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, 1876-11-23

DECLINES THE PROPOSITION,
ST. 1.oUls, Mo-, Nov. aa..-I. s. Mrtcalfc, Re-
publican candidate In the Third District, this
city, ll,s declined the proposition of Mr.. Frost
to refer thu meter Ut their election buck to te
people.
, 1876-11-23
Ana AdoptB q New Constitution
Containing Several Liberal
Provisions.
roroa Provision Contracts En-
tered Into by the Russian
Government.
Al +he Sarvian Cabinet Ministera
Tender Their designations
to Prince Milan.
ss,ico Has Another Gooa-Sized Revo.
luton on Her Hands.


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7unE,s,, CONSTITUTIONS.
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t.r. noncIn,}e tbrir 1nbors and .l,. ilrnupht nf
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DENIAL,
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pnt<p1, Yesterday to tho effect TINT turnedoes
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IT, o".eua''' - eonuS4s"ec "'.n ''e Duho
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tssel Iateut!oas, hut With an ardent desire to
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, 1876-11-23

THE WRONG PARTY KILLED.
Special Dispaich to 1as Tribune
DETROIT. Mfrh., Nov. "a special from
Flint relates that George Cotllarin, who lives
eight miles east Of that city, upset wagon
while drunk to-day. aud Ills wife aud child
were killed.
, 1876-11-23

WASHINGTON, d. C.. Nov. :3-1a. m.-For tho
Like regiou, diminishing westerly winds, wartn-
er cloudy weatlrr, With light rain Or snow, aud
stationary or rising baro1neter.
IucAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

REEEI INTERNAL MACIIINEs.-The Mil
waukce .Sc2.tin{ saws: " The recent fear
full explosion at Bremcrhayen. and the
inquiry to which it has given rise, recalls
the fact that during the late rebellion sew
eral similar. and then unaccoun,able. ac-
cidents occurred on the Mississippi River.
! The Ruth, with Il heavy cargo, some three
millions in greenbacks, and Il large list OF
passengers. exploded. and was burnt in a
most mysterious manner. Others met a
like fate.
In the carly part of 1864, while Capt.
(nOw admiraD PennOck was in command
of the gunboat ileet-COmmodOrc Porter
being absent-onc Of his cruisers captured
between Carlo and Memphis, Il rebel spy
and emmissary and delivered him 10
General Brayman, then in command at
Carlo. Upon this man were found papers
describing the invention by himself and
another of IN explosive material of full
minating powder made up in the SEM
blance of ''chunkS > of coal of various
size These were to be dropped into the
coal bunkers and piles of coal on deck. to
be Shovelcd into the furnaces of Union
transport vessels. causing on touching the
fire, instant and destructive explosion of
the furnace (not the boiler) and the de-
molition of the vessel
Among the papers were letters from
the following con>pirator> Dated from
Richmond, reporting interviews with MI
Sheldon. rebel secretary Of war, and re-
fering also to jeff. Davis, as evidently
cogniztnt of the negotiations, for obtain
obtaining 4 patent for the invention and Il
percentage, in cash for al the vessels ana
property they should succeed in destroy
ing by such means He was pressing his
suit anxious to return and begin his
work.
The prisoner WIS transferred TO St Lou
is-Grnrrtl Hosecrans then commanding
for >tfe-kecpin@ and triad. General
Bravman, on being transferred to another
command soon after returning the papers
TO Capt Pcnnock. 50 far a our Informal
ton reaches. il does not appear that any
thing further was done in the matter.
Admiral Pennoch WAS promoted to an
ocean command, and the papers may have
been lost or sent to the navy department.
These facts may aid in arriving at con-
clusions upon the origin O.. many of the
mysterious disasters that, since the war,
have been 50 painfully frequent The
presumption "ccivtS strength from anoth-
cr we'll known fact. that after the virtual
failure of the rebellion. and after the Mis-
si>sippi was opened To our commerce, a
paper, signed by eminent confedcratcs-
one OF them now governor of a Southern
>tatc-wa> addressed TO military authori-
ties recommending secret means To destroy
vessels. and prevent The navigation of the
Mississippi river.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

! to New York was duplicated Again the
answer was of Il similar tenor. only prob
ably a little more emphasis was added to
it. This was satisfactory, and the check
was duly paid.
1t seems to be the practice of operators
to 90 over their days work at night, brief
ly, by asking the different points to which
dispatches have been sent, whether they
of the New York operator whether dis
patches l3 and II had been received. a
negative answer was returned. No dis
patches had come to hand, and conSe-
quently no dispatches could have been
sent. 1t was evident that the bank had
been swindled, but how? There was the
mystery. The dispatches had been regu-
larly received, they had come from some
where, but where from could not be known
The cotton Spectator had disappeared
with the funds, and the bank officials were
at their wits ends. In day or two the
mystery was solved.
The two telegraph operators referred 10
above, had gone u few miles out of Dal-
las, taken possession of an old Shanty bv
the roadside, attached 4 battery to the
wires, and taken the dispatches intended
for New York of. They had then sent
pre-arranged answers. The three were
confrderates, and the operators knew about
the time the bogus Speculator would enter
the bank. and when to attach their instru-
ments. 1t was an adroit scheme. ana sue
cessfully carried out. The bank has 10
clue to the swindler>. but has learned a
valuable lesson, and paid u high price for
.ttrS0N city Triblul..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

! WOMEN WHO ARE To BE EVER 1ol-N,.
Action is the secret of immortality. and
now that women are entering the active
/ fields. they will cease 10 become old; they
! will remain young. Ike men. There wa
a time when women only lived five wears
from IS to %. Before THAI they were
''chit>; - after. they were talked of pitvin"-
ly, IL odd maids" Married women Were
supposed TO be out Of the world altogether
10 have no interest for any one but their
husbands and their children, ami with the
natural pcrver>ity Of human nature. when
a woman cease, to have an interest fpr
any other person than her husband. she
quickly ceased to lave IN intcrc>t for
him.
The time has gone by when women ccas-
ed to be interesting because they hay,
passed girlho,d Womanhood is found to
be much richer. much finer. AMI more ;.t
tractive when it is lrvclopcd and employ
ed. as summer than >prinr. :t> manh od
than bovhood.
This is my last cali" remarked i, flip
pant young gentleman to 4 voun~ lady who
was soon to be married. on Il recent occa-
sion. Il never call on married women or
unmarried ladies after they have reached
"twcntv- five"
:" You do well, sir, rravelv remarked an
elderly lady present. AT that are anI If.
ter marriage they bcrin to know The value
of time and do not like to waste it,
Who stops to think whether George FL
lot (Mrs. Lewes) is Young or old9 Who
cares for noted women until they are cid.
or at least until they have passed their
youth, for it is their experience and tn
which .b.,- -,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

IIIE SIIAHPE>T Trick IET-Mr. Phil
+. Chappcll, wlo has recently returned
from business trip to Texas, related to us
an instance of sharp practice on the part
of trio of thieves. which we think is en-
titled to preeminence in the line Imme-
diately over one of the banks in Dallas is
the telegraph office, and u few DAYS ago
two of the operators applied for their dis
charge. received it, and left town. On the
following day Il well-dreSSed, bu>iness-ap-
pearing man appeared at the bank with a
check for $4,000 on L well-knoWn New
York banking house, and desired it cash
ed. He brought with him numerous let
tiers OF recommendation from parties with
whom the bank had business transactions.
and. so far as surface Indications went,
everything was all right. But $1,000
was Il considerable sum to pay out, even
on the very best documents of rccommen-
datlon, and the bank officers hcsitatcd.
wavered. and finally declined to cash the
chech. but The stranger was very impor-
tunate.
Gentlemen said he, :" came to Tex
as to invest this money in cotton. 1t is
necessary that this check should be paid.
or shall be greatly inconvenienced. Sup
pose you telegraph to New York to this
banking house? Ask them about me; |
will pay all cxpcn>cs.'
Nothing could be more plausible than
this; nothing seemed more honest. so a
dispatch WAS sent, asking about the stran-
ger and the check and in a short time came
the answer, TO the effect that it was all
right, and the Dallas Bank would confer
Il favor on the New York firm by accom-
modaung their cotton specializing friend
and cashing the check Still the bank Off
GERS were not satisfied, and the dispatch
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

TREATMENT OF POTTERY WITHOUT
LEAD-It i> found ;hat L mixture of field
spar. -i.x. ktolin and iiu"r>par may he
used for glazing bricks and pottery in a
manner rs perfect As the common lead
glazing. anl much more safe in n sanitary
point u view When these ingredients
are nee mixed, the plan is 10 grind them
in cylinders to 4 powler,and this is passed
t,.r"u~h Il very fine >cive; the powder. OF
which the natur;, color is white. but to
which all the tint> can be given. is then
mixed with water, in a tub. till it presents
nearly the consistency of moulding plaster.
The objects TO be glazed are ROW plunged
into the mix. ure. the latter adhere>, on ac-
mt of the poro>i.y OF the material. with
which ii incorporates while drying Being
p1ccl in earihen forms, they are exposed.
IN ovens TO loo degrees Fab. this heat
melting the preparation. and the glazing
spreads uniformly Y over the surface of the
articles. which only have to be taken out
Of the oven to cool. This method of glaz-
mo. it i stated, may he made available.
with much advantage. for many industrial
applications.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

SrIrrLING EY MEANS OF THE SAND
BLA>r.-The introduction of the sand
blast for producing Il finely grained sur
face upon plated '-arc or silver. has been
attended with remarkably favorable re-
suits. The air is compressed by the driv-
ing engine of the works into ;.n ordinary
reservoir, and thence distributed through
pipes which extend along the latter in :,
second receptacle, N-shapel. from which
a stream Of sand falls. and is met hv a
downward blast from the pipe. which cur
rent drives the material in Il stream through
a small hole in the table. beneath which
receptacle 10 receive the sand is placed.
The workman. whose fingers are covered
With rubber TO protect them. holds the AZ
ticle IN the jet and under the table. watch
INC 1t through pane Of glass let into the
top OF the latter. The operation is neceS-
sarlly very rapid, a the article has only f.
be turned 50 that the blast strikes the re-
qui' II portions. when the work is com
pleted. 1hc Exposure to the Jet. even for
an instant. would cut through tie metal.
upon which the plating is aftcrwarl de
posted. Hy the nterpoSiti.n of rubber
screens Of suitable shape. against which
the sand has no ahraIing effect. any pat
terms or Letters are easily imprinted on the
surface. the latter, of course. being satin
finished. while the spaces Protected by the
screens are at,crwarI FURNISHED.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

Gen. Htl>nap first made the acquaint-
ance OF the two Misses Tomlin~on. who
atlcrWard became succe>Sivclv his wives
when he WAS "marching through Georgia"
rs Provost Marshal of ShermanS army
Two brothers 1omiinson. who were both in
the Confederate service. had been captured.
AMI their sisters visited General Brlknap
to obtain their release. Ii is understood
that the far krntuclian> captured the
General who subsequently Surrendered, to
one of them. 1t i now said that in 1870.
when one Of the IOminSOn brothers was a
clerk At the Spencer House, Cincinnati
and the other was travelling for a whole
sale house, one of them received the APP
pointment of Post Trader at Fort Mellow
ell. Arizona. said TO be at that time the
most profitable trading post 1T the disposal
OF the Secretary of War. and in regard to
which one of the Tomln>on brothers said
they expected to make $4,000 wear out
of it,
The appointment of IN eX-Confcdcratc
to this position connected with the army
excited no little comment 1t Cincinnati ut
the time. and there WAS talk of some iolp
connected with ii. especially as without it
people We're at a loss to account for the ap-
pOintmcnt. since one of the TomlinSon
brothers who shared in the profits. besides
being an cN-Conttdcrate was reported to
have killed three men at IIarrodshurr
XIV.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

TIE BOSroN MASSACRE OF 177O,-Thc
following account of Warrcn's address on
the massacre anniversary, one hundred
and one years ago. is from the diary of an
English officer. 1t has. if we are right,
never been printed until now:
D." MARCH 6, 1715.-This day an oration
was delivered by DR.. Warren, Il notorious
whig, at the great South meeting, oppo-
site the Governor house. 1t was in COM
mcmoration of what they term the mass
acre on the 9th Of March. 177O. 1t was
known for some days that this was to be
delivered. Accordingly a great number
of officers assembled at it, when, after he
had finished Il most seditious inflammatory
haranyue, John Hancock stood up and
made a short speech in the same strain. ut
the end of which some of the officers cried
out, Fie. fie.' which being mistaken for
the cry of fire, an alarm Immediately en-
sued, which filled the people with such
'nsternation that they were getting out
as fast AS they could from doors and win
dows. 1t was imagined that there would
have been q riot, which, if there had,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

A PRACTICAL Use OF DoGS.-It is 4
fact perhaps not generally known that there
is a firm doing business in san Francisco
who purchase the thousands of dogs
slaughtered by the pound master Of that
city, or that may have been otherwise
killed, for which they pay forty cents
each. The carcasses are conveyed 10 their
manufactorv ut South san Francisco.
where the skins are removed and sold 10
the tannerics. the hair taken off and re-
sold 10 pla>tererS. the hide tanned, made
into gloves and sold in the market. The
,lenudcd carcass i then thrown into 4
huge ealIron and boiled until the bones
are easily separated from the flesh. when
they are removed and sold 10 the sugar
rcneries, where they are ground 10 n fine
powder and used 10 clarity SUGAR. The
oil that rises To the surface of the boiling
mass is skinned of and manufactured
into cod liver oil. ana the remainder is
used for the purpose of tattcning hogs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

GElNrIS.; \ GII>T.-Dick Of the mill
Dragged, one dav.he could grind anything,
n ni,lter what they'd bring him.
Ill bet ten bushels of taters agin Z
hundred of meal, thai I'll bring You 4
cri~c We can't grind" said Uncle Enoch
Walker. Il rich old farmer living a mile up
the road
Done. Uncle Enoch I'll take that
bet: Lring on your @ri>t.
The next day down came Uncle Enoeh
with u cor,l of dry hickory wood
"Oh ycS. Uncle Enoch. | can grind that
beautiful. only You'll have To wait a few
days. for I'm very busy now
..Wali Dick. | reckon | can wait" and
h,. pitched the wood of
Before night Dick had a Dutclman to
saw It up and divide it, carrying half into
the mill and half into the house. Two
biz stoves ana two tireplaces are sad de-
yoirer> Of dry hickory, and ten days after
wards when Uncle Enoch came after his
-:ist i, WAS done. Dick had sent word to
the old farmer TO bring the potatoes. and
II" ohrYrl orders.
: here's Yer ,Ater<. Dick and now lets
see my t'oUr.
I,itA trundlci a,on- barrel of ashes
=" IL mighty good flour. what there is
Of il, hu, dry hickory don't turn ont very
w.l. remarked Dick.
40. shouldn't think it did. or paid
very wei either. To pay ten bu~hel of tn
tcr- fl rrnd;n' a cord of hickory, and
on'v -; i barred Of ashes ont ont
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

GEORGE ElIpr's ArrFAE>NcE AND
MA><IE- slight presence. of middle
height. rs the height of woman goes: n
face somewhat lon1. whose every feature
tells of intellectual power. liyhtened bv
the perpetual play of changing expression ;
Il voice OF most sympathetic compass and
richness; manner full of a grave sweet
ness. uniformly gentle and intensely wo-
manly. which proclaim> the depth of the
interest taken in ordinary and obscure
things and people; conversation which
lends itself rs readily to topics trivial As to
topics profound, and which is full of a
hnmor-aS. indeed. are her writings-that
Is redrcmedt from sarcasm by its ever pres
cnt sympathy; such is Il rough and impcr-
feet sketch OF George Eliot. rs she may be
seen when She is occupied with her SUNDAY
receptions in her pleasant home near Re
gent s Park. Far from strong in health.
She feels the effort Of authorship so severe
lv. the interest which She takes in the de
velopment and the destiny of the creations
of her brain who might be better de.-
crlhed a. the gcneralizations from her OWL
personal knowledge and experience. is >c
ahsorbingly deep. that she is unequal to
be task of going very generally or very
much into society. SO thoroughly does
she think out her books, even to the struc
turc of her sentences, before she com
mtncc> to write them. that unlike Dicken.
though like Thackerav, her manuscript
displays scarcely an era>ure or a blot.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22
\ physician writes the following sensi

\ physician writes the following sensi-
Bile advice: My profession has thrown me
among women Of all classes. and my cx-
perience teaches me that God never gave
man greater proof of His love than to
place woman here with him. NV advice
is: Go. propose to the most sensible Girl
YOU know. If she says yes, tell her how
much your income is, from what source
derived. and tell her YOU will divide the
last shilling with her. and love her with
all your heart in the bargain. And then
keep your promise. My word for it. she
will live within your income, and to Your
last hour you will regret that you didn't
marry sooner. Gentlemen. don't worry
about feminine extravaganza and feminine
unlruth. Just you be true to her, love
her sincerely, and throw it up to her fire.
qucntly, and a more fond, faithful, foolish
slave You will never meet anywhere Yor
won't deserve her, know, but she will
never know it. Now throw aside pride
and scltishness, and see what will come
of it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

A DoCrpE TEEEIrIrp-A letter from
Atlanta to the Augusta CoUS'ihnion list
tells this amusing story:
" At Il masquerade ball recently given
Young Brnedick per>onatel the devil
Those who saw him in costume say he
was horrible to behold. pnring the eve
ming, ut 4 time when the CAV maskers
We're having their best joy, the devil was
requested to go to the door. There he
found summons from home to run for Il
doctor. In the excitement he forgot his
impcr>onation and rushed to the doctor :
office. The son of Galcn WAS snoring
away. dreaming. perhaps. of ponderou>
pills and prodi@ious powders. when the
bell sounded. The ring was of such ter
rifle vehcmence that it caused the doctor
to bounce out of bed and rush in nsgliqe
costume to the door lie took one sudden.
hasty glance ut the disturber of his slum-
bcrS, and then ran. .iein. an important
case, the young man rushed through the
doorway and commenced a virorous
search for the fugitive phvsician He
found him under the bed with 4 pistol in
each hand. 1t took n long time to con
vince the doctor that he wasn't really the
eloven-footed per>onage he represented.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-22

TIL DE>rEUC CTIoN OF SMALL BIRDS N
IrA1N AND TIE TYEoI--1hc destruction
of -mrM birds has been 20 mercilcsS in the
,r,h Of I'aly and in parts of the Tyrol
that lhrir protection las been made the
~uIirc, f Il diplomatic treaty between
Austria ;,nl Italy: these countries are also
cmIc;v"rin@ to agree with France and
Switzerland f;,r Il law forbiddin@ the des-
tructiou Of al in~ectivorous birds. Since
the wholesale destruction of swallows.
nigit;n L,l.s. etc. caterpillars and insects
have increased - numcrou>ly Il TO be Il
most mschevo,I> enemy to agriculture,
and gardens and woods are becoming
qui.c deserted bv winged visitors.