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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

DEATH OF PROF. ALPuEUS CROSBY
Alpheus Crosby, formerly professor OF
Greek in Dartmouth college and well
known throughout the country as the au-
thor of Il Greek grammar and several othe.
books, died ut his home in Salem. Mass.
on Friday. ut the age of siXty-three. He
was native of Sandwich. and fitted for
college ut Gilmanton academy; he was
ready to enter ut the age of twelve. but
spent year in Exeter academy and Went
to Dartmouth, when Is years old. Imme-
dlately after graduating he was made a
preceptor in Moor's Indian charity school
ut Hanover, but, before the end of his 18th
year he became tutor ut Dartmouth In
1881 he entered Andover (Mass.) theolog-
zeal seminary, but after two years was
called TO the pr"fessorship of Latin and
Greek in Dartmouth college and held il
till 1887, when he Was made professor OF
Creek alone. which he continued to be
until 1919; he was principal of the state
normal school ut Salem, Mass from 1857
to 1865. His principal book was his Greek
grammar, which was for many Years the
standard Greek textbook in New England
colleges, but he also published a Xeno
phon's Anabasis, = Ecloge Latina," FRS
Lessons in Geometry, n book on the Seconi
advent. etc. He started The Right WAY,
a weekly devoted to reconstruction, il
Boston in 1865, and it lived Il little NOR,
than year. The last ten years of his lif;
he spent at Salem. revising his works an,
writing Greek lexicon. and it was pro
badly excessive labor on the latter worl
that induced the disease (softening of til,
brain) which caused his death The fam
lily to which Prof Crosby belonged is
noted one. Judge Crosby of Lowell, Mass.
is his half brother. and Dr. Dixi Crosby
who died ut Hanover, last year. was ais,
his half brother. Prof. Crosby seemed t.
know the dead languages almost by intui
ton, and Prof. Sanborn of Dartmouth say
that, had he been content to confine hi
attention to Greek alone, no German phi
lologist could have ranked above him. H
was u man of strong convictions, anC
always very outspoken against slavery
while he was noted for his benevolence
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

DEPRECIATION IN DIFFERENT CoUN-
TRIES. -Representative Kasson, of Iowa,
in his recent speech on the currency, gave
very interesting statement, derived from
the Treasury Department, as to the depre-
ciated paper currences of different coun
tries ut the present time. Thus, it appears
that the discount in the United States is
quoted from at 10 to II per cent. in Austria
at 10 per cent Greece, II per cent. ;
Italy, II per cent; Russia, 16 per cent. :;
Cuba, A per cent. Hayti, 99s per cent.
The Republic of Hayti has Soo,Ooo,ooo
dollars of paper money. The value in the
market is $50. paper dollars for one coin
dollar. In San Domingo there is a dis
count of from 10 to 20 per cent. on the
new paper money, latest issue. Of two
former issues, one, called " Credit notes"
is received by the Government at the rate
of thirty dollars to one silver dollar; and
another, the - Treasury notes, still earlier.
is taken at. the official rate of $500 to 81
silver. In the two latter countries, it will
be seen, there has been what Mr.. Kasson
says it is proposed to have i'll this country.
on issue of different kinds of paper money.
The whole exhibit is exceedingly sugges-
tive and full of warnings.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
TIL E VI A r K E I s.
Reporfeo end tetegraphed expressly for the Gren
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
ArC AMBRI AND BRIGHToT
For the ,ceek ending Tuesday ApTH Il, 1874

For the tceek ending Tuesday April II, 1874.
Cattle Sheep. Shofes. Hogs. CaI,ss
LAST week, sos 500 1859 800 500
One year ago, 1892 72S2 800 5000 1853
PRIcEs.-Beef Cattte-Extrafatan and heavy pre
MUM Oxen, SIS 75ds9.j9; first quality, a. -
Sc. GOA So p per loo lbs, total weight hide
taow aud dressed beef. 4 few choice single pare
sl00O9lo.5O. Bulls, &c, $3.50.
WorkiaQ Uren.-S $50 d2J0, per pair. or accord
ing to their value as beef. Stc9Is Se5dlj0,
Mich Cotcs.-S35 SO; extra soou, s7ods9
with or without calves, as may be agreed ;tarrow
year olds Sa0.0Od2s.0O; 3-year olds 80 O0d - o.
Sheep.-Live Weight, % aide; extra, : = "a ~;
few fancy hocks, So ass ? II, 1--we weight, or s4oo
a. 80 per head.
Stotes.-Nynoiesale. 7G1lc.; retail, j d9c. = Il
Fat Hogs, o. ask r 10.
Veal Catres.-S6.00d9OO per head
HiteS-BrishtOn- ( dSc-; country lots 1c6
Ike; cafskins, II l5c; Ia low &c ? h country 4.c
Pclts with wool on, Sl.50d - 30 each.
REMARKs.-The run of cattle for the past week
has been chiefly Western steers of likely qualify
the prices range from 61S to I per 70 live weight
\ few Texas cattle Were also noticed that sold At
So d53ic per 10, live weight The general impIes
sion that prices shaded tlfe from last
week, but the decline Is very Sigh not re
per 10 Northern cattle are again in light supply,
the whole number being only ij3 head. The
balance Cnion market were .s37 heal OF Western
average 1900 rs, to :. : Learned. al ne per Il
10 steers average l.400 ftS, TO Thomas n SAWYER
At AZ p' 10 .'". - Hea' a. ~ Pc, ~ l. h.tet-
ngs sold two oxen. to dress 1000 lbs each, ut sac
per I'D. dressed weight. u w Jones sold four
steers at SIC per 10; two at 81 per Id ami two
oxen to J.D. BrIndle commission. lot or
calves sold at So per heal and the best quail
~ "a high 80. There / much call Tor
working oxen
North. 20 of which IN NItii wet wool and
had To be sold at a certain satuka-e per head
weeks prices are poorly sustained. The incre-ss.
of veal calves takes from the usual call for sueelt-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
Mrs. james K. Polk, widow of the late

Mrs james K. Polk, widow of the late
President Polk, some time since submitted
claim to the commissioners of claims for
5000 for property taken by Federal troops
during the late war. The property con-
sisted of 10 mules, valued at 5000 each
and two saddles and brides worth $40.
Mrs. Polk testified that at the beginning
Of the Rebellion her whole sympathies and
feelings were for the Government, and she
thought secession was wrong and spoke
against it. After the war began her sym
pathies were with the Southern people, as
relatives and citizens; but she never sym
pathized with efforts to break up the Gov
eminent, and in her actions and sympathies
she adhered to the Government throughout
the war, never voluntarily aiding the Con-
federacy in any way. Two colored ser.
wants and her overseer testified to the
taking of the property, and one of the SER
wants said letter from Mrs Polk, who
was then at her residence in Davidson
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
Foreign News,

ENGLAND.-A terribly fatal explosion
caused by the use of naked lights, occurred
in coal mine at Dunkinfield, Lancashire.
England. the 18th, by which 53 miners
were killed and large number injured
many of them terribly burned. Fifty
bodies have been recovered. One hundred
men who were left in the mine, alive, after
the accident were safely rescued.
The steamship Malwa. with the body of
DIR. Livingstone on board, arrived Wednes-
yay. The funeral services began at
London, Saturday, and were concluded
Sunday. by an eulogy by Dean Stanley.
DR.. Livingstons grave is to be in the CEN
ter of the west part of the nave of West
minester abbey, near that of the inventor.
Stephenson. The public buildfh gs at Glas-
gov. Scotland. were closed, yesterday, and
draped, and the flags were at half-mast
in recognition of the funeral.
DR.. kenealy has applied for n new trial
of Justice Cockburn's misdirection to the
jury and the interference with the test-
mony, and that the verdict was contrary
to the evidence. The application has been
refused as to Cockburn's conduct, but on
the legal points the court has reserved de-
cision. How long, o, how long
GERMANY.-The trial of Archbishop
Ledochowski of POsen for violation of the
ecclesiastical laws resulted in his convic-
ton, and he has been sentenced in centu-
maciam to dismissal from his see. No APP
peal from the judgment will be allowed.
The German tribunal at Severn has CON
demned. in contumaciam, and imposed
heavy fine on the bishop of Nancy for his
charge to the clergy, issued last July.
SPAIN. The Carli>ts in the north of
Spain have organized government, with
a regular cabinet, in which Gen. Elio is
minister of war, Admiral Vinalet minister
of foreign affairs, and Senior Pinal minis
ter of finance and the interior
Fresh supplies fprovisions have reached
Bilboa, sufficient to last till the middle of
May. A vigorous bombardment of the
Carlists' position is now progressing, and
active operations are once more resumed.
Gen. COncha assumes command of one
corps of Serrano's army.
The army in the north has been heavily
reinforced, and numbers 10000 men, and
has 20 pieces of artillery.
The Carlist general Saballs. and all bis
staff, recently captured by the rvpubl-
can troops near Vich, but S;tb;tlls, with
some of his officers, subsequently escaped
and crossed the frontier into France.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

The MENNONITES.-Sen Window OF
Minnesota, introduced Il bill last week
looking to the encouragement of the immi
grafton of the Mennonites of Russia.
These Mennonites are body of religion
lists, located on the shores of the Black Sea,
u popularity of whose tenets is that they
are opposed to war, and are unwilling
to engage in military service. When they
were persuaded by Catherine of Russia to
make their home in the region where they
now are, they were granted an exemption
from military duty. The Russian govern
ment now holds them to military service
up" among themselves. They, therefore,
want to leave, and have had agents i'll
Canada and the United States, spying out
the land. Canada offers them great in
ducements, as they are IL hardy, industri-
Gus people.
Mr.. WINDOWS bill gives them opportuni-
ty for making selections of lands, and with
holds these lands for them two years that
houses may be built by their {" advance
guard and other preparations be made
before the arrival of the main body.
Heretofore the government has been inn
partial in its treatment of immigrants, and
it will be full as well to continue to treat
ali alike. There is an almost insane hurry
and rush to have our new lands settled
that such proceeding rs this would add
fuel to- The next batch might be not SO
acceptable, and i'll the end the country gains
more to have its new lands settled steadily
and by communities that assimilate to our
national life and grow themselves as well
as add to the immediate material wealth of
| the new States.
The Boston Journal says in its remarks
on Mr. WINDOWS bill:
Mr.. Edmunds of Vermont in particu-
lar, stated very forcibly the principles
| which must always initiate against any
project of this kind. He argued the ques-
ton on the broad ground that the first re-
quisite of successful republicanism is the
homogeneous unity of the whole body OF
| Tie ClllLCIlS VI hotdbc, ~ ohh'o WYNN " =
look at the individual in his character as a
citizen and resident we are not to look for
the Congregationalist in Vermont, the
Episcopalan in New York or the Baptist
in Indiana, but we must expect to find
everywhere every shade of religious and
political opinion. There must be nc ex-
clusiveness, no boundaries marked out by
religious opinion. and no peculiar priv
leges accorded to one class of immigrants
or citizens over another.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
Ocean Disasters.

Last week we stated that the steamship
Europe had been abandoned by her officers
and that the English steamer Greece had
brought her crew to New York. The
Greece put a salvage crew on board the
Europe on the morning of the Sd and pur-
sued her way. The English steamer
Egypt the next day fell in with the Europe
and found her in distress, the sea being
heavy. She was taken in tow, but the
hawsers parted and finally the salvage
crew was taken on board the Egypt and
the Inflated steamer left again to her fate
Capt. Lemaire of the Europe and his Off
GERS are now quarreling with their English
rescuers and accusing them of forbidding
their return to the steamer
The Europe belonged to the French
transatlantic steamship company, one Of
whose vessels, the Vile du Havre, was los,
last fall with many lives. The company
has hard luck with its vessels for the news
comes that another of its steamers, L'Amer.
ique, which left New York on the 4th inst
for Havre, foundered off the coast of Brit
tany, one hundred miles from Brest. on
the 14th inst, everybody being saved, ex-
cept the second officer. Gaillard, who was
one of the survivors of the Vile du Havre
disaster. All three steamers were new,
the Europe having been rebuilt last sea-
son, and this last being only the third trip
of the Amerique. She had eighty pas
sengers, and crew of one hundred and
ffty-two. These were taken off by other
vessels. The Italian ship, Eliza Quierolc
was signaled and most were transferred to
her. The transfer during furious sea
was accomplished with the greatest order
1t commenced at o'clock, p. NJ, and was
completed at z. 1t was a miraculous es.
cape, considering the weather. The Nor
wegian vessel Aladdin and the English
vessel Michigan each took several boat
loads. The Italian ship landed thirty mine
passengers and one hundred and forty-thret
Of the crew. ef.-u
The Amerique thus abandoned drifted
about for day when she was found by the
steamer Spray and taken in tow. t.,
Spray was assisted by the F. T. Barry and
The derelict steamer was toTed int
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
would ask the Senate to proceed to its con-
sideratiOn then.

WOutu dSA Vic OCliss$O ~ Pa NSN>s w Aeo NOAA
sideratinn then.
Nfr. Ciayton of Ark. from the military
reported bill to equalize the
bon tics of soldiers who served in the late
was for the Union. 1t provides that there
shall Be paid to every honorably discharg-
ed non-commissioned officer, private sol
der. musician, artificer and WAGNER, in
Gliding those born on the rolls as slaves,
who served the United States in the war
of the rebellion, the sum of 1888 per
month for all his time of service between
April II, 1861, and May 9, 1865, or, in
case of volunteers, up to the time of the
muster-out of the volunteer organization
to which he belonged. In case of the
death of any such person, the payment is
to be made to the widow and children:
ANY bounties heretofore received from the
United States or any state, are to be
deducted from the allowance hereby auth
orized, and no bounties shall be paid Ito
substitutes or to persons discharged rs
minors. No attorney shall be allowed,
on pain of fine and imprisonment. to re-
ceive more than $40 for prosecuting any
claim under the foregoing provisions.
House. A large number of bills were
introduced.
The bill appropriating S3.0o0.OO0 for
the centennial was made the special order
for May 5th, by vote of 154 to &c.
Resolutions were adopted instructing the
committee ON banking to inquire into the
expediency of establishing uniform rate
of interest throughout the United States
and territories; calling on the president
for copies ofthc rrespondencc kilograms
military orders, ETC.. touching the troubles
in Arkansas; also, one offered by Mr..
Poland of Vt. reciting the conflict of
authority between the United States courts
and the territorial courts of Utah, and
that the enforcement of the laws had been
delayed and INSTRUCTED, and directing the
Judiciary committee to report Il bill for the
regulation of the legal jurisdiction of the
courts and officers in Utah. Mr.. Poland
also offered resolution for the recogni-
ton Of Cuban independence.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
The people of the United States vii

The people of the United States will
have cause for devout thankfulness when
the Utah question is finally settled. It
now engrosses the attention of two Con
gressional committees, and desperate at
Iempts are being made to keep it from
going any farther The Committee on
elections are investigating the case of Geo.
@. Cannon, sitting delegate from Utah
and distinguished Mormon apostle. 1t
is shown that he is still living in open and
avowed polygamy with no less than four
wives, with another about to be sealed to
him. This. of course, is in open violation
of the laws of the country. His friends
are trying to stave off the report of the
committee until after the adjournment of
Congress. The committee on Judiciary
have bill before them designed to free
the wheels of justice in Utah. which have
been blocked for the past three years. and
there is little doubt that it will pass both
branches of Congress.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
MONTPELIER MARKET.

Apples, dried new ~. ais ID; Batter ga
Beef 4d20; beef dried, green weight -; i1 5i-
fresh sdi2K; PORK. salt lag; Ham l5c; Lanl ! y.
Veal 6dls; Beans p bushrl, sSGS.51; Corn - =,
Corn meal, y 100 lbs, sI.9J; Oats t. bnshei "a.
ton $iD1sl BIO so; Cheese y ID. 20c: Fish. IRE Is
Cod, dressed i0c. Haiibut Is, shad b, Maekergl
Salt Fish. Cod Sc; salmon. l2fGl5c 2 NJ - IL
l2k. Kerosene Oil p gal soc. Potatoes i9c pei %
Salt zoe. y BUSH; Dairy u dscper h; sugar a.
dned II 6l3c; Brown, lYfDo0; Moasses per ga,
6Sl.O0; Maple Sugar perib yIis5<c; syrup =. a.,
Tea $50 81 .; Coffee, Old Java, roasted. QUO, On
roasted 4jc- ierds Grass seed - 39' "a
Clover pei l2cni Northern New YORK "'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
County, Tenn, was shown to the officer in

County, Tenn, was shown to the officer in
command, requesting all Federal troops to
respect and spare her property. The Com
missioners. of Claims have reported to the
House that they are not satisfied with the
evidence. and have directed that the claim
be further Investigated by one of their
agents. They say Mrs, Folks testimony
is the only evidence of her loyalty they
have. The case has been referred to the
war committee
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
Women on School Boards.

The Boston women elected members of
the School Committee last December. will
soon have their rights determined by the
Supreme Court The members of that
Court having already said there is no con-
stitutional objection. the question is wheth-
er there is any statutory prohibition. The
prospect for an early decision arises in this
way:
The case of Lucia NJ. Peabody, petitioner
for amandamus, &c, against the School
Committee of Boston. came up Monday,
before Judge Wells. An agreement of
facts, signed by the counsel on both sides,
was presented, stating substantially that
the petitioner was elected to the School
Committee of the city of Boston for three
years from the second Monday Of january
that in accordance with all the forms OF
law her certificate, which was in due form
signed by the proper officers, she present
ed, and that she was in all respects quail
fed and entitled to be n member of. the
School Committee, unless the fact that she
is person of female sex is disqnalifica-
ton, and that the School Committee there
upon refused her admittance to the Board
and refused her power to act. for the sole
reason that she is Il woman. 1t was fur
Their agreed that if it is decided that a
woman can be IL member of the School
Committee, :; peremptory writ shall be is
sued to the Board, directing that body to
allow her to act in such capacity.
This agreement of facts being presented
the case is to be reported by Judge Wells
to the full bench for decision, which will
probably be given in June.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

An Illinois Judge has just decided, in a
suit against the Chicago Times. that the
word "shyster." applied to a practising
attorney. is libellous. As the word is not
found in the ordinary English dictionaries,
the court was thrown to some extent upon
its own knowledge and experience in this
view of its meaning. The result is Ger.
tainly more creditable than was the opinion
of the witness in an English trial who
thought that responsibility consisted in
keeping gig. Shysters must now be put
down among the unnamable, where there
is danger of an unsuccessful lawsuit from
from publicly referring to them
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

The District of Columbia investigation
is as interminable as New York Ledger
serial. Although tedious to the outside
world. the facts already e icited by the
committee show that the moralists were
fully justified in demanding an overhaul
ing of the District affairs, our Washing
ton dispatches to the contrary. notwith-
standing. In regard to the paving con-
tracts, it has just come out that one
Chicago firm was willing to pay, and did
pay, S97, 900 to IN official to secure them a
contract The existance of the most
startling frauds has been plainly proved,
and now the committee is occupied with
the seemingly vain attempt of finding out
the exact place where the pickings and
stealings went.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

The Oregon farmers state convention at
Salem, Thursday, nominated J. w. Daven-
port for Congress, Thomas F. Campbell,
president of Monmouth College, for gov
ernor. and j. H. Daug EFT. ex-president of
tae state agricultural society. for secretary
of state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

The charter election at Albany. last
week, resulted in the election of Judson
(republican) mayor by 1900 majority. Mr.
Judson was supported by many democrats
who thought McCarty, his opponent, dis
honest and the result is a victory for good
government
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22
DR.. Thomas Carlton, who died in Eliza

Dr.. Thomas Carlton, who died in Eliza
beth, N. j., Thursday. will be remembered.
gust now, chiefly. as the senior agent of
the Methodist Book Concern at the time
that serious frauds were discovered in its
management, and as the father of the de-
faulting cashier of the Union Trust Com
pany but it is only just to recall at the
same time. that there was no suspicion
against his personal integrity in either
case. and that he was. for many years, .
prominent and honored minister Of the
Methodist Church devoted to its interest
and engaged in many good works.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

- The New York Tribune is puzzled to
account for the popularity of President
Grant, and it comes to the conclusion that
it. must be mere good luck. 1t overlooks
the fact that the. American people feel
grateful to President Grant for his splendid
services during the war, and have an abid-
ing faith in his good sense and willingness
to represent the average American senti-
ment-Free Press
That :" willingness to represent the aver
age American sentiment is good, exceed
ingly so, as a concise and satisfactory state
ment of the lofty patriotism that renders
a man bold enough to go right up to the
ballot-box and be voted for. 1t is for the
want of this noble feeling that many Ia
mentable things occur; for instance, the
sad thinness in the ranks of candidates for
gubernatorial honors in our own loved
state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

Ex-senator Patterson delivered an adj
dress in Dartmouth College Church, the
evening of the 18th, on his recent trip to
Europe. At the close of his remarks, he
offered to res ume his lecture on some future
evening. The interest which he takes in
the college, of the faculty of which he was
once Il member. has always been marked
and pleasing to the students. In acknowl-
edgment of this. the necessary money has
been raised by them for the purchase of n
handsome cane to be presented to him on
some future occasion.