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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

PENsroNs.-The Senate has passed the
new pension bill which repeats the five
years rule as to filing claims, and pro-
vides that pensions shall be paid from date
of death or discharge from service. The
bill will be most expensive one and was
at frs: opposed by Mr.. Morrill, on that
ground, but he finally voted for it, and
there were but four votes against it. 1t
has gone to the president for his signature.
The principle of the bill is right and if the
country could be sure that all pensions
granted are founded on truth alone and
that the pensioners get the pension there
would be less complaint about the expense.
However there are those who are worried
to have money 60 to the payment of pen.
sions at all.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

CoNNECTICUT.-O. ii. Plat of Meriden
was nominated for United States senator
last week by the republican caucus. The
caucus began Thursday evening and lasted
till half-past two Friday morning, when
on the 37lh ballot Platt ha &c, IIawley
70, and scattering |. Ex-Gov, Jewell was
IS prominent candidate, as was Mr.. Harri
son. P. T. Bnrnum had II few votes.
There is n bitter feeling between the Haw.
ley and Jewell men and all seem pretty
we'll satisfied that Platt got the nomination
rather than somebody else Very likely
Mr.. Platt will make full better senator
than either Gen. Hawley or ex-Gov. jew
ell. 1t is predicted that Gen. Hawey will
surely be elected senator in two years if
the republicans control the legislature
The democrats have nominated VIM II.
Barnum, whose only qualification i.
his money.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

When Geo. G. Vest, the newly elected
senator from Missouri sat in JEFF. Davis's
Senate he received good cowhIding from
the wife of Henry A. Pollard for an often
>ive remark he made about her. On the
financial question Vest is thoroughly rot
ten. He wants a thousand million dollars
of greenback Issues, and the immediate
abolition of the national banks.
Some of the female suffragists called on
the president, and, the report says, deeply
impressed the executive, who said: You
say | have ignored the women of the coun-
try in my annual message. will carefully
consider what you have said and the pa
pers you have presented to me. In my
next message | will act according to the
dictates of my conscience and the best
light have"
The surrender Of the city of Candahar
to the British is the most important
capture they have thus far made in the
Afghan war. The place is in the southern
part of the ameer's dominion, and until
1874 it was the capital Of the country.
The sacred city of the Afghans, Candahar,
it would naturally be supposed, would
have been most desperately defended. But
no resistance was offered to Gen. Stewards
column.
A Paris correspondent of the New York
Tribune writes that journal that Gen,
Grant desires, on his return home, his old
position as head of the army-and this
from pecuniary and not political motives.
The tour in the Old World has very nearly
emptied his pockets, the correspondent
says, and he will not 90 back to the states
a rich man, whatever he was when he left
them. But it ism at once clear how Gen.
Sherman can be summarily shipped, even
to make room for Gen. Grant.
The announcement is made of the dis
covery of the fact that the names of seven
electors of Arkansas in 1876 are all signed
on the back of the envelope containing the
electoral certificate Of that state in the |
Of the same person. The
story runs that when acting Vice President
Ferry received the Arkansas certificate, he |
discovered al irregularity there in the
tbsence of the signatures of tho electors
rom the back of tue envelope. and permit
ed it 10 be sent back to the state for
as in tho case of tho Louisiana
certificates. When it was returned to him,
le presented it to the two Houses in Joint
and the seven votes were
counted for Tilden and Hendricks.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

COOP TEMPLAR ITEMS. IL. ". BRYAN,
organized fine lodge at Underhil. Mon
day night, the 9Th instant. S. ". Mead
deputy. On Tuesday evening he spoke n
a large and app:eciative audience at Dor.
set. and on Wednesday evening organized
a large lodge at East Dorset. J. T.
Bachelor, deputy.
H. NJ. Bryant organized lodge If
Good Templars at White River VILLAGE
on Friday evening. j. z. Aiken, deputy
Fifteen charter members.
A. Ii. Selleck organized u lodge Of
Good Templars at Granville, on THURSDAY
evening-seventeen charter members. G
N. Wilson, w. C. T.; n. d. Rice, LODGE
deputy.
Rev. Henry Buffum, district deputy Of
Bennington county, organized lodge al,
Bondville, Saturday evening last with
thirty charter members. Warren j. SheI.
don, lodge deputy.
A lodge was instituted at GaysviIle
Monday evening by A. II. Selcck with
thirty-seven applicants.
There are now twenty-nine new lodge,
organized this grand lodge year.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22
The Edmunds Resolutions.

There will probably be long debate in
the Senate over the resolutions offered by
Mr.. Edmunds declaring the validity of the
later constitutional amendments and sane
lioning such legislation as is needed 10
make them effective.
The democrats of the Senate held
number of caucuses over the subject, the
northern democrats insisting that it would
not do to vote against the propositions
advanced by Mr.. Edmunds and the south
ern ones equally insisting that it would
not do to vote for them.
Finally compromise was agreed upon
and the substitute resolutions agreed on
by the democratic caucus were offered by
Senator Morgan in the Senate on Monday.
These resolutions are deemed by the
democrats happy escape from what they
consider the Edmunds trap. They declare
that the constitution is inviolable, amend
ments and all, but that the amendments
make nobody voter; that the fifteenth
amendment simply iorblds interference
with ones voting for certain causes. They
declare further that the United States can
meddle with nothing but state for viola
tions of that amendment and that when
ever anybody interferes with a right of
voting and is not acting under the author
ity of a state that it is the business of the
state alone to punish the offenders.
The principle results in this that the
United States while all powerful to pro-
tect its citizens in rights abroad cannot
protect them at home. 1t makes local
rowdyism triumphant against the whole
power of the nation. 1t is nothing more
and nothing less than saying the United
States may declare the rights of its citizens
but shall not enforce them. 1t is sublime
example of pronouncing for law but
against its execution.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

CIPHERs.-Mr. Potter moved yesterday
In the House for money to investigate the
cipher dispatches. He said he didn't want
to do it but was so instructed Mr.. Hewitt
who was chairman of the democratic nj.
tional committee in 1876 said he had no
knowledge of the dispatches and the COM
mittee was not responsible for them, He
nlso stated on the authority of Mr.. Tilden
that the latter knew nothing of them.
Gen. Butler opposed the investigation say
ing he had no friends to reward nor enc
mics to punish. The House voted the
necessary funds. The Tribune issued a
pamphlet containing the dispatches and
comments thereon. Con. Butler explain
ed how the dispatches were originally oh.
tanned, by subpoena OF q congressional
committee, Senator Morton's we believe
But how they got into the Tribune
bands is not yet disclosed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22
Probate Court.

HARVEY TILDEN. Judge. MA. CHASE, Register
The following business was transacted
in the Probate Court of the District of
Washington during the two weeks ending
January Goth, 1879:
Jan. Z. Abigail Cutters estate-atmin-
istration account allowed and decree made
Mary Fl. and A. j. Bemis' guardianship,
guardian accounts allowed.
Jan. 8. B. o. Tyler's estate-repor. Of
commissioners of homestead filed and ar.
copied.
Jan. 10. Isaac Kimball's estate-con.
missioners' report returned.
Jan. II. Kate A. Langdon's guardian.
ship. r. Langdon, guardian.
Jan. -. Abigail Sanders guardianship
Geo. S. Hubbard, guardian.
Jan. 13. Lucelia A. Shepard's estate
S. r. Hollister, administrator. b. o. Tv.
ler's Observation-Disclosures account re
ferred to Feb. 4. Harvey Curtis estate
administration account referred TO Feb 3
Ira Richardson's estatc-appllcation fol-
extension referred TO Jan. 81.
Jan. Is. Horace Holmes cstate-com
missioners' report returned.
Jan. 16. Sally Ayers guardianship
guardian account allowed.
Jan. II. Loren L Smiths guardian
ships. T. Perrin, guardian.
Jan. 20. Robert w. Pages estate
commissioners report returned. Jona
Bosworth's Observation-Disclosures accom-
referred to Feb. 90.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22
Senator Conklins was reelected by th {
New York Legislature yesterday.

Senator Conklins was reelected by th o
New York legislature yesterday.
Matt Carpenter is little ahead in the
Wisconsin republican senatorial caucus.
Senator Jones has concluded to be sena.
tor from Nevada another term; so they
have gone and reelected him, or will il
they haven't.
The House coinage committee recon.
mend the redemption of the trade dollar
mt parse let's gather in all of the despiset
coin we can at ninety cents.
We have in this region several profess
ors of logomachy. One of them, who is
a good fellow and good democrat, re
marked the other day that "Tilden will
win sure next time; hes mutilatng his
own campaign" 1t won't be the first time
that manipulation has proved to be mutt
lation.
The Teller committee continues its
laborS in New Orleans Speaker Mon
cure explained that tho trouble with
Leonard, why he was threatened in
Shreveport, was that he used inccndiary
language; and the inccndiarism con.
sisted in referring TO the former con-
dtion of slavery in which the negroes
were and in claiming that they now paid
too much rent for their lands.
Roscoe Conkling has been prancine
about in the Senate over the New York
custom house nominations. He is yer,
indignant at the conduct of" Mr.. HAYES.
Well, Roscoe has been Il sort of embodi,t
and aslonished Indignation ever since
June. 1876. He received the unanimou,
nomination of the republican caucus AT
Albany for senator Monday evening, and
gets his election this week. 1t is a great
pity that he persists in not being grea,
man.
Rev. Joseph o. Skinner died in Water.
vile, Maine, Of paralysis, on Sunday. Jan
uary 10th, aged IS years. Mr.. Skinner
was for several years resident of Mont.
peler, being one of the editors of the
Christian Repository here until it was sold
out to Boston parties about nine years ago.
Several months ago he WAS stricken down
with paralysis, while he was preaching a
funeral sermon, from which shock he
never recovered. He leaves y wife and
one child.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

The Alabama legislature has been at
work passing resolutions which amount to
this that they don't want any United States
interference when congressman or any
Other officers are elected but would prefer
to do the things they have mind to
without moestation. 1t ism t the first time
m Alabama legislature has tried to edge
away from Uncle Sam"
Mrs. Logan has triumphed in Illinois,
having carried the Generals campaign
for The republican nomination for senator
to II successful conclusion. If only Mrs.
Logan instead of the General were to be
the Senator there would be less noise and
more brains representing the Prairie State.
If she had ever started out intending to
cast her lot with the rebellion it would
have been cast there.
Senator Merrimon had to give up his
contest for reelection to tho United States
senate from North Carolina. Gov. Vance
was more Of a southerner " and so wins
the prize. The Missouri democrats too
have found candidate for their senator in
one Vest who was member of the con.
federate congress. All of which helps to
make tho south solid.
Kate NJ. Cobb was convicted Thursday,
at Norwich, Conn, Of murder in the Sec
ond degree for poisoning her husband,
Charles Cobb, last spring. She was son.
fenced Friday TO imprisonment in the
states prison for life. Bishop, her pro-
fessed paramount on whose testimony
mainly she was convicted, will soon be
tried and it is questionable whether he
will be hung or receive tho sentence she
did.
DIR. S. W. Thayer of Burlington is TAX
ing round the world" trp-aud fol-
lows the Sun westward to do it. Some
very readable letters from his pen are
in the Burlington Free Press.
They are not nearly as long however as
the letters in the same paper on the bright
and sparkling subject of the Sunshine
Mining Company; the writer of the last
named computations acts as though he
bad been listed wrong or as though q
surveyor had planted stake RICH. on a
avorite corn,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

The post Office department has ordered
new postage stamp TO be used on letters
not prepaid. Heretofore, letter being
posted and wanting q stamp has been held
in the office Mt which it was mailed. The
post master writes to the individual ad-
dressed, saying that such Il letter has been
held in that office, the postage not having
been prepaid. The proposed new stamp
is to be put on the letter not prepaid and
destination, who Is charged with the
amount due, and collects the same from
the person addressed on the delivery of
the letter.
The experience of the past few years
indicates that it is about as safe to trust
France in political crisis, under her
present government, as other countries.
The change from the Simon to the Dufaure
ministry was made without the shedding
of drop of blood year ago, through the
most gloomy predictions as to the conse-
quences of the agitation were INDUCED in
and now the chamber Of deputies has
expressed confidence in the government
by vote of 223 to 12l, after an assault
on it led by Gambetta, which was thought
sure to work its ruin. II looks as if the
first president of the new republic would
get to the end of his term next year with
out serious trouble.
The Boston Journal well says that the
language Senator Conkling is reported to
have used in speaking of the president
will not commend him to the people us II
presidential candidate. There is little
doubt that tho New York senator has
injured himself by the unsenatorial way
in which he spoke of the president as
- Mr.. Hayes" and when called to order
therefor, insisting that he was not speaking
If the president but of the man who was
lcting as such official. The Tilden demo.
Gratis will be delighted with Conkling's
assumption that President Hayes is not the |
rightful president,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

Gov. Nichols Is regarded at New Orlean, ~. ,..
probable dark horse in LouI'iana's ,ediou, sen,
torial contest
The Troy Times thinks 8 il ma he neee..,,,,
hang sheriff or two before these horrils - 70
at executions can be prevented
The leading papers Of Georgia urge Gov f.,
quit to appoint Col William 7. Thompson. ,5.,..
the Savannah Morning News, 10 Gin OIL, ~.
gresham Hartridge's unexphei term.
The New York World advises the IIno,. ,,...
Gratis to bring about the election fsome ra,o n,.
Lyman Trumbull, John NJ. Palmeror +. Il. W.,
burne to theUnited Statessenate, lf enough re.,e.
able republicans an be found 10 bolt logan a.,
made such a result possible.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

The medical members of the yellow
fever commission in their preliminary
report unanimously express the opinion
that The yellow fever was imported into
New Orleans from Cuba through the very
lax quarantine of that city; and the legis-
lative members are practically unanimous
in favor of national quarantine act.
Commercial considerations In New Orleans
are very apt TO be more influential than
the laws of health or the national safety,
and the commission thinks it would be-
very unwise and unpatriotic to allow any
CITY to place the health Of the entire coun-
try in peril.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22
MONTPELIER MARKET

For the reek ending Tacstay, JdHulrg..i, ls''
Apples, dried new s6lOc = H. Butter, l5d!j.
Beef 1920; Beet, dried, green weight, 20c, Potk
fresh, 6Ml2hc; Pork salt, lA1c; Ham, lac; l9li'
GHci Veal. 56l2c; Beans, v bushel, s2a2 a.
Corn, S55c Corn meal, a LIS TBS, Sl.21i ulls
nnsnel, 35G4Oc; Flour Y Dbl, $6.01d6j0i CIarh'
ers, 1915; Coal, ton, $7.5OdOO.OO; Cheese, Y D. .
lodoCc; Fish-Fresh Cod, dressed l0c llahOu'
lSci shad, 35c; Mackerel, l3o: salt Fitch, Cod DC,
salmon, l0dl2Sc v h; Tripe, l24c; Kerosene
on, gallon, zoe; Potatoes, p bushel, SoOdsO"
sait " 61shel, SOC; Dairy, lHd2c y 10 sugar
ae1ned, l0Gl2c; brown s., MolassCs, + gallon
ovgloci Maple sugar, y II ,6dSc syrup, T. gallon
t0d ~; Tea, 5ocdO IS; Coffee, Old Java roasted,
aVc hio, roasted, SOC y II; Herds Grass seed
$Llo Michigan Glover, 9dl0 v n N0tthen Sew
York, do, ll0l2c v pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22
A NEW LITERARY MAGAZINE

A NEW LITERARY MAGAzrNE.-Tht
DoHr Magazine of current foreign litera
ture is announced by the AMERICAN Book
EXCHANGE, So Beekmsn street, New York
the first number to appear January 18th
1t will be similar in character to the well
known LtHelfs Living Age and Eclectic
Magazine, containing, in years mum.
bers, about one-third rs much matter rs
the former. and four-ffths as much us the
latter. Monthly, 1913 pages, ST. 90 year
Specimen number sent for six cents post
age.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

For the week ending TuesdGy, Jop0uVgL
Cattle Sheep. Sho'es. H5l,. rcr.,
THIS week, 2,lG9 G,6!l 600 ls1, :!
One year ago, 2,27 6gVJ O0l 24sJ 10
PRICEs.-Beef Cattlc-Extra fat ant heavy
p emium oxen, $6.jOd6'75; first quality, $6Vg
go; second quality. SjoO0).j1, tHu qlut i,
Sf2564.l5 r. o 4 on total weigh al hlt q, tlH
low and dressed beef. few cho &c rgh pIu,,
$lOOd725; Bulls, tc., Si.O0dOGO
Working OXen-sl.GJdl 81 Il pan. q. according
to their value as beet. Handy steers, $j)dlIn.
Mich Cows-Fair quality, s2JdiJ: eNta good
$4,000, will or without calves, as may BE- agreed
10 90; two.years-olds, sl2.UO04S.OO; trce-yelrs-
Odds, $l5.00G35.0O.
Sheep and Lambs-Commor, SAKE: extra, ia
SIC per b live weight, or $200N5.jO r head.
ohotes-Wholesale, 0jG0Oc.; retail, 00dODt. r h,
Fat hogs, Sh03Ic. y H., live weight.
Veal Calves-$5.50 $50 p head.
Hldes-Brighton, $6ia0c. country lots GUoN.
q. Calf skins, loo. TalloN, Sc; country rl'.
pels with wool on, SlCOG 81 each; country lo''
tldl.35 each.
REMARKS-With large supply of cattle prices
have falleu of on the best GRADES, OF which the
market is full. Small cattle have been selling IoN
Tor number of weeks, and present rates are 4,
quoted last week. Western cattle are ol good QtAi
ny. Aldrich Y johnson sold sixteen oxen, average
800 lbs, at 44c, live; Il. 7. Pollard sold four oxen
10 dress l.lO) IT'S, at 6bc dressed; Dow MouIt0n
sold twelve oyearold steers TO dress $50 rs, at
6<c dressed, and ten two and ee-yeaT-old steers,
10 dress 100 lbs, at 6l!c " b dressed. In Sheep
much of the stock bought ON the trains then
way TO market, at sc advance, TO call IN lull sup
ply next week but there Is little probability OF an
advance. ID. Fisher sold 100 sheep, average lA ltN
at 5Ac; ii. u. Hubbard sold 100 sneep and Lambs
average 81 lbs, at 4l4c, dressed Dow " Mnul'oh
sold ninety sheep and land, average 10! u.s. sac
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22
GOOD FOR BABIiS.

We are pleased to say that '0l 5Nby
was permanently curel Of serioJ' pro-
tracted irregularity of the bowel, by the
use of Hop Bitters by its mother, which ut
the same time restored her to perfect
health and strength.-The Parents, Uni
versity ave-. Rochester, n, Y. See anoth-
or column. rlw+
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

Vanderbilt having peremptorIy forbid
den the issue of newspaper passes on the
Michigan Central railroad, under any
circumstances, the Michigan papers are
consoling themselves with the fact that
"there is no rule to prevent the mpetun.
ious jou rnalist from walking on the tarck,'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

Sr. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, Jan. u.
Attendance and receipts light market
quiet. Winter butter II to Il cents per
Id. Fall butter 20 to % cents per ID. We
hear of one lot of selected fall butter sell
ing at % cents per Id.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

We
bile 70
frieIit
Wash
Ter q
Ms loo
them
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-22

very favorable impression.
Here is suggestive little story of Bos-
ton origin. A young man in that city.
who had always been poor received a
bequest of $4,000. He couldn't stand the
pressure, and straightway began a career
of dissipation which was continued until
only 81 900 of the money remained. At
last his father made an appeal to him lust
as the youth was in the throes of repent
ance following Il protracted debauch. and
succeeded in getting the balance of S11 900
handed over to his care. Then the old
mans turn had come. He put $lO,950
into his pocket, and started out to spend
the other $50 in frolic. That night he
slept on bench in a bar-room, and in the
morning every cent of the money was
gone. And now examinations and recrim-
nations are the order of the day whenever
father and son come in contact.
The third commander Of the army of
the Potomac, Gen. Joseph Hooker, is liv-
ing in even more obscuriy than either
Burnside or Mcclellan. He has corner
room in A. I. Stewards hotel at Garden
City, with servant in a room adjacent.
and there the old general, who has paral-
ysls in one side and walks with some
difficulty, sits down with his secretary and
reads works on military science and the
memoirs Of the various generals, Federal
and Confederate, who have been publish
ing since his day. Hooker is quite we'll
off; that is, he has an income of perhaps
$4,000 year and no posterity or wife.
lie lives with young man who acts as
his clerk and groom. At the close of the
war he married n lady of amiable mind
and excellent character and independent
fortune, the sister of Mr.. Groesbeck. the
Cincinnati lawyer. Not long after the
marriage he was stricken with paralysis.
His devoted wife nursed him SO faithfully
That she broke down and died, leaving
him her heir. and making the old soldier
independent for the remainder of his
broken days.-Cor. Exchange.