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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29

An ARKANSAS HUNTERS FIGHT WITH
PANTHER.-J. A. Surby. who lives about
twelve miles from this city, and who cul-
tivates plantation. is a great hunter. For
the past year he has been ANNOYED by n
large panther, and until last Thursday
night had been unsuccessful in meeting the
brute On the night mentioned he took
his rifle. which carries thirty-two to the
pound, and proceeded to deer lick, where
he had previously erected platform in a
large tree He climbed up TO the perch
and ensconced himself for nights watch
for deer. He heard these animals walking
round in the vicinity, and kept very quiet
waiting their approach. While sitting
there with his good rifle well in hand, he
was aStonished to see his old enemy-the
cougar-glide through the undergrowt h
and climb into 4 tree Il few PAGES from his
stand. The beast was watching for deer
| too. Rtising his gun noisees-ly 5 urby
took aim at the magnificent animal, and
/ the report saw him fall Il shapele>S mass to
/ the ground Surby lowered himself from
| his perch, and forgetting all about vcnison
| in triumph over the panther. walked up 20
the dead beast. Suddenly the corpse rose
into the air with Il terrible spring, and
lighting on Surbv's siie-he having lodged
in the nick of time-lore all he clothing
off The left siie of his bo ly and Limbs. As
he swervel. the cautious qu.ck-eye.i hunt
er dealt Il blow with his ciIbbs,l gun AT
h. pan her. smashing tn. stock To a oms.
The woun led b. NE came again t. tile
| lttack IN >lnshed h's ant 'goni-t from top
IA toe. without. no Vever, wpun In Sn by:
the latter. with nothing b It the hIrrrl II
his gun. drove terrible bl w j ITO ilI. p N
tn rs skull AMI fl It en- a h IN o l. me
dimensions of tn. b ue VT, nj lr { 1T
from the tip of his noe t. n enl of his
all. and he WIS royalty m IS lei mi ,',tI-
tifulv markell. The hunter now has he
skin hanging as a trophy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29
Dogs i'm the Black COantry.

Dogs in that part of England commonly
known is the Blak Comfy are 'eated
with fur more tenderness AMI consideration
han the children of the pitman- A CORES
ponient Of the D tily Telegraph, wri ing
from a village in the neighborilopd of Slef-
field relates the following anecdo;e:
But. rs it happened. it WAS among the
inferior kind that my misguided feet re-
Gently led me. and coming down 4 by
street saw a sight that | could not exact
lv understand. There was a mln black as
ink and evidently pitman, and two de-
plorably thin and ragged little girls. who
appeared to have been to meet father re-
turning from his worh-not, however, be-
cause of his loving impatience to behold
them as soon as his days toll WAS over, but
to gladden. his eyes with the sight of fe-
male dog. of the retriever breed, and two
fine pups. The pups the pitman carried.
one under each arm, as tenderly as though
they were babies born to him, while their
mother. walking sedately by his side, bore
in her mouth about two pounds of prime
looking and perfectly fresh shin of beef.
Nv first idea was that the man had been
drinking. and that it was 4 tipsy freak of
his to insist on the dog carrying home the
meat that was for the family supper; and
| could not. seeing the shoeless, hungry
| little girls, but reflect on what Il sore dis
aster it would be if the dog were to take 1t
into its head to run away with the joint
| suppose that the pitman read something
of this in my face. for, when ( got up with
him, he remarked good-humoredly: New
er fear. mum; she will ma droop it 1t
would be safer. think. if one of the little
girls carried it | ventured. Ma. she's
had enow,' reioined the pitman; It's
DANCED hard if she can't carry home her
own meat'-a joke which made the two
squalid-looking little girls laugh as they
caressed the great brown dog and stroked
its silken ears. She's lucky dog. /
should saw said l. Does she always live
on this kind of food?' The twinkle at once
faded out of the pitman's eyes. and he
looked serious Num- said he she dew.
| Gamma help it, but she dew. I've fam
ilv iv'em'- here he jerked his thumb resent
fully in the direction of the hungry-look-
inc mites of girl and eightpence the
pound is the best can afford for her! and,
his hands being both engaged, he paused
a moment to administer a kind caresS with
the toe of his boot to the retrievers back.
1t was not difficult task to lead him on
to talk about dogs and their habits and
customs; nor did it require any tremen-
dous effort to induce him, when he reached
his home, to adjourn TO the nearest ale
house, where he might at his leisure con-
tinue his narrative of the last dog-hght he
! had been witness to"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29

PUNCTUALITY.-Meth is the very
hinge of business; and there is no method
without punctuality. Punciuality is i'm
portant, because it subserves the peace
and good temper of a family; the want of
it not only infringes on necessary duty,
but sometimes excludes this duty; the
calmness of mind which it produces Is
another advantage of punctuality. A dis
orderly man is always in hurry; he has
no time to speak to you, because he is
going elsewhere; and when he gets there.
he is too late for his business. or he must
hurry away to another before he can finish
it. Punctuality gives weight to character
:" Such a man has made an appointment,
then | know he will keep it." And this
generates punctuality in you; for. like
other virtues it propagates itself. Ser
wants and children must be punctual when
their leader is so. Appointments indeed.
become debts. owe you punctuality if L
make an appointment with you; and have
no right to throw away your time. if do
nv own.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29

A Chinaman entered a store in Helena,
Montana, the other day. and, walking up
to the counter, deposited a grasshopper
thereon, saying, as he gazed upon the
clerk with confiding look: He too,
much hoppe; all hoppe-stop him. You
sabbee?" The obliging clerk at once be-
gan measuring off mosquito bar. to the
intense delight of the heather. The
grasshoppers had been destroying his gar
den, and wanting to purchase some mos
quito bar, but not knowing the name OF
he article, he Brought the destroyer with
him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

For one square af IL lines ear ie- al ,gai' type,
one IN s.rfi,n al a0 To- strh sulI qu..it -
cent. Unless The Huml,er Ell in-e u "a IN '"k' Il
the advertisement u Wtll ip- r'nt'pse ~ ti
ordered out 1.-The. 81 i-crutf made To merchants
and others advertising hv 'ht wear
Probafeand Commi-> >inners N"iicr- s2 .oe each
Folnotices of .IhrrarIon-. E-trsN~ u F"'n ion
and Dissolution of ;opartnpr-hIp- Sc Al - s-''s
for three in erons II by Mail The must
accompany the letter.
Notices in news columns 10 cent per line earh
insertion hui charge made of ,es than 30 cents.
Notices of Deaths and 4 riagrs inserted 2; ats.
hut extended Obituary >otic-s or Poetry will he
charged at the rate OF five CENTS per line
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29
OUR POWER VINDICATEU

When. in October last, a Spanish vice
consul in Cuba so far forgot the respect
due to the United States as to seize upon
Il vessel sailing under the protection OF
her flag, Spain promptly, without the fir
ing of Il gun or spilling drop of blood,
made that honorable reparation which
every Just government i glad to make for
a wrong done.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29
POSTAGE. REFORM.

That is not all. If he can not revisit his
home. but cares to write, Il letter can be
carried with marvellous celebrity and ut tri-
ding cost.
4 table is given showing great reduc-
ton In rates of postage between the Uni
ted States and most foreign countries since
1861. That to England is but n quarter of
what it then was, and that to Germany is
lessened nearly rs much.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29

parture of the United States She has
done what Great Britain never did before
she has apologized for Il mistake. Out
of that mistake has sprung a new era in
diplomacy.
Without the employment of force, but
peaceably, the Republic which was detied
bv her own citizens, and despised every
where in 1861, has led Great Britain volun-
tarilv to submit her conduct to the iudg
ment of nations, and in pursuance of their
Judgment she has paid II fine of fifteen
millions for the wrongs she did us.
| That is not all Those islands to which
she made claim on our Northwest coast
are relnquished That claim Great Brit
ain submitted to the Judgment of the En-
peror of North Germany, and submitted
herself to the modification of being told to
surrender it. She was not awarded an
equivalent for it. Shew simply told she
had claimed great possession to which she
had no right.
That is not ALL If there ever was one
principle of English jurisprudence which
England believed to be irrcversible and
unalterable, it was the principle that I
British-born subject could never change
his allegiance. Once II Briton, always
Briton," was law she held to be as fiXeG
as oravitation She fought one war will
US in defense of it. But after seeing ou1
pitiful army of eleven thousand men sud
denly swollen by volunteers to nearly ;
million, she wisely concluded 1t was no
worth while to fight another war in defens
of that principle, and by peaceful negotia
ton she has repealed the law she so Ion.
and so obstinately held to be irrepealable
Germany has followed that wise example
or rather set the example. Belgium
: Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have don
: the same and now when the Republi
grants the boon of citizenship to one {
t Irish. English, German, or Scandinavia
} birth, the grant is recognized i'll the land {
his nativity
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29
Mrs. Iilton's Statement.

/ tI1oS KErtpL1cAN CoNeREs~IoNAL COMMITTEE
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29

Won are out to select Representatives to new Con ;
rass earnestly entreat yon to send the truest ana
ablest Republican you have But we entreat you 70
80 paulbncaus and not Democrats. You Will send
,l. or the other No matter hat the individual may
III himsaIf or what disguise he may wear, he VIII De
/ a HepubIIcan or Democrat. There Is at present no
room Tor any other sty lie IN our politics YOU DO NOT
mean t1 rerace the past you Will select RepuDncahs
nd hot Democrats If You mean to 20 forward IN the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
FINANCIAL NOTEA

Trenor W. Park, the new President of the
Panama Railroad. lett tAis city yesterday for Aspnwal.
neudng reinspeci the property there and then TO
on to California. He Is accompanied by Frank C. White,
late superintendent Of tie Harlem Extension Railroad
been appointed superintendent OF the Panama
Railroad by the now President of the road. Mr. White
mas accepted position al S. year IN gold with all
expenses paid Tne intention Is cut down expenses
aud manage the road as economically as possible
ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 1.-The Superior Court
OF Faton County to-day sustained the law taxing the
railroads OF the State excepting The Georgia Neroad
nd the Augusta and Savannah RIi!rOud. The Case III
be brought 10 the Supreme Court.
ALBANY, Dec. 1.-THE reports in New-YOrk
that the Attorney Generals injunction the Erie Rail
way Company has been dissolved are unfouDded; III
fact nerr such injunction The Attorney General,
I'm c"nscnng 20 sui some time since. refused
apply for injunction.
RALEIGH, n. c., Dec IA resolution passed
the Senate to-day providing for conference OF the
Joirt Committee the Pubc Debt with tile creditors
the STAT. and calling iDeeg Of tho Committee In
TINS CITY on Jan H. 1875 due uOoo 70 be gwen Ia tho
leading PAPERS OF Tue county.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
TIE DEBT OF ALABAN1.

THE BILL TO ADJUST AND LIQUIDArE THE DEBT OF
THE STATE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
MONTGOMERY, Dec. 1.-THE Legislature adj
ourned to-day until Jan 49, The following act has been
approved by the Governor:
SECTION l. BE il enacted by the General Assembly Of
AlaDama the Governor Of this State be and he Is
hereby authorized. aud with the aoyice and consent
Senate 40 appoint Two citizens OF tAls satc VINO
shall constitute n Board OF Commissioners who shall
hold their office Tor the term OF TWO years from the te
OF their appointment, unless tie dnes hereby cOnnied
shall be sooner performed SAID Comulss0ners' before
assuming the duties OF their said Once shall edcn HE
with the Secretary OF the state his oath ~ writing that
he Will faithfully perform the duties OF his Office
herein declared, according 10 MIS- Dest Juusmehl Inc
Governor State shall. ex Ofcio also DC member
OF said Board OF Commissioners
SIC BE further enacted tbat II shal De Inc DUTY
~ ad commissioners aud they are HEREBY authorized
and empo take charge OF and ascertain Gudate
and adjust the suDsstnG legal Liabilities of the state OF
Alabama on bonds Issued and the bonds Endorsed by
tbe state Alabama. and the coupons on the same IN
such manner the interests OF the State may REQUIRE
and BY negotiation 10 provide for the payment o. such
amount oi said several legal Liabilities may be
srrauged for under the powers hereby conferred
and the interest that may DO agreed TO be
paid upon the principal so negotiated, III
nn NAV seem advisable; and Tor this purpose SAID
Commissioners shall by advertisement or otherwise, at
early day AS prac.caDe. require tue presentation
tne amount claimed ana may inquire INTO the consider
t,on alleged 10 have been PAID or gwen Ia the state
therefor, or that Is alleged IN support OF the liability
claimed against the Safe ~or'ded however, that no
adjustment OF said alleged Liabilities, or any part
thereof or arrangement for tine payment or
In discharge thereof snail be binding the State
less and approved and ratified ny the General AS
sembly thereon.
SIC BE II further enacted, that said Commissioners
be aud they hereby required To report their action
- tue comnnntc,tc m. same or 40 much
A. m. IncVmp.,.1. Win the public interest, to
fne Gene al Assembly OF the State OF ALABAMA.
The Governor has appointed L. ". Lawer OF ITALIA
dega and b. Esthss OF Montgomery ~ Commissioners.
They are men of fnsncial ability
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
COOPER UNION FREE LECTURES.

The attendance ut the course of free lee
lures under the auspices Of Mr. Abram s. Hewitt az
Cooper Institute has been highly encouraging The last
OF the st geographical division OF The courfe
will be given Saturday night next by Mr.. J. A. John
son, editor OF me Santa Barbara Press on "southern
California" Mr.. johnson speaks Of this attractive
region as the Italy OF America, and illustrates hN de-
scrtptiop OF It's wonders and beauties and exceeding
richness Of soil and climate by large number Of sere
optcon views greatly magnifed on canvas-
The division o, the embraces four lectures
OIL Physiology by Dr. A. D. Crosby. Professor Of Anat
omy in Bellevue Hospital. Tue third is devoted TO
Botany the lecturer being Prot George L. Goodae Of
Harvard College, Mass. All the lectures are illustrated
by the use Of the stereopucOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18

litcal &C., very closely, and there is no doubt that
clearer understanding Of the Louisiana case apd
more brotherly feeling for the Louisiana people will
grow out of the Triennial Encampment.
The negroes were profoundly moved. They re-
garded tho visit an o manifestation Of White
Leaguism. and warning against contumacy on
their part. As the grand procession passed down
Camp-st. last Friday. one aged and hoary negro
turned to his companion aud remarked:
"You see we'se got to let them white folks alone.
That's what dey come here fur. Theyse too many
of 'em for me, John; and that amt half Here, les
90 home
The truth is. the negroes are IN melancholy
state They don't know what TO make of the Radi-
cal defeat and those who stood firm by Republican
colors in the late election beginning to wish
they hadn't.
[For Lr- Ner, from, Loui,iand frat Page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
sPIRITUALIsM AMONG THE SHAKERS
N -


SIR: VIII you publish paper In response
to two remarkable editorials, Katie King" OF The
TLIBUSE. and How to Investigate splritualism" OF
TIE Scientific American Tie Shakers nave business
relations with the outlying world, TO which your steam
boats. ships and railroads do run" viii you give
them voice For hundred years they have been ex
perimenting with sprituaism u Science. no. as .
Religion. Ii Is applied ~ all Tho practical ls
ence. The shakers have been patiently awaiting ne
time when our wise people would become scientific
enough to hear ana consider and
fact--to prove all tbings, Spli ualism included.
Fur THIS purpose went NewIOrk aud the editors
gave very good advance notice OF bteinway Hall
neetinRs But the reporters, with the exception OF
hose Of The IRiBUS NE aud The Republic, utterly failed
ito tell the truth 10 refrain from
ton II reporters deal dishonesty by the edes aud
EDITORS as they dd by u.s. you may conclude Won
know nothing Yet as you ouxnt " know" either
bhaker- or Spritualisin. +, w. EyANn
Mount Lebanon, Dec. 6 1874
II -: VIZ would not undertake 10 publish AL man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
COMPUTATIONS BY The SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Senate in Exc


tive Session to-day confirmed thc follow ng nominations
Geo H. Hand Of Daso TERRITORY H. OAneoe BUR
y.,o Joseph Mo- d. l. watson, Cehe' VI asoias
Tor the District OF Oregon.
Consu-J c. Colby Of Missouri 81 Chin ksng China @ephen
Coapsn OF Massachusetts Al ZANZIBAR j. VI verusst' 81
Is.
Pos,ma.1r.-o. r. Ies.' unou Iowa: O. SHAW verniioc,
Dakolx John Mehenna Georxowa Colorado. Joe H.
ooia.. Cal Albert Wight lie .d.earzh Cal l. Hdeh Cho
C.I Hsepin, Sacramento Cal John A. D-ckrrmAa
ylle Tas. T. efesH birmingham. Ala Joan l.
Bleaa, New Rochelle Y. James Harms Ri-ard
g. ". Coventry. EdS srisle, Ill George MeKr,Y
Caro ~ Ill; Charles W Bovani Cse.
H. John A. Warren hsirr, ILL., n. Kenyon H.
Geo TsbDsts Santa Bsrba Cali Jas Giles Prr.eo
NJ Gardn-s Aroe.- Iowa; wm H. hunpser, Lewiston III
Noble T. Jsnklns MurphrTsboo Ill Gso NJ saIs Coanor
vile lad James " Tro~ Fo h.aop iowa. Mr.. EmiIy i
mAb Toledo Iowa. AahonY Loaai Csriod. Iovs PninJ.
est Uaos Iowa EdsEoa Baora Iowa Geose Phiips
Brootlyn, Iowa BiwsN l. Thompson. Cres,ou. Iowa, n
n Beyens CARING, Iowa A. A. Pearson N.ahviis III
A. W .use AlieGe ILL., Eben.ser WOODBURY. Iiogtoa Me Henv
l. Wool Dexter Me. John W. Dr'eea. Demopols Ala; W r.
walsh Hot springs e. Hswy Gr.rd Kansas Jacob sto
Ter Empons K.asas A. H. Campbell. sans Kansas Herr,
U,rlng ssrns Mla hnA +. Heaihan, IuIa Ma.
DE- " 10 s,efas Holly sprngs Miss w. 7. BrooLh. Mo-
A. Lamb batter Mo- Joha j. hesel Bunsvct Mo yoen Glib.
C.rroton Mo- Gsegs a.lder o.he.se No. J. '" Macs Hot
den frd.L4m, SsvannaE Mo- A WoodaAnJ Pleas.
HILL Mo- Jsessoa sharon srr'sp HARDER Coolies
til n. Mural CsAssdsSss Jsks Bnya Aisasy
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
LECTURE on HEBREW LITERATURE.

The Rev. DR.. de Sola Mcndez, pastor of the
Fortyourth Street syuasogue Is engaged In delivering
course OF lectures Hebrew Literature Lyric Hall
Since the death OF DR. Riphal no opportunity TO hear
discourses this subject has oG3rel. On Wednesday
evening he lectured jewish Music aud Musical In
srumeuts, with Organ Illustration. The lecture
will be- on Dramatic Scenes in Jewish History" and
VIII De given on January IS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18

nsr of crazy reports from credulous people who fancy
they have seen ghosts but recognize Elder Evans
a. man Of ability. and shall be glad to give hin
any reasonable hearing. Ed
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-22
A Thrifty Professional Beggar.

Professional beggars are rare in this
city, says the Louisville CO1u'ler-Jounat,
but now and then the police pick up one
who has managed to save considerable
money by this mode of getting llvell-
hood. Yesterday morning some officers
arrested an old woman named Mary
Wooley, as a professional beggar, and
placed her in station No. 3. She is well
known in this community, and has been
plving her trade for a number of years
past. She is a lean, cadaverOus-lOOking
woman, seventy-scven years Of age, and
speaks very broken English. She has
been accustomed to walk in a bent, half
crippled manner, pretending to support
herself bva heavy stick or crutch. A
search of her person showed necessity
for such action Oh her part. Dangling
under her clothes, and fastened around
her hips very tightly, was found bag
full of nickels and silver coin Ofdifferent
denominations, probably amounting to
couple of hundred dollars, and around
the upper portion of her body was found
several similar bags of smaller size con-
tanning gold and silver coin. The weight
of one large bag was exactly twenty-fOur
and one half pounds, and with the smaller
bags. the amount of coin she carried
NGlQ1tu dDOuJ lilll pOuhuS' hSh'y
weight was sufficient to give her the APP
pearance of an intirm, crippled old woman,
md made it an absolute necessity for her
to use a heavy stick or crutch, or some
times both, which she frequently did, in
order to support herself in walking.
There is an avariciOus twinkle in her eyes,
which exhibited itself when the money
was taken away from her on her arrest, in
an intense unwillingness to part with her
treasure. In her hand she carried another
BAG, which contained half-loaf of bread,
watermelon. some cold sweet and Irish
potatoes. cold meat, and a dish or two.
Such food has probably constituted her
meals day after day, costing her nothing,
while she still gathered in money from
charitably-disposed people, deceived by
her pitiful appearance.
While in the cell yesterday afternoon
she cried loudly for food, as she had not
eaten anything the entire morning. When
asked if she wanted some of her money
taken out and food purchased with it, she
vehementlv answered no, and earnestly
begged the station keeper not to touch it.
The bag which contained the food was
opened and the bread and watermelon
given her, which she devoured almost in
the twinkling of an eve, showing that she
had nearly starved herself.
This woman has been brought before
the court once before, when she was taken
away by her daughters, one of whom lives
i'm this city and one in New Albany-both
of them married. She herself lives on
Chestnut. near Nineteenth. When pre-
viously brought before the city court it
was proven that she owned farm in In
diana, and it is said that she likewise owns
two houses in this city.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-22

healthier than Germans Of the same class.
The Germans are not given to thu discus
sion Of hygienic questions, as those Teiat-
ing to diet, exercise. ventilation, and me
like, but go on pretty much after the OLD
way. Dyspepsia IS rare. With regard to
longevity. they are not above the average
of civilized nations. In most of the older
German cities the water supply Is defec-
tive. In some places glass of pure water
Is an MISUNDERSTANDING. Many people
in such localities never drink water. the
hygienists relying upon fruit to quench
thirst, and some of them drinking nothing
at all. Beer and wine are the only pOpu-
lar drinks, the vile connections of an
American bar being looked upon with dis
gust. Regarding some form of stimulant
as indispensable, they believe that those
who do not drink beer must do worse. OF
the temperance movementin America they
have no knowledge, and express great sur
prise on being told that many people here
drink only water.