Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-03

| The nrocession of the Grand Army OF
tho Re nnhj;c in New York, was witnessed
nv thousands of people on the sidewalks
al ali noints. and all the windows, baico-
MES and stoops were filled with spectators
MANY of whom contributed flowers. Inc
narade was the largest ever made, con-
sisting of several Posts-of the Grand AT
INV Of the Republic on foot, large mum,
Der of crippled soldiers in carriages anu
several stages were filled with soldiers
and sailors orphans. several detachmentS
from the military regiments and seVerai
battalions of colored soldiers.
Rochefort, the banished and escaped
French revolutionist. arrived In Ne"
York. Saturday evening; writes hVe
column article for the Herald, but refuses
to be lionized at New York, goes to Swlt,
zerland in a week, so as to be at hand
when the Mcmahon Government goes
down. He predicts that it cannot STAND
three months. But then, it is not certain
that NJ. Rochefort is reliable prophet
Rear Admiral William Branford Shu-
brick, the senior officer on the retired ilst
of the United States naval service. died
Wednesday morning at his residence IN
Washington. aged eighty-four years. lie
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served under Commodore Lawrence and
on the frigates Constitution and Constella-
lion. He last had command of the Brazil
and Paraguayan squadron.
A subscription in aid of the family of
the late Representative Mellish, who are
in needy circumstances, was started In the
House of Representatives on Tuesday by
Judge E. r Hoar, of Massachusetts,. The
subscription was made uniform at S25 for
each member, and it was ut once signed
bv the entire New England and New Y ork
delegations Speaker Blaine heads the list,
and every member of the House who has
had the opportunity so far has subscribed.
There are three hundred members and del
egates in the House, which at S25 each will
make 81 800.
OF the 81 candidates for the incoming
class at West Point, 81 have failed, includ-
ing all the colored applicants. Among
the successful candidates were the follow
inc from New England: William IL. Low
eli and George l. Pull of Massachusetts,
Edwin Mcneil, Jr., of Connecticut, E. III
Merrill of New Hampshire, Frank S. Ar,
mold of Rhode Island and Frank E. Hobb
of Maine.
who disappeared on the 10th of May, and
for whom much search was made, has
been found in New York. He did not
know how he came there. or remember
when he left home 1t seems that he wan
dered from home not knowing where he
was going, but went through Worcester
and Middlesex to Waterbury, where he
took the cars for Burlington, and from
thence proceeded to New York. He was
returned to Waterbury where his father
met him and took him home.
The New jersey Episcopal convention,
which has been in session ut Newark,
adopted resolutions to the effect thai ritual.
ism is a matter of taste until it becomes
the expression of doctrines. and that what
) ever encourages eucharistic alteration is
unwarranted in administering the holy
communion.
TIE FISK MONUMENT.-The monument
over the grave of James Fisk, Jr., at Brat
tleboro, erected by Mrs Fisk, and dedica-
ted Decoration Day. is the work of Larkr
G. Mead He wrought it in Florence
Italy. Its cost was $4,000 and $1,000
was expended in its erection. 1t consist:
of an elegant marble shaft, about twenty
/ five feet high, W hich rests on base eigh
or ten feet square. On each corner is
life-size female fgure-one representing
navigation, another the drama, another
railroads and another commerce. The
classic style of the figures, which are mud,
to the waist. has been the subject of con
siderable unfavOrable comment among
: some of the village folk. On one side o
the monument is a medallion likeness il
; marble of Col. Fisk. Saturday forenoon
: the monument and grave were decorated
: with floral tributes by the members of tn,
n Ninth \. Y. Regiment and personal friend
of the late Colonel, and ut about noon the
j delegation of the Ninth, followed by ,
= large concourse of citizens and preceded
u by the Brattleboro band. assembled in tn,
cemetery. Among those present wer,
L Mrs. Fisk. Col. and Mrs Hooker. Mr.
Moore, brother of Mrs. Fisk. and othe
relatives and friends of the late Col. Fisk
Rev. Mr.. Harris, the Universalist clergy.
| man of Brattleboro, officiated, making
1 prayer and delivering short address
: The floral decorations of the monumen
were very elaborate and beautiful anC
/ cost $1,000