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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

\ fresh story about Robert Houdin. the
slight hand performer is told in 4 no,v
London book. He once entertained with
his tricks Il company of Arabs. in Algeria
After 4 feat with a gun, an old Arab asked
the privilege Ola shoot with his own pistol
Houdin consented. but deferred the trial
until the next day. In the interim he.
made two balls OF wax and lampblacR
One of these he made hollow, and filled il,
with blood At the performance he allow
ed the Arab to choose a lead bullet from /,
saucer full, hut in loading the pistol con
trivcd to use the solid wax counterf,
OF course the trickStcr was not injured by
he firing. Bah he said, You have been
unable to draw blood from me with bul-
let. Lut | will draw blood from von,l-r
wall" He loaded the pistol again. u>n.
the other prepared ball. and the stain Il
blood that was left on the wall astounde1
the Arabs
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

The physician iii attendance on Mrs
Upper, the noted bee culturist of Iowa
who is accused of a series of forgcries il
that state, is said not to be satisfied wheth
er she Is really insane or merely Stimulating
that condition. She remains in her bed al
the hotel in Monticello, Iowa, and refuses
to converse. \ letter frem her brother
Rev. J. Wheaton Smith, ID. d., of Phila.
delphia, strengthens the theory of her in.
sanity. lie says. 9 In girlhood she was q
Sleep walker; in late years, when living in
Newton, she wandered off into the woods
in IN unsettled and confused state of the
mind in the daytime, and was brought
home thoroughly chilled and beside her.
self
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16
Our State Finances.
NoxTPELrFR. Feb, Q, 1876

NdNTPELIFR, Feb 9, 1876
Editor Of the Free Press and Times
S1R:I notice in your paper of the sth instant com
muuication from Inquircr.' iii which ne ASKS WY
is it that the PEOPLE OF TIE STAG are are tn'a WHY Is i
that STATE Treasurer has been allowed to carry year
after year balance of three hundred thousand collars
i'll the treasury. . oou ,,oo,
Now Mr. Editor. no such balances have eyer Dee cen
carried over "InIurer evidently l"s SIN, pl t
fact that the yearly statements rendered and lluDs.eu
are maze ils after the collection of the annual tax
which used for the disbursements OF the year lolio"
The tax nov being paid is not due until June next
and the Treasurer cannot ask for dollar OF II uhtii
that time All ben maze ARE nlnn 'S with
collectors t" over TO the treasurer now or h ne ~
Of i'm nN no s9bp ba 'n to pay
current expenses Last year the disbursements be
FEB and June IN ct s nn9 so s. a nn
the 18th January lastthe sum total Of funds hid ny
the Treasurer in all the hanks in which the funds are
rent year Tor court expenses i'll excess OF the same
class expenditure, last 50 that instead on car
pose there Will lie surplus of resources arlicaoIe &c
and designed for the present fiscal year :, ,a
now viii put into the treasury the sum of S3si9 $40 10
less cent til" adL ance pay !nents; from "ni,
qurer oyerlooked i'll his examination OF statliit
al ing ordinary expenses Xs2 9folo wilch we M!
rely estimate ndE la1t t., yt aors orders or
estimated the same as last ear l4 f et aret,
on fun led debt, $500; total So ,25 So
Ii tie following liable and thcr" shou ID
he 10 ,auce p&ymelts If taxes, next year INST al u
having balance to carry over, the stat" reasuf
VIII trpbIitv of large amount III u
should possible t. reduce the state expenses SO as
to come within the resources provided, 1t would bt
very iriblr t. do IT, but OF that there Is no roba
hy IL nclu-ipn allow me t" say that those most
familiar with tse matters expect the treasury vii he
obliged run CLOSE and borrow at that, before the
hscll year ending July 81. $50 Is closed
Respectfully.
j \ PAGr Treasurer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16
N ENrIEINiNr STATION IN ' EEMON

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- ~ ii''i H'->i '''N - h'''H'N
! he State Board Of Agriculture have re-
solved to establish m experiment station,
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''''' - '''' ''N'' '|' ' - ''''''>' -
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= ttI"n~ ami experiments ~ shall srrm to
INN I'N y u >'hn'lN amt r\p.ith me re-
AI"h~ 81 ~r'N"tr IL agriculture. maze al
Niilon~ /" our Aho" trdgr ANA skill IN lh'
ru''iN1t'"n I'll th'' ~'.l AMI raising an" care
"' stock ;liii project IL lfp!n lr1)ld ana I'M
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

Mc>srs. Briggs & Bro. the celebrated
scedmen, Of Rochester y. Y. have sent Ms
the January number of their Quarterly
which is i'll Il more c)ndcn>cl form than
heretofore. owing to their intention of is
suing IL Centennial catalogue, which
they intend shall be authority on all THINGS
relating 70 flowers and plants, AMI is to be
given free 90 all pstroA> Of their house.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

lii. father OF the famous Leland fimily
of hotel keepers was Simon Leland, who
drove the first stage over the Green Noun
tains and established the Green Mountain
Coffee House at Landgrove, Bennington
county, almost 4 century ago.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

The New York paper, report that james
Parton AMI lis >tep-dauyhtcr, Miss FL
dreayc. We're m ,rrird in that city on
Thursday, by Rev. DIR. Tlng. which legal
ICES their relations Sd long rs they stay out
of Massach lset,-.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

ST. ALBANS BUTTER MAEkET. Feb. T..
MAJ kct dull, no change to note in prizes.
Common to fair, u to Is cents: medium
to good. - To - cents; winter made, 81.
- cents: :tll butter so to - cents.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

AEl:t SLED. -Wiu>loN, the Boston forc-
CT, is reported to htve been arrested in
London, yesterday. III, wife went to
Rotterdam, hut Win~low fooIi,!lly stopped
in England, with ,yhich country we have
an eNtradition treaty. His wife had few
thousand dollars which She has Surren-
dcred. Win>.ow will be brought back to
Massachusetts. where he will doubtless re.
ccivc much deserved punishment
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16
Criticism and Action.

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16
Tho Alaska Fur Seal Fisheries,

The reply of the Secretary of the
Treasury to the resolution of the House
of Representatives calling for Information
relative to the seal fisheries of Alaska
makes a volume of 47S pages. OF these.
277 pages comprise a report made by MI.
Henry W. Elliott. a special agent OF the
Treasury Department, in November, 1914
mon the condition of affairs in the Ter
ritorv of Alaska' Mr.. Elliott's topics
are the character of the country, the ma
,ivcs, the duty of the government. trade
and traders. the sca-Otter, affairs on me
seal islands, the habits Of the seal. fish
and fisheries and orthodoxy OF the islands.
The remainder of the volume is made up
of official correspondence and reports and
the lease from the Uuited States to the
Alaska Commercial Company of San
Francisco OF the right to take fur seals on
the islands of St. George and St Iaul
within the territory for twenty years from
the first day of May, 1870. BY this IL
strument it is agreed that not more than
10000 seals year shall be killed; that
the company shall pay a rental of Soo'ooo
year, a revenue tax of s. 81 Il Tor each
skin, and Il tax of fifty-tive cents gallon
upon all the oil obtained FROM the seals :;
that the company shall furnish to the M
tivts of the islands every year ., 600 dried
salmon, sixty cords Of tirewood, and salt
and barrels for preserving meat. and slltlI
maintain a school for the education OF the
natives. 1t is also provided that no spirit
uous liquor shall be sold or given to the
natives.
In the spring of 1875 Mr.. J. S. Moore.
of this city, wss sent by the Secretary OF
the Treasury to San Francisco to inquire.
among other things. into the Alaska seal
trade in its relations especially to the rev
enue interests of the United States. Upon
his return Nh Moore made IN interesting"
report upon the subject. After compar-
inc the accounts of the company. the
custom house entries and certificates OF
tax paid, and the accounts o: sales or
Mcssrs. Lampson II Co., of London, the
firm to which the skins are consigned, ana
after finding 4 slight discrepancy which
may be readily explained by unintentlonal
errors in counting. he reaches the follow
inc conclusion:
perfectly sat5hei nat the-c i5r as ar- r%r
Iii rs on tie isiands. the filters Of ss that
nr ne skins the os{! on las IN 4" d RAJ
t are onT r and all IN fn4n}n an ntatr
As to the tax on oil. Mr.. Moore says
that II fur seal yields about half II gallon OF
oil. the commercial value OF which i from
thirty to thirtv-tive cents a gallon. that
the tax was waived by Secretary Rchard-
son in 1874, but that even then the com
panv did not find it profitable to render
the seals killed into oil. lie adds
tits nevertheless to lie regretted that slsh 4 yer
feet ld litty five cents PER gallon i"r IN
7e4l Il should have t"nnd a PLACE III the leAs" am
have been seriously agreed upon
10, <,f y, i'll, ~ tn N
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

Lands, of the LAn,lis-C arruth Vincland
tragedy, has been PRONOUNCED sane, and
released from custody.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16
News and Gossip.
William Lloyd Garrison is connncd to his room b.!
a protractc illness.

One million dollars in silver IS now on thc way
from San Francisco to London
All the naval vessels have been ordered from
Kew West, Fla, to Port Royal
There are fifty reporters in attendance Al Inc
trial of General Babcock in st. Louis
The Welch citizens at Philadelphia have arranged
for n national eiseddford during the expos ition.
MIR John Barrett of Unierhill found dead ;
in h is bed on Wednesday morning. Heart disease
was the cause.
A We stern paper say of GOV. Hoffman: lie Is I
n good man. but one diff :uly is his friends are all
in foreign parts now
A. j. Chills, ESD, formerly of Vermont has
been appointed state agent Oh 'ti 't'i'i7 Va
Husbandry in Missouri
bill has been introduced IN the House to pre-
vent the useless slau ghter of huflaloea within the
territories of the United States
An,lreas Fuchs, who murdered William mmons
in William, .burch wa, on the Oh indicted Tor muir
der by the brooklyn grand jury.
Mr.. Franci, Fem, the we'll known Rutland
druggist, has succunJcI to The pressure of The
times, Liabilities about 5000.
The threatened war between Guatemala, saliva
dor and Honduras has Blown over, AMI an AMIGA
Die understanding has been arrived At.
There Is considerable opposition 10 the $4,000
-''N'N -
| appropriation for The centennial in the Kansas
| House, but it is believed it viii finally pass.
Moody and Sankey's choir in New Nolk j. com
posed of 600 sopranos, 30 ba,,os 20 tcrors and
POO altos. Enough for ordinary rcchoilmentS.
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/ The ofhrla' correspondence lel"tl'e 10 purchase
by GIeat Britain OF The kheiIVc'7 shares IN inc
>uez cannal was made pubic yesterday Inc
| Iiothchis rccelve-, per cent interest Uhti' The
British government ftluht--
The none has written A letter 10 tie car OF
Russia. reproachin- Llm Tor the persecution OF
Cathol,,s IN hi, ,omluion- ana threaten a.. the
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

DARTMOUTH CrIITNE.--At the recent
meeting of the Trustees of Dartmouth
elected Treasurer. The sum of which, by
amicable agreement. the claims of the
College upon til e~l ,tc of the late Treas
tlcd including mortgage of y .5or upor
his houec. WAS S3o.0uO The annual tut
ton in the Acadcmical Department wa
raised from so to 90, the change t,
take effect at the beginning of the nnx,
college year. Sept. |.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

Judge Barrett is enga gcI in writing an
opinion in the celebrated Brattlcboro case
between the school committees and the
Catholic residents. Tie opinion will be
read at the approaching term of the SUI
preme court for Windham county. 1t is :
case that has excited comment bv tn,
press far AMI near AMI the decision will be
awaited with interest
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16
EortY.FOnrth Congress.

WEDNESDAY. Scnatc--The Senate,
passed the bill to pay the First national
bank of st. Adams, VT. 1913. 500, the value
of United States notes held by said bank
as financial agent of the United States, and
stolen by raiders from Canada in 1864, but
struck out the clause providing for the
payment of interest on that amount from
October 10, 1864, until the time Of the
payment
So many of the presidents official
household are now absent in St. Louis,
either rs principals or witnesses in the
whisky eases. that there is nobody left to
carry the official messages to Congress
The president has therefore dcputed one Of
his sons, Ulysses $. Grant, Jr., to take
his official message to the Senate, and to
be recognized by the presiding officer as
rs Mr.. Secretary.
House. Messrs. Springer and Cox made
speeches in support of the reduced con
sular and diplomatic bill.
THURSDAY. Senate. The Senate passed
the bill to extend the time for the construc-
ton Of the Northern Pacific railroad, and
talked awhile on the centennial bill with
ont action.
Housc. There was Il lively and not al
together scemlv >pat to-day. between
Mes>rs Springer of Illinois and Hale OF
Maine, based upon Il remark of llale's AT
which Springer took otfcnse.
Mr.. Blaine took occasion to deliver his
long talked of financial speech and was
replied to by Mr.. Tarbox, of Mass, who
had somcway obtained Il printed copy OF
Blaine's speech, which he had the dis
courtesy to use. Even with this advantage
his reply was very weak Mr. Blaine pre-
sented the usual hard money arguments
very forcibly, and his speech is admitted
on all hands to have been Il most able
one.
FRIDAY. S.1utt The Senate did little
but pass by II vote of II to Is the centen
NAL bill just rs it came from the House.
House. The consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill passed with all the re
trtnchment features put into it 10y the ap
preparation committee, The bill appro
PIRATES S9l4, 900, being u reduction of 5 40,
900 from the bill rs passed last year. The
votes up to the final one showed pretty
distinctly the party line, the republican
pretty generally voting against the sever
rctrenchmcnt features of the bill. but OF
the final vote they broke and voted >olidl,
with the democrats. the VOC standing 10
to ,
Fernando Wood and some other easter,
democrats opposed many of the stringen
provisions of the bill claiming they woul,
cripple our commerce.
MONDAY. .>euuf,. After wadin- throug
a sea of routine business, the Senate lis
tened to Norton defence OF Pinchbac
and advocacy of his claim.
L I
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

ANoruIE LIE-Thc New York Sua,
with it usual accuracy. prints as evidence
against O. +. Babcock. letters of the
Peoria and Springfield, ILL.,. whi>key rings,
in which Babcock'~ name is freely used
cock in that ring, altogether another man
from the Presidents secretary. Dana
SIM shines for Grant and his friends toe
pcrsi,t cn1lN.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

Gen. Ord commander of the military
department of Texas, has given the select
committee of the House on the Texas from
tier troubles Il very full and intelligent &C
count of the cattle raids to which the ram
chcros on the American side of the Rio
Grandc are subjected and his remedy for
it. which, in brief is to increase the caval-
ry force on the Rio Grande, pursue the
tlicvin@ bands to the Mexican side of the
river. and deal out summary punishment
on the robbers. He thinks that. whatever
opposition the local authorities might
make to such a practical course, the gen
eral government of Mexico would not
make any. He has for some time. bad q
mutual arrangement with the Mexican
ern states Of chihuahua, by which Indian
expeditions are followed on either side of
the river, and on some occasions the Amer
lean and Mexican troops cooperate in
movements againstthc Indians, rations be-
inc supplied by his orders to the Mcxican>
lie is confident the only feasible mode of
putting down cattle forays is by following
up the robbers in similar way.
Inc Trial Of Rubcnstcin for the murder
of Sara Alexander in New York wa, con-
cluded and the case given to the jury at >
o'clock Saturday afternoon The jury was
out IN hour and twenty minutes when it
returned with Il verdict of guilty of
murder i'll the first degree, The court
room was packed with spectators. and
there was considerable excitement. The
prisoner was the picture Of despair, and
looked as if he expected to be found guilty
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

Nearly all Saturday morning was taken
up in trying to trace through telegraph
clerks OF st. Louis and Washington, and
by the door-kecpers and messengers of
the Executive Mansion certain dispatches
not vet admitted, to prove that they were
received and sent back and forth between
joyce ard Mcdonald here and General
Bahcock in Washington. Finally the de-
fence waived this proof as to one dispatch
and allowed the following, admitted to be
in General Babcock's handwriting, to he
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

As to the tax on oil. Mr.. Moore says
that Il fur seal yields about half Il gallon OF
oil. the commercial value of which is from
thirty to thirty-tive cents a gallon, that
the tax was waived by Secretary Richards
son in 1874, but that even then the com
pany did not find it profitable to render
the seals killed into oil. He adds:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16
Is )>iDN NARkE +. |

COL. BOSTON, Tuesday, IL E.
l. =. >INc-- 1881 ICgi>tcIcl, IT,,
do Hr coupon,
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The Morning herald., 1876-12-12

WE call attention to the advertisement
of Valdosta Institute, which appears in
another column.
This fne property can be bought, We
learn, for $1,000 90, at which price it ia
very cheap. A prosperous school is now in
operation there, with good opportunity
or increasing the number OF scholars. The
main building could be easily converted
into hotel, and a. many Northerners spend
the winter there, it could be made profit
able TO SO use it.
Valdosta is in the far South, near th.
line Of Florida. 1t has a semi-tropica
climate, and is remarkable for healthful
ness. Society and religious privileges arr
excellent,