Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

l think that we must be near the bottom
of hard times. 1t seems to me that there
is very little left to be effected by this
stringoncy. The country has behaved
very well under its afllictions.- Secretary
SchWrg.
Another case of death in dentists
chair occurred at Annadale, Staten Island,
the 4th. Sarah Wilson was having Il
number of teeth extracted under the influ
ence of chloroforn, when she was sudden
ly seized with spasms and died before she
could be resuscitated The examination
showed that death resulted simply from
strangulation caused by blood running
into the throat. The coroner's jury imput-
ed no blame to the dentist, Harvey, al
though it was shown that he attempted to
draw three teeth after he noticed that
something was wrong.
Information received ut the treasury de.
partment and by the president, from va.
rious sources, shows that the interminablC
agitation of the silver question is very in.
juriously affecting the business interests Of
the country, and urging prompt measures
to effect u settlement. With this view the
president and secretary of the treasury
have had several conferences with leading
members of the senate to ascertain wheth-
er some compromise measure cannot be
reached which would receive the support
of the majority, and which the presiden
could approve. Extreme silver men arc
not disposed to accede to any terms unit
first being satisfied of their inability tc
carry their own measures,
The California savings banks, which
have always been rather phenomenal fol
their soundness and good management
maintain deposit line of S6O,G3O,0OO il
January 1873, falling off during tho
year of about $1,500,000. The growth
of this fund has been quite steady from
1872, when it stood at 100000 The
two largest banks have deposits of SILL.
100000 and 1900, 900, and have been in
operation about twenty years. The whole
amount of deposits apparently is PLACED
out on loans. The highest dividend the
past year was 8 per cent and from thai
down to 1-2. There has been hitherto
no state SUPERVISION put the BANKS come
forward THIS year 10 ask 1t oil the lc@Isla
lure as Il proCectioh Oh inc goou oahK'
from Inc poor
STATE PREMIUMS FOR TIE PROMOTION
OF AGRICULTURE Massachusetts so
oety for the promotion of agriculture
| - Aorr ihn fo1IOuino nriznC for oo,rinuIturo
to be awarded in 1888: For the bes
5000 white ash trees $3.50 will be given
for the next best 500; for the best zoo
white ash trees 500, and the second bes
$751; for the best five acres of white pine
raised from seed, $3.50, next best Sl60
for the best acre of white pine 500, sec
ond best $50; for the best acre of Scotcl
pine $500, second best So; for the bes
acre of European larch, of not less thar
1000 trees, 500, and for the second bes
$75. The competitors are further expect
ed to keep accurate account of the cost o
their plantation, for the information of tht
9o'i0'y anu '''o '"0''0'
MAsoNIC.-The action of the Masonic
grand-master of New Jersey, in censurinl
| Il lO09G at Patterson anu SuSpCnulnD IL
master, for initiating candidate who haC
lost a thumb, will probably cause II goo(
deal of discussion in the order. L. is gen
orally understood, even by outsiders, tina
no imperfect man-onG who has beer
mutilaed or lost any portion of his limb,
or body-is eligible to membership in any
lodge of Masons, but the rule has not, We
suspect, been very rigidly enforced agains
applicants whose disGgurements were
slight and not positively disabling. The
grandmother is the Rev. Marshall b
Smith, of Passaic. His standing us II Ma
son of research and learning, in regard tc
the traditions, literature and customs O
Masonry, is very high, and the ruling HI
has now made will consequently altrac
much among brethren of the craft through
out the country. His position is that al
limitations of The kind permitted are abso
lutely null and void within the New Jer.
sey jurisdiction. If he is right the SAME