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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

The President and his family are now at
his home in Fremont, Ohio. He attended
a soldiers reunion at Marietta Friday and
made the following speech:
Ladies, fellow citizens and survivors Of
the great war: wish that | was prepared
to speak suitably upon this occasion. NV
friend, Mayor Palmer, in his address in
forms me that in every speech made at this
great national reunion encouragement has
been given to that spirit of fraternity which
it is the desire of those associated with me
in the administration to do something dur.
ing Cur term OF service to advance. We
do not in meeting the people propose to
discuss any of the great party questions
which divide the people who honor us with
their attention, questions of administers
ton, economic questions. We leave these
to be discussed before the people, by those
who may be appointed by the respective
parties, to carry on those debates, but We
do feel that if, in visiting our fellow citi.
zens in different States, we can add any.
thing to strengthen the sentiment alluded
to by the Mayor, it is right and proper
that We should do it. All who are familiar
with the history of our country know that
one hundred years ago there was no NORTH
nor South. The fathers were throughout
the whole country. Washington and JEFF
ferson were side by side with Franklin
and Adams. Daniel Morgan and his Viz.
ginians marched from Virginia to Boston
they were at Saratoga, and Nathanie
Greene and his Continentals were in the
Carolinas. The whole country belonged
to the fathers. 1t is to that state of har.
mony, of fraternal friendship that we de-
sire our country to return. We are fol
the Union as it is with all its amendments
We want the citizens of every state to fee
at home in every other state. If either
of Vermont travels to Georgia or Texas
for business or pleasure, we want him tt
feel at home in these states. If a citizen O
Texas or Georgia travels North we wan
that citizen to feel at home everywhere
throughout the Union.
My friends, | do not propose to detair
you. have made a much longer speech
than intended when | entered your town
but you understand the purpose. We may
make mistakes in method, mistakes il
measure; but the sentiment we would en-
courage is sentiment of nationality
throughout the Union. We all regard the
service of that four years war; we regarC
that period of four years as the most in
terestng of our lives. Those of us who
were in the Union army fought, MS We
believed, to make this forever hereafter .
Tree people; and we rejoice to-day to be
lieve that those who were against us in
that struggle now are with US on both
these questions, and will forever remain
with us on both these questions.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

One of the most destructive fires that
Bratteboro has ever witnessed, and sec
ond only to the great fire that destroyed
one-half the business portion of the town
in 1869, broke out in Il large frame barn
on Elliot Street, belonging to and adjoiu-
ing the Revere House, at eleven o'clock
Sunday night The flames spread so rap
idly that before the fire department had
reached the scene the building was en-
wrapped in flames, and in less than twenty
minutes its entire contents. including seven
valuable horses, four of which belonged 10
Kibbe & Co., of Springfield, Mass, had
been destroyed. Adjoining and belonging
to the same property was g. E. Alexan-
der's meat market, which, with its con-
tents, was also destroyed, as was the paint
shop of G. S. Sargent with its contents.
The flames Immediately communicated
with the Revere House, Il large three story
brick hotel, on the corner Of Main and Ell
/ lot Streets. An hour thereafter the roof
fell in. carrying down almost the entire
inside of the building with much of its
contents, although its occupants, including
many transient guests, escaped uninjured,
though n good share of their personal eff
fleets were burned. One young man, j.
A. Pike of Boston narrowly escaped with
his life, his bed having partially burned be-
fore he was aroused by the tremen.
Crosby block on the north and Clark
building on the west were several times
on fire during the night, and were saved
by the timely use OF the fire extinguiShers
after all of the plate glass windows in that
part owned by the Vermont National Bank
had been broken. Cox & Co. s stove store
in the Revere House block was destroyed,
as was part of A. P. Halls blacksmith
shop on Flat Street, with considerable
damage to j. W. Simonds' dwelling on the
same street. Luckily the night was calm,
to which fact is attributable the saving OF
the main street, an which almost the whole
business portion of the village is erected.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of in
cendinries, who were heard to run from
one of the buildings.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. The
insurance is about $4,000 in the follow
ing companies: Etna, $4,000; Hartford,
$4,000; Phoenix, SI400; Royal, $1,000;
Lancashire, $1,000; North American,
$500; Union and Vermont Mutuals,
$1,000 each. The Revere House property
was built in 1849 by James Fisk. 1t was
owned at the time by H. c. Nash, whose
loss is heavy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

BLAINE AND HALE.-A council of war
was recently held in Senator Blaine
house, which is reported as follows by the
New York TriJune:-
Scene; Senator Blaine's library the
night before the republican state conven.
ton in Maine. Present: A dozen party
magnates in conference over what it was
best to do. Blaine very outspoken in hos.
tility to the southern policy, but Indifferent
if not favorable, to civil service order res.
pecting oiice-holders. Eugene Hale
warmly endorsing southern policy, but
declaring the party imperiled, if not
ruined, by civil service order, to which he
is bitterly opposed. The discussion lasts
all the evening. SIN conclusion" SAYS
Blaine, summing upall the points, "Hale's
opposition reminds me of what old Admit
raj FarFagut used to say to the sailors
when they met an unaocustomed glass of
punch, Don't be afraid Of the brandy
boys; it's the nutmeg that's dangerousp "
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

As many Ohio Republicans are still out.
spoken 10 their disapprobation of the
Southern policy of the present Admins
tration, Secretary McCrary has forwarded
to Judge West the Republican candidate
for Governor Of that State, copy of Pres.
ident Grants letter of March |, 1877, to
Gov. Packard, of Louisiana, with sug-
geslion that it be published. The follow.
ing is the letter referred to:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c., March l, 1877, {
To Coo. S. B. PACKARD, Mew- Orleans, La:
In answer to your despatch of this date,
the President directs me to say that he
feels it his duty to state frankly that he
does not believe public opinion will longer
support the maintenance of the State Gov
eminent in Louisiana by the use of the
military, and that he must concur in this
manifest feeling The troops will hereafter,
as in the past, protect life and property
from mob violence when the State author
tiles fail, but under the remaining days of
his official life they will not be used to es-
tablish or pull down either claimants for
control of the State 1t is not his purpose
to recognize either claimant.
&. c. SNIFFEN, Secretary.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

The soldiers reunion at Marietta, Ohio
which the president and several members
of,the cabinet attended was an immense
gathering President Hayes address was
received with great enthusiasm and was {
palmer proclamation of his position anC
policy. Judge Key presented brief re-
view of the causes of the war and in q
dignitied manner the position of the
Southerners who now support the Union
and wish for peace. In closing he said
Each section of the country fought for
what it thought was right. What was tie
result? Why, the South was defeated
and, as men and soldiers, they were bound
to submit with good grace to the result
and admit that the result was right, that
the tribunals they had elected had decided
the controversy against them. Sirs this
is the victory, this is the triumph
The verdict was against us, the Judge
ment was pronounced against us,
and what was it? 1t was put in the three
amendments to the constitution. The first
declared that slavery should never exist
anywhere in this broad land. The second
declared that every man who was born in
the United States should be citizen Of
the United States all men, white or black,
were made equal before the law. Not on
ly this, but they declared that the public
debt of the United States should never be
repudiated. They declared that no claims
should be made for emancipated slaves.
They declared, in short, that we should be
a free country, that the flag of the Union
should be the flag of the people every.
where, and to-day we have but one coun-
try, but ono flag, but one Union, and that
Union is inseparable.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

| The Washington County Union of l. O.
G f. met at Village Hall, Waterbury,
September 9th, 1877. Atte in the morn
ing the Union was called to order and
opened in form by W. G. I. Allen New
comb.
Permission being granted, the members
of the Waterbury Juvenile Temple, to the
number of thirteen, marched in with blue
badges and smiling faces to hear the pro-
ceedngs of the morning session.
The Union then listened to an address
Of welcome by Rev. Mr.. Wheeler of Wa
terbury, which was responded to by u. S.
Stanton of Roxbury.
Reports of Lodges were next in order.
Every Lodge in the county was represent
ed, as was also Mt. Mansfield Lodge OF
Stowe.
The general business transacted re-
marks for the good of the Order were
made by Bros. Swazey of Waterbury,
Truax of Mortified and Smith of Cabot,
Afternoon session at two O'Clock.
The question, "What are the practical
duties of Good Templars? " was discussed
by Bros. G. o. Boyce and d. A. Kneeland
of Waitsfeld Lodge.
A beautiful song was we'll rendered by
members of Mortified Lodge.
Topics for discussion: "Benefts of
County Unons;" responded to by Bros
Smith of Cabot Selleck of Waterbury and
Trunx of Mortified. "Juvenile Tenn
ples;" responded to by Bros. Selleck of
Waterbury, Frank Plumey, A. B. Truax
and Sister Avery of Mortified. GLOW
can our opponents and lukewarm friends
be won to our Order?" discussed by Bros.
F4ssett and Van Deusen of Warren, Plum
ley of Mortified, Smith of Cabot, Boyce
of Fayston and Selleck of Waterbury.
Recitation by Sister Newcomb of Water
bury Centre.
Singing by members of Temperance
Home Lodge.
Notice was given that the evening Ses-
sion would be held in the Congregational
Church.
Vote of thanks to Lodge and citizens for
their welcome hospitality; also to the
Railroad Company for their courtesy in
granting half fare to those attending the
Union; also to the Congregational society
for the use of their church.
The evening session was opened with
singing by the choir and prayer by Rev.
A. B. Truax of Mortified.
The address by Mrs. Moloy was excel
lent, and was thoroughly appreciated by
as large an audience as could get inside
of the house. TRUE.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

Judge Joseph Bradley writes letter
from Stowe to the Newark advertiser. in
which he says the story of the New York
Sun of change on his part on the Florida
question from Tilden to Hayes, because oil
pressure brought to bear by politicians, is
falsehood. Judge Bradley can never
soothe the sorrows of the democratic mind
or appease its anger, 1t wanted eight
and thought it had 'em. Its dsappoint.
ment and wrath have u mathematical GER
tainty, certain unity, and the unit is
Bradley. If he had decided the question
the other way there would have been LOT
of republicans telling lies about him in.
stead Of lot of democrats. The judge
ought to have learned by this time that in
a bitterly contested lawsuit often the only
consolation the beaten party has is swear.
ing about the court.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

The very right reverend Amadeus Rape
consecrated Catholic Bishop of the diocese
of Cleveland, Ohio, October 10, 1917, re-
signed August %, 1870, died Saturday
night at St. Albans, of complicated dis
eases, after four days illness. The funer'
al Tuesday morning was very imposing
Two thousand people were present. The
Bishop of Montreal celebrated High Mass
assisted by Father Cardinal and Cloarc
About twenty-five priests were present.
The services consisted of solemn requiem
mass, sermon by Bishop De Goesbriand
of Burlington and the usual burial service
of the Catholic Church. The remains will
be taken to Cleveland, Ohio. The deceased
was born in Andrehem, France, in 1901,
the son of farmer When over twenty
he commenced to study for the priesthood
at Boulogne summer and was appointed
priest of the village He was subsequent
ly appointed chaplain in the Ursuline con-
vent there. He came to America as a
missionary with three other priests, who
were afterward made Bishops-De Goes
BRAND of Burlington, Archbishop Laney
of Sanle Fe and Bishop Macheboeut Of
Denver Rape entered the Diocese Of
Cincinnati, and was appointed by Arch
bishop Purcell missionary over Il large
territory. Next he became parish priest
of Toledo, Ohio; then was consecrated
Bishop uf Cleveland, which office he re-
signed in 1870. Since then he has made
his residence with Father Druon in St.
Adams, but has been absent most Of the
time engaged in missionary labor in Yer
mont, New Hampshire. New York and
Canada. He has built up numerous church
es and recently purchased the ground for
\ convent at st. Johnsbury. He did a
great amount of temperance work and was
sincerely beloved by all who knew him as
in earnest, faithful and unseltish worker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

Ex-Gov. Castor is likely to be the man
picked out by the Massachusetts Demo-
Gratis to lead their forlorn hope this wear.
The convention will meet ut Worcester.
on Thursday, and unless Mr.. Castor de.
cides to decline before that time, he will
have little or no opposition. Mr.. Charles
Francis Adams has been solemnly re-
moved from the field.
Senator Morton's legs, partly paralyxed
before, are now completely so; also his
lett arm. lie cannot move either of these
three limbs. His right arm is sound still
and his mind is clear and strong. His
friends concede that he will not come 70
Washington for the October session Of
Congress, bnt still claim that he will he
on hand in December.
The Nation comes very near lust and
comprehensive characterization of the late
Brigham Young, when it says: He was
man OF strong will and cool intellect
ignorant enough to be near the level of tho
ignorant dupes whom he governed. and
wise enough to know how to make their
ignorance contribute to his own advan.
tage. The Mutton believes that Nor
monism will dioa natural death.
Many of the coored people Of the Sontb
are considering the question of emigratino
10 LIBERIA and "other foreign paris 4
convention to consider this project hoid
at Corlnth, Miss, last week. was ottendaS
oy some four thousand persons, includin0
three hundred delegates from other States
than Mississippi The proposition to emf.
grate 10 Africa was not looked upon with
favor, but the proposition to emiprata ~
Arizona, New Mexico and Texas was an w
proved. Woo up
Little items continue to show that tho
lmpratctlcable and theoretical Schurz !.
attending sharply to business. Now !, &c
that Mr.. Smith is forced out of the heod %
the indian bureau, with the verdict bou
est ont not smart enough for the rascal,
mat lnlest Its business. He is to be dr.
pea INTO some lesser and softer olaap
where his honesty will be of more p rSG'
cal usefulness. The friends of CoI p"i
Inns OF North Carolina thinks he haS a'o.-
thing as Smith successor. ''''' " sure
lhE HORRORS OF STAKED PLAINS
A vivid letter from Lieutenant Coonor g
Fort Concho, Texas, who was win ,h III
PSrty OF soldiers who became lost recently
on the Staked Plains, in the North Vastly h,,
region and nearly persisted from tb;rst
tecouhtS that when the horses gave nnt
the men fought to drink their blood Th;.,
only intensified their thirst, aud the LUIS ,ni
alers suffered symptoms of blind staooe oo.-
from which the horses died. The Iossss ' -
inc "Trip was four men and one c;T;,; VI
VINO died from thirst. Twenty three 'i he.
SEES and four mules persisted. The ~ ro nor-
Ied hght with Indians and massacr opol r.
ard. '"' was can
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

The reporters have made Il Hayes man
out of Ben Butler. Well soon see what
Ben thinks Of it.
Saturday was the jewish New Years.
And was also the festival of the Nativity
of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The California election Wednesday re-
suited in democratic victory. A legis-
lature was elected which will send demo-
crat to the United States Senate in place
of Senator Sargent on the 4lh of March,
1879.
The Massachusetts folks are beginning
their annual political unpleasantness
They ought to get enough of it. for there
are republicans, democrats, prohibition.
lists and workingmen besides several
other parties that haven't stood up to be
counted.
Rev. Hyman A. Wilder, for twenty.
eight years devoted missionary of the
A. B. c. F. M. among the Zulus South
Africa, died at Hartford on the 9TH inst. al
the age of tifty-fve years. Mr.. Wilder
was Il native of Cornwall, VT, and gradu
ated at Williams college in the class o
As, and at South Windsor, now Hartford
Theological Seminary in 40.
Secretary Thompson of the navy is now
enjoy ing Il vacation at his home in Indi
ana with his wife, and will probably TT,
to allay her establishment at his selection
over the navy, which found expression a.
follows: What, Dick for secretary of tn,
navy-whv, Dick can't swim!" but i
i" Dick did lack all the requirements of
successful mariner he has been at har,
work in his department and done lots O
good work.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

A BAD FIr.-Thc doctors of Detroit
don't take joke as kindly as they might.
The other evening a citizen of Woodward
avenue went a block out of his way to put
his head into Doctors office and call out ::
"Nlan at the corner of Woodward ave
nue. and Elizabeth street got bad fit"
The doctor put on his hat and fastened
to the corner indicated, hoping that he
might not be to late too save human life.
There was no crowd and no excitement,
and, as the NJ. D. leaned against the lamp
post to recover his breath, he saw a man
sitting on the curbstone bathing his
foot with cold water. The boot which
he had taken off stood beside him. and
the man was saying;
Blast that shoemaker; blast that boot
-ah-yes blast 'em!n
1t was bad fit. After two or three
minutes the doctor saw that it was. What
his thoughts were no one will ever know
but as a boy came near trimmings veloci-
pede against him, he growled out
about ten thousand men in this Mace
ought to be aiken out and shotn-Detr0it
Free Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

EXPLOSION IN A CHURCH.-I.ast Satur-
day afternoon between and 6 O'Clock,
the people of Pittsburgh were startled by
II dull and heavy report, resembling sub
terranean explosion, or, rs described by
some, the falling of the walls of a build
ing. 1t was soon discovered that the
First Presbyterian church was the scene
of the disaster, and upon entering the
basement it was found that all the win
dows were blown out, the furnaces shat
tered and the ceiling ruined. The first
who entered the main audience room
above found the atmosphere very hot and
impregnated with gas, the carpets and
cushions on fire in places, several of the
memorial windows ruined, the three
small arched windows over the organ
completely shattered and the heavy out
side front door blown out into the street.
The statement Of Sexton Prindle is that
he spent portion of the day in the main
audience room above, sprinkling benzne
from common house or garden sprink-
Ter, upon the cushions and carpets accor-
ding 10 directions given him, 10 kill the
moths with which the carpets and uphol,
stery were infested. He thinks that about
two-thrds of IL barrel of benzine was used
in this manner. After finishing his work
up stairs he went down into the lecture
room and made his preparations to start a
fire in the furnace in the southwest corner.
lie prepared his kindlings and ignited n
match when a shock came which threw
him some fifteen feet, and rendered him
insensible for some time. In the light of
this statement it is not difficult to trace the
cause of the explosion, Some twenty or
thirty gallons of benzne spread over II
surface of $4,000 feet, would not be lone
in evaporating, filling $4,000 cubic feet of
space with It highly explosive gas. The
gas is heavier than air, and naturally
fills the room from the bottom, and us it
does so, II considerable quantity leads
down around the furnace registers into the
lecture room and when the sexton touched
it off with his match it exploded. The
damage is variously estimated, fromS50O
to $4,000. The carpets and cushions are
badly singed, the fans scorched, and the
main walls have large cracks at the front
corners of the audience room, although it
is sal / these cracks were there before the
xplosion.-PIaAsburgh (NK) Repu5lt-
cnn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

GERMAN AND DUTcH.-By MANY these
are confounded, not only as a language,
but as nationality, There is a wide dis
JUNCTION between them. The German is
the language Of Austria proper, Styria
the Iyrol, parts of Bohemia and Moravia
"a portion of Pennsylvania, and of Some
other parts of the Austrian Empire. It is
the language of the greater part of Prussia
but in parts of the Kingdom, the Polish
and the Wend are spoken. 1t is the Ian.
Suage' without exception Except of East
fflesland, which belongs to Hanover, in
winch Freslsh is spoken) of all the small.
e 91 states OF Germany, such as Bavaria
Hanover, Saxony, Nuremberg, etc It is
,ne language also, of a part of Swilzer.
land, There are, however, various dialects
ana the Swiss differs much from the Saw
on The only nation which speaks the the
language is the German; but the Emnire
OF Germany is divided into several States
ana an distributed Us, among several severe, on
Il Ut !, Inc Dutch is peculiarly the langnao o
o. Holland, and is not spoken much else else
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

BANKRUPTCY OF A WELL-KNowN PUB.
LIsHER,-Frank Leslie, the well-known
publisher, has made an assignment of hi.
property and effects to Isaac w. England,
publisher of the Sun, His liabilities are
reokoned at $4,000 the principal cred
itor being Rice, Kendall, and CO., of Bos-
ton, who supplied the establishment with
paper. The assets are unknown, but in
Clude all feslie's publications. some TWEEN.
ty in number, valuable presses, machinery
etc, also Mr.. Leslie's property at Inter
laken, Saratoga.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

,.,, Inc mud period seems to have been
[ Wa IN the Ohio campaign. JUDGE
west has been formally charced wi1I
breaking will which his own wifa;s T son
% m husband had left, for the purposa '0 If
cheating an educational institution ont 81 Of
j. IL iJ S,, This has been solemnly denied
,ho o eu; and with voluminous proof and
inc original slanderers are shown to ba ',
wlllully and maliciously lied. It w nsIG
seem seem 10 be IN order now to charge D the
Judge with wife beating, or with 6s ~ ,ne
, 10 b,d MS eyeslght in a diabolical attemp5f
10 blow up his own household by nourip =.
powder on red-hot stove.-Tyib,ppoo touring