Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-24

An Indian missionary who is now in
Washington, draws . gloomy picture of
the condition of the Indians on both sides
of the Rocky Mountains, and his informa-
ton would seem to indicate that few
months will see inaugurated our annually
recurring frontier war. He says that
while the peace policy" was doubtless
well intended and in some cases faithfully
carried out, still in many quarters it has
proved an utter and most disastrous fail
ure.
The confession that Secretary Sherman
has taken away the sole issue upon which
they hoped to base their political future is
at last reluctantly made by the imitation
leaders at Washington. They are very
mad about it, but they don't see exactly
what they can do except swear about it.
Meanwhile the wiser heads in both parties
are beginning to see and admit that the
country demands reform in the tariff, and
a general looking forward toward financial
prosperity rather than backward to already
settled political contests. The politicians
will of course be slow to adapt themselves
to the change, but it is something gained
10 get them thinking about its necessity.
The Pittsburgh Republican tells this
good one on Charles Dudley Warner,
apropos Of his Adirondack stories in the
Atlantic Monthly: "Mr. Warner was once
climbing Haystack mountain, and odd
Mountain Phelps the famous guide, was
ahead, picking out the trail. Now tourists
usually have great horror of getting lost
in the woods, and Mr.. Warner was no ex-
ception to this rule, and on this occasion
all his faculties, both physical and mental,
were concentrated on keeping Phelps in
view. The way seemed as difficult and
steep to scale rs did the battlements of
Heaven TO Millions Satan. Phelps, having
got good start, stopped to get little
spruce gum. He had climbed up u tall
tree some thirty feet, when, hearing a
noise, he looked down and was surprised
to see Mr.. Warner swarming up after him
with anxious, steaming visage. What or
airth are you climbing up here forP squeal
ed Old Phelps, in his shrillest tones
What forP' growled the other; I'm
trying to follow you up this blessed noun
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RETRIBUTIoN AT LAsT.-A case wa,
tried, in the United States court. in Cincin
natl on Tuesday, which carries one back fol
n quarter of a century. The plaintiff wa
Henrietta Wood. colored woman sixt,
years old, six feet tall, of commanding
presence. She was born slave in Boon,
county. Kentucky, and after career o
strange vcissitudes was brought to Gin
cinnali by ~ wealthy mistress and give,
her freedom. In 1858 a Mrs. Boyd, an &C
quaintance of her mistress. under brib,
of $500, persuaded Henrietta to take ,
drive with her, and. carrying her over t
Kentucky, delivered her to a slave trader
named Ward. An attempt at rescue re
suited in her being thrown into Ken
lucky Jail, whence, after much suffering
she was run off to Mississippi and sold or
the block for S1,l00. Years of slavery il
its hardest form followed, until the wal
set her free and she returned to Cincinnati
aged and helpless. She found friends ant
sued Ward for $4,000, the value of tim,
and for personal damages. At the time o
the kidnapping Ward was a sheriff O
Kentucky. The jury gave her verdic
for 1880.