Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29

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peace and harmony in the country wheI
Andrew johnson retired from the presi
Dental chair than when it was vacated b.
/ Gen. Grant. He believes that the latter
denomination would be the signal 70
renewed confusion and trouble throughou
the country. In the south, The senate
thinks all the negroes would vote for Gen
Grant.
Butler crushed to earth will rise again
It is said that he will again run 70
[ governor OF Massachusetts,. next fall. ~
matter his friends say in effect, wis
I the republican legislators do, We shall q
able TO make plenty Of issues. Whatevel
measure Of reirenchmeut they may effect
we can claim it TO be the result Of lA'
Batter scare If they accomplish little, W,
can point 10 their incompe;ency to ef=c. .
genuine reform"
Mr.. Cain. one Of the South CA!o,ina
colored representatives. told some signii
cant things in the House recently. II,
demonstrated, it is TO be supposed Of
Trustworthy statistics, that. in the states @
Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Soutl
/ Carolina az This time. there mere illiteratt
whites in proportion to the white population
/ than there are illi,erate blacks in proper
ton 10 the colored population.
The Chicago hlier- O.eda is INFORMED
that the sub,treasury in New York IS t
be fortified agains; assault BIZ mob. Tn,
windows are to be made bulle; proof witt
steel shutters, and also protected with bar
and grstings of the same metal. tn,
preSen; doors are TO be replaced viii
ones pierced for musketry. Upon tht
roof will he erected three turre,s 0! steel
the central turret overlooking the other
TWO. The object of these is TO proven
successful attack from another building
! The contract for these improvements Il
protect the treasure of the sub-treasury
has been let,
Mrs. Emma Molloy arrived at her home
in South Bend, Ind, Wednes Jay, having
cancelled her lecture engagements in Grea
Britain, by order of her physicians. but ha:
made engagements TO return 10 Englans
next season, Her health has been improv.
ed By the sea yoy age. and after q month:
rest she hopes 10 sufficiently recover from
her recent accident rs to visi: New Eng
land and lecture during March and April
upon the Highways and Byways q
London" The lecture contains many
thrilling incidents, gathered by Mrs. Mol
| OF while conducting her successful rcviva
work in London.
A CoUNTERFElIER' CAEEER-Charie:
Clrich, the great counterfeiier, now under
arrest at New York, was born in Prussia
and fed 10 this country. when youth. L
avoid the draft. With sixteen companion:
he was induced By an English officer TO &C
to the Crimea. He enlisted and sailed 70,
Portsmouth, and thence TO the shores o
| the Black Sea, where he was drafted into
the lannon's Ligh, Brigade. He participate
ed in the immortal charge At Balaclava. anl
Was so badly wounded as to be lett foi
| ,hiTty-six hours Is dead on the field. Aftel
The Crinean war WAS over he came again
0 this country, 10 follow his calling IS AT
snGraver. A: New York he fell in with
Henry c. Cole, who got him into hi,
power. and used his skill rs a draughtsmar
IN the endeavor II food the country with
spurious bank notes.
SPEAKING OF HARD Es.-Just look
here: Two cords OF good wood will pay
Tor good suit of clothes; bushel Q
potatoes vii. buy ten yards Of first rate
cotton cloth; for pound OF butter yoa
can get two pounds Of good sugar: 4
7ushel Of corn will bring pound OF ex.
.e,lent tea or two pounds OF coffee; {
pound Of pork will buy = yard Of calico
and iaboring man can buy more O.
almost any Of the neceSsaries OF life with
he price Of = days labor than he could
when money was 50 very plenty. and
worth all the way from ihir.y.ive cents Il
,ixiy cents to the dollar. Hard times.
indeed. Twenty years ago George Shafer
lied in Ausab.e, aged ninety-tive wears
lie was one Of the first settlers in the
Ausable valley. For several years after
moving there in 1874 be was ob,igei to
lake his grain 10 mill fourteen miles BIZ
marked trees 10 Peru Landing, and thence
10 Platisburgh. He used TO paw seventh
i've cents to one dollar and a quarter pr
yard Tor cotton cloth, and was glad ia
change four bushels Of wheat Tor one
bushel Of salt. We fancy George Shaae!
would no: have called these present time:
50 very hard.-P'sNs5urgl Republican.
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