Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

lnent OF any OBJECT, he has the courage 10
face small dangers which stand between
him and the object. A few days since he
swore vengeance against flock of crows
which were planning Il campaign against
his field. Locating Il sleeps carcass 4 few
rods from his barn, he loaded his fusee
and in the morning crept into the barn,
| where he discovered two or three dozen
crows holding a thanksgiving festival on
| the body of the deceased COtswOld. The |
| day before, Harley cut II hole between two
boards to admit the muzzle of the gun.
Raising it to the hole, he found it Il trifle |
too small to admit the gun, but he knew
it was large enough for the shot to 90
through. Under the circumstances he ex-
pccted Il rebound. but couldn't hesitate to
pay his compliments to the tempting
mark. Placing the muZzle ut the hole, he
let fly, and Just then heard something drop
| on the other side of the barn. 1t proved
to be MIR. HALL who went out there and
sat down heavily on the wrong end of his
body the very instant the gun went off.
| There was some confusion in his mind in
relation to whether he had not, in his ex
element placed the wrong end of the gun
ut his shoulder. But the cries of agony
convinced him that there was also trouble
ut the other end of the line, and on visiting
the place he found Is crows dead and
, dying. That Il sufficient compensation
for the terrible pounding he received at
the breach of that gun.
GETTING USED TO NEGRO SUFFRAGE
Mr.. Charles Nordhoff, in his last letter
from Louisiana, tells the following illus
1 trative story
A prominent citizen of New Orleans
said to me. when, in 1868, the blacks
were for the first time to vote, | was i can
didate for Office, and | heard Just before
the election, that John, 4 man had raised,
who was my personal servant, and who,
since his freedom, had lived with his fam
ilv in Il house of my own. rent free, was
going to vote against me. Now, | love
, the boy like a brother, but called him to
me ana asked the question, and was
deeply irrtatcd. He replied that if | was
on the Republican ticket he would gladly
= vote for me; but if not he would certainly
vote against me. l told him if he did he
- must leave and never show me his face
y again.
The next day was election day.
watched the poll, which WIS near my
house. saw John come TO vote; he di,
|. not see me- but he pulled out his ticket
i'll unfoldcd it, held it over his head, and sal,
in a loud voice: I'm voting de Republi
In can ticket | drove him out Of his house
y took away his employment, and ORDERED
that he III, ud not be admitted to N,
/ house | WAS very sore and angry towar,
'e MIN. My pride was hurt. 1t lasted sew
cral months, and | missed John. On
d. day. on the anniversary of the death o
of one of my children. he sent me 4 bouque
~ Of flowers, and did not refuse the pelc
offering.
He lives with me now, and will till h
n. dies. but since then have never tried
g. control a black man ; vote. | have learne
O., better Now they come to me to ask how
NJ would like them to vote; and rs those
employ necessarily lose a day if they Z
- 10 the polls. | noticed that IN 1874 man
a. did not vote ut all
:. How clearly such instances show tn;
nj the freedman would never have been
,ur free man without political rights; hu
be also, that the adjustment of his new rel
IN tion> pccdcd time we'll IL law to con
wn pl,tr ii.
u, JAY Could has won again. The cou
1'a claims at Washington has decided Il
~. suit between the Union Pacific railro;
and me government III favor of the roa'
Ihe government. it will be rememberc
withheld the half of the roads charges f
&C. mails and government freight, which Il
ne law require, To be pail over in cash. as
-, far security for the unpaid interest on II
government bond, in aid of the road. /
~ question is To be carried to the supren
[. court. and there argued and decide
led finalv before Congress meets. next WI
of ter 1t i the General opinion that t
road has the lay of It. But Congress
which has supreme power over its chart'
on will probably make haste to take reven;
aft in the WAY Of Justice. Paying dlvidrn
for on a stock. while refusing TO pay inter'
on bonds. i Il degree of impotence a
injustice that viii not long be borne.
- The y nth Troy PtY1diun says L:
Friday morning Chester Bradley. living
Al the edge of y Newport. whipped his wife
of 4 most unmrrcitul manner. 1t ape;
ub that they had trouble heretofore
~ that they occupied different rooms, NJ
Bradley occupying a small bel room
."i. stairs. In order TO drive her from
W. house. he and his sister would build NJ
W. hot fire underneath that she could ]
Sleep On this occasion she took down
stove pipe. when Bradley came up 4
,,h. struck her over the right eye knocking
l. down He then kicked and pounded
rs and then dragged her down stairs.
nrirhbpr> said She vas 4 pitiful look
: object Friday night he attended meeti
and said that WAS the lappiest day of
Az life.
NV The United States Circuit and Dist
'. Court. which commenced its session
Win lSor on the lSth. Judge Nathan
~ Shpmln presiding. adjourned WelneSd;
-, having occupied only two days. l
=. greater portion Of Che time was taken
with hearings in bankruptcy cases,
The District Court WIS adjourned sine {
~. while the Circuit Court will resume
III session ut Windsor. on the sixth OF >
ncNt.
Yer TIE MISSING RoSroN LAWYER
the Rutland G1obc says that Abraham Jacks
the prominent Boston lawyer, who is
ported a. Il def.ultrr, is in Fairhaven, lo
inc after the interests of the Scotch
'E' slate company, of which he is presto
''i'c and a heavy stockhoder \ Boston
respondent of the New York HralR c
t>o lectures that he has committed suicide
ere. been confined in IN insane asylum.
rtt 5 THE EMEEsoN MUKDEH.-'Thc jury in
an case, of Moses b. Sawyer, charged v
1t the murder Of Mrs. Alma Emerson
I'VE fall after icing out seven hours taile
anrrc. Seven were for conviction and
dav for accuttal. The trial was held ut Pl,
I :, outh The next one may be held on
Grafton county.
81 Col. S, Oft has notified tle Postm;
General that on and after the l>t III,
OH Jnnc next no trains of the Baltimore
flee, Ohio Railroad will be permitted to
ng's over his rails from Philadelphia to .
vino York The mail service to and from
York i, now equally divided between
''icN two corporations, the Baltimore and
we'll carving the morning mails from both
B,x- mini, aal the Pennsylvania line the
mise ming mails Mr.. Garrett has hereto