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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

Secretary Sherman authorizes the accep- |
lance of greenbacks for custom duties after
January list, to be held for redemption in
coin.
The great coal companies have just re-
duced their prices and coal is now retail
inc in New York at 81 per ton for CRATE,
eoo and chestnut and 1925 for stove.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company. OF
New York, seems to have become the
largest financial institution in the world.
Its assets are now nearly ninety millions
of dollars, of which more than ten millions
is clear surplus above all its liabilities.
Ex-Gov. Seymour of New York is still
urging the commissary- general to put
cheese into the army rations, but Gen.
Macfeely considers it impossible to buy
, cheese that will keep well at a reasonable
price. Other urgent reformers want the
j. tobacco supply stopped.
. Some idea of the immense sums paid tC
e leading lawyers may be formed from the
e fact that in the Burdett- Estey litigation
!, Hon. Z. w. Stoughton received for his ser
n uices $4,000. This was previous to hi
o departure TO Russia, after which Senator
+ Edmunds took his place.
IT The statement that Hewitt's labor com
mittee will make only pro forma repor
this session is pronounced erroneous b.
: Hewitt. Additional testimony will b
taken, and an exhaustive and thoroug
= report accompanied with recommendation
= will be presented to the present house.
9 Senator Conklng is reported to hav
j, authorized a statement that he will not b
NJ candidate for the presidency; and tina
T. he gives active encouragement to tn
G, movement for the denomination OF Gen
= Grent. 1t is stated that Mr.. Blaine In
|; also declared that he will not he ctnd
Is date for the nomination against Grant.
81 The Augusta. (Me.,) correspondent
n the Lewiston journal thinks that Co
of Connor's chances Of reelection by tn
Ut Maine legislature have improved of la'
~ Inv reason ofdissensions between the greer
n hackers who are politicians AMI those VIII
re believe in tho thing. The Latter declln
:. 10 become q tail to the democratic kite.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

Senator Edmunds has clear and logic
al article in the January number of the
North American ReUieD. on the matter If
the fishery award, analYzing the evidence
collected by the commission and account
ing for the action on both sides. The
senator evidently is of the idea that the
United States hardly received just treat
ment in the affair, as he also is that Eng
land and Canada have precisely the same
feeling with reference to their own case.
He contends that as regards the validity OF
the award. International law lays down no
other rule than that in the absence of ex-
press provisions to the contrary, the pow
ers of arbitrators are to be measured by
the principles Of ordinary procedure Of
the nations concerned. This would render
an award invalid without the consent of al
the arbitrator. He expresses the opinion
that, in all views Of the case, :" both gov
ernments ought to be glad to terminate
immediately, by mutual consent, what re
mains unperformed of the agreement.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25
Mr.. Tilden is not the only person whose

Mr.. Tilden is not the only person whose
income returns are giving him trouble.
DR.. Alexander B. Mott, of New York, can
sympathize with him. Six years ago the
doctors carriage was overturned by q
collision with an ice wagon and the doctor
was somewhat hurt. His suit against the
ice company for ten thousand dollars dam
AGES has Just been tried. In the course Of
the trial he testified that his professional
income in 1872 was S22 1000; then the de-
PENDANTS had their turn, and showed from
the internal revenue returns that DIR. Mot
had stated his income for 1867 at $500
with slight increase from year TO yea
until in 1871, the last year of the income
tax, his whole income was returned MS
$4,000. The DIR. gave the rather unsahs
factory explanation that his office expenses
the cost of his horses and carriages, assist
ants. etc, with the losses on farm in the
country, were deducted from his gros
income in his returns to the revenue of
iiCpr
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

Mr.. c. w. Searles, mail agent between
st. Adams and Newport, has been sus-
pended by Mr.. Cheney. superintendent of
the railway mail service for New England
and Z. A. Morton is temporarily filling
the vacancy. Mr.. Searles has gone TO
Boston TO see about it.
The House committee on foreign affairs
called on the state department for the pa
pers in the case Of John C. Landreau, who
claims large damages against the Peruvian
government. involving millions OF dollars
| for an alleged breach of contract in con-
nection with the discovery of the Guano
Islands.
In commenting upon the promotion Of
U. S. District Judge Lowell, of Massachu-
sets, to the circuit judgeship, the Utica
Herald takes occasion 10 advocate the
policy of the promotion of district judges
10 the circuit court, and of circuit court
iudges TO the supreme court IN case OF
Vacancies, as u security for the high stand e.
ing of the federal Judiciary.
A strong effort is being made by the
counsel of Bachelor, the Middlebnry for
ger, to have him tried at the present term B
of the Addison county court, though the
case against him at the last term He'll
through on the ground that the forgeries
were committed in another county, fso-
pie begin to think that there is Il cat in the
prosecutions meal.
r. E. French, Of Hartland, who has
been entirely blind for about thirty years,
is considered one of the best cattle buyers
in the state, and is well known rs sue
cessful and honorable dealer. AS gen.
eral thing, men under the same clrcum-
stances would fall back on pubic on
: nriyate charity; bat MIR. French ms not
!. only supported himself and family, but has
, laid bv q snug little sum for u .'rainy day"
ECHOES oE THE BARr9NsyILLE DIsAs-
" TER-Pratt and Rice, engineer and bag
d gageman respectively on the Inflated train
r wrecked at Bartonsville, were taken &c
Rutland by a special car Thursday, Rice
a. was severely burned about the1faee and
m hands, which, in addition to Internal lnlari
is les, will probably disable him TO-. life.
s. Pratt's injuries are less serious, consisting
principally of bruises, but many weeks
in must elapse before he can resume his post
I'M The Marquis of Lorne has caused an
ne nouncement to be made that neither he
nor the princess was responsible for the
nd social orders and advertisements whict
hn have elected such vigorous protests il
n Canada They emanated from super-ser
tly yiccabe subordinates, and had not the
l. authority and have not the approval o
ce the marquis. Canadian ladies viii
'or scrawny shoulders are happy again =
he For years the officials of Phillipsburg
ny N. j., have been engaged in systematA
plunder, as committee of the arouse
of citizens has at last found out. Large ga
,rk bills have been paid twice in the intere'
Ter of the ring. and police, street and othe
lys orders two or three times. EX-1ax Col
to leetor j. f. Carhart plea DIS guilty o
handing over some of the s>vag' pawn
ok the town $1,000 and giving mo Engage O.
M | his property.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

DIR. w. w. Hubhell has handed the
house committee on coinage. at the request
of its chairman. Alex Stephens Of G 'orgia,
specimens OF the g id metric dollar e.
cevod from the Philadelphia mint. This
dollar contains Is cenLigrams of pure gold'
70 grams and rs milligrams of pure silver
and gram, 425 milligrams pure copper
1t weighs IA 10 grams, or q little less
than 22O grains. 1t is slightly larger in
diameter but not SO thick as the silver
halfdolar, and is incapable of being split
1t is the exact equivalent of the present
gold and silver dollar in intrinsic value
that is, two dollars of the goloid dolla
would be equal to one dollar in gold ane
one dollar in silver of our present coin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

The convention of homeopathic doctors
at New Orleans investigating the yellow
fever has adopted u report which says
Yellow fever is specific disease caused
by Il morbiic germ, which requires for its
generation and diffusion combination of
factors, among which are the aggregation
of human beings in - foul atmosphere.
high temperature, long continued calm
weather, humidity, pestiential exhalations
fsom the EARTH and q deficiency of ozone
in the air we breathe. Yellow fever is
both imported aud indigenous; and the
most perfect quarantine against the for
mer variety will not protect us in the
least fro,a the ravages of the latter The
report also recommends the burning Of
garbage ID the streets of southern cite;
and the use of OF me as Il disinfectant
and says that it will probably not be Ions
before the pcople of New Orleans burn
dead bodies rather than bury them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

Justin E. Coiburn. United States consul
general at the City of Mexico, who died
of consumption in that city on the I'd in
slant, was native of Vermont, Thirty
three years of age. and IL journalist by
profession. In 1869 he went TO Washing
ton as private secretary to Senator
Sprague. Subsequently, however, he
found employment in the Washington bu
reau of the New York Times. Mr.. Col
burn lost his health in overwork at th'
capit,l. 1t was hoped TINT his appoint
ment would be the means of prolongins
his life. lie leaves u wife, who is now OF
her way home.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25
GEORGE the =" Count Joannes recently

George the Count Joannes recently
brought Il libel suit against Major Pang-
bourn, the editor of the EUening Journal
of Jersey city. The latter's attorneys
moved to strike out the complaint as being
i'm perfect and addressed their notice oil
motion to George Z. c. Joannes. When
the motion was returned before Judge
Knapp in Jersey City, George the Count
declined to argue because he had not been
properly addressed. The lawyer wht
appeared for the editor, said that his ellen
was not obliged by law to write out thu
middle name of his adversary, and tina
in his Judgment I. c. legally represented
the middle name of the plaintiff as he hat
signed his plea. Judge Knapp so decided
and the complaint of George T. G. Joan
mes was then struck out, with costs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

The legislative mill at Washington ceas-
ed grinding Friday and does not begin
again until the 9TH of January. Meantime
resumption will have come; and we shall
soon see how the predictions of the New
York advocate and other greenback organs
are verified. They have maintained that
it was an impossible thing to do and keep
up. The Adrocate has died before resump-
ton comes so it will have no leeks to eat.
But it looks now rs though there would be
little change with the coming of resump'
ton in the demand for gold. Men dom
want gold if paper is just AS good and we
do not believe but what Secretary Sher
man will find that lie has plenty on hand
Nor do we believe that many attempts
will be made TO pour in greenbacks on the
treasury for redemption in order to get NJ
chan for speculation. Predictions how
ever don't amount to much and if al
comes out right it will be a pretty favora
BILE commentary on the doctrine of th
philosopher of the Tribune that " the wa
10 resume is to resume"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

The two congressman who died Satur-
day within 81 hours of each other were
men Of much natural ability but Douglass.
the Virginian. fooled away his life and
died from excessive drink. The Michigan
repr sentative, Gen. Williams. WAS Il very
different man and beginning his rebellion
record in the Shenandoah valley command
ing the brigade in which were the Sd
Wisconsin and I'd Massachusetts regiments
closed it with great honor rs one of Sher
mans chief commanders in the march to
the sea.
lie was called by his soldiers "Old Pap
and had their affection and respect. When
they we've first put under his command
they did not like him for on drill he
'would fly TO pieces" and get excited
and nervous to- such IN extent that they
expected when nder fire he would be
good for nothing. But they said that the
irritable drill master just rs soon rs the
bullets began to fly was calm as summer
morning. The whole man was changed
in action; with his cigar alight he would
sit alert to every need, quiet and atfable
us could be, never discomposed or thrown
from his guard by the press of danger.
He hal too II great horror Of military
foppery. and dressed himself in rather Il
seedy manner for an officer of high rank.
NICE near Atlanta when he commanded a
o,,rr> the surgeon of Fort Sumter, Craw-
e1rt 70 ported to him. having been APP.
,oin,od :, h, 'igadier general. Old Pap with
IF ,yaro n, ounted near their tents, al
dressed in garments that had seen more
campaign, WIS., an aide with all
'''"i' WHY = rank woula "'low was
the ornaments his Fl
seen riding in advance Of some of the D.
GERS from station mile away. The
gorgeous aide dashed up and finding
which one of the seedy crowd was Maj.
Gen. Williams addressed him with -four
ish saying, 81 have the honor to announce
the approach of lrigader General Craw-
ford" Od Pap looked him over and
growled d" the HI you say" He had
II good heart in him but detested foolish
show and with these qualities won the
hearty good will of his troops.
In politics Gen. Williams has since the
war acted with the democrats and was one
of the soundest men that party had in con-
gress.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

In recent interview with Ex-Governor
Hoffman of New York, on his arrival from
Europe, he said;
81 met General Grant in France, and
can say that ho has made very good i'm
preston abroad, and is giving no small
amount of study to government problems
As he travels. lie will come back with
enlarged views on all points, while per-
sonaliy he is very great favorite with the
most cultivated families and classes"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25
MONTPELIER MARktI

F0TtHtWeeK eNUfNV Tt0tNTV'T " 1T
Apples, dried new sa1Ge y ID; Batter. Is :
2ic; Beef, 4020G; Beet, dried, green weight 20r
Pork, fresh, 6dl2Sc PORK, salt, l?'5ci Ham ljc
Lard, 1910: Veal, Bal3c; Beans, v bushel, s2a2 ~
Corn, SO5s; Corn meal p LIS lbs, { 20; Oats, =
bushel, S)d40c; Flour, " bbl, 81 5odb.O0i Crack
ers, s37j; Coal, p ton, $1.5OG0O0j cheese = Il
l50 00c; Fsh-Fresh Cod dressed, Toe; IIaiinut
l5c; Shad, 35c; Mackerel, lSc; sail Fish, Cot &C.
salmon, l00i2Ko y q; Trlpe, l2&c; Kerosene
gill T. gallon, s5c, Potatoes. T. husncl, 81 na eh
Salt, y bushel, soc; Dairy, iiaec v 4; s9gal
SOC a as; Maple Sugar, y u, sdSo; SYRUP, r
Gallon, 4ocaso Tea 5ocasoISSji !. eHoeci 9aa
nrasss sa"I al Is. Michigan Glover, 9Gl0 r M
Sotnsrn Sss iork. 10. Halle v pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

The House has passed the additional
$3.50. 900 necessary to continue the railway
postal service in operation, with the pro-
vision that the appropriation shall be
made applicable only TO the service as 1t
existed prior to the first of January last
This bill compels the abandonment OF the
early morning train from New York,
which carried the mails and newspapers
to Boston by midday, and will also re-
quire the suspension of other service
which has been establ ished since tina
date
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. in sermon
which he delivered last Sunday. called the
attention of his congregation to the fact
that he could trace his ancestry back con
siderably further than the May Flower OIL
those who came over with the conqueror
II is recorded in the book of books, N
noiptea out, that 1.-The sons of Benlamlr
were Belah and Becter," and he added
after thus demonstrating that he be longec
to one of the first families, " it is pleasan
for one to trace his origin"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

Pipe-laying is lively for the speakership
of the next House. 1t is claimed that Mr.
Randall's canvass will be unsuccessful for
The reason thot the south and west are
solid against him. 1t is said that McMahon'
of Ohio, will be the candidate of Thur
mans friends, while the south will most
probably unite on Judge Carlisle. of Ken
tucky. Some of the prophets think that it
is quite among the possibilities that Judge
Kelley may be elected.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

" They cured me of Ague, Bousuess and Kid
ney Complaint, as recommended. had nail
bottle left which used for my two little girls, who
the doctors nd neighbors said could not be cured.
am cond lent should have lost both of them one
night if had not had the Hop Bltters in my house
To- use / found they done them so much good
continued with them, and they are now well. That
is why say You do not know halfthe value OF Hop
Blttefs and do not recommend them high enough"
b, Rochester, n. Y EM5!wl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

The secretary of the treasury has au-
thorized the payment of coupon interest
on he public debt falling due JAN l, with
out rebate and in coin OF currency as the
claimant prefers. Registered interest will
be paid in like manner as soon as the
schedules are prepared.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-25

Eustis seems to have clear field to be
his own successor as senator from Louis
lana. His present term expires next
March.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-04
St. CLARA
AGA u EMY

THE OLDEST CHARTERED INSTITU-
Il ton for the education of Girls in the
Northwest is situated in Wisconsin, few
miles from the Mississippi, on the Southern
Slope of Sinsnawa Mound, the highest
point OF land but one in the Great Basin.
Sinsnawa overlooks three States, standing
as it does, close to the boundary line, and
its elevated position, aside from it's grand
eur and beauty, secures perfect healthful-
ness; to high too belreached by the malarial
infuen ces of tie lowsnds, while its crest
shields the buildings from the winter winds.
The graceful slopes are well wooded, the
clearingS necessarily made, designedly
leaving nature to her own plans as far as
possible. This with the distance of tie
place from the large towns, secures unlimi-
ted advantages for outdoor exercise, which
is SO painful lack in many of our schools.
The plan of instruction carried out in
this Institution, unites every advantages
winch can contribute to an education. at
once solid and refined
For further particulars address.
4zwo ST. CLARA ACADEMY,
Slns.aawa Mound, Grant Co., Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-04

A new branch of industry has been
developed in Wisconsin, which is not
looked upon very favorably by the
people not engaged in it. The State
pays bounty of S5 fer every wolf
scalp Last year the aggregate amount
paid out for this product was about
$4,000. 1t appears, however, that
instead of diminishing, the number Of
wolves is increasing at an alarming
rate, and it is more than suspected that
certain parties make business of rails.
ing these animals for their soaps. 1t
is proposed now to abolish the bounty
and see what effect the change will
have.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-04
A Big Transaction.

1t will be remembered by our read
ers that in the fall of 1875. the Union
lumber Company of Chippewa Falls,
suspended and shortly afterwards Is
sued bonds to the amount of $3.50. 1000
to secure their Indebtedness. The
payment of these bonds was secured by
a trust deed upon all their real estate,
which was considered amply sufficient
by the President of the company,
Hon. Thad. c. Pound. to pay their
debts in full. All the creditors of the
concern took bonds, with the exception
of a few who held perhaps $4,000 to
$4,000 of the claims. Since the is
suing of the bonds about SCI, 900
worth have been cancelled, the holders
taking property Of some kind for them,
leaving $5S9,000 due at the time of
the sale. Default having been made
in the payment of the interest, the
trustees for the bondhclders, Messrs.
Stanton Barnard and Thoma0 D. Hal
bert sold according to the terms of the
trust deed, all the property of the
company, real and personal, in Chippe-
wa county, for the sum of $50, 900
and that in Taylor county for $40 900,
making 10000. The property was
sold subject to three mortgages; one
of Calson & Rand, amounting to about
$4,000; one of Gilbert Hedge 4 Go
for S26, 900, and one of the N orth-
western Life Insurance company fol
$4,000. The property was bid in by
Senator VIM. A. Wallace, Of Pennsyl
vania, one of the heavy stockholders Of
the Union Lumber Co., and It is gen
orally supposed that the purchase wa;
made in the interest of that concern
If that is the case, the debts OF tht
concern-excep'ing the three mortga
ges before mentioned-are wiped ou
at about twenty cents on the dollar
while the company gets its property
all back for little over $1,000
As to the value of the property, esti
mates differ somewhat, but as it EN-
braces some $50, 100000 feet of gooc
pine, besides the big saw mill and 9th
er property at Chippewa Falls,
would not be extravagant to put it a
100000 to SS00,000. OF the bonde
Indebtedness, Messrs d. NJ Peck an
Stanton Barnard, Of Williamsport, Pa
held about 100000, leaving Sll5,CO
in the hands of outsiders. We hav
not learned what disposition the own
ers will make of the property, but it i
to be hoped that the big mills will nc
remain idle another season.