Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-27

greenback vote 1871.
Michael Murphy, sentenced to the Al
bany penitentiary for life, for IN alleged
murder in Rockland county, and Just par
doned by the governor, was convicted on
circumstantial evidence. Ills innocence
has been established.
Senator Lamar says that the yellow
fever scourge was, in proportion, a far
greater calamity than the war. and terri
BILE blow to the south, which was Just be-
ginning to revive, after the prostratinG
effects of the war. 1t will take wears to
rebuild and get back to the starting place
again"
New Haven, CT, alleged to have thrown
his brother overheard from boat in the
sound with the intent TO murder, and
thereby secure his Inheritance. Judge
Peck over-ruled the demurrer that the
court had no jurisdiction over matter
happening four miles from the shore, and
bound the accused over to the superior
court.
President Mason, of the Vermont Dairy
mems Association, has been appointed one
of the judges of butter and cheese for the
International Dairy Fair of the American
Institute, which opens ut New York on the
first Tuesday in December. Mr.. Mason's
duties will be in connection with the
award of premiums to New England ex-
hibitors.
Georgia has a first class political sean.
dial growing out of Il recent charge by
Senator Hill that Gov. Colquitt received Il
bride of 81 900 for indorsing some disput.
ed railway bonds. The governor called fol
an Investigation us soon at the Legislature
met, but the committee is working in Sc.
cret, and all sorts of rumors are conse.
quently getting into circulation. Severa
other leading democrats seem to be invol
we'd, and it is already evident that corrup-
ton did not cease in Georgia with Tho
downfall of the Bullock regime.
TIE p. AND o. RoAD.-In reply t
recent structures upon their road the man
ayers of the 2. and o. say that they N,
doing all they can to keep up the road
with the means they have. They hay,
put in over twenty-five thousand new tie
the present season, and are putting il
more every day, and are making the roa,
bed in rs good repair rs 1875 trackmen cal
do it by working hard. 1t is denied, too
that the recent fatal accident was caused
by rotten ties, and it is claimed that tn
same ties are under the track where thi
rail was broken now that were before tn
accident occurred, and they are sound IL
ever.
Secretary Schurz replies, sharply, t
General Sherdan's criticisms. He says
has been his constant endeavor to correc
all abuses in the Indian service, and Gen
Sheridan, by furnishing such specific in
formation, would thereby rendera create
service to this department., as well us t
the Indians, than by more general state
ments. LAS he has put forth swecpin
F charge, the specifications may Justly b
called for, | make this request with pal
ticular urgency in view of the fact tha
certain military officers seem of late t
have fallen into the habit of indulgin
officially and publicly in general rehec
ton or the Indian service without takin
the trouble of substantiating them wit
such statements in detail as would faci
tate the discovery and correction of til
! abuses. do not deprecate criticism :
! all; rather invite it, but when it is o
lically put forth there is, it seems to my
, certain fairness due from one branch
= the service to another"
The Ashtlbula disaster is recalled bv til
, terrible story in circulation at Cleveland
S that Chief Engineer Collins of the LAX
: Shore road did not kill himself, but WI
: foully made way with. His death ut tn
- time was almost us much of Il shock as I'll
g accident itself, as it was supposed that,
/ his insane brooding over his responsible
for the condition of the bridge he toe
: his own life. Many circumstances, how
= ever have united to convince his widow
I Chairman George l.. Converse of ii
n Joint committee Of the OHIO legislator
@ that investigated the accident, and othel
of Mr.. Collins friends that instead, |
= was disposed of by n gang of rough
e hired for the purpose by those afraid of Il
y testimony he might give before the lcgsl
r tive committee then in session ut Ulev,
+ land. At all events, detectives are now
: work ON the case, and the theory is in
fair way to be proved or dispelled.
Il TIE CONTRACTION OF DlpHruERIA.-l
!, regard to the contagion Of diphtheria II
O St. Adams Messenger has the folowin
d item: L" a few weeks ago little girl
l. St. Adams who had just recovered fro
diphthera, was taken by her parents
IS visit family in u neighboring town. 81
= slept with the children in that family, in
t, shortly afterwards three or four of the
If were taken with the malady and son
e have since died. The family permitte
q relatives and neighbors to visit them, N
the result is several cases in the neghbo
mood. They had public funerals, cv,
keeping the remains of one child an unu
Il ual time, waiting for another to die so
: to bury them together and this also spre;
d the contagion. The physician was n
powerfully impressed, us some physical
are not, with the contagious character
- the disease. therefore he did not take Il
necessary precautions for the protection
>, the ncighborhood or of his own mml
" and the result is that one of his own chi
dren has died and another is dangerous
et ill.,
1t is believed the following will be Il
essential points in the resumption pr
9 gramme: 1st, United States notes will
lie redeemed at the New York sub treasu
in gold or silver coin ut the option of t
holder, without limitation. Cd, legal te
!. der notes ofspecial issues of large demon
II nation will be delivered in place of 20
lie certificates. 81. holders of notes W
10 prefer gold instead of silver, Will obta
10 gold. The treasury will not force up
J, the holder of notes the kind of legal tt
in der coin not desired. 4th, legal tende
III even without the enactment of any law
firmatively authorizing it, will be evel
where received for customs dues. 5
er silver dollars will be exchanged for lee
to tenders or national bank notes in multip
L. of 81 900 at any sub.treasury or nation
bank which is a United States deposito
III the expense of transportation to be p,
&C. by the mint. 9Th, that perhaps an
TO rangemcnt will be made at the sub-trea.
od lcs other than ut New York to redct
,is legal tender notes in coin within ordina
e. limits.