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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

DARTMOUTH CoLLEGE.-Prof. Young
has finally accepted the call to Princeton.
The time was short to raise the sum ne
cessary to retnin him, although the out
look was very favorable. Bat at Prince
ton the winters are not as severe and there
are better facilities for educating his
children. Princeton has before this called
away noted men from Dartmouth,-Pro-
fessors Putnam, Packard and Aiken. II
is thought Prof Young will return part
of each year and give attention to the
instruction in his department, so that the
real loss to the students will be small
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

Charles Devens is the third attorney
general taken from the Massachusetts, SUI
preme court within II quarter of century
namely Caleb Cushing in 1858, Ebenez-
er r. Hoar in 1862 and Charles Deyens in
1877.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
The following are the Senate Standing
Committees in which the names of our
Vermont Senators amman.

Finance Morrill, of Vt, Dawes of Macs Fo,r,, =,
Mich Jones of New Allison Of Ia, Hove Of Viz 81
bISafd OF Deli Herman Of n and Wallace Of Pa
of o., and Mcdonald of Ind - i'i'' thurman
Mich. Va W. an" Chllbtancy OF
Public Buildings Dawes of Mass.. Morrill, ~ ".
o1eroq OF PA Salisbury of Del and Jones Of Fla ~
f EStiucaIqn ana Labor Burnside of r. L. Patterson
Smsq Of ST. MaIey of Tex Bailey Of Tenn aud
- LHi5r9ry-Howe of Wis, Edmunds of w. and Ransom
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
JOE COBURN.

There is some hope for New York. Joe
Coburn, the pugilist, and democratic pol
itician, discharged his little pistol at a 20
liceman few weeks ago and wounded
him. The law, which men of the Coburn
kidney have heretofore laughed at, took
hold of him, and Joseph was not only con-
yicted, but sentenced to ten years in Sing
Sing, This ru1iian has been the terror Of
New York for years. lie has been n
prizo-fghter, keeper of all sorts of Grim
inaI resorts. and has been arrested hun
dreds of times, but he was so useful to the
democracy in handling reporters, and in
organizing the shoulder-hitters, for cleo
ton days, that he has always been let off
much punishment. But the day
Of these fellows is over. Public opinion
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
FRIGHTENED CROWDS

m Another terrible accident took place
Thursday night, A series of meetings are
being held in St. Xavier Catholic church.
for women and children, under the direc-
ton of II Jesuit missionary, who is a
wonderfully moving preacher. lie was
dwelling on the horrors of purgatory and
had the congregation of women-lhcre
were twenty-five hundred of them-terr-
bly, excited One woman lost control of
herself, and shrieking, tainted. Some
equally frightened woman shrieked fire,
and the mass made rush for the door.
The strong trampled remorselessly over
the weak, and when the building was fin.
ally emptied, it was found that six women
and four or five children had been tram
Piled to death. Nobody seems to be to
blame, but it does seem as though in
intended for such purposes, some
provision should be made for these con.
SANITY occurring accidents. The tramp.
ing killed as many people in tho Brooklyn
heatre us the fire,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
TIL E NJ A RK & 7 5.
BOSTON MARKET.
HepoTtec and teltgTdphed srpreSSiyIc7 III, ,,.p
Mountain Fireman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET

AT CAN RIDGE AND BRIoHT,
For The Teek ending Tuesday, March 10, Is.-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15
MINCELLANEOVIN.

The acting secretary of the treasury
has Issued forthwith call for a redemption
OF the $40 bonds of 1865, May and Novem.
Der.
Special agent Stuart, of the treasury
department, who has been in Chicago for
several days, looking into the accounts of
the Chicago postotfice, has discovered that
Gen. MArthur, the postmaster is defaulter
to the amount Of S3S,0OO
The Cincinnati Southern railroad bridge
over the Kentucky river is said to be the
highest in the world The distance from the
bed of the river to bottom Of the bridge is
two hundred and seventy-fve feet. 1t con.
sists Of three spans OF three hundred and
seyenty-live feet each, The structure was COM
menced in October and finished Saturday,
February 18th.
Yankee girls are now cutting and pol.
ishing diamonds. The art has been monopo.
lized by Amsterdam experts, who have uni.
lormly refused to teach any apprentices ex.
cept Dutch boys OF their own selection.
Henry D. Morse, after employing Dutch dia.
mond.cuttcrs in Boston for many years,
learned the secrets of the trade. He eopened
Il shop in Roxbury, and privately taught six
or eight young women this mysterious occu
patton. He inallyapprisedhis Dutch work
men Mat American boys must be taught by
them. They percmptorily refused to instruct
the appren tices. lie then discharged them
and brought the young women from RoK.
bury TO fill their places. Twenty.three of
them are now at work.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15
FOR EiGs.

The Spanish ministry is engaged upon
the draft of treaty of commerce with the
United States.
An agreement between Turkey and
Servia has been concluded, the latter ac.
cepting the formers condition, except those
claiming equality for the Jews in Servia,
and the right OF the Porte to be represented
at Belgrade.
The Berlin correspondent of the Tunes
says the Russian government is giving most
pacific assurance which, it would appear, are
credited everywhere except in Vienna. Rus.
Sia frankly intimates that she has no wish to
make war, and wou'd be happy to desist from
hostilities were some regard paid to her feel
ings and to the position in which she is
placed. There is at this moment every
chance OF avoiding a conflict il Turkey can
be induced TO appoint some christian gov
ernor and make bona tide attempt at ad'
ministration and reform,as each power wishes
To be the last to answer the Russian circular.
No written answer will probably be given
for some time. The universal silence and
the emperor's speech at the opening OF
Rechstag seems to have produced SOLDERING
effect at st. Petersburg
A special from Halifax says that a
question OF precedence having arisen be-
tween certain of the queens counsel, an af-
fdavit was read in the supreL-e court satur-
day setting fort h that the seal attached to the
commission of the queens counsel ns'
pointed by the local government, was 10; the
grvai seal Of Ihs prince, but the old seal or
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15
sI.S ATE.

In the senate on the 23d, Mr.. Sargent
called up the naval appropriation bill
amendments, reported by the committee on
appropriations, which were agreed to. The
bill was then reported TO the senate and the
question being on cOncurring in the amend.
ment made in committee OF the whole. il
was laid aside for the time being. Mr.. Ogles.
by called M the house bill granting 10 the
city OF Stcvcnsport, Wisconsin, "A certain piece
OF land. Passed. The senate then resumed
consideration of the naval appropriation bill,
the pending question being upon cOncurring
in the amendments made IN committee oil
the whole. The amendment made in con.
mittee on the whole TO strike out Of the
honse bill the clause providing for the mp.
pOintment OF commission, etc, was con-
cured in. Otheramendmeuts, made in com
mittee of the whole, were cOncurred in with
out debate. The bill WAS then read the third
time and passed The bill granting the right
Of way to the Hot Springs railroad company
over the Hot Springs reservation, Arkansas,
was taken up and passed. After an eIecu.
tive session the senate took recess till 10
o'clock tomorrow.
In the senate on the 9th, Mr.. Sar.
gent submitted a resolution that the decision
of the commission upon the electoral vote ct
the state of Oregon stand as the Judgment OF
the senate, the objection made thereto to
the contrary notwithstanding. A long de-
bate followed, participated in by Mr.. Kelly
| and others. Mr.. caIgents resolution WIS
| then adopted, and the senate proceeded to
| hall Of the house. When the senate return.
ed the objection to the vote of Morrill,, oil
PENNSYLVANIA, was read. The objection wa.
overrulrd as invalid and recess taken till
Monday.
In the house on the 26th, met at lC
o'clock, but it was nearly twelve before bust
ness was begun, the interval being consumed
in the call of the he use, and in voting by
yeas and nays on the question whether the
testimony taken before the committee or
privileges Of the house in the case of the
Pennsylvania eector. Mr.. Boggs, appointed
instead OF Mr.. Daniel J. Morrill,, centen
nial commissioner, should be read. The
house j. ciied by 1873 to llGi. should be read
and il was accordingly real. Mr.. Kelly Of
feIed = resolution Ihs' the vote Of SIR. Bogg'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15

dered returned by the imperial government
in 1869, The premier of the local govern.
ment admitted that the governmenthad been
using the old seal, The court expressed IN.
tonlshment at such contempt fer her moles.
ty's authorized and expressed opinion, and
said that all acts requiring the great seal done
since 1869 were totally void. This state Of
ailuirs leaves Nova Scotia withodt q parlia.
ment and without government, with all the
grants Of marriage licenses, and consequent
ly marriages, and all commissions since 1869
totally null and void. The greatest excite.
ment prevails in consequence The chief.
justice, after intmating that 1t would require
imperial legislation to rectify the matter, ad.
journed the court for ten days for full in
quiry.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15
japanese Fans.

Mr.. Annesley, English consul at
Hiogo, reports that the expsr,a,ion of
fans from Hiogo and Osaka in 1875 rose
to about three million in number, valued
at 100000. The increase was due to a
great extent to the approach OF the cen.
tennial exhibition at Philadelphia. Al
most all the fans are shipped to the
United States. In the Olden days OF
'usion from the outer world the sale of
tan, in Japan seldom exceeded ten thou
sand in year, and the highest priced
fan was not more than five yen. Slice
the arrival of foreigners some few fans
have been made to order at as high a
price as ten dollars or fifteen dollars each:
but the demand OF the highly ornamented
fans is not sufficient to encourage the
production Of large quantities Of first.
class work.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15
Unexpected "Bump."

A good old colored man named Uncle
Jim Hill set himself up the other day as
phrenologist, and barber was his first
subject. lie placed the barber on chair,
felt of his head for a long time. and then
remarked: William you is too sangulne.
When you lend money you expect 1t
back. You are bilious. You want to
be honcs;, hat you hasen't the necessary
character YOU isn't hopeful; you is
bowed down with grief most of de time !;
YOU has an ra" tor music; you has de
worst fee; pn Kentucky street; you is
de righ, sort OF q man to wheel coal
down hin for biz wages" William rose
up, pitched Uncle Jim over the cook
stove and under the bed, and split a
panel of the door as he went out. he
aged pl renologist wasat the city hall the
next evening to get advice from the
police, and when advised to go out o.,
the trade replied: Seems like | shall
have to, for Tze getting too aged 70 DC
bumped over stovcs."--Lou''''~ TOM
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15
A Paris Ball Dress.
Hcciat.

Lucy Hooper in one of her letters to
the Philadel phia Telegraph says:
.'gaII dres: :cs aic growing tighter and
,irbter not only as to their waists but
tIeir skirts. Where does the present
fashion intend to stop | recently saw
Young French lady at a party in a
gored frincesse dress OF pale salmon
colored silk, fitting as closely and with az
little iulness in the skirt as pos.
sible. There was not particle OF
drspery or founces about the dress, the
only trimming being a fiat band OF em'
broidery in pale blue and silver on a
dark ground that went around the waist
sleeves and skirt, and trausversely across
the front from shoulder to skirt hem.
When the yourg wearer sat down, the
effect can better be imagined than de.
scribed as she looks like figure moulded
in peach iice, and "a the waist was cut
very, rery low, aud there were no sleeves
at all to speak Of, she might have sat a'
model to sculptor with perfect ease' -,
nat to say propriety. l am told har 'na.
there is now question in the a,!yety ntge
circles of fashion of suppressing s',,sIin.
all undergarments OF linen so,,,.lsrin ., or
their place to be supplied psssy y
chsmois-costlie undeI"e"
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kept myself uuspotted from the world,
and walked uprightlly before God, my
example has been good, and will have q
fine Influence for truth and righteous
ncss, Let every reader OF these lines
put himself in these balances, that he
may weigh himself and judge Of his spir
ituality. Let no one say, 81 have no
need OF such an examination" II you
are following the perfect Pattern, Christ,
it will do you no harm, but il you are
wanderer from the path Of duty it may
do you some good, 1t Is written to help
some along the journey Of life, and as we
send it out we pray Gods blessings upon
IL. Watch ye stand fast in the faith,
quit you like men, be strong. ."-Chris-
tQiR (S Louis.)
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15
RELIGIOUS.


Shbhnih .thOHEhtH,
How Aini the gracious God who gives
Us QUO dey out OF s5yen,
In which to call our thoughts from Olrth
To center them on llclvBR,
The varied rounds Of toll and cac
Attract us oil the week
How meet and Iust that on this day
We come GO1's grace 10 scok,
There are some hours Of pain aud w0s
We cansst well elud0,
And even In our brightest skies
The shadows oft inirude
No man eau live unto binself,
Nor guard himself from III
Aud none can turn from death VI last
However great his Will,
We are dependent creatures then,
On Hin who gave us breath,
Aud only He can lead w through
ho silent gates OF death,
Up TO the ilirer, grander life,
Where joya immortal wait,
And only light and love me known --
No grief, nor pnin, NOR hate.
What say we, then! Shall We submit
70 our Creators viii,
And uuBl Him that whom lie is DER
He'll love md guide US still ?
Or-hall We bow before blind fate
Like flowers before the gale
Md trust our lifo-hOat " the sea
With neither ore nor sail
doubtful life, doubtful death
Oh Lord forbid II NO,
We choose TO court thy gracious smiles,
And thy protection know,
4 lpfy,..
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ATTENTION
'arHY1GzsS :.
CRESCITE EERTILIZERS

TIE UNDERSIGNED having been so well
received by the farmers last season, has
been induced to make
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS
for their patronage this year. and feels sat
isficd, that justice only, being done TO ms
fertilizers will establish them Il reputation
SECOND TO NONE
All, who purchased my Fertilizers last
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In the Price List below, call your at
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This may be deemed a worthless compound
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Seven Dollars PER T'OM.
Almond Super Phosphate. $1,000
Ground Raw Bonc(eXtra iinc). 49,. BOO
Ground Raw Bone. ............ 42oo
Ground Dry Bone. ............. 42oO
Ground Plaster. . S2J
"Crcsvitc" Corn lNudrcitc. 2S.o0
At the above prices credit OF! months
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-.gy~ Send for price list.
FOR SALE AT THE DEPICTS OF
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CHANGED HANDS.
GILBERT HOUSE.
MECHANICSTOWN, FREDERICK
COUNTY, MD.

UvIIE undersigned would respectfully
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taken charge Of the above House, so
fitvorablv known, and has opened it in Gle
CANT style for the accommodation OF per
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Others is respectfully solicited. The large
experience Of the subscriber in Hotel keep
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NJ TICE.-MR. GEO. W. McLA1N
~ Of No. Al North Calvert street, Bal
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HUNGARIAN GRASS SEED.

Prime Hungarian Grass Seed from Hi
nois. for sale at the Agricultural and Seed
Store of STEWART g. PRICE,
a,oS-3t Frederick, Md
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TO clean colored silk, wash in
warm soap-suds, rinse in clear warm
water, dry quickly, and iron on the
wrong side while rather damp; if
there are grease spots on the silk,
press with tolerably warm iron I'M
der brown paper
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The best time time to kill weed
is as soon as it is born, before you can
see it. When the seed has germina-
ted, and is Just ready to break through
the ground, then the least disturb
auce of the soil disarranges its con-
nections and it dies in the hot sun !;
but if it grows until it makes roots, if
it is disturbed considerable you do not
kill it; it has hold upon the soil and
it lives in spite Of you.--D Detroit
Tribune.
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CONVENIENT STABLES,

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vitcd to bad dinner at tho White House. or ut
the house Of any member Of the Cabinet. This
slight was made the moro marked because
Prince ARTHUR had just previously been enter
taned by GRANT and FISH with exceptional dis
tinction. The son Of the Russian Emperor,
who had befrlcndcd tho United States in the
time Of need. was treated with Migrant disre-
spcct; while the son of the Queen whose Gov
crnmcnt had been the first to declare against
us. was welcomed with distinguished hospi-
tally.
Now, again the same Grand Duke appears
among us, and, warned by former experiences.
he did not 70 near the vulgar set at Washing
ton, who made their nasty quarrel with CATA-
cAzY the occasion for exposing their coarse in
stncts. and for Offering n gratuitous insult to
the foremost and fastest friend of this country
in Europe. They tried to tempt him and his
cousin CoNsTANrINE to the capital us If the old
aifront was to be forgotten without the least
reparation but GRANT and FISH got lesson in
courtesy and propriety which they will be apt
TO remember for some time TO come.
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We cordially approve Of the course Of the
Senate in confirming. without further delay,
Mr. HAyEss nomination Of members OF his
Cabinet. He was not legally elected; but
the Senate had declared that he was, and it
was not for that body to block the wheels of
his Administration, especially at the very
start.
Mr.. HAYES was not. in our judgment,
legally elected. Nevertheless, give him Il
fair chance.
Sec how he will get on with his white
policy. "Lo, the poor AfricanW
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JAY GOULD IS now one Of the acknowl-
edged leaders Of the Republican party. He was
adirecting spirit with ZACH CHANDLER during
the Presidential campaign. He furnished tens
Of thousands Of dollars to elect HAYES. and
when he was defeated, GOULD contributed
TO conquer the prcJudces OF tho Returning
Boards. He knew what he was about, and the in
direct defeat ofthe Sinking Fund bill. by which
the Union Pacific road would have been COM
PEELED to pay at least a portion Of its indebted
ness 10 tho Government. attests his influence in
the Senate.
JONI SHERMAN now Secretary Of the Treasu-
ry. recently visited GOULD. in sneaking sort
Of way. Was IL 70 arrange the finances. or u
raid I'm Wall street, IL JAY GOULD to take the
place of JAY COOKE? l. the Treasury to DO
hawked about among speeulatorsG Are stocks
to be put up or down by "A Ring II officials and
Wall street gamblers? Is there a secret part
nership between GOULD and SHERMAN? We
pause for reply.