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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08
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Mountain freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET
CAMBRIpGE RIGuTuS
For the ,reek emdine Ynese et .Icn. 9.

For tie rreek ending Tues6cg .'cn. e, Is.4.
Cattle. Sheep. Shot,s. H,es. CGIrts
E E55s E Tsst IS IS ' IS I '5S g
MUM Oxen, 5000 S9.5n; first quality, IS Goa
$50; second quality, S6.e9G $3.50: third quality
s5.Ood $50 per 100 lbs, on total weight OF hide
tallow aud dressed beef. few choice single pairs
Torking Oren.-sI25 a $40, and s2C0d25O = pair,
or according TO their value as beef. Handy
Steers sItUd $50.
Mitch Cotcs.-s35 SIS; extra good, s7Ods95
with or without calves as may be agreed farrorE
Sheep.-iiye Weight sId5r; Extra. 6G7c:
z h, 1--we weight. Lambs in lots - > a. 10.
SsOteS.-Wholesalc, 6G6.c. retail, t! a :c. E
Fat Hogs, 81 d5s4 z ID
Hides.-Brighton. .lSd7asc.; country lots, &C
Calfskms ljdl6c. Tallow, act Il (; country 4Hc.
Pelts with wool on, 81 250S each.
REMARKs.-The arrivals Of Northern and Western
cattle are still light, and were II not for Chicago
dressed beef and large quantities poultry. prices
on cattle would advance. We ind today at
Water town. 376 head of cattle, mostly of extra
grade, and some oxen suitable for city butchers to
handle. They were especially fine and desira be :.
three nice lots at II &C per h. dressed weight
We find trade shade quicker and prices very firm
for the quality offered Lowell " Holt sold oxen,
to dress o59 Hos EACH at &c per lb, dressed weight
and steers and heifers average /, QUO lbs at 4zc
per lb, live weight. Il. Dow sold steers TO dress
900 lbs, each, at 67sc per lb, dressed weight VI.
I. Shacket sold steers, TO dress lbs each, at
$ &C per lb smaller cattle sold 6d4lsc per lb.
I dressed weight Ineie were On.y q lew pairs OF
working oxen in market. Mich cows are fair
demand, and are selling at quotations. Lowell Il
Holt sold cows and calves at So each.
There are scarcely any lambs now received in
market The sheep trade Is usually quiet and the
quality is not Of The best and butchers dilaory
in their purchases. Many flocks were sold at nc
lower rates. DeWolf 4 Brown sold pr head at
IS - per lie ID, average about - lbs. A Livingston
sold % sheep, average - lbs. at &C per H. II. &.
Wood sold l06 sheep. average a. lbs at 5sc per 10
NJ. L. Shackett sold 81 sheep at 5a<c per Id.
aoughton a Wilcox sold 10 IDS, average 50 lbs,
at &c per b..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

convenience resulting from the revival
that would compensate for the general in
Justice and odium of the act, especially at
this time, when there has been no fair trial
of the new system. The personal and OFF,
cial correspondence of any one member is
not large enough to be pecuniarily burden
some Just remember that three hundred
dollars will pay the postage on ten thous-
and letters, and then find the Congressman
that writes half that number in single
year. We have the cheapest postage, all
things considered, of any people in the
world, and about the fairest thing | know
of is for any citizen, public and private, to
pay his own share Oft. If would vote
for any possible exception to the rules of
uniform and universal payment, it would
be in favor of newspaper exchanges and
the free circulation of county newspapers
within our bailiwicks.
Very sincerely yours,
j.. G.. BLAINE"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08
Franking and the Public Printing.

The Boston .4dreriser prints the follow
ing letter to u gentleman in Boston, not
written, however, for publication
WASHINGTON. ID. c., December Il, 1873.
Nv dear sir: Your note of inquiry is
at hand. You are in error in regard to the
Post-office Committee of the House hav-
inc prepared bill for the restoration of
the ranking privilege to members OF Con-
press. The committee have, understand,
agreed upon a bill providing for some
method of supplying stamps for the trans
mission of public documents which we
print in such needless and eXtravagant pro-
fusion. 1t seems to me the wiser and bet
ter way would be to dispense with the
documents. | never could see the justice
or the propriety of paying from the public
treasury for the printing of books for gra-
tuitous distribution among small fraction
of the people The enormous edition of
the agricultural report, for instance, though
costing so much, only affords six hundred
copies to each congressional district, where
the total population is one hundred and
thirty thousand and the average number OF
voters twenty-five thousand. .....tt
And then while members of Congress
cannot be expected to pay the postage on
vast mass of public documents amount
ing in the aggregate to several hundred
dollars, it is quite safe to say that the per-
sons to whom the documents are addressed
would in a large majority of cases define
to take them from the post-office if they had
themselves to pay the postage. The gov
eminent, therefore, not only furnishes the
books gratuitously, but pays for the trans
portation besides, in order to induce peo-
pie to accept them. | think it wise to stop
a business of this kind, and thereby save
nearly or quite two millions annually to
the public purse.
b :. As to restoring the franking privilege
for the individual correspondence of men,
beers, can hardly conceive any one de-
string it. There would be no possible
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08
BALANCE SHEET


Managing Director French then read
his report. January Z, 1873, he began
his duties and went to collecting unpaid
subscriptions. He could get little money
and had to give men chance to pay by
turning lumber and other things. The
grading was not so far advanced Us could
have been wished. Owing to Il trouble
about trans portation, the iron was delayed,
and the track-laying, begun June Ist, was
finished about eptember lst. The other
work did not 90 on as wished but has been,
since October 10, progressing finely under
the supervision of NJ. T. Munson.
There have been depots erected as fol-
lows: At Boltonville, one "a by 50; South
Ryegate, 30 by 60; Groton, 80 by 60;
Marshfield, 30 by 60; Plainfield. 81 by 60.
At Peabodys station there is none except
one furnished by Mr. Peabody, and the
one ut East Montpelier is not yet finished.
This last is to be "a by Sc. Warehouses
at Groton and Plainfield. and wood-sheds
$50 by Is at Groton and Kinuey's Mills
have been built. \ wooi-Shed is also
building ut Peabody's aud the two at
Plaintield and Montpelier are built. In
Montpelier there are also progressing us
fast us possible Il freight house, 10 by 100
in which passenger rooms can be provi-
dcd, an engine house, 81 by 80, and Il car
house 81 by 100. OF fencing there are Is
or 20 miles done. The brid res were built
by Warren ii. Smith, except those at
Montpelier and Kinneys Mills, let to d.
Taft and built by Guernsey & Slayton. A
contract was made with the Ranlet Com
pany of Laconia, n. H., for four passenger
cars at $500 each, 80 platform cars at
$3.50 each, 20 box cars ut $500, one saloon
car at sl7OO, and baggage and hand cars
to the amount of S6I45, to be paid one
fourth in cash. one-fourth in bonds, and
the rest secured by lien. Four locomotives
were bought, the sellers reserving Il lien.
Mr.. French stated that Mr. w. f. Stowell
had prepared a statement of the earn
ings and running expenses up to Jan. l,
/ 1874. The earnings for passengers were
Septemb Ell, S632..0; October, S572.5
November, 5000 AS December, Si371 rs.
For freight, September, 22S.77; October,
1927. 81: November, Sl251.74 December,
$20l4.S3; car service ON other roads du-
ring the time. S759.5l The total earn
ings thus beng $8,145.34 t, January LIST,
whilo the expenses during the same time
were 81, 289 Is, including pay of train men,
section men, wood, car service, ETC., etc.
There has been built quite an amount of
side track; at Boltonville, 404 feet; South
Ryegate, 534 feet; Groton, 500; Ricker's,
800; Peabody's, 9l8; Marshfeld, 600;
Plainfield, 1000; East Montpelier, 300;
Montpelier, 1908.
The operatives have worked faithfully
and the inhabitants along the line deserve
great csedit for their patience and assist
/ ance. The road is needed for it gives a
good communication with northeastern
Vermont, affords new route to Boston,
and short cut for summer travel to the
Mountains. 1t can be made to pay the
interest on its bonds and its running ex,
penses by careful and economical manage
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08
Stockholders Meeting.

The stockholders of the MONTPELIER &
Wells River Railroad met at Village Hall,
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The hall
was filled to its full capacity and evidently
great interest taken in the various reports
and answers to questions as well as in the
election of directors for the ensuing rear.
The meeting was called to order by the
president of the road, Judge L. N. Hall,
and the report of the directors was then
read by Hon. G. II. Heath.
A detailed statement of expenses, item
by item. has never been made heretofore,
and now one cannot be made as the man
press of business to present an itemized
account to the directors. A temporary
organization was formed when Judge Hall
was west, and on the 9th Of March, 1878,
the organization was completed. That
day committee was appointed to confer
with the contractor as to an immediate
completion of the road. The contractor
said the road would be done by July LIST.
We had thought to make arrangements
if possible for lease of the road, and
should have then submitted the question
of lease or no lease to vote of the stock
holders but we could make no arrange
ment that seemed satisfactory.
We proceeded to buy four loco motives
and other rolling stock to the amount OF
100000, and pushed forward the compile
ton of the road, especially in June. Iron
was promised by May 10, but it was June
before it came, and then it came SLOWLY.
We got on as we could till September 1,
the iron was joined, and September 18th
the first regular train ran from Wells
River to Groton; September 18th, the first
from Montpelier to Plainfield, and Noven-
Der Oath the first through train. This was
three years and thirty-two days after
ground was broken, and one year and
twenty-four days a ter we hoped to run a
through train There is yet some ballast
ing and filling to be done all of which
comes under Mr.. Munson's contract.
We met the officers of the Central and
made diligent effort to secure depot accom-
modations here in common with them,
and yet hope this may be done. The
report was accepted and adopted and or
dered to be recorded on motion of Mr..
Thurston.
The treasurer's report was then pre-
sented by Hon. John A. Page:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08
MONTPELIER MARKET.
RETAIL PRICES.


Apple, dried new l0Gl21s = III; Butter 33d 4Oc
Beef tG2O ;beei driesl green weIshI,2O Pork fresh
60l!1s; Pork, Salt Tx; Ham Il; Lard Is; Veal a
IL; Beans = bushel. S5D350; Corn soc; Corn meal.
POO Ms, SLID; Oats p bu. 0Od5Jc; Flour T. biz,
ss5o 80; Crackers $3.50. Coal Pton slod slO,5",
Cheese y ID, l20lsc; Fish, Fresh Cod, dress
ell ltc Ialibut Is, Shad IS, Mackerel Is; Salt fish.
Cod SC. Salmon, J 2K 0l5c; Mackerel Is. Trpe l2h
Kerosene on = gal. 3)c. Potatoes Coo. Salt
Brown l0Goo. Molasses Y gal. 70cds 90: Maple
Sugar = n 9di2ic; syrup 40 90; Tea as as LIS
Coaee, Oil Java, roasted. SO: Rio roasted As
Herds Grass seeI - %; Michigan Glover, l2c.pef
pound; NorthernSew York Dolby per ID.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

CASTELAR'S PROTEST-SenOr Castelar,
in Il letter addressed to the country says
that he must protest with all his energy
against the recent brutal coup d'etat. He
concludes: - Ny conscience will not per-
NIT me to associate with demagogues and
cOnspirators, and my honor refuses to ac-
cept the situation created by bayonets :
Several members of the majority who vot-
ed against CASTELAR, now approve of the
stand he has taken. Madrid is quiet.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

STATE TAX.-The State tax on the grand
list of 1873 of thirty-five cents on the dol
lar has been completed, and is now in the
hands of Constables, for collection. Per-
sons paying their tax before Feb. 1st, will
receive a discount of four per cent
School district clerks are required by law
to make returns to town clerks during the
month of January.
The Rutland Railroad Company, under
the steady application of its income to the
payment of its floating debt has. it is under
stood, entirely relieved from his endorse
ments Mr. George B. Chase of Boston.
who having some months since disposed
of his large interest to Vermont parties.
retires from the directory of the company
at the end of the year.
The Dartmouth College Anvil is again
and finally dead.
A Boston firm prints its card on a small
section of the backs of postal cards and
then sells the cards for 60 cents hundred
and the post office department have de
cided that it is all right-any number of
persons may . 90 saacks' on 4 card so
long as they keep Oh the back side.
Julian Scott has recently furnished for
the Artists Fund Society two fine compo-
sitions. "reminiscences Of the late war. one
of which is entitled An incident of the
fight and gives the figure of an officer
leading charge. The subject is very
spirited and what is more pleasant shows
none of the repulsive features ofthe battle
field. in the form of wounded and dead
soldiers The companion picture, - Pass
ing the Lines, gives the figure of a rebel
soldier, accompanied by his wife and an
negro servant. in the act of signaling the
picket line He has fastened 4 bit Of white
cloth to n stick, and Is waving it in the air.
The figures are carefully drawn and very
well painted.-N. l. Erening Post
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

RESUMED BUSINESS. Fisk &
Hatch announced Wednesday their re-
sumption of business. They suspended pay
ment on the 18th of September, little
over three months ago, but have now
settled all claims against them in full and
commence again with a good right to the
confidence of the public, and with circle
of friends such as any business house
might be proud of. Vermonters have an
interest in this firm rs at leastone of its
members is Green Mountain Boz, - =.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

THE NIRGINIUs.--,The President Mon
day sent to congress message relative to
the Virginius, and documents relating to
her case. In short his message is that the
Virginius had against all powers except
the United States, the right to carry the
American flag and was not liable to cap
ture on the high seas. But Spain suggest
ing that she had violated our laws we
promised to institute proceedings for the
punishment of any offence committed by
her against our laws. stt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

The present board wa. therefore re-clect-
ed. They have so managed that they
have their railroad in running order and
the meeting evidently thought it to have
been hard job to do, and gave Director
French and the board the credit of having
surmounted many obstacles.
The newly elected directors held a meet
ing last evening, and took the oath of of
fee They also fixed the salaries as re-
CURED in the reso ution offered by Mr..
Wells, without electing officers for the
coming year; they then adjourned one
week.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

The debate on the civil rights bill opens
rather lively. Stephens was given an
hour, on condition that Elliot negro
member, should have an hour to reply
Harris of Virginia, gave an exhibition of
plantation manners. lie asked what man
could look him in the face and say the
negro was the equal of the white. Ran
sier, South Carolina member and mu-
latto, answered. Il can. Harris said,
:. Sit down, sir; l am talking to white
men, MIR. +. K. Hoar then made the
point of order that Harris had lost his right
to the floor by addressing one member,
and not the whole house, and Harris sub
sided, fe.s
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

NEW PAPER AT PoULTNEY.-The Poult-
nev B1dictiu fails to reach us. but its
place is satisfactorily flied by the advent
of the Poultney Journal, a new paper just
issued by our old friend, Barnes Frisbie,
Esq, who has represented Poultnev at
Montpelier many Il time, and always with
credit to the town and himself. Success
to Brother Frisbee in his present role as a
"member of the fourth estate,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

John MacGregor of London, well-known
as the founder of the shoeblack brigade,
and by his travels through various parts of
the world in the Rob Roy canoe, recently
married Miss Coffyn, daughter of Admiral
Coffyn. The shoeblack brigade and the
sailor boys were at the wedding in full
force. A prominent guest, of course, was
the father of the bridegroom, in whose
arms the bridegroom was held, an infant,
when the father was saved from the wreck
ofthe Kent. The Royal yacht club present
ed MacGregor beautiful silver claret Jug
and two goblets of Flemish design.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

THE DANGERS OF FIRE.-There was
recent remarkable illustration of the dan
gers from fire, at Keene New Hampshire,
especially in cold weather, among ma
chinery where there are combustible ma
terials, driven by belts. In the Ashuelot
Steam mills II boy was at work coating
pals with a sizing made of benzine,
resin, etc; on taking one which he had
finished from the lathe, and setting it
down, he heard swapping like sparks
from an electric battery, and in an instant
all the pals in the vicinity were ablaze
Fortunately he had the presence of mind.
and power to extinguish the fire before
much damage was done, aside from the
scorching of the pals.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

FISH IN THE CONNECTICUT.-We hope
for great results from the construction of
the Holyoke tish-way to manifest them
selves at an early day. The Connecticut
is the best adapted river on the Atlantic
coast for the propagation and preservation
of salmon and shad; it is the longest, the
most broken by rapids, the coolest at its
sources, and contains the clearest and pur-
est water. 1t was long ago the natural
spawning ground and birthplace of salmon,
and only became depleted by those causes
nseparable from increasing population,
and ignorant and insufficient Legislation.
Now for five years past the fishery officers
have proved eminently satisfactory and en-
couraging. Hereafter, with an unobstruct-
ed passage from the ocean to its mountain
sources, the salmon and shad will have
full range They can plant their seed ad
tabitua on chosen spots, returning period
ically to their native spawning grounds
and with both fish and ova protected by
the judiciors laws and watchful wardens,
they must continue to increase and multi
PLY until the heart of every angler is made
glad, and the poor leap for joy at the album
dance -F0rest and Stream.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08

PICKINGS.-The whole expense of that
landaulet to the United States is gradually
to the surface. In consolidated
form the vouchers, thus far discovered,
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-06
DEPARTURE OF THE NAVY.

Now that the war is over-the war which
existed only in the imagination Of Grant and
his strikers in this city-the further presence
Of the United States gunboats and men-of-war
in front Of our city is deemed unnecessary,
and we hear they have been ordered away
Having served the purpose for which they
were designed, viz : TO encourage the negroes
and embolden the carpet-baggefs and Radicals
on the day Of election, nothing more is re-
4uired OF that branch Of the service, and the
var ships are soon to weigh anchor and return
to their n oorings at Key West and Pensacola
Let us indulge the hope that in the future
sdministra ion Of the Federal Government,
the United States navy will never again be
prostituted for such base political purposes
and that brave and honorable men, like its
officers, will not be Inundated by doing such
ignoble service as Grant has exacted from
them in his war against the sovereign State of
louisiana
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-06
PROTECT THE CONSERVATIVE COL
ORED VOTERS.

Particulars reach us Of number Of as
nults upon negroes whe voted the Democratic
ticket, by others who are political shoulder
Filters in the Radical party. These outragea
commenced some time before the election,
and, it appears, are to be kept up, unless
some action is taken to prevent it.
It is time these ward strikers awoke to the
bot that, if such things continue, the white
people Of this city viii take prompt measures
TO protect those colored men Who cast their
ballots for the redemption Of the State. We
warn all that such Outrageous conduct will
not be permitted longer. These men are de-
serving every protection at our hands. and
they will have it at all hazards. Their life
and liberty will be made as secure as that Of
anyone, and we know that this community
will support our position. Therefore, see to
il that all this is stopped at once.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-06
IURPLI'hRII I.
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
A FALSE PROPHET.

The result of the elections throughout the
suuntry and the magnificent success of the
Democratic party, must have surprised the
Louisville Gurier-Journal. When the news of
the conflict Of the 14th Of September reached
that paper, its editor few off at a tangent, and
IN column editorial soundly berated our
people for having asserted their manhood and
shastised the knaves who had attempted to
ismple upon our rights. Said the Courier
Journal.
The whole power Of the Federal Government
will be directed against Louisiana. No aues-
tons viii be asked. The neat House of Repre-.
sestatives oM be more proscr;ptiuay Radical.
Thus the President moves up to the military,
partisan pretext for third term, which is, in
itself, the overthrow Of Republican Gov
eminent, and the idiots in the North, who
have cried down the idea, will have them
selves to thank for the general civil war which
these things in the South betoken.
Thus wrote the Corier-Jou,nal We are
curious, now. to know how that sapient and
paper will account for the grandest
political revolution that the country has ever
seen. When it is universally admitted that
The political condition of Louisiana and the
action Of the people On the 14th of September
we're mainly the cause Of the overthrow of the
Republican party and the asoendancy Of the
Democracy in Congress, the Courier-Jomnars
prediction is considerably at fault, and its ed
tor has proved himself both eroaker and q
hlse prophet
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-06
A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION.

In view of the magnificent triumph achieved
BY the Democratic party, both in Louisiana
and all over the country, it would be appro-
pirate and very proper for our people to ex-
press their great joy by grand public demon
stration. A torchlight procession Of the
clubs, to be joined by all the white people and
those negroes who voted the Democratic
ticket. would be q fitting tribute to the grand
occasion. Let salute of one hundred guns
be fred. and let the nation know that Louisi-
ana y once more free. . 49,. z