Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-19

:, lar on Cuban affairs. The note declare
Y that the commerce between Cuba and tn
. United States has not suffered to any ap
preciable extent by the instruction; tina
instead Of having diminished it has in re
alitv increased, and is constantly increas
inc, so that the United States government
had no occasion for complaint, and ne
: tcnable ground for its proposed action OF
interference in affair or trouble existing il
in Cuba. Attention is also called to the fac
that many American citizens established
themselves in business on the island and
being unmolested by the Spanish govern
ment have gained large individual for
tunes. which fortunes have not added tC
the material wealth Of the island. being ir
foreign hands; that the territory of tho
| nited States is Il constant refuge for
Cuban outlaws, who are PERMITTED to hatch
conspiracy to the dctrimcnt and in urv OF
the Spanish government, and in this the
laws of nations are outraged. All Just
and equitable claims between the United
States and Cuba have deem amicably AND
fully satisfied or are in courts for adjust
ment therefore, there can be no cause fol
complaint on that score.
TIE TURKISH TKOuEIEs-Thc pain
proposed by Count Andrassy, the Austrian
premier, for settlement of the Turkish trou-
blcs is made public. The Counts note to
other powers mcnt 'ons several reforms as
urgent, of which the principal are the es-
Enlistment of the equality Of all religious
denominations: alteration of the system of
taxation, and changes in the administration
of Justice, especially the acceptance Of evil
dence of Christians in courts. The note
proposes the establishment of, commission
composed in equal numbers of Christians
and Turks is an effective guarantee Of the
execution of the reforms. 1t intimates
that some time may possibly be required
before the execution of the proposed
changes in reference to the agrarian ques-
ton and some other points, is practicable
1t is reported at Constantinople that the
European powers have relinquished the in
tcnton of making 4 collective OF identical
communication to the porte on the basis Of
Count Andra>>ys scheme, and the amba>-
sailors are now combining themselves to
verbal and friendly communication of
counsel and propositions, which the porte
Is disposed to listen to.
"CE"oKEp PEN>IoN>-A Montpelier
dispatch to the Boston GloJc says:
The arrest of Lcmucl Morgan. who has
been very active for the past three or four
Wears IN procuring pensions in Northern
| Vermont, bv the United States officers, for
| fraud and violation of the law in transact
inc his business with the Pension Office
and with the pensioners. creates consider
able comment. and the prevailing, opinion
seems to be that, if the Pension Office
detectives are faithful in doing their duty
in this case. Mr.. Morgan will be obliged
to serve 4 term of years in the State Prison.
1t Is said he has made 4 practice to take
large share of the pension, collected by
hlm and To require enormous fees, and
many times obliged those for whom he
worked to advance large sums of money
for his services. 1t is stated that he has
been more successful than a man of no
better b i>ine~s capacity than Mr., Morgan
could be, by being connected with 4 claim
agent. resident in Washington. ID. c., who
! posted Mr-Morgan on what was necessary
i'll a given claim to establish the case
and Mr. Morgan woull furnish the cvi-
dence. There is no intimation Vet that
the claim agent ut Washington, d. c..
knew of anything wron. in Mor-an'S
manner of doing h part of the business
in Vermont
TIE DEATH RATES IN TIE LAST WAR.
I-l;cfcrrin- to Mr.. Ben Hills absurd fig
urrs on this point. the New York Mi
says: sturgeon General Barnes can hardly
be good authority if he says (t> Mr. Hill
Juotc~) tlt; the Conleder.ttes had in their
prisons 10000 more Mon prisoners than
we had of Confcdcrltcs And a death rate
based upon such a statement is f,llaciou>
and misleading. A> we understand the
matter. the number ofConfcderatc> cap'ur-
ed and sent to dcpots at the North WAS
%, 81, and the number of Union soldiers
captured by the other side and sent 10 de
pots at the South WIS l16.6JD It i upon
these figures. that death rate Mr. Hill
wants t. establish should hr committed.
and SO computed. it is found that 1--WE quote
DR.. j. W Drtpel) the death rate of pris-
onor~ in the prisons of each side was in
So in the Union drpot> ana in "a in
thr Confederate drpot> And the sam,
authority expresses the opinion that the
true ratio will probably b, no les, than
three nitcd States soldiers to one Confcl- |
crate soldier
George II. Stuart writes from Phjl,lel-
phit enthusiastically of the success OF !
last service Of the eighth week. ne SAYS. |
was attended by over 5000 persons and
thousands more We're turned away unable
TO obtain even standing room. Men hold |
inc the foremost positions in Church and |
state. As well a> the poorest and most de |
PRAYED. he SAYS. have been found daily and |
nightly ut these unprecedented rrliriou> |
gatherings; and what is more to the point.
Is proof of their good effect. 'thronrS of
anxious seekers have crowded the inquiry
rooms. very many of whom have found
peace and joy. believing eternity alone will
reveal the full measure of the results. "
These are certainly GOOD tlinrS Mr..
Stuart may be over enthusiastic. and prob
ably Is. but We have no doubt the ev.nrcl-
ISIS have set many people thinking. and
seriously. How long they will continue
to harIor good thoughts after the charm
has passed away, is Il question. Still a
temporary good at least may have been
secure |.
Mr.. Albert Dunton. a widely known no.
tel man. died on the 18th inst. ut the resi-
dencc OF Or. Wilbur. in Constable. y. Y.
at the age of .,i For three wears past his
health has been failing. therefore his death
was not unexpected. He was the second
h
\. v, and brother of Mr.. f. \. Dunton of
st Adams. His business had ALWAYS been
bookkeeping. and that common phrase of
adulaton. " he knew how to keep hotel"
was especially true of him. He will he
remembered rs proprietor of the Dnnton
House, Rou>cs' Point FEme House, White
Mountains. n. H.; Pearl Street House.
Nashua. y. H.; Hyde Park House Chi
cago. ILL.,. Pavilion. Montpelier. Vt.
Dunton House. Usage, Iowa, Park House.
ILL.,. besides several other
first class hotels. He married Caroline F.
WILDER. of Lawrence n. Y, by whom he
had one daughter, who is now Mrs. Fred
Ripley, of Dubuque, Iowa. As man OIL
principle. honor and integrity. Mr. Dunton
was spoken highly of by those who knew
nm In religion ne was Il Congregations
ali>t, and his daily life was that of a con-
si~tant Christmas. Albans Messenger
CITY IN DANGEH.-T St Louis RrD1lb-
lie IN states that last October the MiSsi>Cin,;