vessels ar
rived for two days.
A number of collisions, run-oVers. and ia
tai catastrophes are reported as the resultof
this. Two trains collided near Birmingham
owing to neither engineer being able to see
the others train, but no persons were killed
Fourteen persons were found drowned in the
London Docks. ea
Baron Reuters contract with the Shah as
to rail-roading has fallen through. Reuter-
claims it was because he refused to consent 10
some notifications asked for by the Shah.
FkASCE.-Bazaine has been found guilty
and an account of the matter is elsewhere
given.
The marshal, since receiving notice Of the
| Communication of his sentence, has written a
letter to President Mcmahon, in which he
says: g You remember the days in which
We served the country together. feared the
impulses of your heart would be overmas-
tered by state considerations. | should have
died without regret, since the recommends
ton of the court for mercy vindicates nv
honor"
Elections for three members of the Assem-
bly, resulted in the choice of republicans.
6ERMANY-The German Landtag rejected
a motion censuring the legislation introduced
by the government agains. the ultramontane
Catholics.
The commander of one of the German YES
sells seized by Spanish man-of-war in the
Sooloo archipelago and carried to Manila has
written to the government that himself and
crew were sent to prison and KEEP: there two
months, during which time they received very
harsh treatment at the hands of the Spanish
officials. The public feeling in Berlin is
much excited and the fullest satisfaction for
the insult to the German flag is demanded
RussIA-The Grand Duke Alexis of Rus
STA has been ordered by the car to take an
other trip around the world. He Will set
out in the spring
Minister Jewell formally presented his
credentials to the car at St. Petersburg,
Wednesday.
SPAIN.-Gen. Lopez Dominique has been
appointed to the command Of the government
forces besieging Cartagena. The bombari-
ment of the town has ceased, the guns being
dir ected wholly to the fort.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

The Democracy of Kentucky will have to
De looking alter Governor Leslie, whose or
thodoxy seems to be rather questionable.
La his message, he urges the Legislature to
aid the negroes in their efforts for moral.
mental and political improvement. and ex.
presses the hope that the interests of the
people will induce them no longer to ignore
this claim. The hard-handed Democratic
yeomanry of Kentucky who assisted in lift
ing Governor Leslie into the chair will be
very apt to put leading questions to their
next candidate, SO as to know exactly where
he stands. In the meantime we d, not
think they can do any better than to follow
the advice so earnestly and honestly given
them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

GREAT IMPROVEMENT in TELEGRAPHING.-
The new automatic telegraph was tested
Thursday night by the Postmaster General
accompanied by Messrs Ramsdell and Gar
field. The Postmaster General took his sta.
ton in the Washington Office, while Post
master James represented him in New York
city. The Presidents message of twelve
thousand words was transmitted in 90 l-e
minutes; number of words per minute,
about five hundred. The message was then
transmitted to Washington in about the
same time. All this was done on one
wire.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17
MONTPELIER NAtssAEE
RETAIL PRICES
Forthe tceeE endinq

For the neck ending Dec. l5, Io.o -
Apple, dried new l0GI2H T 10 Butter SOa -
Beef 4020 ;beef, dried, green wesht2o; Pork fesh
66l2x; Pork, Salt l21z Ham 10; Lard Is; Veal Ga
IL; Beans v bushe, S3D3.50; Corn SIC; Corn meal
p 800 fts, sl.70; Oats Y bu. 00d50c; Flour Fep,
es.5d6ll 80; Crackers 81 80. COALITION sled
Cheese Y ID, l20lsc; Fish, Fresh Cod, dress
Sed loo. Haibut Is, shad IS, Mackerel Is; Salt sh
Cod Sc. ;Saimon, IL adl5c; Mackerel Is. Tripe
Kerosene Oil Y gal. soc. Potatoes Doc Sat
~ r bu.: Dairy y a 2crb Sugar, refined Ia y,
Brown, 10000; Molasses y gal. 7ocds 90: Maps s
sugar p 10 9Gistc; Syrup 40;Sl.o0; Tea % nSi
Cvnee, Old Java, roasted. 45; Rio. roasted 80
Hsrds Grass seed, a so; Michigan Glover, lie PEI
pound; NorthernHew York do.l2K per ID.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

AT CAMBRI AND RIG HTOS
For the toeek ending Tuesday Dc. u, 1873.
This week $50 $50 G .slo i 9S9 $3.50 20
PRiCEs-Beef Cattte-Extra fat and heavy Pre-
MUM Oxen, 9.5Od $50; first quality, IS. GOA
$3.50; second quality, S6.09aSs-5o; third quality
$500 $3.50 per 100 lbs, on total weight 81 hlee
a iasss ssa Saii Iss So iasiss
5l4 s. az 8. be NIB asass ss
0G7h61 1s4 iiT4 kuk - 5sGzaahsz odN NUS
~ s ns Ssla s ss1sas. i isrfo.
ss sls oas ss .
ht8keep.-Eir Weight, s4G5ie; extra, sale;
p b, live weight. Lambs in lots y 25aa 90.
Shotes.-WhOesale, 6d64c-; retail, "a &c 2 n
Fat Hogs, $50 a 7 10
Calfsklns I6GIsc. Tallow, SEP n country Axe.
PeIts with wool on, Sl.25 each.
REMARKS.-The receipts of cattle rem an very
nearly the a week ago. The trade we con-
slider lively but fair. The ARRIVAL OF some twenty
five car loads of Chicago dressed beef per week i
what keeps prices from advancing. There are large
supplies of everything in the shape of provisions
cline rather than advance. \. y. Monroe sold p
steers, average 1900 lbs, AT SIC per lib, i've AMI ,
steers, average l49i lbs, at CSC per 10, live Hat1a
way 4 swift sold 81 steers To Mr. Brooks average
lao lbs at &c per ID, live; 90 steers, average Lt
lbs per H. live, and 80. average so lbs. Al
| per 10 live. Scollans x McFlynn sold = steers on
commission, and IL at sac per 10. Il. Dow sold y
oxen, TO dress 1000 lbs, at Sic per 10, dressed
weight, and steers to dress 600 lbs, al Sc per lu.
| dressed weight. Mich cows IN fair supply and
fair call for the best offerings. W. Kicker sold hae
| COW and calf at $3.50. Only a few working oxen
| required to meet the demand. The general I'M
| press ion at market was that we Should figure up
| Considerably more than last week, but there being
| scarcely anything from Canada makes a short sup
| ply this week. Prices have not advanced any on
sheep with only fair call. ; Rowe sold = sheep
and lambs average 10 lbs, at CSC per Id. Il P. Pol
lard sold Sc sheep average 30 lbs, 1t $50 per heal
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

The effort before Judge Barrett to put the
new directors of the Vermont Valley Rail-
road, from Brattleboro to Bellows Falls, in
to possession, has failed. The Judge sus-
tains the present lease to the Vermont Gen.
trail, and it seems now evident that the road
will remain in their hands till this lease ex-
pires, year from next June,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

Says the Albany Journal: &c Mr. Tremaine
dubbed Mr.. Cox dew-drop' We have
only one objection. Mr.. Cox must still be
glorifed as Sunset, and dew-drop' with
sunset 10 as mush out of the course of
nature as shoo-hy' in midwinter."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

The Springfield Union wickedly remarks
that /" the Connecticut River js damned fuII
Of ice for mile above the stone quarry at
Holyoke.''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17
'FHE NJ A RkE Is.
RoSroN CATTLE 1EsEswnT.

Reported and teEegrdPhed expressly for sac Greer
Mountain Freeman
AT CAMBRI AND BRIGHTON
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

must nave luiOI udGiOn kCldtluS w bu0 acGlOQ
of the Government, and the Constitution had
wisely provided that the action of the Gov.
eminent should be open to them and be re.
garded the ranking privilege as ono of the
great instrumentalities of Tree republican
Government to add to the enlightenment OF
the people.
Mr.. Garfield supported and Mr.. Il ,ndall
opposed the repeal.
Mr. Croker of Mass. described the uucer.
tainty of his mind after the adjournment O
the last Congress as to what he should de
with his back pay, every cent of which be
had collected, and finally thought. it woulc
be safest in one of his banks He then grew
grievously sick (laug while sick he tolt
his clerk to put the amount to the credit O
the United States. Then he began to ge
better (Great shouts of laughter and clan
ping of hands.) When he got we'll enough
to read he found one paper called him ,
- salary stealer," and another a "salar,
grabber," etc. Then letters came to him
and continue to come, but as long as the,
continue to come that money will lie wher,
it now is. He does not act from intimidation
He received a letter, the other day. HI
never heard of such a thing. 1t said tina
the best place for him was at Blackwell
Island, where he'd find congenial company
(Roars of laughter.) He had taken the oatI
administered here, when from his own state
where he had disbursed millions Of money
he he rs that he is a salary-thief. He urge,
his friends on thu floor to come to som
unanimous conclusion in this matter at once
He had been gratified by the dignity of thi
debate, which was worthy Of such represeu
tatives of the most glorious republic the sui
ever shone upon. daughter and applause.
MIR. Grassland of Kentucky succeeded
pretty we'll in holding Cox of New York u,
to the ridicule of the House, and also exhib
tied plate of prize ram, named the Jude,
Lawrance, which the member from Ohio B,
this name had caused to be inserted in ths
agricultural report for 1867, but which wa.
now shown round to Lawrences sore embar.
rassment. Lawrence has had bad time fol
he was snubbed few days before BY LamisoI
, 1873-12-13

THE Boston Globe says TINT the worlsmen
colebratod tho oponing ct tho IIuosao Tunnel by
tapping two or shree barrels Of beor. There WA
Ito interference by tho police, as tho barrels wore
marked Z" uitro-QiYcorlne."