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

To the public ut least tn" performance OF
last "Wednesday at 81. Aiban| was Il sur
prise. There htd been ~ suspicion that
Ex-Gov. Page was not in accord with EX
Gov. Snllh, and the accumulation of stock
in the hand. of Mr.. p,ge and his new rs
socittes, and the conpinttlon formed t"
crush the old infringement was i remark
ably sudden performance. The speed III
III liking such arcum Ilttion AMI combinl-
ton ht- foun It's cqI.l only in the crler
ity with winch plrcnt-crS for the 800
share, held by the company Were found
Gov. Ptgc ;tnl his frien Is hid the lrLli
RICH, to buy all the stock thy could get
hold Of AMI We presume that Mr.. LIN :.
don IN Nh. Mills hui the same rIg 1t
sumo, much the same. Their appears t"
be Il disposition to accuse thu opposing
purity in each instance Of bud faith Bu
the sam of it I'll i, TINT anvbo " who trir-
to get or keep control oft r,dlro:. in these
days works fully up to the line of his lpglI
rights even if he never gels over tia, Iinr
Etch board OF directors has been organ
IL H. Ihe board in possession Yesterday
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

TIE BLACK IIILLs-Thc Inter- Oceala 5
special reporter ut Fort Laramie telegraph>
that the Black Hills geographical survey
inn expedition left that point on Monday
May u, and crossed the North Platte river
Tuesday morning the entire party took up
the march for Rawhide Creek twenty
miles north of the Laramie and Platte riv-
er>. Numerous mining parties are en-
campel in the vicinity awaiting the move
ment of the military. with the evident in
tention Of following their trail to the Hills,
soon after their departure. Scouts report
that trouble is brewing among certain
warlike CheyenneS and dissatisfied Sioux
who have been holding councils in the
neighborhood of the Black Hills, to devise
means of harrassing, and if possible, inter
cepting exploring parties. The Chey-
enncs belong to the tribe that lately left
the Jutterman. The Sioux are largely
young Indians in hostility to Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail, and are taking advan.
tage of their absence at Washington tc
take the war-path.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

\ NEEDED IMPROVEMENT IN THE Pen
ION OTFICE.-Wh hen the new Commits S.
Toner of Pensions assumed the duties of
his office he found ali the correspondence
50 far behind and in such confusion that
the business of the office was very much
impcdcd and the interests Of pen>ioncr, in
g., great measure di>regarded and retarded
There seemed t. be no system by which
ne could ascertain and ftstrn the leln-
Iuenrv upon any particular division or
ic>k. and, us Il result. many very impor-
tnnt letters were pigeon-holel. and re-
manned unanswered for long time. On,
of his first duties WIS to devise some sv,-
TEN to overcome this obstacle. and he has
just inauguratrl one by which record i,
kept of every letter received to which
livi>ion. and To whose desk it is referred
Is contents, and when answered, etc.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26
For the. Freeman.
T.,y1lizad Grand Lists.

/ notice by reference to the laws of 1874
that no less than twenty towns had their
grand lists legalized, and some for two and
three years making ir all thirty-three
lists thus legislated upon. Now what is
the effect of this system of legislating? is it
to cover all kinds of mistakes both of igno-
rance and malice? Suppose person was
wrongfully assessed for $1,000, making 4
list of so, and WAS not notified and of
course had no opportunity of appeal or
even to be heard by the Listers (and such
instances are not uncommon of a smaller
amounD and that then during year
when taxes are high in some towns, as
say Montpelier, when the town officers
find there is difficulty in collecting tax
Of 275 OF SO. the town appeals to the leg
iSature, and that body without any inves-
tigltion says the list is legalized. What
does the Supreme Court say about such
proceedings? viii some Of your legal
correspondents answer X.
Our understanding of the effect of an act
of the legislature declaring list legal and
valid, is that it simply puts the list where
it would have been had the requisite for
malities been observed in making it. Thus
legalized 4 list can have no more validity
than if it had been legal in form in the
first place. We don't see how any body Is
going to be forced under such Il law to pay
4 tax which he ought not to pay. any more
than he would have lcen obliged to had
the listers complied with proper forms in
the first place. for we never knew any body
who failed to look out for his rights. under
list that needed to be lie yalized. in quite
rs lively Il manner rs though it had been
right to start with. Bat this perhaps is
not answering Ks question, and we leave
that to those whom he asks it Of.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

INDIAN MATrERs.--A dispatch from
Washington, May % says : Indian COM
missioner Smith has gone to New York on
official business. but is expected back
Wednesday morning. No further talks
with the Indians will be held till his return
a great deal of trouble is occasioned by
the intrigues Of outside parties with the
Indians After the commissioner refused
Spotted Tails request on Saturday, to
change his quarters to the Washington
House, the latter with Red Cloud and two
ether chiefs, took their baggage and went
there on their own responsibility. Yester-
day morning Secretary Cowan notified
Beveridgc, proprietor of the Washington
House, that the department would pay no
bills contracted by the Indians at his house.
Afterwards the Indians returned to their
former quarters. The reason the commits
sioner declined to accede to the request of
the Indians in this particular is, that when
Spotted Tail was here two years ago Bev-
eridge gave them whiskey, frequently
charging in the bill as lemonade, and two
different occasions took them to house of
lll-reputc.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

The GRASsHOPPER PLAGUE.-Special
kilograms from Pleasant Hill, Liberty, In
dianapolis. St. Joseph, Lexington, Kansas
City and St. Louis, Missouri. give the most
alarming details of the extent and increase
of grasshoppers. 1t seems they have
crossed tie Missouri river on their east
ward march and are playing sad havoc
with the crops. The western counties are
already overrun with the pests, and they
appear to be eating their way eastward
Everything in some counties from which
advices are at hand has been DESTROYED
and farmers have been obliged to drive
their stock into Arkansas for pasture. 1t
is feared they will pass through the entire
state of MisSousi and infest southern Hi
nols during the present season. Ten thou
sand square miles of Missouri land have
already been laid waste, and farmers are
utterly discouraged. Every effort is being
made to eXterminate the plague II seems
nothing short of Il miracle can avert fam
Inc and bankruptcy All the wholesale
houses OF st. Louis are receiving letters by
hundreds from western Missouri creditors
declaring their total inability to meet their
paper on account Of the plague The for
nation of relief committees has already
been agitated.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

ABsCoNDED.-Mr Abraham Jackson, a
prominent Boston Lawyer, AMI a brother
Of Dr.. Charles I. Jackson, has suddenly
disappeared from Boston and is proved to
have been an old cheat, who has m1na ged
for years to defraul people under the
-ul>e of the highest Responsibility. Mr.
Jackson hts been entrusted with trust
funds and has held several important DO
Sitions where he has had charge of the
money of complnies anl private persons.
The amount Of his defllcations is in the
region of three hundred thousand dollars.
The mystery of the affair is what the man
has done with the money He was a per
son of steady b ,bits with no known wi
ces But the money is gone and Jackson
is gone. The genera opinion is that they
have gone together.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

The Ctncinnati Commercial SAYS 1t !,
asserted that Bristow wants to he fine nov,
President. The evidence of this ambition
is said to be his energetic efforts to pul the
business of the Treasury Department on
an economical footing. and to make hon.
esty and efficiency characteristic features OF
the administration Of its affairs.
If this is the result of IN ambition r.
reach the presidency. it would be a whole
some thing for the country if all the mem.
bers of the Cabinet We're suffering from
an attack of the Presidential fever.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26
The New Hampshire Election.

The law under which the Democrats
lain the Governor and Council were
Justified in throwing out the woes for
Na,t Head Is found in section eight OF
HAPPIER twentv-ei@ht of the General Stat
ties. and is aS follows:
THE full Christian and srname OF
eyerv person voted for, with the initial
letter or letters of the middle name ami
h, usual authorizations for junior, second.
third and the like. shall be written or
printed upon every ballot; and every bal
lot not thus prepared and cast shall be re
ctrled as Il blank and not counted.
DO the Governor and Council have any
,hing to 90 with counting the blllots-ii
% where do they get the authority? he
constitution provides that the Moderator
hall sort and count the votes, and he l.
,Iso to publicly declare the vote. The
Town Clerk, makes Il record Of the vote
nus counted and declared; and then
makes copu Of Mis rec1rd which goes
nto the Secretary Of States office. Tho
constitution further provides: And that
here may be 4 due meeting of Senators on
he first Wednesday of June. annually, til,
Governor and a majority Of the Council fol
he time being shall. rs soon as may be
Examine the return copies Of Suh records
md fourteen DAYS before the first Wedncs
lay Of June, he shall issue his summons t
sch persons rs appear to be chosen
Senators, by Il mt ority Of votes, to atten,
and take their seats on that day"
The Governor and Council have no bal
OF, before them to regarl as blanks OF t.
cunt. They have the return copies o
rrcordS only. The moderatOrS count o
ril examine the copies of records before
hem, and on that examination the Gov
rrnor issues his Summons. By the cOnsti
ution the Senate j. made the final Judge O
he elections returns and qualifications O
i own members.
Such i, the plain reading Of the law ant
the constitution, and SO little warrant doe
It seem to give to the Governor and Coun
ii to do what they did do. that. in St
tIave Il case, it was evidently fit The
,hould have taken the opinion of the Su
,crior Court Judges. This they undertook
o do and did not do, and Chief-justic
cushing stated that the opinion of til
court had not been asked.
In party view of the question We AZ
highly pleased ut lie course the democrat
have taken. But us citizens we regret
and only hope the republicans of New
Hampshire will not initiate the exampl
# their adversircs and resort to measure
Of doubtful legality to right themselves
Neither party can at this time live an
practice picayune politics. The indcpcnd
+nt press has been the favourite source q
quotations of the democracy. during tn
last wear or two. The democrats of Nrl
Hampshire and elsewhere are respectful
recommended to the New York Tribull
ana Springfield HepuJliccm for Il sign ,
now their performance strikes the folk
who don care 4 copper which side wins
l'icv may find Il few articles they woul
IKE to quote.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

TLroN-BEECIIEE.-Thc argument :of
Judge Porter for Mr.. Bcecher began last
Wednesday and continued till Friday af-
ternoon, when Judge Porter being very
weary with his much speaking, the court
adjourned till Monday, when Mr.. Porter
resumed. At the adjournment, Judge
Nelson minated that he thought the de
fence would finish their argument this
week. Mr.. Beech says he does not expect
to talk more than two days in closing for
Tilton.
Judge Porter's argument began with 4
severe dcnunciation of Tilton, and has
continued with i like fcrvor of vituperl-
ton against Moulton, Mrs Moulton. Joe.
Richards, Mrs. Tilton's brother. Henry c.
Bowen, and in fact everybody who has
really testified for the Plaintiff. The
speech reads very much after the form of
those made on the pan of abusing the
plaintiffs attorney when there IS nothing
else to be said. But Tllton is COOL mate
rial to abuse, and while Judge Porter ha,
paid little attention to the really trouble
some points against Mr.. Beecher, he has
certainly given Theodore a sound drub-
bling.
Judge Porter Tuesday night had talked
five DAYS and was still at it. His speech
is about the lowest toned thing that has
appeared during this very nasty trial. We
don't wonder the court had to adjourn last
evening on account Of the illness Of one of
the jurymen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

Rain at last has checked the progress of
the terrific conflagration in Pennsylvania
and New jersey. The principal danger is
now over, but the destruction of property
has been immense, and the burning of
villages has caused suffering which de-
mands instant relief.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26
Another Democratic pape

Another Democratic paper has foresight
enough to comprehend that the sort of
thing going on in New Hampshire i
not calculated to strengthen the party.
The Harrisburg Patriot says frankly:
1.-The action which he and his council
adopted savors too much Of the course of the
New Orleans Returning Board, who wan
tonly rejected fairly chosen representative,
of the people on any trivial prctext. That
the villany of the Louisiana Returnin~
Board rs sustained by the military pow
er of the government and applauded bv
the Republican press, affords no lustitic.l-
ton for the New Hampshire case
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

WAR AvERrED.-Rutgers College boys
latel raided on the Princeton grounds by
night and took away a cannon. Vengeance
was threatened. But the amusing war
between these New Jersey Colleges has
been settled without bloodshed A Joint
committee Of the Faculties have had the
matter uu1er elaborate historical discus
sion, and have decided that the cannon on
the Grounds of Princeton college have al
ways belonged there, and that the misun.
derstanding of Rutgers was due to the
natural conceit in alma mater, founded in
the sole fact that Rutgers once had can
non which was stolen. The muskets taken
in reprsal by Princeton students are to be
restored in the wagon which fetches back
the cannon to Princeton. Thus ends the
heroic record.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26
THE PENIKESE SCHOOL-Th

HE PENIkESE SCHOOL.-The School al
Natural History founded by Louis Agas>iz
on Penikese Island, through the rlunifi-
cence of Mr. Anderson Of New York, h,-
suspended operations Temporarily. M
students will 60 there this sunm.r. 1t
was hoped that Mr.. Alexander Agassiz
would be furnished with sufficient funds
to carry on the work begun by his father,
without interruption, bat it has been found
impossible to raise the necessary funds.
The School may be put o. its feet again
next year.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

A lively row is in progress in Boston
concerning the route Of the 18th of June
procession. The matter is under the d.
rection of committee of the Boston CITY
government, and they propose to have the
greater part of the show in the city. This
has enraged the people of the Charlestown
district, who claim, with some reason, that
the scene Of the memorable fight is the
place for the celebration. Probably, if the
matter of annexation had been observed
until now, the Chtrlestown people would
vote No." to man
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26
TERRIBLE F1REs.-The forest regions Of

TERRIBLE FIREs.-The forest regions of
Pennsylvania, have been visited by most
disastrous CONGREGATIONS. The most de.
Structive of these was at OsceOla, on
| Thursday of last week. Osceola was
little town of 1900 inhabitants, perched on
I, forest covered ridge of hills, and devoted
| to the business of converting the forests into
| merchantable lumber The fire broke out
ut or near Taylor's saw-mill on Coal Run.
two and three-quarter miles above Osceola.
burned his mill, lumber and houses, swept
| down the run to the Moshannon Greek.
| taking in its course the saw-mill. lumber
and house belonging to T. c. Helms & Co..
thence down the Moshannon to the Belt
mill Of the Moshannon Land and Lumber
| Company, three-quarters of mile above
Osceola, burning the mill house and about
100000 feet of manufactured lumber.
| besides a large quantity Of logs; thence
down both sides Of the creek on the east
part called Frenchville, sweeping over the
centre of the town, taking in its course the
PRESBYTERIAN Church and the public school,
and the best dwellings in the place, with
all the hotels and stores on the west side
of the creek. At the same time the fire
was attacking the Philadelphia Coliery.
owned by the Kittaning Coal Company,
burning the chute and all the miners
houses, twelve railway cars belonging to
the same company, with the large gang
saw mill owned by the Moshannon Land
and Lumber Company was between the
two fires. The lumber first took fire. The
Tyge Mill, as it is called, was about the
last to take fire, and all is consumed
around and about it. including 10 100000
feet of lumber, and the finest saw mill, it is
said, on the continent-nOt the largest but
the most complete in all its parts; ant
besides this, the large planing be
longing to the Walker Brot, ers. the saw
mill of John Mulligan, and the large steam
tannery Of John White.
In the conlagration thieves and robbers
were plying Their tr.tue, breaking open
trunks, and appropriating to themselve:
articles of value.
Hautzdale, five miles from Osceola
f suffered severely, and forest fires ragged il
many of the parts Of the State during the
last of the week. Saturday night Il trench
ING thunder shower visited the burning re
, gion and extinyuished the flames.
: The loss ut Osceola was more than 4
million dollars, and the insurance wa
about two hundred thousand dollars. More
, than a thousand people were made home
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

HORRIBLE DEED.-Last Sunday after
noon, a heart-rending affair occurred in
Boston. \ little girl, Mabel Young, aged
five years. accompanied her aunt, Miss
Hobbs, to the Sunday School of the Warren
Avenue Church, Rev Dr. Pcntccost
After the services they came out, and while
the aunt was talking in the ve,trv, the
child went out with others. 1t may have
been fifteen or twenty minutes before the
child WAS missed. Search was made and
the alarm WIS spread. She was not to be
minutes persons in the street heard the
pitcouS cries of a child. The sounds APP
ptrcntlv came from the bclfry, and thithcr
Il few young men rushed. The door at
the bottom of the stairs was locked, bat
they forced it and assembled. There was
no sound to be heard. y pair Of steps led
from this upper room to the open belfry
above. At the top of these steps WAS :.
trap door which was closed. 1t was
opened and there they found the form of
little Mabel Young. her skull fractured
and her face badly di>tigurcd. Thomas
Piper, the sexton Of the Church, wa>
Immediately arrested on suspicion of the
crime. He had before been under arrest
on suspicion Of connection with the Bridget
Landcrgan murder.
Little Mabel Young, the innocent victim
of the tragedy, died on Mond,y evening
Every thing was done for her that human
skill afforded, but she died without return
ing to consciousness and the perpctrator
of the diabolical crime must be brought to
punishment, if ut all without the word of
his victim.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

The reorganization of the Northern
Pacific railroad by the practical extinction
of it, proprietary or stock interests is poinr
on rapidly and harmnniou,ly The decree
81 foreclosure under the mortgage of tn.
bond-holicr7 has been made, and the
property will ptSs into their hands by sale
in August. Then the plan is for the bond
holders TO authorize Il new loan under
heirs. TO raise money enough to 90 on
with the work of construction. The theory
Of the whole proceeding is that the road
has capacity within itself to work itself
MT to completion. And it is Il sensible as
it i a bold undertaking. at this time.
Most of the capitalists in the company and
lis bonds are heartily cooperating to this
9rrat end, but il is not unfair To give
chief credit for the reorganization to Mr.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock, Vt. He
has put, and probably lost more money in
he Northern Pacific than any other man;
out he wants he satisfaction of seeing the
road completed. and so has originated and
i pushing forward with all his energy and
enthusiasm this as the only practicable
means. NJ present existing, for doing it
>prngfeid H.pHjLjom.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

DARTMOUTH CoLLEGE.-The following
have been assigned for graduating themes
in the Chandler Scientific Department.
Thc anniversary exercises will take place
in the College Church. Tuc>tlrv evening.
June -. The speakers will be chosen ac-
rordin@ to rank " The Practical Utility
of Mathematical Studies. Henry Arnold
Brooks of Acworlh; War Songs of Ger
many, Clarence Edgar Carr of Anlover.
- Orators and Orlt, rv. Arthur Eastman
Clarke of ManchcSter: " Climate as affect
me- Man, ChrrlcS Morris Con of Hartford
VT: " Religions Tolerition." james Ed
ward Gage. Woburn. Mass Some Con-
-idcrtlinns on the Utility Of Iron" John
No~c IIaZrn of Atkinson; Aaron Burr
and Public Opinion, Chlrle> Albert Mont
gomcry of Newark. Ohio: Architecture
A. an Index of Civilization" Charles Al
pnzo Rich If West Lebanon; " The Per
mnnence of Republican Institutions in
\m"rirt.H William Bradbury Tcbbetts of
Concord; Railway Management, Geo.
Dana Towne of Manchester: The Polit
,-d Economy of Great Public Works."
samuel French Wo lham> of Wilkesharre
Pa; - The Water supply of Great Cities"
William Francis Wc>tyate of uaverhill.
The Pope i again confined to his bed bv
illness. and hi condition is reported so
-,.riou- IL TO create a feeling OF alarm at
he Vatican
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26

Affairs on the Texas border are evident
ly going from bad to worse. The country
bordering on the RicGrande, below Ring
gold, is now virtually in the hands of the
invaders from Mexico. aided by the Mex
lean population on this side. and the Amer
leans are being driven into the towns. The
United States troops stationed along the
river are annoyed by persons living in
that vicinity, who were formerly residents
try. While protesting to be American cit
liens, they are in collision with the Mex
lean raiders and aid them in their frequent
acts of violence.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-26
The Central Vermont.

This company chartered for the purpose of
purchasing TIL N.'rn nj Central and Vermont and
Canada railroads i'll order To bring them under the
management OF one corporation In carrying out this
purpose the directors Of the company have not been
agreed and Gov Page the one hand. and Gov Smith
the other represent the opposing policies '-RCr-
HERALD.