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, 1876-06-07

The soft-money men In tho House hayo
gained an important advantage, which will
enable them to forco vote upon tho cur.
scncy question within the mex. thirty days.
They havo secured IN amendment to tho
rules whereby any bill relating to tho curron-
ey, reported by tho COMMITTEES on Banking
and Currency, can bo brought up and roted
upon ut my time. It ia certain thu.
tho hard-Money men on tho Committee have
Ruceu1nbed to the pressure and consented to
report bill for the repeal Of tie Resump-
ton act, and. as tho rule will enable tho
majority to cut OIL dobnte, tho inaationists
haSe it in their power To bring the House to
vote On tho currency question Whenever
they get ready, which will probably not bo
Until aftex tue st. Louis Convention,
, 1876-06-07

CohstN Ia not alono In his desperate loyc fm
olnee' Inc tcnaeity with which Mr., Il4Yr
pcrslsla IN holding Oh for month longer /;
even more remarkable. Tie Council lave ru.
1uset to concur In the Acting-Afaynr'a rru.oy,I
VI DEittcksoH, md have passrd tllc rcsolutt,n
approving DENIcKsoN's bond oycr the Actup.
mayors veto Yet Mr.. HAYES refuses 10 bwlgs
or Elan.l o'rr thc bools and papers pertaining IN
tAc otlce. Equally with Coty1N, 1t seems to f.. Ia
ne purpose to ctntarrass the city and oppo.a
sne Wishes Of the people as long as possible,
"hy ne docs 50 Is altogether incxpllcablc In n
1nan w'lo l''ss hitherto stood Gu well before h's
community rs Mr.. =. ). HAYES,
, 1876-06-07

MASONIC .--HEsrE1s1A LODGE 40. 4tt, h. r. t.
A. M.-!teRnlar communication at MASONIC Temple,
s0snf,GS f, 54no7 Thr nexrss Xt.i!tns G,sthFen
CHARLES +. FnERsTEll Secretary.
, 1876-06-07

Greeubacks at the New York Gold Ex-
change yesterday closed at 883.
, 1876-06-07

The weatherwise party in Washington
prognosticates cooler weather for this locali-
ty today.
, 1876-06-07

New Chicago Theatre.
Clark gtfeet. between Lake anil Randolph. Hoo1ty'
AlnttrelA4 Afternoon aud evening.
, 1876-06-07

Ndnd'R 1juarun,.
Mnnfnt rtrtct. between Etntc and Dcnshorn. En-
Rnrsncnt Of l'ohctt sicWadc. ''ls!p Van Winkle.'
Atterrao1 And evening.
, 1876-06-07

IIooiey'a Thrntre.
Randolph street. between Clnrk anh Lnsa11c. Ea.
Eagrnlcnt D! Miss lsoso Eyt!nge. "Isoso Nclel."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

\ CRUEL FAslIION.-lhtrt Is no lady
deserving of the name who could witness
without Il feeling OF horror the process of
preparing for use the trtthcrcu beauties
which form such conspicuous ornaments
in die present style of w"men'> hats. If
those " 10 wear such ornaments knew the
fortunes to which these helpless little crca-
lures are subjected. and the hcarllcss cruel
tv with which the business is carried on e.
thrv would shrink from even Indirect COM
picltv in it. OF course the impression pre-
walls that nll birds killed for personal dec
Grafton are killed Immediately when
caught and prepared in the ordinary way
by taNilrrmI.ts; but here is Just where
The mistake is made. The birds arc taken
alive. and while living the skin is skilful-
" stripped from their qu!vcrng, CHASTITY
bodies. BY this process it IS claimed the
feathers retain Il tirmer hold upon the skin
Such is the method by which all birds used
in the decoration of ladies' hats are pre-
pared. Think of the exquisite humminy
bird. the blue bird, the cardinal bird, the
plun,agr. struggling beneath the knife of
the hcarlcsS OPERATOR; think of this, ten
der hearted ladies' Us your admiring gaze
rests on the latest novelties in fashion by
" hich our city bellies are crowned, Hun
,ire,!s Of thousands of birds of the bright
e., plilmnge are literally tlayed alive every
wear. and 50 long rs our ladies will consent
to wear such ornaments. Just so long will
this cruel business continue. The Baron
eSs Burdctt-Coutts has placed herself at
the head OF {, movement in England de-
signed to put an end to the brutal business,
and we hope that she will meet with cor
dial encouragement and cooperation on
this side of the Atlantic.-Sun.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

JIMMIE BLANCHARD AGAIN az MS
IRAvELs.-Jimmie Blanchard. ain
Charlie Ross. is on his travels again lie
left his home last Wednesday with =
team. since which time nothing has been
heard from him. The sheriff is hun,in~
him up. .
Belcher. colored leader in the Georgia
Republican Convention. regards Morton AS
the lineal successor of Charles Sumner "
and says the negroes in Georgi, are solid
for him Foster Blodgett and Judge
Cochrane are on the ground for the line,,l
successor. while Special Agent Morton
Qate Of Virginia) and the federal district
attorney are trying to capture the conven-
ton for Conkling.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

Tn" late DR.. Norman Mcleod recorded
in his 'iary that, having been invited to
preach before the court at Abergeldie, the
Prince Of Wales begged him in advance
''not to preach more than twenty minutes >
Upon this the stout Presbyterian Dean of
the Most Noble Ancient Order of the This
tie plumplv replied that the Prince and the
Court lad nothing better to do on Sunday
than to hear him preach, and he sholld
preach as long as he thought good for them.
He did in fact preach forty-seven min
utcs.' To the credit Of the future Emperor
and King OF England, he adds tina the
Prince listened very respectfully and
thanked him afterward.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

NoLIu .\Ni.Hl, An HrNou rIuN.-
In" Cuban Insurgents are making it live
~ t"r the Spanish, last now, ali along the
l;nc, ;lnd, despite the heavy achievements
from home. the Spanish are everywhere
put on the defensive. and find full employ
mcnt covering tie most important pl ices
attack, leaving the outlying plantations to
take care O: Themselves. Recent nsurrent
successes include the capture and ucstruc-
ton of the town OF Slgul and the adjacent
sugar WAREHOUSES bv the combined
forces under Gomez, AMI the repulse of
the Spanish in 4 sharp engagement at
Encrutl,dt, the insurgents driving them
off the field, with very heavy loss in men
and material, to the shelter of their forts.
under cover of artillery. Gen Garcia.
with 'oNo men and the government of the
republic has crossed the Trocha into the
Cinco Villas district. from Ctmaruey.
DlAZ and his rrvoluiioni>t followers ia
the number of several thousand are still
roaming IN detached bands throurh the
northern districts of MeNico but make little
progress to the capital. There are rulnors
OF dls>enslons i'll the Lnrdo government
however, and its dissolution is not improh-
able. President Lerdo, however, is firm
and by no means disposed to decline a re-
election, declaring that to yield would be
to abandon the constitution.
The revolution in Iayli continues. The
people III the southern portion favor Solo
mon' now IN jamaica, for president those
OF the north are for CanOl, but the latter
will not fight tor it. Rameon. the new
president. was killed by Il man whose
brother he massacred in 1879, and Gen.
SaT4uet' commander Of the troops at Port
au Prince, has been Shot by the troops as
traitor Some SlSO,O0O was secured
from the depoSed Dominique as he was
leaving the island; he is accused of hayino
robbed the treasury Of $4,000 900 in three
wears.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

Anna Dick on made her debut rs an
actress ut the Globe Theatre i'll Boston
Monday evening. She wrote her own
play. \ Crown Of Thorn~," and makes
Anne Eoleyn the heroine. Tie part OF
Anne is taken hy Miss Dickinson. \ full
house greeted Miss Dickinson and gave her
much applause. The critics are divided
in their Judgment. some attacking both
play and rendering >avagcly. and others
claiming that the new actress is to he one
of power when She gets more fully rid Of
her lecture platform training. If crit will
give success Mis-, Dickinson will win at
the last
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

Thu heaviest mill failure thtt W stern
MIS-achU-ctt> has ye' seen Is that of ilar-
vcy Arnold & Co.. Of thr North AID Inns
Print works, shutting up their mill, that
Of Gallup. llou.hton Il Smith and +. H.,
Arnold X Co.. II North Albums, the Will
Jamestown Manufacturing Company at
William-town, the North Pownal Manu-
featuring Company at Pownal, VT, and
the Arnoll>onville Mill at South Adams, n
total of six mills, with aggregate liabilities
of probably over million of dollars, and
assets Of mostly unsacable property, cost
ING probably 81 100000. Tie mills ran
in All over 1000 looms on print goods, and
some 500 people are thrown out ofcnploy
mcnt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

HoUsE.-Somebodv has been tctraying
the secrets Of the White House to His Mai
esty the Emperor Of Brazil; When Dom
Pedro finished reading the executive mts-
sage sent to the House of Representatives,
yesterday he put down his paper and OBJ
served: " All dat ees poorly goot for nv
friendt Meester Feesh. '-Brooklyn Argus.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

RuBENsTEIN.-Pc>ach Rubens tein, Of
Brooklyn, n. Y, condemned to death for
the murderer of Sarah Alexander. was
found dead in his cell at the Broklvn i,il
Tuesday, 1t was first supposed that he
had committed suicide. but death ro,l,r
resulted from physical exhaustion. He
had threatened suicide and cndeavored 70
obtain laudanum, but the dangerous druo
was kept from him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

The prospectus of the Rutland Nerd,l
will be found in another column. It.
news columns are always well filled. and
il exhibits an enterprise in getting the ma
tcrial> for 81 filling them that would DC
credit To dtilc> of much greater prrten-
>ion~, published in places three or four
time, the size of Rutland The Urt1t
processes to be- Il party newspapers In,
after all i is n Independent and on, spoken
rs many sheets that MAKE Il special boz i
of independence. 1t i Il good newspaper
Is those who take it know, and a7 those
who become Few subscribers to it will tin,
out. The DUy Ntrtl hv the way
reaches il subscribers in Eastern NcI.
mont on the day of Publication >omrthin.
that is no. always truc Of some 9th 7 Yer
mont dailic>.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

Ii is the opinion Of the Cincinnati Com
mrcial that the breaking Of The ocean ca
bic was not accidental Some one seems
to have been engaged, as in the case o.
Keith, the dynamite ticn1, in the eoul.-
tive destruction of property.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

TEMPORARY lNpI>CKEriON.-The Mary
land republicans last week instructed their
delegates to 90 for Mr. Blaine. The cX-
speaker had written to eX-congressman
Thomas saying that such a course would be
very gratefully received by him and Mr.
Thomas who WAS suffering from too much
balm" undertook to read the request to
the convention. They succeeded in stop
ping him. bat the episode has made the
eX->pctkcr's friends little nervous As it
isn't pleasing to the general public to see
the machinery turned even if they know
the crank is therc.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

LIE WEALTH OF THE CANDIDATES.
Speaking of Mr.. Blainc's great wealth.
am reminded that. though he be s,rck, n
ont of the list of candidates because of his
railroad speculations, we shall hardly have
\ poor man for our next president. On
the democratic side. if the nomination he.
one of the five principal canlilatr> Il poor
man will not be taken. Tildcn is prob ably
the wealthicst of the five. H., is put down
at 81 900 GOO or S5,OOO.0Oo. Jul-c Davis
is the po>sessor of more than - .Op0.OO0,
and Thurman is very rich. BavarI is
wcllto-do, although not u millionaire
Hancock has some property, it is said Oh
the republicans who are prominent c:ndi-
dates, Morton is said to be the poorest, am!
Blaine is undoubtedly the richest OF all.
Conkling is possessed of something over
100000. part of which he, like Blaine
has made in railroad speculttions. He i,
also largely paid by several wealthy cor
porations. Bri>tow and Hayes are both
. well off" The former has probably
SlOO. 900, and his wife has received u leo;t-
cy Of $4,000 within a year HAYES is
richer than Bristow. 1t is doubtful wheth
CT Mr. Wheeler of New York is much
richer than Morton = I'uSllnqiOn Letter IN
BOSfOn UfruH
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

\ lively contest is impending for the
seat Of Senator Ferry. of Michigan, whose
term will expire on the 4th of next March.
Mr.. Ferry is Il candidate for reelection
but will meet with an active and popular
opponent in Governor Bagley. Secretary
Chandler may also be a contestant for the
seat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

fEEsoNAL.-Robert Roberts, E,q. who
IS well remembered by those present at the
last session Of the legislature rs one of the
Senate reporters. is now practicing his
profession in Chicago, and has formed a
law partnership with T. c. Hale of that
city. Mr.. Roberts i, Il son Of Daniel Rob-
erts Of Burlington, ard law "runs in the
blood there as we'll as in the Hale fam
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

The Italian tramp, Pclle@rmo Michele
arrested for setting fire to Mrs. Weeks
buildings, WAS brought before Justice Gil
man. of st Adams, Saturday evening, and
fully proved to be all he seems, Il regular
tirc-bug. He confessed to having set the
fire. probably with the hope of gain; and
confessed TO having fired a barn in Canada
which with the one at Ira>burgh are prob
ably but three of the many ncendiarv fires
which can never be accounted for. and
which have Teen u pa,timc or means of
vengeance for thi, scoun lrcllv tramp. He
treated the matter aS n joke. and wa.
bound up in the sum of ! 600.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

The Ohcftn"hcc swamp, in southern
Georgia and month Florida, way down
upon tie SWnnce river. for generations :,
refuge for runaway slaves, has been sur
vrNtd. II measures one hundred and ttr-
tv-two miles in circumfcI enrr, and, with
the >inuU>iti,~. one hundred and eighty
miles around. This vast formation, thirty
miles long and seventeen mil, wide. is
the largest swamp in the United States.
Indians have lived there until recently,
cultiNating gardens; and in the depths Of
tie forests and unglc> are thousands OF
bears and a great many Florida gers >
the cougar CT American panther. One
curious experience Of the Surveying party
was to find themselves ut one time, while
in the midst Of Il swamp, suffering for w
ter The discovery of Il lumber OF
mounl> j. also reported. Several >hel,
tons were taken out of them. but some
q Unhlcd II soon rs exposed 10 the air.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

MORE SuvEH.-Sc Secretary Br,tow has
decided that fund of three millions in
silver, which had been used in the void
coinage operations at the mint, and coined
before the passage Of the resumption act.
can de paid out at the sub treasures on
government checks.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10
Piner COnfaSSeS.

December, 1873, he murdered bridget
Landcrgan, and July I, 1874. committed
the assault on Mary Tyner. This Mary
Tvncr recovered and always refused to tell
who assaulted her, and Piper was not sus
pecteu. The Tvncr woman after recover
ing. returned to her old ways, and is now
in Jail rs a night walker,
Pipers confession was made to his coun
sell and their interview is thus described
in the Boston JO1rnal:
BY some means. the conversation took
such Il turn that the statement made re-
Gently by Piper concerning the accidental
DEATH was referred to. Then Mr.. Brown
asked Piper to repeat that story. Piper
did 50. and at the close of the narration
Mr.. Brown said:
"Now. Piper, You are not telling me the
truth You have not told that story us YOU
told it in the first place. If You have any
thing to tell me now that is true, will
hear it, but if not must bid you goodbye
and leave vul!.
Piper after some hesitation. said: Mr..
Brown, will tel You the whole truth.
killed the little GIRL
How dill You do il?" inquired Mr..
Brown.
Piper replied: . | took the bat from the
lower room. before or about the commence
ncnt of The school, to kill somebody. At
that time carried it up into the ;ludito-
rum, bat during the session of the Sunday
School took it fIom the auditorium and
'arricl i to the bclirv After the close of
the school came down stairs and opened
the. doors Then | went uD aU1n at the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10
Che freeman.
NpNTPTIIFR.NT-.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 10. 1876.



@lgcd. at such times u 1t can spare from
:ttcnIing the Centennial IN sitting IN
ud-mcnt IN the case OF Mr. " lllIam heih-
nap. private citizen of the ntcd States
The House OF Representatives Is not 'oIe
10 keep the more august branch oil our h'-
tjunal legislature supplied with ordinary
business and ! working me >'"' % 1t
extraordinary ho~.'l''>
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'h:'ll F"t" th't TIE senate go i'"' ''N' ''
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fnrIr own prospects ana me P''-P', t., VI
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these lhIh9- HNd l. ~. H'>i l-tU 10y III
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10
SPEAKER KEHE Nor TO RESIGN

SPEAKER KEHE Nor TO RESIGN.-The
New York EJIr, S. denies the report that
Mr. Kerr is to resi- m the Speaker>hip upon
the authority of cN-SurTcon General
William A. Hammond, Mr.. kcrrs con-
>ultinr physician. DR.. Hammond SAYS
Mr.. kerrs health is not in an alarming
condition. lie is suffering mainly from
the fleets of ovrrwork. but his nervous
organization i rnimpliled. DIR. Ham
monI has advised him to leave the State
of Indiana. thu. climate of which j. nlala-
rial; and under this advice he has cone to
Richmond, from which point he will pro
coed to he mountains of North Carolina.
" here hc Will remain during the entire
Summcr.n hope of rc>loringh is shattered
health. Rest and entire removal from
mental excitement. his physician says.
Will rc> store him to perfect health. Speaker
Kerr Will probably never again return 10
Indiana, except Il a visitor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

The chWy"> against >,nttor Morton, OF
Indjan1, >iml ~ resulted ia bringing prom
inrntlv into notice the fact that when. dur
inc ihe war. the Copperhe.,d~ il the LIZ
stature attempted to lie his hands. and re-
fused TO make appropriations with which
to fit ont II oops, he took the responsibility
of raising the money himself, whic! when
it was reimbursed 10y the National Govern
mont. lie repaid t. tn, parties by whom it
was loaned. y Joint committee Of the Lcy-
iSlatule, composed of the most prominent
Democrats. examined his accounts and re-.
ported that they We're correct - Il cent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

Rev. William Buel Sprague, the We'll
known clergyman and author, died at his
residence in Flushing. l.. l., Sunday. May
7th. He was born in Andovcr, Conn, in
100, graduated nj Yale College in lSlJ,
studied for three years ut the Theological
Seminary ut Princeton College. n j., and
in August, 1919, was ordained pastor of
the PRESBYTERIAN church ut West SPRING
field, Mass. He continued here ten wears.
and in 1890, was installed pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian church at Albany,
where he continued until 1869 when he
retired from the ministry and settled down
in Flushing. DIR. Sprague was IN author
Of many religious works, and Of the eNtcn-
sive compilation, "AnnalS of the American
Pulpit" He also contributed To many
periodicals and published 40 occasional
sermons and addresses. AZ a clcrnVmnn
and author he was one Of the oldest and
most widely know of our American clergy
men.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10
THE GOyERNORSHIP.-T wordy war

THE GOYERNORsHIP-T wordy war
between the Harris and Estey men con-
tinues without abatement. We notice the
St. Albans -4drertiSer whistles both these
gentlemen down the wind and pitches in
to the notion that the placo 9 belongs to
Windham County in very lively man
ncr.
The Adret1iSer wants Hon. George Mich
OILS. or Hon. +. p. Walton, or Judge
Picrpoint, if Gov. Peck is not to be re-
elected. Matters look pretty we'll mixed
up but if we were to judge from present
indications Col. Mead is not at all unlike
" to be nominated.
The worst thing about his case is that
farmers are not in - line Of promotion :"
to the governorship according to the run
of things for Il dozen or thirteen Years in
this State, and it would be little danger
Gus to let them into the ring there are so
many of them that, if they were to step in
now and then, the office wouldn't 90
around among all the professional and
mercantile gentlemen who are open to its
alurements in fact it's Us much rs ever if
there's enough frequency to it to 90 around
now satisfactorily.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

MuI~ - 'lhc convict Miles ha, been
writing to Washington and telling more
about til" safe Burglary His letter givc>
really nothing in addition to what was in
hi~ former statement except Tint he tells
The ntne- of shc men he then refused to
@iv" II" HOW says directly that B,bcoch
vy5s the man I.c met in New York. and
that Contractor Evans was the man he Saw
in the closet at the place of the burglary
Il j. merely question of vrraeity between
Miles amt Bthcoch, and it shows that pub
liz opinion j. rather against the latter
vh.n folks are u, much inclined, u they
seem TO Ice, 10 hclicvc Miles
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10

SPEAKER KERR. Mr.. Kerr in conse-
uucncc Of continued ill-hcallh with threat
-ning results, and on the peremptory d.
recion of Il council of physicians, has de-
ci,ied to resign his position as Speaker Of
the House of Representatives.
The health of Mr.. Kerr ever Since his
lection has been Il source of great ankle
tv not only to his friends and family, but
to himself. and it has been So precarious
that it was sometimes feared he might not
survive from week TO week. 1t has been
with the greatest difficulty and pain that
he has been able tc preside even rs briefly
as he has, and his hy>cians have long
impressed upon linn the fact that the
anxiclc> of the office would impede if not
wholly prevent his recovery. lie Is row
satisfied that he will not be able to resume
the chair for any length of time, and that
the House is entitled to choose Il Speaker
who can discharge the duties of the office
Mr. Kerr has air, adv declined II rc-elec-
ton to Congress. and hi> friends say that
if hc does not recover before midsummer
he Will resign his scat in Congress.