Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-08-12

One skeleton in the Beecher closet has /
at last been fairly forced to the light and
certainly it is grisly enough to explain |
some of the mysterious features of Mr.. !
Beecher's conduct. One of his sisters APP
pears in the light of a convert to free love
doctrines. Il devotee of Mrs. WoOdhulGs s,
an absolute believer in that person : stories
against her brother. and bitterly resolved
to force him to further the cause by con-
! Tossing, DR.. Edward Beecher's letter to
her on the subject is published, and 1t
makes as sickening a revelation as has
been seen for many day. 1t has long
been limited that the warfare on Mr..
Beecher had its origin in the anger OF a
free love wing of the woman suffrage par
tv in New York; but few, really believed
that his own sister could be the instrument
specially chosen for his torture. The wo-
man seems to have really supposed that
the pastor of Plymouth Church was guilty
of criminal intimacy with one of his par
ishioners, that he could confess 1t to her
before the congregation in some theatrical
fashion in which she had devised proml-
nent role for herself and that then he
could 90 on preaching rs usual, OF course
all this horrible stuff amounts to nothing
us proof, on either side; but it does Sug-
Inquiries into alleged insanity in the Ill
, ton family. Moon-struck madness in the
: Beecher family would be Il better present
subject of investigation.
The bank of France has n paper circula-
: ton now of about S5O0,000000, against
5000, 900, 900 in 1873, $500, 600 in 1866
and $3.50. 100000 in 1860. The immense
expansion since the war has superseded
and driven out the coin, although gold has
not borne an appreciable premium 1t
will be noticed that the bank has contract
, ed its paper circulation S100,000,000 dur
3 ing the year, and since October it has in
creased its coin reserve from S143,00O,0 DOC
i to $500, 900. 900 Notwithstanding the con
traction, the rate of interest has steadily
fallen. 1t draws so steadily on the coir
= supply of the world that within Il fortnight
the bank of England has put up its dis
:, count rate from ? ID to per cent. Three
weeks ago, the London Economist saw NJ
, reason to apprehend anything but tn
gradual fall of the rate to per cent and
d lone period of ease. Straightway tn
IF the bank lost SS,000,000, the rate was pu
Q up to (, and now gold is pouring in fror
New York and every point, The bank c
France still maintains, however. lo'
c. rate. Political complications also had
IL threatening effect. Altogether it makes
a "doosid unpleasant" for the city in war;
re weather.
- Three brand new Presidential candidat Il
ga in a single day are pretty good crop eve
es for Washington newspaper which cann'
III possibly do any harm by manufacturing ;
es MANY as it pleases There is the force
in least of originality in the suggestion tn;
Secretary Bristow or Chief-Justice Wal
at would make good candidate. The ia
lal about Gen. Sherman is not SO original, b
an might prove to have more in it.
FASTEST TINE ON RECORD.-The met
i've ing of the Buffalo Park Association clos
be Friday. Goldsmith Maid beat her oV
Vi time, trotting a mile in 2.15 1-2, the fast'
time ever trotted, and Red Cloud trotted
ill, heat in 2.1s. Fully twenty thousand pr
I'M pie were present.
at
tho The cathartics usei and approved by the p
- sicians comprising the various medical assoclatr
i'll of this state are now compounded and sold un
800 the name of Parsons Purgative Pills.
cad We conv tho following from an exchange wi
of is Important if true :-Chronic .diarrb9a OF /
staining, also dysenetry, and all sim liar c
plants common at this season of the year. can
cured by the use Cnternally) of Johnson's A
dyne Liniment We know whereof we afhrm.
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WHAT EVERY FOURTH PERSON NEf
Is some convenient, agreeable and prompt rem
has for Habita ii Costveness. would advise all u