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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
UNITED STATES BONDS.
BOSTON MARKET.

From the Commercial Exchange The receipts
OF Flour, Grain and PrOvls lons since out last have
been as follows: 3jl barrels 40 sacks Flour, $50
barrels OF Corn Meal $50 bags Oatmeal, $50
bushels OF Corn, 20,jGG bu shells Wheat 600 BUSH
els Oats, 800 bushels Barley, 500 bushels Peas, 3lS
!ie'ces Lard, barrels Ito tierces Hams, 49S boxes
Bacon, barrels Grease, IS barrels TallOw, - bar
fels Tongues, 3a5 Hogs.
FLOUR is stea ly with a fair de nand; we quote
western superine at - % . - per bbl; common
extras 81 'OaG 81; Wisconsin eX ras at >6 as 10;
Minnesota (Inclutllng choice bakers brands) 81 81
al 30; Inter wheat, ONO and Michisan at s7d7 so;
lh ana aud Illinois 81 pOOI -; St Louis at a. 25d
: 20 patent Minnesota amt Wisconsin ut ~ 1jaY ~
per Dbl Tor spring whcats, and - jJa9 90 per bDl
Tor winter wheats.
CORN is quIet;we quote old mixed and yellow at
OidbIc, and new at IS G6lc per bushel.
OATS are in steady demand at 52054c per bush,
whlte, and IS d49c for No ) white and No. mixed
Rye IS quiet at 95c 81 r. bu>hcl. ShrrtS are sold
a! SI9OlUl9 - ner ton, Fine Feci Sl9dl95l, and
Mlddlings at t20G2l.
PROVlSIONS.-Pork continues quiet sales at
si2G 10 per bOl for prime, SltGlt 81 Tor mess, ant,
slJ OJdlO " Tor clear anu extra UleIr.
BEEF is steady and in fair request at sll GOA
~ w per Dbl for mess and ezra mess aul SI2 5l
Is 90 per Dbl Tor family.
LARD Is firm at IS &c pee 10 l0f Boston and
western Smoked Hams ave held at 9IlOc per IL
Tor Boston and western, and lldllttc for Western
IN bags.
BUTTER is steady and unchanged, we quote
good and choice creAmeries at 32h3jc per 10; hne
lall lots New York and vermont at 2Sd3OC; choice
stiaghi New York and Vermont diaries at s3d!ae'
and fair to good at lsGl2c, Choice Western Butter
is steady at 2jI1Sc for dairy packed; and ladle'
packed at l'd2jc per 10 for good and choice
CHEESE Is in moderate demand at Raise per
for common.
EGGS are firm at lsd.lla per dozen for Northern
estern anu Eastern and Prince Edward Island
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

Bashful young bachelors are already
anticipating the advent OF "leap year"
with q futter OF agreeable anxiety.
Prof. Charles A. Young, of Princeton,
maintains that the day is constantly grow.
ing longer, on account of the friction of
tides on the earth's surface which dimin.
ishes the diurnal motion.
1t is stated that Scribner & Co. offered
Mr.. Ruskin S400 for n short article on the
cathedral of St. Marks at Venice, and
$1,000 to Browning, the poet. Both re.
fused.
The New York Bible Societies, which
have distributed over ninety thousand cop.
les of Scriptures during the past year,
report growing disposition among Cath
olics and Israelites to receive the Bible.
The Gentiles in Utah object to the reap.
pointment of Governor Emery on the
ground that he is not sound on tie polyg-
amy question. But is it not time that the
word " GENTLE was made obsolete in
the Mormon territory?
1t is reported that two democratic sena.
tors-one from the west and the other
from the 'south-havo telegraphed Gov.
Garcelon of Maine to give up the fort
This Maynard executive had better follow
their advice if he has at heart the good of
his party.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

a FOOLS Errand" is one of the best
written novels of the day. Though polit-
ical to degree, as it must be from its
being tale Of reconstruction in the south.
1t keeps up strong interest in the purely
" story" part from beginning to end.
1t is perhaps so severe on certain phases
Of southern life as to render it unpleasant
reading for those who had kindly feeling
for the rebellion and its anlmating spirit.
But anybody who wanted the Union army
to win will find the book, in spite of some
what of u disregard for the "unities,' y
almost fascinating. 1t is for sale by
Phinney and is published by Fords, How
ard & Hubert.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

IMPORTANT LAW CAsEs.-Testimonv :.
now being taken, says the St. Al6,nns
Messenger, in three important case. IL
volving the right of the First Marion,
Bank of St. Adams to collect interes, =.
bonds given by the towns of Sbeldo VI
IIighgate and Swanton to help build H.
Portland and Ogdensburg road. tn
bank brought suit against the town 81
Sheldon in the April term of the con,,r
court. to compel it to pay the coupons dns
in 1876 on $4,000 Of bonds voted by tbo
town, and the interest since accrued on
the coupons themselves. The case w.
referred, BIS agreement, to Myron BucL
as referee. before whom evidence Is now
being taken. The town claims that IN.
Portland and Ogdens burg road should nav
tho coupons, according to the terms of ,bs
vote for the issuing of the bonds. Tho
towns Of Highgate and Swanton have
brought identical suits in chancery IN
enjoin the First National Bank from col.
Letting the coupons due in 1876 on the
bonds issued by those two towns in aid of
the Portland and Ogdensburg road. The
grounds for refusing to pay the coupons
are the same as those held by the town of
Sheldon. 1t is expected that the three
cases will come up at the January term of
the supreme court.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

Gen. Wade Elamp.on's son Wade died u
few days ago on his plantation in Missisp.
pi. He was the fifth Of the name and his
father, who failed to reach him before he
died, is in great grief.
Another argument in favor of putting a
stop to the walking matches is found in the
death Of two participants in the latest
walk, who retired from the track and went
home to die Of exhaustion.
The Utica On. Y Hera'd is disposed to
beijtle the Puritan ms compared with the
York state Dutchman, but the Rochester
Democrat takes up the cudgels for the
stern old Purlani-m, which prepared the
revolution, has since nodded American
institutions.
NICKs FLORAL GUIDE.-Of tho many
gui les and seed and plant catalogues sent
out by our seedsmen and nurserymen, and
that are doing So much to inform the
people and beautify and enrich our coun.
try, none so beautiful. none so instructive
as Tjc5's FlordJ Gwide. 1t gives II hand
some colored flower plate, and 500 illus
trotions, with descriptions of the best
flowers and vegetables, with price of seeds,
and how 10 grow them, all for II five cent
stamp. Address, James Wick, Rochester,
Ny
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
W. llcpworlh Dixon, the English writer,

W. llcpworlh Dixon, the English writer,
is dead
The Republican state committee of Ver-
mont meet at Vergennes to-day TO fix the
time and place of the state convention TO
elect delegates to the national convention
at Chicago.
Patents have recently been issued to
Vormonters MS follows: ID. Lane, Montpe-
lier, head block for saw mills; +. I.
Marsh, North Clarendon, machine for
sprinkling liquid poison upon vegetation;
W. +. Moulton, Jericho, water tubing; 2.
d. Pike, Stowe, machine for cutting locks
in hoops.
A BIG WINDFALL.-Mr. l.. c. Shear of
st. Johnsbury informs the Free Press that
Mrs. Corser, wife of Bracket G. Corser.
route agent between Newport, VT, and
Springfield, Mass, formerly Miss Mary J.
Hyde, " has fallen heir to an estate in
funds in the Bank Of England amounting
to S 800 900, and has been officially not-
feel to come and receive it " This sum is
her share Of IN estate valued ut $780,
100000 TO be divided among 200 heirs.
The lumber export of Lamoille county
for 1879 was nearly seven million feet. of
which George A. Morse, of Gilmore, ship
ped some 100000; o. &c A. II. Buck, of
johnson, about 100000; and C. S. PAGE
2,7OO,OOO, the balance being made up of
smaller lois. Large as was the manufac.
ture in 1879, the indications are that it
will be considerably larger in 1880. The
Bucks contemplate increasing their bust
ness to 100000 feet; Mr.. Morse expects
to have 100000; while the present indi.
cations are that Mr.. Pages business will
reach 100000 feet.
Senator Edmunds is visiting his home
in Burlington. lie arrived Monday and
that evening an informal reception was
held at the Van Ness House Senator Ed.
munds responded very happily to the
greetings of his townspeople, the burden
of his remarks being that of the old song
" Where can one better be than in the
bosom OF his family" We note renewal
of the rumor that Judge Hunt is 10 resign
his place AS judge of the supreme court.
1t is doubtless true that should he SO re
sion Mr. E1nounds wonld recoiyo D,o 49,
pointment. Tho sensible thing for the
republican national convention to do
would be TO roommate Mr.. Edmunds or
Elhu B. Washburne for president
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

1t is expected that bloody work will lake
place between the Illicit dstillers in Geor-
gia and the revenue officers. The sooner
the government teaches these moonshiners
that they are expected to obey the laws as
well as other people, the better it will be
for the governments supremacy.
People will learn by,anl by that pracIi.
cal jokes can be carried too far and result
disastrously to the Joker. The little
occurrence in Chicago recently-in which
a practical joker was killed by the man
whom he tried to ghten-should be
taken as lesson TO be well learned and
remembered
LOOK OUT FOR EM.-A pair Of old
geese were killed up in Putney, VT. few
days ago, and, as they have been shipped
to the Boston market, want to warn the
public 10 look out for 'em, through the
columns of the Herald. Them" geese
are too tough to eat, and think you will
agree with me when tell you their histo-
ry. When Burgoyne sent Col. Baum to
capture the stores which the Americans
had collected Mt Bennington, VI, they
were met and were badly whipped by
Col. Stark, who commanded the New
Hampshire militia. After the battle these
same geese were taken from the knapsack
of a British soldier who had been killed
in the conflict. These fowls had been
stolen by the soldiers from an old farmer
in Bennington by the name of Baxter.
They were given back to the owner by
order of Col. Stark. They were kept in
the Baxter family forty years, and were
sold to parties in New Hampshire. Since
1915 they have been traded off to score
of parties, till they finally got back to
Bennington in 1886. In 1854 man by
The name of Shortle took tho geese to
Putney, where they were killed rs above
stated. Old people in Putney vouch for
what have written. and are ready to
prove that tho old birds are too old to be
eaten,to say the least.-A. IT. r, in Boston
Herald.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

WELCOMING SENATOR EDMUNDs.-
Geo. +. Edmunds arrived in Burlington
Monday afternoon, and in the evening he
was rendered an informal reception at the
Van Ness House, by hundreds Of citizens.
In honor of the occasion the entire front
of the hotel was brilliantly and beautifully
illuminated. The dining room was clear
ed and at the south end was festooned Il
large American flag, under which Senator
Edmunds stood. The reception was very
largely attended, and in warmth and cor.
duality MS well as attendance was every-
thing that could be desired. Most of the
prominent men of the city of both poiti-
cal parties. were present. and representa-.
tives of every profession, business and
trade. Senator Edmunds made brief
speech in response to an introduction by
w. G.. Shaw.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

y special TO the Boston Journal says
that Judge Hunt has finally decided to
resign, on account of the accumulation of
business in his circuit which needs atten-
lion. The special further remarks that
the president will send in the nomination
of Senator Edmunds as soon as Judge
Hunts resignation reaches him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

REM NEho,- rha supply OF cattle WIS >hort,ani
the demand t!ri not improve sufficiently 10 advance
pIlcts Ii there was any change IN N Is 1t was on
the Western, which cost higher out West, and as
the supply was light lew went at &c better rates
1t beng the last market of the year. dealers were
set, ing up old accounts rs Tar as they could. A.
n. Monroe sold Thirty seven steers average 1924
lbs, at D. live; Taylor II HarpIn SOLD nine he Hers
10 dress Coz tbs lat &c dressed weight; bow Il Moul
ton sold eight three old steer dress $50 lbs
at &c. dressed, and SIX cows, to dress 500 ns, at
a!se U ID, dressed weight. The movement in sheen
and lambs was about the same as last week. The
supply was light and prices without material
change. few sold at Ga T. II, but this lot was
very line and fat. q. W. Brownell sold ninety live
lambs, average Jj TBS, at &C; NJ. I. shackell sold
el2hty-slN sheep and lambs, average - TBS, at5s &C
t. b; other Hooks went lover prices, according.
TO quality. Poultry, sdl0e u Il
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
ENIIRELY RECOVERED.

NEW TURK CIIlI June u, ls1y
II. IL. Warren Co.-Gentlemen-I hereby Ger.
tfy that my wife has been using Wanel's safe
Kidney and Liver Cure for Bright's Disease, and
she is now entirely recovered. When all phystc.
inns remedies faicd, she WAS induced 10 try Your
remedy, and received beneficial results from the
FIRST bottle. After taking f. ur bottles she was en-.
tirely cured. Yours truly,
FMl2w2 ROBERr L. FITZGERALn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
7 II c NJ A r X e T s.
reported dHd teLegrdphed expressly for the Green
Mountain Freeman,
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON

For the week ending Tuesday, December 80, Is7s
carte. Sheep. Hogs. Cdlces
At market this week, 1871 Gill S,sJ2 ,!
last week, 3,O77 5S17 lI7j7 ~
Que year ago. lIj 5,2jl 1850 81
PRICEs.-Beef Cattle-Extra fat and heavy
cHIum oxen, S6.5OG7.uO; Grst quality, $500
COZ; 'e,ond quality, $5.OOf0j.2j, third quality,
SiJUi.ii II l'G Is. on total weigh. of hi e, tai.
low and doc q beef. a few choice single pans
$I.21d ;I.iJ BULLS 'tc., $4OOH4.2j.
Working ONHH-Sl0Jd lGJ = par, or according
to their value rs beet. Handy steers, tj1OIlO.
Mich Cows-faIr quality s2Od3j; extra good,
SiOdjO with or without calves, as may he az ccd
harrow aud ordinary, sl0u2O: yoarllngs, $7OOG
1900; twoyears-o!ds, el2oO@!G ol; tAe..year.
ODDS s2OUOd $500.
Sheep and LambS-COmmoE, }dac: eNlra,id
SIC. pei 10 live weight or 81 O1r,5.7j b head
?hotes-Wholesale, OOG0Jc.; retail, GOdOc. r. r..
fathogs, 5lSd00c. T. ID.
Veal Caves-fGj+1c p uOund.
Hides - Brighton, ejad9c; country lots, % stt
p .Calf skins, lOdllc, TaOw, sc T. h; country
i6l}&c Shealed peIts,30d7jc each; lamb skins, 7jc
each.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
MONTPELIER MARKET.
RETAlL PRICES

fJg TIE eeet eaiiaJ Tass5ay, December 80, ls5P
Apples, dried new SAFE f. N; Butter, Goa 80, :,
Beef $4,000; Beet, dried, green weight. 2Oci foIB,'
fresh, 6nl!!ic; PORK, salt, loo; Ham, l5c; Land
10 SC; Veal 5dl2G; Beans, p bushel, s2d2 -
Corn, $5Sr; Corn meal. Y Ills lbs. 81 .2Oi Ots ,
ers, 1919 Goal, a'tnn, $3.50 GOj.0 1 Cheese, g ~
D0l3c; tish-Fresh Col, dressed lOc tslbnt,
&c; Shad, SC; Mlckerel, l3c; sat Fish, Cod, 'c'
81 lmon. S6l0c v 10; Fripo, l.IC; Kerosene
o.. Y gallon, poe; Potatoea. % Ousae, $4OdjOe;
Sal, v hushel, sos; Dairy. lSG!s y u sugar
rein. ,99ll 40; brown 7dS', Nolasses, Y gallon
t0dsO; rca, 5)360,75; Coffee, Old Java roasted
}jc: RiD, roasted, 953 y Herds Grass reed
tL5; Michigan Clover, . Bl0,T n; Nlrtherg Nc"
DIRK do, ll,Di9c y pouDl,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31
A LOSING JOKE.

4 prominent physician of Pittsburgh
said jokingly to lady patient who was
complaining of her continued i'll health,
and of his inability to cure her, try
Hop Bitters!" The lady took it in earn
est and used the Bitters, from which she
obtained permanent health. She now
laughs ut the doctor for his Joke, but he is
not so well pleased with it. us it cost him
u GOOD patient -Rarrtsburn PnkrinL
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

the legislature meets on the 7lh Of Janu-
airy.
We are glad to see that at Bangor yes
terday afternoon the removal of arms ard
ammunition for Augusta was no; intelier-
cd with. Crowds lined the sidewalks and
bells were tolled but no disorder was in
dulgcd in. This is the true course to pur-
sue. However much Gareelon and his
fellows have misdone their duty the rene
dy. if the courts are not available, lies
first in the legislature itself. And when
the case is there tried no legal techncaliiy
can avail; the only way to keep out the
republican majority there will be by the
arbitrary exercise of power given by the
counting in process And such wrong
would find its remedy at the polls next
fall.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

atrical success Of his new American
anthem at the New York academy OIL
music last evening; it was played first by
by the strings, then by the reeds,
then by full orchestra of $50 per
formers; after that George Vandenhon
read the words, and chorus some 200
strong sung it,with Emma Thursby taking
the third verse solo, and in the last verse
leading the chorus, all rising to their feet
while cheer upon cheer followed the
completion of the work. 1t was like a
fragment of the Boston peace jubilee; as
TO the musical value Of it, and its likel-
hood of adoption ahsad of the Star Span
gled Banner and Yankee Doodle, let us
wait further advicCs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

The trouble with the U;c, is MT over =.
Gen Hatch has not succeeded in getting
them to surrender the twelve men whom
they promised to give up for trial. And
il is by some feared that the commission
itself is in danger from the Utes. What
ever may have been the original equities
OF the case the present conduct of the
UteS if long continued will make it GER
tain they will get bounced"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

The sevcnty-fourth annual dinner of the
New England Society of New York took
place at the Fifth Avenue hotel recently.
Among the guests were General W. T..
Sherman, George William Curtis, Hon.
John Sherman, General Horace Porter,
George Augustus Sala, Rev. Robert Coll
yer, Rev. DR.. II. w. Bellows, Dorman b..
Eaton, Hon. Hugh Mccullough, Mayor
Edward Cooper, Governor Head of New
Hampshire and Governor Andrews of Con-
necticut. Governor Proctor was also
present and made brief response to a
toast in honor of Vermont.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-31

George Ii. Stuart, the well known
philanthropist and Christian of Philadel-
phia, has lost his princely fortune by the
failure of another whose cndorser he had
become. Mr.. Stuart was the president of
the sanitary commission during the war;
and devoted himself to the humane and
patriotic service for which the commission
was organized with an earnestness and
zeal which made his name not only
known but beloved in every camp of the
Union armies. He surrendered his entire
estate to the creditors Of the party for
whom he endorsed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-22
Good News for fIk Neck Prospect Of Il
Public W arT.

Cecil county. in fact Mary land. contains
II, more beautiful section. geographically.
than the long ridge of land dividing the
Elk aud North East rivers and known AZ
the L" Elk Neck" From EIktnn to Tur-
key Point, a distance nf about twenty miles
on ;hc eastern Slope Of the dividing ridge
between the rivers, lie with au elegant
s"UthsIly exposure, some "f the finest
wheat growing lands Ia the State In fact
certain varieties of that important cereal
are grown better IN the Neck than any
where else, and prime wheat grown IN
that section leads the market. Heretofore
the county was It's ineiigibIlity, and the
circuitous roads by which it was reached.
a single road running IFS length like q
man artery. into which opened through
marked private TnadwayS that led To the
farms al Icsu. on either side II il. Be-
sides, the farmer III tIavsleT WAS formerly
compelled To pass two dangerous railroad
road proper. but which danger is now obvi
ated by the construction of what is known
a. the - New Road, leading from the Elk
Landing. Few people IN Cecil county. ex
cept the residents IN th. Neck really know
what "a beautiful country iIeS along the
route Of this road, particularly below
Plumb creek bridge. Slipping eastward L"
the rivsr. lies succession at BEAUTIFUL
L.
twenty Yeas ago was a desert Ia !. present
paradise. No section of the county has
undergone. during those years, SO marked
&c Improvement With good water trans
pnrtAtion so close IT hand. bringing Ia
every farmers door the advantages of a
convenient market, the only drawback in
the past has been the want of a pier ~
landing, AT which the regular steamers
plying between Philadelphia and Balti-
more would touch regularly. In this Ia
>pect the Elk Neck side of the riysr has
been uIsregafded and no pIer or wharf ever
erected. at least IN late years. while on
the opposite shore several wharvcs have
been erected -Rey bold's, upper aud lower,
Fnrd's. &c.
We are happy to inform the readers nf
TIE Wig in Elk Neck, as else " here. that
there is now an immediate prospect of en-
Toying increased shipping facilities in that
section, by III" erection Of proposed pier
or wharf al Oidfield Point Well anthem
ricai-d report has reached us that a sale
has been negotiated for the purchase of
the Odd Firld water front of the Percy
farm, which will secure long needed
wharf on that side o; the river The pur
pose is Ia make il public wharf, with a
public road leading TO 1t from the new road
a 4 lsIaucr of about one mile or less. We
shall announce. hereafter. probably at A
very carly day. more definitely. what We
name now as 4 we'll founded Iumor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-22
Personal.

Wm. J. Jones. Esq, started from Eik
i"n. on M'"day lat, fn- combined hn>i.
ness. aud health Ipvisnratins trip SnuIn.
HIS immediate destination is Atlanta.
Georgia. bat lac hopes 10 bc all. To have
time to extend ms ;tip as far as New
oTl-ans. In view of The unwhnirsnmc
wraih~r OF the week past who would not
willingly follow him Ia the more genial
climate 4 The Sunny South -
Philip Philips has sun. with approval
befuge the croausd heads Of Europe and
Asia. has charmed the dn,ky chiefs of
Africa. and delighted Presidents "f the
Grea; American Republican, but when he
reached Eiktun he was fnuni fault with.
That's Elkton f"J You All over. A Mr.
PH,irP. sand, 1.-THE tongue is an uuruly
member " and makes ttnubie down here in
Muyian'i. as well as away up there IN New
York. " Better" said hr, that the foot
slip tEan the tongue