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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

From our re ;ular correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l6ll

1t is now bat three weeks until the close
OF the ENpos'tlon' but there is no appear
ance Of weakness or age in the show. l.
will doubtless walk off the stage or stand
till the curtain falls. pinoplicd in its gilt
terinE armor and on the very spot of its
origin. like Massachusetts, The pretty
girl IN the northern transept of the main
bulldng-the one that sells photographs.
AS well rs the Orang Outan-, and the Cor
liss Eng ne. must wend their way. The
other maiden who stands within the
perfumery pavilion and s,iutcs the unwary
passer by with sprays of delicious eA,ractv
from minute >yrnyical machine CT will
not mention the firm they may do their
own advcrtl>ing) will dt,,rt, SO will the
Fog Horn and Krupp Gun. The ladies
that have been exhibiting the myriad sew
ing machines. every one of which. bv the
way, like the different pianos, have been
awarded the highest preminm(?) as well
as the wltching fair mechanics of Wal.
than Watch manufactory, the angels
that make chocolote drops, bouquets. and
gum shoes must depart. mostly. r1t1l0se.
who would have the main building stand
when they have gone Let ii be converted
into Il depot. Il receptacle for fish, bacon.
molaSes and petroleum., for it glory will
have Departed
And the womens pavilion; what en-
chantment in the name. The women's
pavilion, with its carvings, cuttings, etch-
ingS, embroidery, butter st.tuary. and
last hut not least, It's women, must 90 too.
These reflections thron| disnallv ON these
sad autumnal days. Centcnni;.ls do not
come every year. and there is little com
fort IN The reflection that the great great
grand-daughterS of these fair women will
grace the booths of the next Centennial
anu that our great great grandsons will
tllrt with them while pretending to buy a
bouquet or photographs, to be interested in
their mechanical OF artistic skill. or rapt
in TIL" contemplation of the progress of
progress.
doubtless among the curiositics of the
next Centennial Exposition, will be mod
els. w"odcuts and Autographs of his, and
the advanced supercivilized dcnizens of
the coming age will look ut them with
of the plying curiosity with
which we regard that little fraud, the New
England Log Cabin. But to return to nv
subject. This is Il - new century for wo |
men as well us for men. the future is
1ebulous, charged with SURPRISES Wise
men and women imagine that they with
heir telescopes have resolved the ncbul;e
nto distinct stars. They say that the
world is sick of bronze Washinctons, Bis
narcks and Napoeons; of M II generally,
md that an imposing, not to say Inspiring,
ubiect would be Susan b. Anthony in
marble, brass OF any other appropriate
metal, as she stood reading her declara.
ion of woman's rights TO the multitude in
independence Square on the fourth of july
$50. Your correspondent is not {, con
ert, do not cancel our engagement, lie is
imply on the fence.
he great event at the Centennial this
week will be Southern day on Thurs
ay, the 10Th, for which preparations are |
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

EDITOR FREEMAN Would it not be
much better to tax the Railroads and
Savings Banks and the reserve held bv the
National Banks and Insurance Companies
sufficiently to pay one State tax and require
them to pay only one tax each year and
to pay that direct t" the treasurer of the
State thereby relieving the people of the
State from the ordinary State tax and
those great corporations from the anoy
ance of so many tax gatherers, and, at the
same time, tax large amount ofpropertv
in the State which is not now reached9
The law Of two years ago, taxing Rail-
roads, has not rs yet been pat in force to
any extent; the Railroads. generally evad-
ing it. E.
Another way to relieve our people from
the burdens of the State tax would be to |
raise whit money is needed by a tax laid
upon AL tho real estate in the Province of
Quebec. Bat the truly millenni;l plan is
to abolish the State government altoceth
Ell.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

| now being made on an extensive scale.
The states of Virginia. Maryland and Del
aware, and the District of Columbia, are
expected to participate in the festivities
which for splendor will equal or even sur
pass those on " Pennsylvania Day." while
quite as full an attendance is expected.
The tournament, which will be the distin-
| gushing feature of the day. will be taken
part in by fifteen knights-all southern
gentlemen The prizes to be contested for
consist of gold and silver table sets, vases.
cups etc. and an exciting time is anticipat-
ed The day will be finished up in good
style, with the aid of $4,000. worth Of fire
works, the display of which, it is hoped,
will be more successful than those on the
Fourth of July or on 'Pennsylvania Day."
both of which were fiat failures.
Visitors from all parts Of the country
continue to pour into Philadelphia, and
the average daily attendance during the
past several weeks has not been below one
hundred thousand paid admissions. If it
will continue at this rate until the close of
the Exhibition (and there is every pros
pect that it will the aggregate number of
visitors will nearly reach nine millions,
which is above the attendance ut Vienna
in 1872. A result like this far surpasses
the expectations of the Commissions and
fclls to the ground the C;lssanadra like
predictions of those who propheSicd that
the Exposition must result in bankrupt
financially. The only thing which yet may |
possibly have the effect of decreasing the
number of visitors will be the advent of
cold weather-the buildings being SO inn
mense that it would be impossible to heat
them. But they are still comfortable, and
even if Jack Frost should come it is
thought that the patriotism of our visitors
will be such rs to cause them to turn out
en- n11sse in spite Of him.
In the swarm of humanity that is con-
stanty passing through the gates, it is sur
prising, rs we'll rs gratifying, to notice the
good order and good humor which pre-
walls. The latter. especially. is the more
because the show certainly
abounds in petty annoyances which under
ordinary circumstances would cause those
east. But everybody seems to have come
lere with the firm intention of keeping Il
pleasant countenance during the whole Of
heir visit, and the result is. that all have !!
Il good old time " for once in their lives 5
The good order is mainly due to the police t
orce, which is extensive and well organi-
ed, and while a number of petty criminals i
AVE been apprehended it is surprising to /.
now how few professional r;,scals have b
'cen plying their trades here. /:
The committee of citizens OF Phlladcl- :
'hia. who Were appointed to wait on the d
lark, commissioners for the purpose Of OBJ =,
aiming their consent to the retention OF the a
main building (Which it was proposed to a
uy. for the purpose of holding perma- ;,
ent yearly cXhibition,) met. to the aston i
shmcnt of all. with flat refusal. A re- :
onsilerat;on is to be asked but the chances j.
Re that the great building of '76 must t
ONE down, as was the original intention. :.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

ton, but a want of love to God and hui
manity-it has been the deep and long
cherished prejudice Of the South to the
people of the North. This can only be
conquered by better acquaintance, and
the wonderful triumphs of grace
in the human heart. We hope our North
ern friends will remember us in prayer.
and in their efforts to make triumphant
in our country the great principle of equal
rights. Yours, &c;
A. WEBSTER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
General w. T. Sherman. commanding

General w. T. Sherman. commanding
United States army:
Sir In view of the existing condition of
affairs in South Carolina there is a pos
siblity that the proclamation Of the pres
ident of this date may be disregarded To
provide against such contingency you will
Immediately oredr all the available force
in the military division Of the Atlantic to
report to Gen. Ruger, commanding at Co.
lumbia, S. c., and instruct that officer to
station his troops in such localities that
they may be most speedily and effectually
used in case of resistance to the authority
of the United States. 1t is hoped that a
collision may thus be avoided.but you will
instruct Gen. Ruger to let it be known
that it is the fixed purpose of the govern
ment to carry out the spirit Of the procla-
nation and to sustain it by the military
force of the general government, supple
mented, if necessary, by the militia of the
various states. Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
lSlgned j. d. CAMERON,
Secretary Of War.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

n gang of de>per,tdoe> have been arrest
G." ut Bennington, through Pinkcrton'S
detective Agency. They are arrested
upon three warrants: For sct,inr fire ~
Judge John v Carnev's krit,iur mill fo,
blowing up the residence of l.. NJ Iol,on
anu f"r mutllatinT a horse of Le,nlnr
, overs; All til Sc acts occurring in June
last. The outrage ut Mr.. Holton'S hons.
was committed while himself and wifi.
daughter. and Miss Baker of TROY. \ Y
and his mothcr-i law were o,,ieiIv sIonn'
lhS .ilcreln. The dwelin. was terribly
s''aitered' but no one Injured The trus-
tees had deemed it necessary to rnfnrcn
me liquor law to qucll the disorder =,
night. and MIR. llolton. us one of the trus.
~eS' had signed complaints, and JuI~e
Narnry had joined and the Sheriff served
the warrants. This was the incentives -
the outrages. The excitement was intcnsn
BUSINESS beng suspended and the co,rt
loom crowded: The examination WIS
heid before Judge Thomas White on Inn,
one count, that of blowing up Mr.. Unlron's
residence. John Reeves and {. II Cn,n
were respondents as ringlea,lers. thnv
were bound over in the sum of SlO Goa
sach. The testimony of Detective PM
,Iloh and Fitzgerald, an implicated n,rtv
SHOWS the origin of the cl,arrrs ,ni ,ho;,
Connection. John Reeves, one of the
,'r'ics' was the agent of the mill where
ne powder was manufactured. Tho owl
'ehce lnpilcates the samc parties !, tho
of Carney's mill. '''o
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

a recent food in In,!,a ,1..,.
William Black, thew,.uko..
is in New York,
The ing Of FIJI is SIX n....
with missionary
!" Is now sail that TIE,
by The l'iltsbur. ,xplo..o,,..r,.
of whom six have ,lare5.4
at i 'i' Gus IN i-lrerp,oi. Ea...
morse seized one of tie u,rr,,,.
The neck an6 shock tl.u a. al
man was badly injured.
The sales of wool IN tn. r..
the past hItccn wcch a,uonrff
the largest business eyer
same 'line- The s;ocA TN, i,....,..
reduced, and current prlr,., a....,
John Ryan. tho man srntc.,..5
murder at Toronto on the I'm ....
OF Pctefboro', forty live wear. ,Il
Co
FRIDAY ; cash admissions, IT, H.,
hDitloT wee i,''i ItI,r-.,....
age OF $1,000 cash / l,li,,l,a, i,..
ance of the exhibition WI i.,
increase the daily avera.cra-h
whole l59 days OF the ex.l!t,lf.,.
The Annual State Sun H..
vcntion held at st. Alb.u,
largely attended and full.of,....
The annua! meeting of tl.o ST..
of the Vermont ana C.,,.
Company will be held at i;
October I9lh.
~ Presidential election. iu-,
lie only remaining state eye.
hat date will b. in Louisiana
state officers and Con.rr-~m4a
9th.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

EpIroR FKEEMAN:-We suppose that
by this time our Legislature is ready to
vote another large sum from the people 5
purse for the benefit of Nergenncs, after its
visit en- nlassc to that ancient city Would
1t not be well to pause, and try. and cor
rect the errors of Gov. Peck's Extra
Session, (when the Legislature were
bought by Il ride, AMI it is said Il large
quantity of cider.) to change the location
of the Reform School from Waterbury to
|erSenneS, at great expense to the
State? But whether it WIS the ride or the
cider that caused the change. it was
most unwisc act, doing great injustice to
Waterbury, and a great Inconvenience to
the State 1T large, with no correspond
lng benefit. We think the present Legis
l.ture would save money and their good
name, too. by stopping the work at Yer
gennes. and erecting suitable buildings on
-le old grounds at Waterbury.-not build
InS an over-grown. unwieldy AMI cxpen-
>lve institution that is not needed, but a
building OF buildings hat shall be sulfi-
clcnt for the wants of the State and CEN
trally located. No better place could be
found than the old grounds ut Waterbury.
Is it not time that this voting and taking
the time of the l. legislature to visit distant
parts OF the State was stopped, rs expcn-
slve, unwlse and foolish, for i: the State HI,
to pay the Railroad fares it cost one
fourth rs much As the Reform School
ought to cost, and if the Central Yer
mont Railroad carries the LEGISLATURE
without cost it is a great expense to them
Tor which they expect compensation in
Legislation. 1t would be much better to
perfect the very impertectly worlel law
Of two Years ago, 50 that taxes could BE-.
collected from our Railroads. without ask
ing OF accepting any favor from them.
The institutions of the State can all be
Inspected by suitable committee, ut small
cost. and the people of the State will ia.
glad to know that the Legislature are in
the capitol attending to the business FIR
which they were elected AMI no. ,pen l.
ing the peoples money in making cHcur-
sion> that can do no possible good.
IAX PAYEJ,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

STATE EXPENSES -NotwithStan,linr
there Is proper aud CROWN. feclin. that
there should be the highest economy in
the administration of public affairs. still
ito not think there is Il disposition in the
present Legislature to belittle the value of
efficient pubic service. OF TO put the agents
and servants OF the people on !; par with
the market rate of day labor and any zen
crtl or unreasonable attack in this ,irec-
uon Will amount to nothing, if | am able
TO Judge the temper of the Legislature
\crmont has never had :: reputation of
extravaganza in public affairs, and 4
thorough investigation and Il comparison
with the expenditures Of other States will
establish more fully the fact of general
economy in the administration of public
affairs IN the past. When Vermont gets
SO She cannot pay her servants fairly for
the amount of work done, and the cl,rac-
ter OF responsibilities assumed, then GER
tainly 1t would be Il good State to cmiyr,te
Letter to the Ere
Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

\ retired shipmaster, seventy yea,s of
age, named Captain Trim, his daughter,
Mrs. Melissa Thavcr, and il four-ye,rs. old
daughter of the latter, were murdered ut
Busk's Mill. Maine, about twelve miles
from Bangor on Friday night. 1t is sup
posed that the object of the murder was
booty, us Il number of hundl ed dollars was
in the possession of the parties. After
the murder the premises were set on fire.
but the flames were extinrnis,cd hefra
the CRIME was concealed. 1t is supposed
that the murderer has been arrested. and
it is quite possible that the cxasperatcd
neighbors have lynched the rascal before
this.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

lhe Denver (Col. Neus of the Imh i,s,
says There is no longer the shallow of ;,
doubt not only that We have made a clean
sweep OF the stare, bat that the Rouubli-
can majority is fully 200 on the head of
5he ticket, and much more on the lcois-
la''e vote by counties We have nine
Teen out of twenty-six Senators. and
tiilty-one Representative in the House of
lorty nine, with q; chance of still stronger
representation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
The Situation.

Tn. news which we published last week
as probably the result Of the October cleo
ton, later .urns confirmed Williams
Democrat. is elected governor of ln'iian'
by about 300 majority, while the republi
ca IS carry Ohio by something more than
that majority.
Trough the republicans ,lo not give W
Indians. as hopeless in the November con
ties we see no good grounds for counting
l. in the IItveS column. OHIO is ".ale GER
is nlrrowcd down toa contest for the pos
session of New York, which will determine
the result.
In view Of news from the South. which
may comment upon further on, It may
b taken for granted thtt all the old slave
holding states the solid south, casting l3S
electoral votes will 90 for Tildrn. In
addition he vii Probably get the votes of
Connecticut Co., New jersey 30, Indiana
90. and Oregon t3) This would give
him III electoral votes, 1t less than he
needs.
New York. casting 81 votes, and Cali
fornia, casting votes, will hr sharply con
tested. We shoull guess that California
will 90 republican, and have about the
s,me degree of doub alb mt that we
have in regard to New Jersey and Oregon
going democratic If the New York
democrats who opposed Mr.. Tildcn at ST.
Louis knew what they We're talking about,
he cannot carry his own State. The ascu
at the State Convention weakened him
and the republicans of that state are very
hopeful Of carrying it. That their hope is
well founded, there is plenty of demo ratio
testimony. We place therefore New York
and California rs probaI ly among the
republican States.
Hayes is certain Of the remaining 81
electoral votes: and if he receives as
above the vote of New York and Cali
fornia he will have 1913 to III for Tildcn.
We have given. it will! be noticed, all
the Southern States to the democrats
In three Of those States, South Carolina,
have II majority, bat it consists in the
main of the negro vote which will be in
Inundated or killed off according to present
prospects. The game worked itself to Il
successful conclusion, first in Louisiana.
but as it was an experiment there it was
not played with the holiness AMI success
ut first that afterwards attached to it.
When it was tried in Mississippi it was
by the wholesale, and universal suffrage
was made an absolute f,rce The latest
and most complete manifestation is in
South Carolina. Until three or four
months ago it hal not been determined on
by the whites to carry that State ut al
hazards. After the nomination of Wade ,
Hampton and the Hamburg slaughter. it
was seen that the fear of death was the
most powerful argument that could be ad-
dressed TO the mass of negroes, and that
death could take care of those who had not
the fear Of it. No one who has talked
within two months w tn an honest
ontspoken South Carolinian doubts that it i,
the fixed purpose of the ex-rcbel whites TO
carry the State. That end is to be reach
ell. the means will be such Is they deem
are necessary.
Should the vote of these three states de-
termine the presidential election in favor
Of the democratic candidlte, it would be :,
return of the rebels to power not by the
ballot but by AIMS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

Ex-Congrcssman Francis o. Smith
OF Maine died in Portland, on S,turd,v
night, aged seventy Years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

VERMONT MEDICAL SOCIETY. so
clety met ut the State House last WeInas
gay ana hti Il very well attended Session
he papers read and discussions had w.,.
ioil OF interest. a committee was appoint.
ed to memorialize the legislature on s,ni-
tary legislation. And another COMMITTEE,
was appointed to visit and examine the Tn.
sane Asylum and to make report to be.
published in the papers of the State. The
following officers were elected for the
coming year:
President. Geo. Dunsmore. MI &
Adams: Vice President. c. NJ. Chan1lnr
NJ d. Montpelier; Secretary, S. S. Clark
W. 81 Adams; Treasurer. S Putnam
NJ d. Montpelier; Auditor, ID. G. Kemp
~ d.. Montpelier; Censors, Drs. Geordr
Dunsmore. st. Adams; w. B. Lund, Bar
inSton; {. L. Allen, Rutland; S. Putnam.
Montpelier; S. I. Brooks. St. Johnsburv.
H. ID; Ilolton. Brattleboro; P.D Brad,
ford. Mort hficld
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
The Turkish Question.

The latest news from the Fast is that :,
crisis Is rapidly approaching A Nirnn.
dispatch of yesterd. ~ SAYS it is believed in
we'l-lnformed circles there that IN alli,nc,
between Austria and Russia is on the poin,
of being concluded. according to whirl
Russia. in the event of Turkeys refusing
:, short armi,tce, would enter upon mill.
AIRY intervention, while Austria w0ulD
remain neutral. Ru STA would not perm,
nently occupy Turkish provinces. bn,
should events lead to the overthrow of the
Ottoman government Russia would Well.
o Austria such an extension of territory
rs she miyh claim on the grounds of her
commercial or general interests.
The London Times in a leading ar,icl,
points out that peace or war depends UPON
a prompt reply by the Porte to Ru>sia's
demand for II six weeks armistice. Tn,
I""es repeats its argument in favor of the
powers urging Turkey to accept Russia'>
demand.
A special despatch from Berlin say,
=" The great powers have now reverted tn
Lord Derby's earlier proposal 20 conclud,
an armIstirc for six weeks, without con
dltlonS, in order to devise durinp that
period :; basis for Il treaty Of peace
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

TIE MINNESOTA BANK ROBBERY The
robbers who cscarcd from Mortified.
MINI some weeks since have hlI a hard
time Of it. Tnrce of them were soon after
ought alive md Il fourth killed, and now
Frank James, "a fifth. has been CAUGHT
Jesse James Is still ut large. The oanlr
was Missouri one, and known as the
Younger band of outlaws. The Ymlncers
were reinforced by the Jamc>cs. and to-
gether they formed the most ,arinr body
of despertdoe5 the West ha, ever known
They lived in Southern Missouri. and
We're so feared that there was little dan
ger of their arrest after any of their bank
and express robberics They fell upon
evil times when they made their North
field raid. Haywood, the martyr cashier
was remembered at the Bankers Convrn-
ton In Philadelphia, and II substantial. tes
timonial given to his family.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

There is great deal of talk about cx-
tr.vasance and corruption. Let those
who make the charges do their duty Il,
good citizens and fol ow them up. They
Should by all means come before the l,ris-
ative committee appointed to examine
these matters AMI make their CHARGES
specific instead of general
1t there Is anything wrong on the put
OF our State officers or ;tnybpdy else who
has relations with the State right it Gen
eral dc nunciation ana insinuations ay; il
nothing and are either the result of iUno-
rance or cowardice. \ bill Of particulars
brought before the committee for their cx
annexation would bring things to an issue.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

Edward S. Stokes, the murderer Of
James Fisk. Jr., comes out of State Pris-
on on The 18th inst. broken in health. hnt
il rlch man. His mother has prosperou>lv
cared Tor his oil refinery, and Ed " him.
sell has continued his speculations while
IN prison, and is now the owner of :, WV,
valuable patent, which he purchased while.
i'll Sing Sing from convict, for pavinr
streets.