Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08

The negroes of Santiago de Cuba are
waging indiscriminate war on the white
population, being equally hostile to the
Spaniards AID Cubans. They have con-
stituted u so-called government in the
almost impenetrable woods and mount
aims. having at their head three ex-chiefs
of the former instruction.
The city hall at Philadelphia, all things
considered, is probably the most expensive
architectural folly on the continent. 1t
has already cost $7,5OO,O0O, the Albany
capitol has had only S9,5O0,000 expended
on it, and the Pennsylvania building COM
missioners want S2,250,000 appropriated
for the next year, and the outside walls
are yet but halfway up.
Prof. Langston, colored minister TO
Hayti, who is in Washington, takes ground
on the exodus question in opposition to
Fred Douglass. Prof. Langston favors
che exodus, and believes it would be
benefit both TO the colored race and to the
poorer classes of the south, especially as
it would teach the latter the necessity of
iiuucli
The attack of the Indians upon Colonel
Thornburg was q most treacherous out
break. That officer marched his command
into an almost certain death, refusing to
disobey orders by firing upon the savages
first, although by so doing he might have
dispersed them and saved himself. but
which Ivnn11 ho hro,,rrI,t L. l.
court martial had he lived. While the
Utes had no immediate cause for their
attack, however, they had Just cause for
resentment in the violation of honorable
obligations of congress to pay them their
dues.
In the Windham county court John
Williams, convicted of manslaughter, was
sentenced to ten years in the states prison :;
Rafferty,, felonious assault, seven wears.
Joseph Freeman was sentenced to the
house of correction for two years. Nathan
Howard, the boy burglar, was sent to the
reform school for the remainder of his
minority. Seven Bellows Falls liquor
dealers Gncluding the hotel proprietors
and one or two druggists) were fined an
aggregate of 1920 and costs. Five wit.
nesses disobeyed subpoena and were fined
$25. Four Brattleboro dealers forfeited
bonds amounting to $500.
Rowell has got the belt. and now threat.
ems to have another "walkn in this country.
OF course the Britisher has no objection to
pocketing the second cool twenty thousand
if the Americans are idiotic enough to give
him chance The New York press, with
commendable unanimity. condemned the
brutal incidents of the affair in which he
won the belt from Weston. They can do
much to discourage a repetition of the
same by only recalling the unavoidable
strain and torture connected with such I'm
exhibition, to say nothing of other scandal
lous features.-IranScript.
MIR. Tilden is quoted as saying lately
that the southern democracy had injured
democratic success in the north. The
southern wing of the party has seriously
handicapped the northern wing, especially
by the Reputation of state Indebtedness
and by political assassinations for which
no one is punished These things, Mr..
Tilden thinks, will make the democratic
presidential nominee little better than the
leader of forlorn hope. AS to New
York, however, Tilden is doing his best
to elect Robinson, end is using great
deal Of his own money to that end. lie
is determined to destroy Kelly and Tam.
many.
CETYwAYo.-The Zulu chief Cetywayc
is fine specimen of noble savage. lie
is lilty years of age, nearly six feet high
and we'll proportional. He is rather
disdainful towards his English captors
He says they shot at his people to make
them Christians, and he asks pardon fol-
shooting back at them. He remarks: 81
was the child of the British government.
My father (the English) came to chastise
me for wrong doing. caught the stick
with which he wished to beat me and
broke it. did wrong to fight him and
am punished. am no longer king. The
English are great people. They will
not kill those who fought with them.
hope the great father will pardon me and
allow me to return 10 my own country,
and give me Il place and permit me to
build a kraal." When informed that the
government intended to treat him with
consideration in view of his valor and
previous distinction, and that the English
officials desired to supply him with every
thing necessary for his comfort, Cetywayo
asked that ten more of his wives be sent
J for at once.