Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-07


The House adopted a resolution provid-
IN that no person shall be admitted to the
House end Of the Capital building during
the Presidential count except By special
card. and that each Senator and Member
shall have three cards each day only.
Within the past ten days there have been
received ut the Boston Postoffice two thou
sand letters, which have been recovered
from the robbers who were recently con-
victed of stealing mail bags from the pos
tai wagons while being conveyed to and
from Jersey City.
The dag floats over the national capitol
all the time now; the custom is to fly it
while Congress is in session. and. rs the
electoral law makes the whole period from
the opening to the close of the vote-count-
ing one parliamentary day, the iag is kept
floating all the while.
Horace Maynard of Tennessee. Minister
TO Turkey, was once amusingly served by
Il counterfeiter whom he defended and by
great effort managed to get acquitted.
His client gave him handsome fee and
Immediately left the town. and poor May
nard presently found that he had been
paid in counle rfeit money.
/ A ging Of fire insurance policy swind-
/ lers, having an office at l76 Broadway,
/ y. Y, has been broken up. Over fifty
victims have been swindled out Of sums
Of from $4,000 to SIS, 900. The firm rep
resented itself rs agent for the st. Paul
/ ire and marine insurance company, IN I'M
aginary corporation.
The French Government IS reported rs
on the point Of complying with the numer-
Gus requests to grant general pardon to
the communists. exiled or transported. It
is thought that with perhaps the exception
Of sundrv leaders in the communist insur-
rection. all will be allowed to return and
enjoy their former citizenship.
] Congressman Piper Of the San Francis
60 district has written to Horace Davis,
republican eongressman-elect, that be will
contest the election. on the ground that
/ Davis received over 1000 fraudulent votes,
the ballots being cast on certificates of en-
rolment. and the names Of the voters not
entered on the register; also 1000 votes
cast by non-resldents.
Tho cost Of re-eleyating and repairing
the column of he Place Yendome in Paris,
which was thrown down by the commu
nists during the last revolution. is reported
ut 26+,7IS. The painter, COurbet. who
was mainly instrumental in causing the
overthrow, IS made responsible for the
money rs far Us his property, which Is
considerable, will allow.
1 As to the charge that he desired to Be
paid to do his duty, the old man in L grea
burst of Indignation said, since 1893 he
had been Union man, he had stood NJ
to his principles when Rebel soldier.
were hunting him down on every hand
and that in his old age his history did mol
warrant ANYBODY in saying that he sought
pay for doing his duty. The man that
1 said this IS IN unmitigated liar Goy
Wells begged pardon Of the Commission
for his passion. but he bought was justi
led
4 new way Of spelling, called base
ball fashion. las been introduced int
some Of the district schools in the country
Sides are chosen Is IN baseball. with
pitcher and catcher On each side. One sidO
spells al q time. The pitcher on one sid
pronounces the word for the other side
and the catcher on the first side take
ND " and corrects L word when misspelle
by the other side Every word that
spelled correctly IS Tailed for the side lha
spelled it. and every misspelled word !!
called out if spelled correctly ny the oppo
site side Three out, all out. The play
ers say it is lots Of fun to spell n tAi
way.
DISPATCHES from Tucson, Arizona, stat
that the Apaches are killing and plumber
inr the settlers in southern Arizona. Te
were killed in the SenOvito valley, on thl
4th instant and the work is still going on
The governor has sent 4 message to tn
legislature. recounting the depreciation
: ana murders, dwelling on the ineticlen
manner in which the military operation
we're conducted The message recommend
that the legislature memorable the secrt
tarv Of war. asking the appointment Of
: body Of Indian scouts to operate wit
troops Or else appropriate money TO rais
and equip 4 force OF white and friendl
Indians, and carry on vigorous can
e paisn.
Nr. Bowditch Of birmingham. Mass
tried IN experiment. in 1873 in 4 field
corn of nine and 0ne-half acres. which J.
manfred with chemical fertilizers-mur
ate Of potash. suIphate ammonia and Dor
matchmaking careful estimates to asce
tain the exact cost Of the corn per bushe
The land was pIowed once IN Octobe
IS 1874. and narrowed twice the next Ma
j The total expense for fertilizers. work. etc
lie estimates At S6S+3j. Oeducting frol
II this the value If 81 tons Of slower. 1t IS