Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-31

1t seems that instead of being ordered
South for the winter, Gov. Fairbanks is
almost well, and will stay at home and at
tend to business.
The Supreme Court has decided to al.
iourn until the 10Th of February, on ac-
count Of five of the justices being called to
serve on the Electoral tribunal, thus leav-
ing the court without quorum.
Mr. Bret Hartc is said to have received
about dollar ~ word for what he wrote
during his years engagement with Osgood
but this is something of IN exaggeration.
\ Boston writer says that his Two Men
of Sandy Bar" has brought him $4,000.
TRICHINE IN CoNNECrICUT.--A few
days since, Gustave j. Harder of New
Haven obtained a piece of ham, from
which he, his wife and TWO children ate
freely before it was cooked. A day or two
later all of the the family showed similar
symptoms of sickness. such as stomach
ailments, dizziness in the head etc. A
physician being called decided that they
were suffering from the effects of trichn@,
and IN examination Of Il portion of the
ham confirmed his decision, for in piece
of the meat no larger than the point of a
penknife were discovered eight little ami
mails known us trichinm. If people will
eat pork, they should first well cook it.
SHARP SMUGGLING.-Th recent trial OF
Wallace IL. Webster of Malone, and Mar
tin V. B. Meeker, of MORA, in the United
States District Court, Mt Albany, developed
some interesting facts. 1t appears that
Webster and Meeker established store
ut Trout River, on the Canada line, thir-
teen miles from Malone. One door open.
cd into Canada and the other into New
York State. Through this domicile it is
charged that they brought large quanti-
ties of shoe serge and many other articles
into the State, which, by ovading the pay.
ment of duty thereon, they were enabled
10 sell to shoe manufacturers ut from 10 to
u per cent less than the market price. II
is said they have been engaged in the bus.
mess for years. The jury in the case Of
Webster brought in u verdict Of guilty,
and the prisoner was sentenced to Clinton
Prison for two years. to pay fine of $500
and the costs Of prosecution,
The grasShoppers were kinder to the
Minnesota farmers than their creditors are
now. The destruction of their crops left
them without means to pny the interest on
their mortgages, and the money lenders Of
several counties have been so heartlcss us
to bring foreclosure suits and dispose oil
many of the farms. The epilhets which
are discharged by the farmers conventions
ut their common enemies have u sharp
edge. For instance: prairie wolves
" money sharks" " hearlless Shyocks. .
This doubled-barreled resolution appears
rather formidable when it is borne in mind
how the Missouri night riders were run to
earth in the swamps not long ago;
" Resolved, That we are willing to pay
our creditors every dollar we owe them
rs fast rs lies in our power, but to have
our property taken from us, seaving our
families destitute, n charge upon the coun-
ty or State, is IN outrage that we will nc
longer submit to, and before the God oil
heaven and our Gellow-men, we will resist
all further attempts to beggar ourselves
and Our neighbors."