Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08


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"
Col. c. II. joyce of Rutland, well known
in Washington County, is in the lecture
field this winter, and we presume his ser
vices could be secured by any of his old
friends DESTROYS of having their favorite
Colonel in the lecture room. He has two
lectures now prepared-one 1.-The history
of the old Vermont Brlgade;" the other is
entitled, 1.-The state and condition of the
country, and our duty in the present crisis. :"
of this second one the Castleton correspond
ent of the Rutland HcruM thus speaks:
A large and intelligent audience listened attentive
y and patiently to the stirring words of Col Joyce
an hour and ten minutes, at the Town Hall, last
Thursday evening His theme was THE Past,
Present, an d Future of the Country" and he hand
led it in a mastery manner. Many OF the passages
were really eloquent, and were received with mark
ed applause by his hearers In passing ne PAD MS
respects to the Credit Mobillier stock jobbers the
salary grabbers, CRsarsm, Boss Tweed and MS
associates is crime, the Cuban difficulty, and rail-
road mouopolieS. The peroratiOn was an earnest
appeal 10 young men to discharge their duties as
freeman and citizens manfuv IN this their age oil
golden opportunities At the conclusion OF his lee
ture he was greeted with rounds oil applause. Inc
Colonel is graceful nd effective speaker spien-
did specimen of a selfmade man: He has honor
ed the State in the battle field and adorned her bar
her legislative halls, and the public platform, and
may he at distant day grace the legislative halls
of the nation. Long live the Colonel to advocate
nlo - o4 ,ftfaa
equality Herald.
PICKINGs.-The whole expense of that
landaulet to the United States is gradually
coming to the surface. In consolidated
form the vouchers, thus far discovered,
are as follows
United States Department ofJustce. DR..
January 49, ls72.-ro one new landaulet, $1,000
July, lsi2.-To one pair bay horses, 80
To new slip lining IN landaulet and painting
December, 1872 Painting and vanishing Ian
dyulet, 81
November ls72-New Innings, Gu tains, seam
ing and fastening laces, curtains and rugs, re-
building cushions, new slip covers, ETC., $50
To care of horses one year, GO
Driver a, messenger, SAC
Total, as far as ascertained, s4l6i
All these expenditures We're at a time
when the salary ofthe attorney general was
only $1,000 a wear. Besides the cost of the
carriage, driver etc, paid out Of the con
tingent fund, Charles Lee, servant, is also
borne on the rolls of the department at SOC
a month, making S4SS7 of fami' Y expenses
paid out of the contingent fund, so far as
the committee is at present advised.
JORDAN, MARSH & Co.-Boston have
been greatly exercised in mind over the
Selling of the books Of Jordan Marsh &
Co by United States officers; The charges
We're for defrauding the revenue.
The government officers, who have for
some time suspected this firm, procured a
warrant to inspect and seize the books and
papers relating to their business from 1869
to the present time, claiming that the firm
have unlawfully put money in their pockets
by system of differentiation of goods
classifying the cost of others making false
charges; negecting II enter the value of
the boxes containing goods; entering in
voices in which fictitious discounts appear
making false classifications as to rates
and importing dutiable goods rs baggage
The firm claims that it is innocent and the
charges have dwindled greatly in amount
from what street rumOr placed them at
The Boston papers denounce the system o.
revenue service which throws the business
of great houses at the mercy OF customs
officers, who have great inducement tC
make fraud appear where a mere mistake
has been made and so secure the reward
of an informer. Few Boston people be
lieve that Jordon 4 Marsh have intention
ally committed any of the offenses charged
II appears that the Government received
their information of the frauds from II. 5
Jackson, one of the Treasury specia
agents in New York whose brother, F. S
Jackson, has had entire charge of the i'm
portation department of Jordan, Marsh &
Co, for several years. He possessed tn
full confidence of his employers, and evi
IDENTITY disclosed . business secrets : to tn
willing ear of his official brother.
Jackson has left the firms service an
has been seen p good deal about the L. S
Court House at Boston, though the Treas
ury agents deny that he was in the emplo
of the United States Government. TIL
officials ut Washington say that but for tn
honesty of II. 5. Jackson, the amount 70
which the firm is liable to the Governmen
would have been much larger than 1t is.