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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01
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Reported and tee0rdphed expressly fUr tie Grs,H
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON.

Forthe ceek ending Tueaday, Jaapagy 1l:'s
cutie. Sheep. Sdotes Hogs. CURES
L1.t wosG, ~ S SG 0 o55 i l,.tG II
One year ago, '2,1D 3 80 OJ) -! %
PRICEs.-Btei C,tttt--EXira and heavy ne
MUM oxen sGjJG$6 - first quality, tl.75a
6.u0; second quality, sj.0Od5 20 IhiId QUanl
s4.2oGs3',@ per 100 lbs, on total NcIGIt 81 iNC
tallow anddreSsed beef few choice -lrai, ..N.
sIu0t7.25 Bulls, &c S40OdG0l.
WOrkth3 Ocen.-Sl0 a lf0 per pair. o. uc.,T
ing to their value as beef. steers, S5Od ne.
MHch Co1S.-$20dS40; ezra good. ~ a.
with orwlthout calves, as may beagreed;t1lr
and ordinary, slOdS2S; yearlrngs. $7.00dlju !!
year olds, ) l2OOG2500. S-year oils, Is 0UNS5E
sheep and Ldmbs.-Live weight s2.OOas2,4i per
head. Extra, 4lsd5c p Il /; sheared sheer, tgaU
y ID; spring lambs od0O per ID.
Fat Hogs-3hd3Tc per pound
veal Cdir S-Sj5Od6.J0 pei head.
HtdeS.-DrlShton, SIC country lots, & as e : >
cali SKINS, lOdO0c u ID; Pelts with wool on ;ia
DOC; Talow. jr0c; country lots I,a4Lc r .
Lamb skins, O0c.
REMARhS.-ln cattle the supply runs quite even.
Inerc IS comfortable call for choice and fancy
steers Tor home and shipping purposes. Common
gradas are in moderate request. Prices on best
grades are d cent per pounu better than last week
lhefe Is an improvement on course stays and com.
mon two-ycar-olds Weeks Brohers sold Two OK.
en- average l,iOO pounds at AZ cts. per pound live,
Adams " Taylor sold six oxen to dress 0 bs
each ,at 6dGbc per ID. dressed weight and four lat
cows to dress GOJ lbs each, at SC per h. diesel
weight Inc sheep market is 4 per ID lower on
ordinary ard medium gr; dos There is no clrnge
IN The best nocks. Fisher Brothers sold one huu.
dred and iity-two head, average leo lbs at 81 per
IL D. Jones SOLD elghtytWo sheep, average ll6 bs,
at 4Iac per lD Adams Tayior sold tOrtv..N
sheep at ic per pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

Gen. Nelson A. Miles. the famous In
dian fighter, who has earned the right to
speak on at least one subject, says that
there is no use talking of exterminating
the Indians; the only remedy lies in civil
izng them. The present policy of keeping
large numbers of them about the agencies
he considers destructive Of order. Gen.
Miles's plan is to educate the young In
dian so that he shall not consider himself
an exception to all the rest Of the human
family BY being treated differently, and by
being refused those rights which men
covet and denied the blessings which come
of civilization. He would break down the
barrier which our laws and constitutions
have set up, excluding the Indian from
exclusion which has prac-
tically led him to believe that he is an out
law. He would treat him upon the
assumption that he is like other men that
in nature. there is no barrier to keep him
from the pursuits and aspirations of other
human beings. He would have the Indian
taught as other races; he would have him
to understand that lie is to acquire proper
tv rs other men, and that his rights rs a
man are precisely the same as those of
other men; and finally, he would confer
upon him that citizenship which is held to
be the birthright of all who are born upon
our soil. The clergyman urges more
strongly than the soldier the necessity of
Outstanding the Indians, as the best and
in fact the only effective means Of civiliz-
ing them but both agree that the existing
policy is failure; that determination is
rs we'll as inhuman; that the
Indian must be schooled and civilized
while young, and that when fitted up for
he should have it. General
Miles agrees with all the army men in
that the Indians should be turned
over to the war department, considering
that the frauds practiced upon the Indians
which lead to most of the outbreaks would
be much fewer under the close accounta-
bility of the war department. On this
point, Mr.. Huntington, Agent Wilbur and
others of the most successful managers of
the Indians do not agree with the officers.
But if all the army men shared General
Mies's sentiments there would be much
less objection to allowing them 10 try the
experiment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01
The Death OF English Kin,s

William the Conqueror died from sr,
nous fat, from drink and from the yio i~''.
of his passions.
William Rufus died the death n Il
poor stays which he hunted. We
Henry /. died of gluttony.
Henry II. died of a broken heart ,..
stoned by the bad conduct of his CHA g.'A'
Richard CGur &c Lion, like the al:
from which his heart was named. dio5 'IA'
an arrow frem an archer =!
John died. nobody knows how. I'm, i
said from chagrin, which. We supnosa :
another term for dose of helleb6rte
Henry III. is said to have died .r..
ural death"
Edward /. is also said to have dieJ, r
d" natural sickness "a sickness Will
would puzzle all the college physician, =
denominate.
Edward II. was barbarously and ina.
Gently murdered by ruf1ians emplored II e.
his own wife and her paramour. j!
Edward III. died Of dotage, and Ricl..,
II. of starvation-the very reverse y,
George ".
Henry ". is said to have died Of "a g..
caused by uneasiness," and uneasine.. -
palaces in those times was very conn.,
complaint.
Henry V. is said 10 have died of
" painful atfliction, prematurely." M
is a courtly term for getting rid of 4 KIM
Henry VI. died in prison, by mean,
known then only to his jailer, and ror
only known in Heaven. ~
Edward " was strangled in the iowa.
by his uncle. Richard Ill
Richard Ill. was killed in battle,
Henry VII. wasted away, as misc,
ought to.
Henry VIII. died of carbuncles fat And
fury.
Edward VI. died of decline.
Queen Mary is said to have died of
broken heart.
Old Queen Bess is said to have died NJ
melancholy, from having sacrificed E,say
to his enemies.
James l. died of drinking and from the
effects of vice.
Charles l. died on the scafold.
Charles II. died suddenly is sud Of,
apoplexy.
William Ill. died of consumptive habit,
of body and from the stumbling of bis
horse. Queen Anne died from dropsv
George l. died from drunkenness, which
his physicians politely called an apoplec.i
| fit.
George II. died of a rupture of the heart
which the periodicals of the day termed A
visitation of God.
George Ill. died rs he had lived
mailman. Throughout life he was at lea,,
consistent monarch
George ". died of gluttony and drunk
enneSss.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

WATERBURY.-The" Mystery Solved"
which was published in the FREEMAN OF
December 11th. and has appeared in sew
eral other papers substantially the same.
proves to be a case of mistaken postum
nous identity. The facts in the case are
unquestionably these, in substance: Sarah
Coffrin was born in this town in 1920
or 1921; was married to Heman Williams,
a carpenter and joiner. who had been
some years resident of the town, IN
1910; they moved to Michigan, where
after few years, Mrs. Williams died.
was buried, and respectable monument
to her memory was erected. Her rela-
tves residing in this town were duly in
formed of her death soon after its occur
renee. Her friends here have not been
aware of any mystery connected with her
history or her death; though there may
have been or may not have been conJec-
lures or suspicious that her married LIE
was not altogether without infelicitles.
There was also formerly native res ident
of Waterbury named Sarah Coffin, VINO
was some two or three years older than
Sarah Coffrm. The Coffin family, OF
which there were several sons and daugh-
tiers, left this town many years ago
probably abount fifty years-but we are
informed that there are now living here
two of the sisters, quite advanced IN
years. This Sarah was probably the
youngest of the family. From the state
ment of one of the sisters it appears that
Sarah was twice married-the second
time not happily. and parted with her last
husband. She had two children, one of
whom is dead. 1t seems that her sisters
have known little or nothing OF her his
tory for some years past, though it appears
that she has been living perhaps dozen
or fifteen years in Essex or in Jericho,
secluded, purposely, from the knowledge
of her friends, and passing by the name Of
Sarah Cofrin to the time of her death, a
few weeks ago. This simple and very
brief statement accounts for the mystery
in the case, when it is considered that sew
eral condolences, some of which are
stated above, are taken into account in
connection with the identity of name by
which the recently deceased person was
known. r. b.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

A MURDERER's BODY MIssING-SoME
ONES BEEN THERE.-Costrafoaz, the
murderer who was executed and buried at
St. Johns, the other day, was not permit
ted, it seems, TO reQuieSct in pace. The
Montreal Post says that some physicians
became DESTROYS of procuring the body as
n subject, and employed party of four to
dig itup and convey it away. The burkers
met at the grave on Wednesday night of
last week, and proceeded to work. They
were not long in striking the coffin
which they unearthed. 1t seemed to be
unusually heavy, for though Costrafolaz
was a stout-built man, yet it must have
greatly increased in weight since he had
been inferred. 1t took all the strength of
the four men to lift the coffin and place it
on the edge of the grave. They managed
it, however, and quickly pried the lid off,
and they were disagreeaby surprised to
find that either some one had been there
before them o. that Costrafolaz had not
been buried ut all. Instead of the body
being in its wooden Surtout, the latter was
full of sand, which fact accounted for its
heaviness. The resurrectionists retired
completely baffled The people say that
the body was never put in the coffin at all,
but was struggled across the line for the
benefit of some Yankee doctor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

FRozENTo DEATH.-Last Monday noon
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Long, an aged coup
lie, left Ausable Forks, N Y, with horse
and cutter, for Beekmantown, to attend
the funeral of II niece. They lost their
way, after dark, stopped to inquire the
road, and, being informed that they were
on the wrong road, Mrs. Long started
back on foot, leaving her husband. This
was the last seen of him alive. Mrs. Long
walked back to Burdick's Corner, where !.
passer took her into his sleigh and carried
her to Beekmantown. Mr.. Long not mr.
irving parties started back after him. His
horse was found; but nothing was learned
about Mr.. Long, till on Tuesday his body
was found by the side Of the road, near
the house where he called to il11rire the
way. An empty bottle was found lying on
the snow about foot from his head. 1t
is remarkable that the body should have
lain rs it did by the side of the road for
three days before it was discovered by any
one.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

In THE COUNTY CoURTs.-In the Wind
sor county court, Henry Babcock, fifty
three years old, man of wealth and an
active church member, was found guilty
on an indictment for an attempt to burn
his mill in Pomfret, early last fall, with
the intent to defraud the Windsor County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, who had
an insurance on the premises, and was
sentenced 10 six years in the Estates pris
on. In the same court eleven rumselers
were fined sums ranging from ten to one
hundred and thirty dollars each, and three
of them, unable to pay, were sent to the
house of correction, one for about one
hundred days. one for two hundred and
one for four hundred
Albert Chalmers of Newbury has been
ordered by the Orange county court to pav
four hundred and eighty-on dollars dam
ages 10 the father of a girl whom he So.
duced and who died in childbirth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01
MONTPELIER MARKET

rO'theUeek ending Decembcr 81, l>,S
., Apples, dried new sdlGc r. h Butter Is
2lc; Beef 4020c; Beef dried, green weight, 9ur;
orh' ilesh, 6nlsSc; Pork, salt, II sc; Ham l1c
Lard l2ic Veal, Gdl2c; Beans, y bushel, :2I3 to
6ushel, 35dloc; Flour, y bill, IS sraG.uj; Crark,
" :, COO Coat y ton, S750d00OO thCcse, r . !;
20 9qci F!sh-Frcsh Cod, dressed, Toe; lIaliIn
salmon, lOdIs1c p n; True, I2,sc: Kerosene
sn6 gallon, 23c, Potatoes, u bushel, s0UocsE'
S ronG, ,p1shel, SOC; Dairy, Isaac = II SuEal
5 6S, SO; Maple Sugar, b h, Tdsc: syrUr,
Tin.ion, iUcdsO Tea 50cd SO.75; CoGee, Cld
lava S1ea, roastedMc; Rio, roasted, }Ga e n: Herds
"a zee 81 %; Mlchigtn Clover. 91lO r NJ
N9thern Mes Gork,lo. Ilal1c v pound
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

Edison sister tells a good story of Ed
ison's boyhood He tried 10 set on
eggs" she said. What's that? Howl?
What do you meMP" inquired the listen
er. Why, he was about six, should
think, and he found out how the goose
was setting. and then saw what the sur
prising result was. One day we missed
him, called. sent messages, couldn't find
him anywhere. By-and-by, don't you
think, father found him ouled up in Il
nest he had made in the barn and filled
with goose and hens eggs-actnally sit
ting on the eggs and trying to hatch
themn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

A circuit Judge in St. Louis-,J1dge
Gottschalk-has lately decided that a M : q
unable to read the English language is not ,t
qualified to sit as a juryman. In a case
tried some time ago touching note. tbs
decision was rendered against the nlaint;s
From this decision an appeal was taken ~,
the ground that two men unable to write
or read had sat on the jury, and the appeaI
was sustained by Judge Gottschalk. who
granted new trial. 1t seems that under
the laws of Missouri judge is bound to
give his instructions for the jury in writ.
ing which they must or may take with
them TO the room in which they deliberate
upon the case submitted, and this legal
usage implies the ability of jurymen to
read even manuscript. This was the
reason for the decision given by JUDGE
Gottschalk, which seems sound enough
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

They cured me of Asue, Bilousuess and Kill
ney Complaint, as recommended. | had half
bottle ef which usedior my two little girls, who
the doctors nd neghbors said could not be Culel
am confident should have lost both Of them one
night If had not had the Hop tters in my house
to use. found they done them so much good
continued with them, and they are now well Thai
IS why say you do not know nalfthe value oil Hop
Bltters. and do not recommend them hiSh enough"
b, Rochester, n Y. EMJwl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

AN OUTLOOK BY THE PREsIDENT.-Pres-
ident Hayes has been talking lots of good
sense in few words TO a reporter of the
New York Graphic. He entertained great
hopefulness that the remainder of his adj
ministration would see more prosperous
times than the country has enjoyed for
many years. He thought the financial
and commercial outlook especially cheer
full. more so than he dared to hope year
ago. The premium on gold had disap-
peared fifteen days in advance of the time
fixed by law for the government to redeem
its notes, and there had been no shock to
business as he feared there would be. lie
had been constant and answering sup
porter of the plan to resume specie pay
ments on the first of January, 1879, and
bad approved and advocated all move
ments looking to its complete fulfillment.
Having become accustomed to the national
currency, the president thought that the
people would be slow to part with it for
gold merely for the pleasure of exchange,
when gold was much more bulky and in
convenient. For these reasons, and TO
facilitate commercial transactions and for
the convenience of travellers, he thought
paper would always be at n premium. He
thought that the sectional issue (meaning
the southern question: would never revive
itself to become as prominent in politics
as it had been. and he hoped it would soon
die out. 1t was pretty nearly dead now.
he said. The president referred to the
difficulty of getting senators to serve on a
committee, under Mr.. Blaines outrage
resolutions, rs evidence of this, and the
reluctance of the House to debate the
question was more evidence. Speaking
of the Blaine committee $50 calletD, he
feared that it would not accomplish any
substantial results. There was lack OF
time and indisposition to take hold of the
matter. There were already indications
that it would end where the Potter COM
mittee ended. and he believed it was the
sentiment of the country that Potter's
committee was n failure indeed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

The Teller committee, of which Mr..
Blaine shirked the craftsmanship has
finally succeeded in getting a ruling that
gives it some money to investigate with
800, 00O-and q subcommittee starts for
New Orleans tomorrow to take testimony
as to the late election there,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

We passed an old lady staggering under
the burden of her baggage, who was too
poor to ride Or pay II porter. Before |
knew it he had her load in his own hand
without word said, and he carried i
until he gave it TO her at her destination
When he returned l asked him what she
gave him in return. lie answered: "Shs
gave me the richest reward ever receiv.
ed for so small service, and she didn,
even thank me; she said God ble:,
your good mother, for you have got one
at home. n-F0reign Letter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

OLeary the champion pedestrian Of the
country, wins the six days contest in Gil
mores garden over Campana, the Bridge
port (Ct) man, having covered, up to
1915 Saturday night. 400 10 miles to
357 IA by his opponent O'Leary seemed
fresh at the end of the contest, while Cam
pana was all worn out. OLeary was off
the track days, hours l minute and So
seconds during the week. and Campana
day % hours, 80 minutes and 40 seconds.
After they got through. Campana, in an
address to the audience, charged the train
ers he had early in the week with plralyz
ing him, and he said that, if he had had
his present trainer at the beginning, be
would have won by at least so miles. He
then offered to run any man in England
or America II days match for $4,000
O'Leary offers to bet $4,000 that he can
walk $40 miles in IA hours. The fees
for admission to the O'Leary- Campana
contest amount to $4,000. The crowd
was very large the last evening. Madame
Anderson, who is attempting to walk 200
quarter miles in 200 consecutive quarter
hours had at 10 last night made 1878
quarter miles and was confident of accom-
plishing the feat. During the greater
part of Saturday she staggered around the
track in dazed condition, but toward
evening she was frightened up by music.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

Rev. DR.. Buddington, of Brooklyn, has
resigned his pastorate, after 20 years of
constant service in it, finding himself
unable to resume pastoral labor after the
last operation Qor cancer) upon his lip.
Ex-Governor Onslow Stearns, of Cor
cord, N. H.. died at 8: So on the evening of
December 30th. He had been in failinp
health for a year past, the result of many
years Of almost incessant and very respon.
sible work. Tie immediate cause of his
death was Bright's disease.
Ever since the exhibition which Beverly
Douglas made upon the floor of the House
at the last session, the weakness which ul-
timately caused his death has been a mat
ter of public notoriety, but comparatively
few know the beginning of this unfortn-
nate habit. Douglas was major in the
confederate army, and, on one occasion.
in fit of passion, shot one of his own SOL
dlers. Remorse at the thought that he had
killed one of his own men without sniff.
cient reason preyed upon his mind, and
ultimately brought him into morbid con-
dltion, which drove him to the excessive
and almost constant use of the strongest
liquors. Washington Letter 10 Detroit
Tribune.
When Mr.. Nichols was placed in the
governors seat of Louisiana by the insur-
recllon of 1867 he found the state debt
limited to Sl5,00O,0oo by the constitution
all arrearages settled, and 100000 in the
hands of the fiscal agent of the state
situation which had been brought about
by the skill and integrity of the much
abused carpet bag" government of Mr.
Kellogg. During the fifteen months
which have passed under the Nichols
usurpation' the state debt has been increas.
cd, the balance left by Governor KELLOGG
has been spent, the treasury has been
emptied, the state credit has been serions-
ly impaired, and there is grave danger
that there will be a default on the January
inlerest.-Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Dec. ST..
Market dull, receipts light. We quote;
Winter made butter, 10 to 16 cents per
pound; fall ends, 90 cents, with but small
quantity offering.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-01

The niger hez the right to vote. We
understand that and respect it. But there
must be limitashuns. He may vote-the
law seq that-but the law don't say how
he shell vote. That is for us.-PetIolcuns
Y. NaSbu.
, 1879-08-24
HllMQR.


In-tents sutfering-Camping out.
"Seo Venice and die" How about Mem
ph1s9 -,
When farmer takes pleasure trip, why not
write him down as an agricul- l-tourist7-
natl Commercial.
"Throw him rope," Is the proper thing to
say when ToQ see a. friend OF yours oYer-bored,
The effect is magical.
"Hurrahl be jabersl the GREEN'S above the
red!'' exclaimed an Irish patriot, as be saw q
red-haired man with cabbage-leat in his hat.
joaquin Miller sings Of s'the red-monthed
orators Of war>h He has been listening to
Kearncy on the sand Iots.-Ntw Orleans Pica-
ytne.
The old story of Romuius aud Remus being
raised BY 4 wolf is outdone every day In Ken
lucky, where men are raised by mules, some
times fatally.
Mr.. Georre Rope, of San Francisco, got drunk
and proceeded to bathe in the public fountain.
They arrested him, not wanting anv right-ropo
exhibitions in the street.-Detroit Free Press.
Friend to scientific author1ty-Doctor, how
IS mau to tell q mushroom from toadstoola
Scientific authority-By eating 1t. If you live,
it is mushroom; if Eou die, 1t is toadstool.
Glass in the Agricultural College.-Professo
is there any way to obtain good fruit without
grating or budding2 5tudent-Yes, sir. Pro-
fcssor-Please explain the process. Student
Watch your chance, and when the farmer goes
to dinner crawlover Ia the orchard and steal It,
Cincinnati Enquirer. =
Professor. You will repent the lesson on
the battle of Bunker Hi}l.''' Student (atter q
long and painful stlence)-" Please, sir, can't"
Professor (with frown)-"WhY not4' Stu
dent (timtdly)-" Because have been deceived"
Professor (astooishede" In what way2" Stu
dent {humnlyE'1 hare always been told that
history repeats ITSELF, and SO I didn't trouble
mYsclf to study the lesson.n