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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17
Maine.

The Down casters are getting up ,
good deal of excitement in politics fol
winter weather. The application to Judge
Virgin for an order compelling the secre
tary of state to exhibit the returns result.
ed in nothing as the judge decided that
the governor and council at that time
should have such control of the returns rs
they deemed necessary to enable them to
perform their high constitutional duty Of
granting certificates to such persons as
by the returns are entitled to them.
There seems to be a misapprehension
in some quarters as TO the grounds on
which the governor and council issue Ger.
liicatcs to such a number Of fusonists as
give the democrats and greenbackers con.
troll of both Senate and House and so Of
the state government. 1t has been charged
that they were going behind the returns
whereas rs near as we can Judge this is
lst what they refuse to do.
In 1877 law was passed providing
that corrected returns might be sent in,
but either the refusal to permit the origin.
III returns to be examined prevented such
corrections from republican towns, or the
governor and council acted on the ground
that that law was unconstitutional. A,
any rate it is understood that the certifi
Gates TO be issued to-day will be based on
returns technically correct and that de-
fective returns will be thrown out; and
the belief is that the fusionists will be
given majority of The legislature.
Charges are made that democratic re.
turns have been corrected. But the be>t
way for all parties is to believe such things
as are proved. The governor and council
are the constituted authority for detcrmin
ing who are entitled to the certificates, land
it is very probable that in Maine as else
where courts have power to take care O.
the rights of citizens.
OF course people who have authority
may do the vilest wrong. but if they dc
that which the people believe is wrong
and fraudulent they and their abettors will
in the end be overthrown by the ordinary
workings Of our electoral system. What.
ever is done in Maine the places OF rene
dy for wrong are the courts and the polls
at the next election.
When the power to do anything is lodg
ed by law in certain men, opposition ex.
cept in the courts Or by appeal TO the peo.
pie at the next election is either rebellion
or revolution. This was so in 1877 and is
so now. Peaceable acquiescence in the
result then was the right thing; it is the
right thing now. We presume our demo.
cratic friends have derived satisfaction
from their howl of fraud for the last three
years; ut any rate. if the supposed pro-
gramme in Maine is carried out, we can
find out how it seems to "holler IF we
think it worth while. The old spelling
book story about whose OK it was that was
gored still has its application.
The remedy then for our Maine broth.
rem may be sought in the courts, at the
polls or from their lungs-but not else.
where. Watterson's 100000 men are no,
in order.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17
The MLLoSA1REs OF NEW YORK;

The MILLIoSAIREs OF NEW YoRK.-It
would be almost impossible to give a
correct list of the millionaires of New
York Mt the present time. They doubtless
number more than one thousand, while
some might estimate the number Mt two
thousand. There are now also regiment
of men in New York who are worth two
millions and more, up to twenty millions.
There is but one individual, probably, in
this city whose total property would now
inventory above seventy-tive millions. We
refer to William II. Vanderbilt. whose
interest in the stock of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad COM
pany alone is said to amount 10 over sixty
millions. He is also holder of large
amount of other securities. including those
Of Lake Shore" Canada Southern"
and Michigan Centran railroads, besides
several millions of governments and a
considerable amount of real estate. The
total value of Mr.. Vanderbit's property,
we think, is at least ninety millions, and
it may possibly Gas some think) amount
to the round sum of one hundred mill
ions.
The estate of Mr.. VIM. b. Aston, at the
time of his death, was generally estimated
at over fifty millions. Very few persons
believed in much higher figures. Since
the division of the VIM. B. Astor property
real estate, in which most of his money
was invested, has fallen greatly, and the
total property left by him would not now,
probably, bring his heirs over forty mill
ions.
Those who are supposed TO have relia-
BILE sources of information estimated the
total value of the property of Mr.. Alexan-
der L, Stewart at the time of his decease
at sixty millions. The depression since
in real estate would bring the figures
down now to fifty millions. or less, al
though there are those who affirm that the
Stewart property, held by Mrs. Stewart
and Judge Hilton, would inventory now
at sixty millions, or more
There are not now living in the world,
probably, more than five or six persons
who are worth rs much money as Mr..
VIM. Ill. Vanderbilt, and it is possible
there is not one. The firm of Rothschilds
in Europe have q Larger aggregate proper
ty than Mr.. Vanderbilt; but it is doubtful
whether either single member of this emf
nent banking firm is worth one hundred
millions. There are three or four persons
among the nobility of England who hold
vast amount of property, handed down to
them through many generations, and
among these may be found, perhaps, one
or more persons who have the control of
property, which they cannot sell, worth
one hundred thousand dollars.
When fifty years more shall roll round
there will, doubtless, be found hundreds
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

y fourth attempt has been made t.
breek the St. Adams Jail. Three prison.
ers had used II bent iron bed-stead leg tc
dig away the north wall where it hat
been cut through before; but the suspi
cous sheriff investigated. and the scheme
failed.
a HARD CHARACTER SErTLED.-Frank
Emory, the desperate character who ha.
caused the Addison county authorities SC
much anxiety, has at last been disposed
of, with a ten years sentence at Windsor
for an assault with intent to kill on Officer
T. M. Chapman.
The Addison ,unty grand jury reported
these Indictments Lewis Davis, list, fol
larceny, End, for breaking Jail; FRANK
Emory, list, for assault, with intent to kill
upon I. NJ. Chapman, ID, the same upon
N. f. Dunshec. Sd. for breaking Jail
Darwin w. Garvey, for adultecy; Sylves.
ter Burton and Justin White, for larceny
Frederick G. Walbridg, one of the newly
elected republican aldermen of the city of
Boston, is u Vermonter and was born in
Wolcolt, February II, 1928. The Boston
Herald says he came to Boston when n lad
of Is, and rose from IN obscure boys sit.
uation in the firm he is ut present to be.
come one of proprietors. For thirty-two
years he has been identified with the we'll
known concern of Brook & Walbridge
Bros, ISL, Hanover street.
FIRE AT SwANToN.-About 8 p. NJ. Sat.
urday,th dwelling house of r. NJ. Kidder,
on farm in Sranton near the St. Adams
line. was destroyed by fire, including
much of the furniture, his wagons and
sleighs, 500 pounds of pork, two swine.
quantity of grain and vegetables, and
stock of hay, Loss estimated at 900;
honse insured for 800, and produce for
$780, in Union Mutual of Montpelier. The
ire caught in the woodshed in some way
unknown, and was we'll under way when
discovered. Mr.. Kidder was absent, and |
% was the nearest neighbor, hence 1t was
ome time before help arrived
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

Mrs. Dorsey, wealthy widow, owning
large tracts of land in Louisiana and
Mississippi, invited JEFF Davis to make
his home at plantation called Beauyoir.
where she lived, in the latter state, and
soon afterward executed general power
of attorney to him, having previously
made n will dovisng to him as sex. presi.
dent of the confederate States" her whole
estate. She died on the 4th of last july.
and Mr.. Davis has since exercised full
control OF the property. A few mon tbs
before her death she had conveyed the
Beauvoir plantation to him by deed Her
heirs have now brought suit in the United
States circuit court of Louisiana to have
her will set aside. In their bill they aver
that Mrs. Dorsey was crazy on the subject
of the virtues and political sufferings of
the rebel chieftain; that she insisted that
the confederate states were still existino
and would not recognize herself as a citi.
zen of any other national jurisdiction and
that Mr.. Davis artfully improved his
opportunities OF association with her to
foment these decisions and turn them IN
pecuniary profit. The bill alleges that
her mania was OF recent origin, and that
although she sympathized with the south
during the civil war she changed her
political opinions during residence porth
in 1876 and did not revert to the former
sympathy till after Mr.. Davis began to live
at Beauvoir. Referring to her peculiarities
of mind, it alleges that besides being sue
cessively Roman Catholic.a Presbyterian
and Protestant Episcopalian, she en-
braced the faith of some Hindoo sect of |
pagans. but finally died Christian. Mr.. |
Davis's defence will, of course, be a gen.
eral denial, and having possession It will
not be strange il he keeps it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17
Our Neighbours Trials.

1t is said that one can bear easily tn
fluctuations of his neighbor. and this il
perhaps more true of nations than of indi
viduals. Certainly it seemed during thu
war of the rebellion that those people il
England who now hold the reins of power
bore up remarkably we'll under the afllic
lions that were upon the American repub
lie.
Mr.. Gladstone, Mr.. Bright, and othel
leading liberals had sympathy for us ant
carried with them in feeling II great body
of the common people. But the present
premier and his co-workers were at hear
glad we were in trouble.
The earl of Beaconsfeld year or two
ago was in such blaze of glory that he
thought he could afford to sneer at Mr..
Gladstone. He had just returned from
the Berlin congress and Europe, Asia and
Africa were made the scenes of brilliant
performances that dazzled Englishmen Out
Of their senses.
ouh IAOh IhS Chti 10 III tiOuOlCs liz hhS
butchcred the ZIlus but the bills are heavy.
Turkey is as wreched and abominable as
ever and English influence has amounted
10 nothing in making her more decent.
The Afghan performance is not coming
out well at all. Gen. Roberts, the British
commander, is virtually besieged in Cabul
and Ayoub Khan, IN Afghan chief is
moving IUI an e..,avh On Cand.h....
There is no certainty that Roberts will
be defeated but the situation is recognized
as grave, and whether victorious or not
the English now know that their attempt
to be masters in Afghanistan will COST
more than it will come to. The result is
that BeaconstieId's tinsel does not glitter
rs captivatingly as aforetime.
The lenantry question in Ireland assumes
more and more serious aspects. Thos,
persons arrested are attended by applaud
ing mobs and landlords are knocked down
and beaten, the latest notable victim Of
the club Of an evicted tenant being Lord
Fermoy.
Meanwhile Mr.. Gladstone has been
making political speeches in Scotland and
was received with unbounded enthusiasm
lie resumes his place as leader of the lib
cra's and the chances are that whenever
the election for the next House of Com.
mons comes the result will be to put Glad
stone in the place Of his great rival. This
would be very unpleasant for the queen
who likes Baconsfeld and snubs Gladstone
ut satisfactory TO the masses of the sensi-
be people of England.
The present parliament has been in ex-
istcnco about six years so that one year OF
life remains 10 it if it is not before that
time dissolved by royal will. The choice
If a new house will come within yea,
and it is to be hoped that the troubles OF
The Baconsfeld ministry will be then end.
d-by retiring it from power.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

The other day family in ills vr
for some Time heard the cry Of Tho -
but it was hours after before She was ~. SAl
in the warming chamber of the ki ,sl4.
Stove, where she had erawlel upobsa--'i
and which had been closed. Poor oIJ L. L.
appeared to be so nearly dead that r.!
placed in a shed TO close her 90
career, hut she soon resurrecloJ and lug
to be baked another day.-Bel5rs F ,
Times.
THE CLOSE OF NAvIGAuOS.-TBo 9.
Johns Ne,0S says that ut Chamblv H.,
are still lying thirteen boats laden nj,
coal, bound for Montreal, and three or,.
carrying lumber destined for the .,.,,.
At Rouses Point there are said to lie f,-.
five crafts Of various descriptions. all FIN.
ly imbedded in the ice. There are pow ..
St. Johns fourteen vessels in alI. g, :,
llilaire there are seven barecs Laden vyit
coal and one steamer, and at SorcI u,r-
are fourteen barges loaded with lur,5o.
and two steamers. Altogether b4two,.
Rouses Point and Sorel about loo ress,i.
are held fast.
A BLOODY DEED.-About niilnigb, n
Thursday distinct cries of murder war;
heard near the foot of Maple street. IonJ
enough to awaken many rcople in T'
neighborhood. Policeman Bennett nm
peared ut window of his house, which I.
in the vicinity, and saw woman and two
n ii
from whence proceeded these STARTLING
cries. Before Mr.. Bennett had dressed ,l9a
entire party disappeared.
The next morning parties PASSING tba
Portland street bridge saw GOOD deal of
blood on the walk, and on LOOKING over
the south rail, saw blood also upon the ice
and hole through the ice into the wafer
They remembered the startling cries Of
murder the previous midnight, and nut.
ting the two things together, conclGdel
most naturally that Il deed Of violence had
been perpetuatod. One man said he had
heard the cry of murder five times, and
the last time it sounded as though the man
was half strangled in the water. Score,
of people FASTENED to the scene Of blood.
shed. Two young men took boat and
graphing irons, and began to drag the
river. BY this time hundreds of people
had assembled and great interest wa,
manifested. Suddenly words came from
the boatmen that they had found it, and in
few moments they lifted out of the water
The body of II dead dog! Three minute,
later there was not Il person to be seen
between Railroad street and Summervllc,
CaIcdOniun.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

1t will he gratifying for the members of
the Odd Fellows Mutual Relief Associa.
ton of Vermont. of which Dr.. p. D.
Bradford of Northfield is president, to
know that there were 25S members at the
last meeting Of the directors, and that
more are coming in daily. The losses
have been extremely light and with Il
little energy on the part Of the brethren
the number can easily be raised to 900,
which makes the class full.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

1
Wsconsin's official vote gives $50, O33
for William Smith, republican; 1000 fol
James e. jenkins, democrat; 1896 for
Reuben May, greenbacker; and 3S7 for
w. Il. Bloomfield, prohibitionist. The
republicans polled only 1869 votes at the
state election in 1877 and the greenback.
ers 26,2l6.
The lumber season, which has Just clos
ed at Chicago has been without exception
the most prosperous on record. Prices
have ruled higher that for years past. and
the amount of lumber received in the city,
! ,467 ,8i5, 900 feet. is thirty per cent larger
than last year,-the largest up to that date
and fifty per cent greater than the re.
ceipts ten years ago. The Single trade.
while prosperous. owing to Increased
prices, has not been larger in quantity
than for several years past.
THE CIPHERER FGGURlNG UP HIS
CHANcEs.-Tilden has had the democrats
in both houses canvassed by confidential
friends and it has thus been ascertained
that there is IN unanimity of opinion
among the democratic congressman that
the only hope for defeating tho repub-
licans at the coming presidential election
lies in harmonizing tho rival factions in
New York. Tilden's friends are confident
that if he can conciiate John Kelley his
chances for nomination and election nro
good,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

RICHMOND MARKET, December b.
But little butter was offered. Winter.mske
is selling at from 10 to 20 cents, the latter
price for the best fresh. No cheese was
offered. Potatoes sold at 80 cents
ST. ALBANs BNTTER MARKET, Dec. Ii,
Attendance good, receipts light, market
quiet. We quote winter made bulk, Il
to 20 cents per pound. No fall butter
Offering would command 80 cents for
cho ice.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17
MONTPELIER MAGKIj

For the eses eniiaJ Tuesday, D'esm5'. b. la1
Apples, dried new 5d7c g. III; Batter, 2OG3)t :,
fresh, Gdl9aG; Pork, salt, lOc; lam, ijc; lard
l0%c; Veal 5dl2c; Beans, + bushtl, s2a2 81
Corn, $3.50; Corn meal, r lis lbs Si.2l; OATS
ers, 1915; Coal, y ton, $3.50 nO00o: Cheese e y
96l3c; Fish-Fresh Cod dressed loc; Hahblt,
&c; Shad, SC; Mackerol, l3c: SAT- Fish, Cod, 7c'
o.. v gallon, poe; Potatoes, p lu,acl, St9a5Jc
Sal, y bnshel, soc; Dairy. Il5H3o - -. >utn
redne |, 96ll SC; brown lass, uolas,os = gallon
i0dsO; Tea, 5Os60 IS; Coffee, Obi Java roasted
35c; Rio, roasted, 25c = Herds Grass rect
Sl.7S; Michigan Glover, 9dl0 y u; NluhGr1 Nov
York do, ll0l2c v pound
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

CoNGREss,-Matters are very quiet and
the holiday adjournment is so near al
hand that nothing of Importance will be
done ill January. 1t is very possible that
the Bayard movement to take away tho
legal tender quality of the greenback will
bring on general discussion of currency
questions. The sentiment of the eastern
cities is in favor of this action and Senator
Morrill, and some others will doubtless
urge 1t, though it seems majority of both
republican and democrats are in favor of
the 81 let we'll enough alone" policy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17
THE GREATEST BLESSING.

a simple, pure, harmless remedy, that
cures every time, and prevents disease by
Keeping the blood pure, stomach regular
kidneys and liver active, is the grcatesl
blessing ever conferred upon man. Hop
BitterS Is that remedy, and its proprietor,
are being blessed by thousands who have
been saved and cured by it, Will you try
it? See another column.-Eu9le. 5lwt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17
T II Z NJ A r K Z 7 S.
Reported and te5sgrGPhed expressly tar y. Gytr
Mountain FreemGH,
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON

f0rthe oeet ending TUESDAY, Neccrjef t,I,7a
cattle. Sheep Hog,. CQlrs.
At market this week, 3 72G 7lsj 1851 70
- last week, 3,535 9l2l SlN A.
one year ago, 1927 9,3S1 lh1O =
PREcEs.-Beef Cattlc-Extra fL and hp,vy
pl emium oxen, SG.5DdG.75; first qualify, Siija
92?; second qualily, 85.u0Gj.j0, lhIrd q att,
Si.oo"i.'1 v q % on tol"l w1'gh oi hi e, tai.
low and dressed beef. a few cho'ce srgIt pans
plUO0T3I1 Bulls. to-, -4OJ0Eji.
Working UN"n-SlOJG!lD y pair or aceornug
TO thelI value as beet. lllndT steers, $fj,0ilO.
Ntl4n Cows-far qHalIty, 8!Ja5j! extra COOL
SiH '31, VITA or without calves, as may be agreed
luio" n1 ordinary Sl0d2O: ycarimgs, SIU0a
LOO; t'p-' eafs-olds, slZ.OO 800; lhrce., cal
0ds, i2OOOd3> 90.
snccp and Lambs-Commoa. sat ;e: extra, s 4
DC. per 10 live weight, or SD 'j,0o r. head
shote5-Wholasalc, 0lu0lr.; rrtul. so ivr. r D..
FAthogs, 4laGjaac. = q.
Veal Calves-la5l&c v pcnnl.
Hides = Brighton, o,5o2; cuua.ry lnJs ejs. r.
W .Calf skins, lOdllc. Taioa, sc r q, county
idl &c ohearel polts,iOG ;jt each; 3ma ~alns,1j,
each.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

FEARFUL RAILROAD Accidental ter
rible accident occurred Saturday evening
on the Addison railroad. near Llrrabee's
Point, causing tho death of the engineer
of the train, Orcn P. Slinson, Fireman Ed.
Markham and ID. +. S. Lyman. bridge
tender at Larrabec's. The train, Conductor
Samuel Whitney in charge, left Rutland
in the afternoon for Ticonderoga, n. Y,
as usual. About one hundred rods from
the east end of the lake bridge at LARA
bees Point is n short curve, and the shock
caused by the locomotive striking the
curve, it is supposed, carried completely
away about sixty feet of the track. 1t is
claimed by Roadmaster Horner that the
locomotive climbed the track, ctusing the
accident. The locomotive (he Rocking
ham) rolled down a clay embankment
about fifty feet high, turning over
three times. The tender was separated
from the engine and lodged bottom side
up with the trucks broken off. The train
was mixed freight and passenger Two
or three freight cars followed the locomo-
tive down the embankmont, but were not
much damaged, while one freight and the
passenger Car remained on the track, none
of the occupants of the latter being injured
A wrecking train went to the scene that
night and recovered the bodies of the
dead. The body of Stirson was found in
the ruins of his cab, badly mangled, the
head being crushed flat. Lyman's body
was found with Stinsons. Markham's
body lay half way up the bank, consider
sderably crushed and scalded the loco.
motive having gone over him in its first
revolution. Engineer Stinson and Fire
man Markham lived at Leicester junction,
the latter with his parents. Lyman leaves
family in Rutland. He had charge of
the drawbridge across the lake, and had
been to Rutland for supplies. After riding
in the passenger car 10 Orwell, the last
station before the accident, he there got on
the locomotive to be at his post when the
train reached the drawbridge A second
train went from Rutland Sunday and re-
paired and cleared the track ready for the
passage of the trains on Monday. Mark
ham was about twenty years old and had
been fireman only two weeks. Lyman
was about forty and leaves family.
Where the accident took place there was
bad spot in the track, there being n
heavy fill in the swamp. and it had hereto
fore given considerable trouble.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

The Champain Valley poultry associa-
ton opened their annual exhibition ut
Burlington yesterday with what we are
assured is the best display of poultry ever
seen in the state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

A decline of 80 cents ton in coal, at
the coal centress is expected.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-17

Cyrus II. Nc Tormirli of Chicago, ricl
western democrat Of 'rilden sympathies
says in an interview that Tilden is il
the hands of his friends" but shows ;
readiness to withdraw in favor of som,
ether hard-money man which he ha!
never before manifested. Mccormick
suggests Bayard rs the coming man.