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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-29

The case against Gen. James Watson
Webb with reference to the 81, 900 of the
money he had received from the Brazilian
government in satisfaction Of Il claim for :,
vessel. which lie does not account for. is
still before the United States district court
at New York. The question now l.. What
shall be done with Webb for refusing to
tell what he did with this. the larger pr
ton of the money? He SAYS that the mou-
ey belongs TO the owner of the vessel. that
the United States has no claim upon it,
that it went to the Brazilians who helped
him in the settlement of the case, and that
he won't tell of them if he goes to Jail for
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-29

What materill the Vermont State
Grangr, which lately met at Burlington.
is made of. is shown by the following:
After the adjournment of the Grange
two prominent hotel keepers in the city
met, AMI in speaking of the meeting. one
of them asked the other how much the
liquor bills of the grangers Were at his
house. The reply was the pay for two drinks
The other made reply that he thought there
was not one pint of spirits drank by them
at his house. Is not this COOL record
for the Grange? This incident is going
the rounds. Pas, it along
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Orange County Court.
DECEMBER TERM, 1870.


ready for trial bv Jury was HAL Cotton V.
Ruth Kemp. apt. Action of trover for
some thirty drawers saved from Plff@s
store in Nershire when burned, and which
Plfr. claimed Deft wrongfully converted
to her own use. Verdict for Deft. lib
bard & Martin for Plf.; Rowell X Gleason
for Deft.
John l.. Hall V. Benjamin +. Chamber
lin Action ofstre>pa>s for taking L cow
Jury did not agree.
Fred H. Hartman V. Samuel Smith and
F.. ncis Curtis. Assault and battery. De
| faulted as to Smith. Pin. claims that
Smith gave him fearful pounding, and
that Curtis con>pircd with smith and In
Stigated him TO do it. Smith testities that
he whipped Plfl. on his own hook. lnde
pendent of any Influence from CuruS.
Ilf. puts on several witnesses who testify
that they heard Curtis tell Smith to whip
Pltf. and he would stand by him If 1t took
the last COW. Still on trial. Heath and
Rogers fer PHI; Rowcll and Dickry for
| Deft
Several divorce cuscs have been heard
during the past week at the Court-room
evenings. by way Of recreation. which l.
but a forrta>tc Of things TO come. They
are a> follows -
Clara G. Freeman Julius Freeman
Adultery Custody of Two children and
household furniture dccIccd to petitioner.
Rowcl for Pr.
! Abbie Il. Granger james ). Granger
-Intolcra5lc Severity. Petitioner las
leave to resume her maiden name, Abbc
K. Chadwick Eoydcn for Ptr
Susan |. Abbott V James +. Abbott
Intolrrlblc Severity Household furniture
~ .,li,non, I,n,.inn t,r PR
Ei,I'';,,,, >1''rr, =, p,,ric,, Nurr,.ll-
n,o'..iI S,.,.,',,v Cr.tn,!v of children.
Jnhn Nrrr.u and T,.rick NIrrcU .Jr de-
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for PR
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Inc ho'Ii 81 "li'''o!> "i tii,
NOM state agricultural society '',' "v"'-
growers "s>,tlatl"h met ~ uiN van
Ness lio">e' hnr!lil"l"h' on Hr'o'H eve
mug Decc'liI''r - o. "eoi - =.
Ner'l'' ple1l'''"-. 'lc''is ol'lA' 'oecl e'.it
nTr''Ts r., .,, R D. % ,oI- ho, r,M "
\. { Harris. crosby N!i.!,r. Jane \. shelI; q
haS, ii,r, pi<t- e il "a, II lri Henry
The president presented 4 letter from
lHrli'l" i''''i'S' Irl, o. pr,'llI.po,o
~ .,r7.n,1tn1 mi On Er,rciS e ro1Irn> lf
Brattlcboro was elected to fill the vacancy.
Notice was "lvcn that Bra,tlcboro, Bur
llngton ana " mas n would present pro-
PoS''l> i'r 'l4e location "i Inc next state
i''lI.
oil. Hcor@c y. MoflH.l James y SHIELD
and : q. ll"iyokr, Wcr" appointed Il COM
illlttt 10 receive proposals ana IN tllt' 4
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-29

hmm grafton to the United States has
shown remarkable decrease during the
last two years In the year 1923 the
number of immigrants was 40 SOB; 1873
!, 5l3,332; in the last fiscal year only
81 .49s
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e.. Ntl.,8Nt. ;. NtI~!

Thvle j. :. prospes, Of i lively contest
in Iowa over the election Of Il United
States senator. Ex-senator Harlan and
Secretary BeIknap are til" prominent cam
did,tcs Harlan claims to be the stronger
of the two. bat Gov. kirkwood. who car
lied the state at the last election by thirty
five thousand majoritv,is probably stronger
than either Of them, and is pretty likely to
be elected if he consents to be 4 candidate
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-29

TERRIBLE ACCIpENT-A terrible acct
dent occurred in the canton Of Argau
Switzerland, on Christmas day. While
the festivals were being celebrated in =
>chool-houSc, the flooring gave way, and
eighty persons We're killed and fifty more
or less wOEn,lel
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-29

BOARD or AGElrCLTi,EE.- M"etin-> will
be held at ira>bursh Tuesday and We1ne,-
day, january 18th and l 9Th; and at Frank
lin, Thursday and Friday. January 18th and
18th.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-29

BATTLE OF IHENrON.-Tne anniversary
of the battle of Trenton, Monday, was at
tended with 4 good deal of cnthusiasm
notwithstanding it wa, confined altorethcr
to the citizens of Trenton There were
about one thousand persons engaged
There was one military company. and all
the others were III companies made up
from citizens without uniforms. but were
supplied with arms from the state arsenal
Gems. Washington, Sullivan. Greene and
Mercer were all perSonated; also Col.
Rial and others of the lIcsSians or British
army. The movement of the troops benan
ut eight o'clock, and the fighting thron"l.
the streets between the contcndin@ armies
reached its height about ten O'clock The
surrender took place at Assunpink Creek
and was received with cheers.
In the afternoon addresses were deliver
ed TO a large audience nj the Tavlor OPERA
House
Governor Castor. va, Il member of the
State Senate in ISIS with Hon. L. w.
Pond of Worcester, who has Just been
brought home on the Governors rcuuisi-
ton 10 receive u sentence to the State Pris-
on for forgery. I'll" Governors relations
Z with Mr.. Pond, " Tcmplcton writes,
We're very cordial IL indeed were those of
all his fellow members. with whom he
was highly popular. 1t was an unpleasant
duty to bring him To JUSTICE
Governor Castor lt> promoted Judge O
7. Lord Of Sa,cm, the recognized ie:.der
o: the Essen county bar, from the superior
court to the vacancy on the supreme
bench OF Massachusetts,, caused by the
death Of Judge Wells. 1t is Il good appoint.
ment.
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VERMONT IN TIE CENTENNIAL.-ln pur-
| suance of the call issued by DIR. Goldsmith
commissioner, a meeting OF the intending
exhibitors and of the State Board of Fl
nance. was held at the Bardwell house hal ,
Rutland. last week, to devise means fol
securing a proper representation of the
state at the Philadelphia Centennial. Ills
Exccllcncv, Gov. Peek, was present and
prominent gentlemen from different parts
Of the State, among whom were George
Campbell. Esq, of Westminster; Hon
VIM K. Sanford, of Orwell; Col. StOwcll
Of Cornwall; Hon. y. i. Sprl-ue, .)r., OF
Brandon; Hon. G. +. lIon-hton. and Hon
Norman Millln@ton. of North bennington:
Col. NJ 3 Colburn, of Manchester; Henry
Chase. Esq of Lyndon; Col. Proctor;
John y. Baxter, E-q., Hon. George \
Merrill Of Rutland, and Others Af.r1
considerable discussion by different zen
tcmcn it WAS voted to ask Gov. Peck to
appoint an executive committee of five
gentlemen from the Sat" ut large who
shall appoint Il committee of On" from
each county in the State. HE Governor
requested an advisory committee t" act
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-29

Tie NENr STATE FAIE,-The next an
nual Fair of the State Agricultural Society
will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday September y. Is and II, 1876
The newly appointed supcrintendcnts Of
the various dep ,rtments are: General Su-
perintcndent. james A. Shedd, Burlington !;
Superintendent of horses. Henry b. Kent.
Dorset; Superintendent of cattle. Lemuel
5. Dew. Burlington; Superintendent of
sheep, \ +. Perkins. Pomfret; Supern-
tcndcnt Of fruit, Albert Chapman, Middle
bury: Superintendent of Mechanic hall,
Samuel Evcrts, Cornwall
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COLLEGE BOATING.-Too many cooks
spoil the broth and one Cook of Yale ha.
done great deal to addle the egg which
Harvard laid and Yale cluckcd over
till she found it wasn't to be her own pc
cuiar ornament. The rowing association
was gotten up with no expectation on the
part of the Yale and Harvard mea that
the fresh-water colleges would win. Yale
has Won but one race of the several that
have been rowel, Her head man. Cook.
has proved himself y qunrrclspme fellow
and 1t is no wonder is sick of Il General
contest in which he gets steadily beaten.
Yale therefore wilhlraws from the rs
sociation. and invites Harvard to compete
with her alone hereafter, and Harvard nc
c'ptS. They are to row with cigh. men
and 4 Cock5wiin, instead of ~ix men. here
after. The other colleges will. 10 doubt.
90 along with their annual rcglttas
A Cornell boF has been expressing his
opinion Of tie withdrawal, and free, his
4 ia
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PORCELAIN EXPORTS.

For some years the Press has been calling
attention to the growth and Importance OF
the pottery interests in the United States
demonstrating the value Of an industry to
the whole country (and to all classes), al
the materials for which are found at home.
Under the caption, America as an Export
or of Crockery," We pointed out that, hav-
ing all the elements here, it might soon
prove that we would cease to import and
begin to supply other countries with Amer
ican China. We were not aware at the
time that what we ventured as prognos-
tication, based upon general principles, was
already an accomplished fact 1t is, there
fore, with the greatest pleasure thatwe an
nounce that in one line Of porcelain we al
ready meet and compete with tho English
in their colonial markets. At the extensive
Union Porcelain Works at Greenpolnt,
N. Y, full variety Of porcelain knobs and
hardware trimmings are made, a. well as
other chinaware for the table.
When these works began, the price OF
certain knobs Was Sls per 1000. but the
competition between the New York and the
Trenton makers has now forced the price
down to less than s. per thousand Thus
the protective tariff, which encouraged
these manufacturers to enter upon the bus
mess, has cheapened the products to the
consumer, while at the some time all col.
lateral industries arc benefited. Real es-
tate owners, farmers, coal operators and
railway interests; in fact, the whole State
participate in the advantages conferred by
the establishment and maintenance OF
home industries.
England began by m absolute prohibi.
ton Of the importation Of china, and con-
ferred honors - we'll deserved - upon
Wedgewood, who Was the creator, almost
of the great business of potting in his own
country. England's tariff was not taken
of till within comparatively few years
not, indeed, till she found she had no need
of it. Now that she is encircled by a prac,
ticsIly pTohibitory tariff, she asserts the
spacious but delusive policy Of free trade,
and wheedlcs the strong. and coerces the
weak nations to adopt 4 policy which con
bring grist only to her mill.
A tariff in this country d!tuses its bene.
fetal influences all over the State; for nc
sooner is o new industry established and
proved profitable at enc point than compel.
ing establishments start up in other local.
tics, and q commercial cut-throat course
entered uron, SO that the nation is doubly
and trebly benefited by it's establishment
If Europe has honored Bottger, Pallisy
and Wedgewood, and reflected credit upon
herself by 50 doing. Wa should honor and
protect our potters and their trade.-Phil
adslphsa Press
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ErrDrla SHEEP AND HOas.-l

FEEDING SHEEP AND doas.-rror. Miles,
of the Michigan Agricultural College, has
reported some very accurately conducted
experiments made at that college IN feed
ing sheep and hogs. He says: 'The results
of our experiments in pig-feeding show
ccnclusively that animals. when properly
fed, gave much better result for the feed
consumed during the first few months Of
their lives than they do after they reach
maturity" Of fattening sheep he says:
"The cost Of the growth of sheep at the
beginning of the experiments has been es-
tinated at 81 per head atthe ago OF sixand
a half months. The average cost of 100
pounds, live weight, exclusive Of the wool,
is s3.1l at the age Of thirteen and half
months, while the average cost is $40 at
the age Of twenty-five and half months.
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in-your supposed higut tuis night in a cab
with him."
Mrs. Harding burst into q peal OF
laughter.
"Why, Edmund, that was Kate's lover !"
she cried.
"Kate's !" both gentlemen repeated.
"No less. Do not blame the poor CIR.
for you yourself have driven her to this
step-asking Captain Hewett to pardon
my speaking OUT said tho LADY, with a
malicious twinkle in her eye: because you
loved his father. you ordered your daugh'
ter to accept the Generals son. She-her
heart secretly bestowed elsewhere-sald
.Nay;' you said 'Ay.' When l became
your wife, Kate made me her conhdant. l,
too, said Nay yet you repeated Ay-
declaring you could not 60 from your word
therefore. perceiving, as gentleman, that
Was true. determined TO break it for you ;
and, unwilling that your child, my love,
should Layo less happy Life than the
one you nado mine, l planned-yes' 1t
wus wickcd-I planned her elopement with
Robert Kenway, the MAN she loves. bow
ever you may regard it, Edmund, 1 think
l have done the girl good turn In SAVING
zher from an alliance with an amateur de-
ftectsss. sossaying, she swept the Cap
tain contemptuous cnrtsey. } q see how
all this has happened; this gentleman
watched here while you went to dine.
Charming He waited and spied to see see
your own property stolenl Captain Hewett, l
compliment YOU! Now, gentlemen, ! will
leave you to yourselves.
She Quilted tho room as she spoke, very
haughtily, aud retired to her own, appar-
emily the most injured party.
A brief space after, the Colonel came in.
"Constance," he said, "you have done
very wrong"
"Sir, how have you acted, in suspecting
a wife who was foolish enough to love
yous' she answered, proudly.
"Do you love me, Constance
Better than-than-all-the world !"
was the answer, given between q sudden
burst of sobs.
A woman's tears were the only enemies
which had ever beaten the Colonel. He
caught his pretty wife in his arms, and
cricd-"Constance forgive me, and Let us
say no more about it,
And Kate ?" she sobbed.
"I'u pardon her. for your sake"
"You dear, dear Edmund! There That
kiss is for reward -
And that is how Captain Hewett was
checkmatod by the ColonePs second
wife.
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MUD BANKS IN THE OCEAN,

A curious phenomenon frequently met
with in the Indian Ocean, the real cause oi
which has rot yet been ascertained, is the
existance off Molabar, and in certain spots
along tho Coromandel coast, of vast mud
banks, and of tracks Of mud suspended IL
the sea, wherein many kinds Of fish find
abundance of food, immunity from much
disturbance in the surrounding element, and
/ place in which to breed. The exact
cause Of the existance Of these large tracts
of the sea wherein mud remains in solu.
tion is still mystery, but at any rate the
tracts are SO smooth, that, even during the
height of the southwest monsoon, vessels
IAN run for shelter into their midst, and
,nce there arc as slfe as when inside a
3reakwater.
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RUBBER CLOTH

6Dlo INCHES WIDE, now on hand
eDQD at the EMPORIUM OF
FASHION. May ~, 1875.
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Earth apJ Hes. .:.'s Greatest Jog.

There many beautiful things OF earth
po please the d ind and eye;
We see the glories OF the land,
The grandeur OF the sky!
There's many worthy, noble deed,
Wrought by our fellow mon;
Yneye's paaDy holy, lasting thought
Drops from the authors pen.
But the grandess Of our efforts here
I'm word, or deed, or song
u the utterancs OF the noble heart
That dares to say-"I'm wrong"
That erring one who long hath stgaysd'
And grieved mothers heart.
Returaisg to the fold again
What JOY it doth impart-
How all tho family exult
To welcome back their boy!
The neighbors, too, are jubilant-
Their hoarts o'erfow with JOY!
Thoss who have strayed In errors PAIN
= Returning to the right
The humble, frank acknowledgements
Earth hes NO grander sight!
!. E'on angels, in yon Blest Abode, s.
!. The siadsoms stra;us pFolons; -
Rejoice o'er every penitent-
Ard sing their sweetest sousi
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Let her go beyond rocall and forgiveness,
that was what he thou ht.
Hurrying strait to his dressing'room,
the Colonel, secured his pistols.
ri have mover used them against a
fellow-heing before" he exclaimed, very
stern and determined, "but bullet shall
reach his heart or mine. One shall not
leave the field"
"Why, goodness gracious. my love. how
carly you are back! l hope nothing
is wrongw exclaimed pleasant voice. =
Both gentlemen swung round on their
heel with On ejaculation Of surprise, for
there, in the doorway, looking charming in
her evening dress, was Mrs. Harding.
"You here, Constance!"
"Herel Why, where should ] be,
dear2"
The Colonel looked at the Captain. and
,xce rersd.
"Whatever Is the matter7" asked the
lady; "and-gracious, Edmund, love -
what are you going to do with those
pistols ?"
"I-I was going;" blurted out the Col
onel. half angrily, "to take with them tho
life Of your lover, Constance
my lover Surely, darling. you never
contemplated suicider'
"Suicide Constance, can you look me
IN tho fnca and SAY Won have no other one
than ~"
~Yes-there, sir But can you look IN
mine. and say you ever were cruel enough
to suspect me Of such sin"
The Colonel dropped instantly.
.fYou have" she went on. "Pray, on
what groundsS"
'That of man having been seen to en-
ter your room, admitted by you, snd-in-
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ANDERSON BRANCH & BLUE ER1DGEDlV'N

Accommodation Train between Bel
ton and Anderson Tri-Wcekly, viz /;
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
No. 9 teave Bolton at $50 A. NJ; ar
rive Anderson 1880 A. NJ. No. 8 leave
Anderson at coop. M. arrive at Bel
ton 3 P. M. The Trains will run on
Mondays when Court is in session at
Anderson.
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MAIN STEM.

Passengers by Night Train on South
Carolina Railroad connect with No. ].
Passengers by No. connect with Day
Train on the South Carolina Railroad
for Charleston, Augusta, &C., and with
NIGHT Trains on the Wilmington, Col
umbia and Augusta Railroad lor Sum-
ter, Wilmington, Richmond, Baltimore,
&C., &c.
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ABBEyILLE BRANCH.
DOWN,

Leave Abbeville....................8:0O a. m
Arrive Cokesbury y........."........9:1O q. NJ
UP.
Leave Cokesbury.."..."...."...l:49p .l:49 p. m.
Arrive Abbeville... p. M
Accommodation Train on this Branch
will be run on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. No. 2 leave Cokesbury at
9:35 a. m.; arrive at Abbeville 1895 a. m
No. leave Abbeville 1890 p. M; arrive
Cokesbury 1:25 p. m. Train No. l, on
Main Stem, Columbia to Greenville,
stops twenty minutes at Cokesbury for
Dihner Train No. 4, Greenville to
Columbia, stops twenty-five minutes at
Belton for Breakfast, and twenty hlin-
utes at Aston for Dinner.
THOS. .DODAMEAD,
Gen'l Superintendent
JABEz NORTON, Gen'l Ticket Agen
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Greenville & Columbia R. r.
80 60 gsSa s9s2z ss2 sz
CHANGE OF SCEDULE.

On and after Wednesday February 10
1875, the Passenger trains over the
Grcenville and Columbia Railroad VII.
be run as follows, daily, Sundays ex-
cepted:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-03
FOR THE LADIES.

Breakfast caps retain the Martha
Washington and Charlotte Corday
shapes.
The black silk sacques and mantles
worn before cashmere wraps came in
fashion will, 1t is said be revived for
Spring.
The newest lace neck-ties are scars
of Mechlin lace made with band
of insertion down the middle, with
lace on each side, and wide pleated
lace on each end.
Mechlin lace is mostly used for the
little jabots worn down the front of
dresses. These are woven across in
shells, or else have row of insertion
down the middle. Price, 81 so.
The novelty for scarf sashes and
overskirts for evening dresses is white
net covered so closely with silver
spangles that the netwOrn is concealed
and surface of silver is presented. 1t
is also used for transparent sleeves of
silk dresses.
New ficnus of muslin and lace are
laid in pleats all over, edged with
lace, and finished with dropping ends
of ribbon in front. They are high and
slender around the neck and shoulders,
and have short square ends prettily
trimmed and Tapped in front.
The first Spring suits to be doned
will be those made of the de bege in
plain or colors of brown and gray
shades. This soft wool fabric is i'm
posted plain mat threads loo sey
woven, in serge twills, in rough sur
faces like camel's hair, and later i'm
portations will show plaid and striped
Gle bege.
"Dancing classesn are becoming
quite prominent feature of the sea-
son. They are very pleasant enjoyable
sort of affairs, conducted on an econ
omical basis. One or two married
ladies attend to "matronize," and sit
quietly in the corner while young men
clasp young women about the waist
and 60 whirling around the room to
the music of the band.
Ball and party dresses this season
are remarkably elegant. There is an
air of grace and style about them hith-
erto unequalled and the most ordinary
and commonplace looking lady is
made to ldpk distinguished, and even
queenly, in the ball-dress of the period.
This fact, we believe, is generally ad-
mitted, and none are so gratified to
make the assertion as the ordinary
and commonplace looking ladies
themselves.
The latest novelty introduced into
society during the gay season has been
a party given where the lady guests
were not allowed to be over twenty
one years of age. This fact being pub
licly stated, the exact ages of those
who We're invited were, of course,
nicely criticised. The daughter of a
clergyman, who was present, observ-
ing guest who was believed to be
older than herself, happened to re-
member that'her father baptized the
guest, and quickly referred to the bap-
tismal register, which at once made
the lady twenty-five. These ''major-
ity parties" are ticklish things, and
cannot often be judiciously attempted.