Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-24

Gen. Hancock has been presented with
a quilt won for him at a Newark fair,
printed oD silk and surmounted by the
New Jersey coat of arms. The quilt con-
tsins the autograph of President HAYES.
Vice President Wheeler, all the members
of the cabinet, 81 governors of states.
Generals Sheridan, Sherman, Hancock
and Garfield, Admirals Porter. Farragut
and Ammen. four admirals Of the Britith
navy aud over six hundred others.
A decision which will have the effect Of
reducing the postage expense of the legal
fraternity has been made by the postal
authorities at Washington. II has been
common custom for lawyers and court
officials to send writs through the mails
upon which they prepaid regular letter
postage. By request of the clerk of courts
! for his county, u New England postmaster
recently submitted II blank writ, signed
and scaled by the clerk. to the p soifi @
department for classification. The ans
wer returned was the effect that such
documents either in blank or filled out in
writing with matter which is the appro-
pirate filling thereof might be sent at the
rates charged for third class matter.
There is one social dishonor about which
no one thinks it worth while to say much
in reprobation, hut which does mC re harm
than any other known to us-we mean The
dishonor of repeating conversation, opln-
lions, circumstances, not made under pro
mise of secrecy, but which high sense
of honor would treat AS confidential, il
haply II high sense OF honor WIS II rule.
1t is odd that one OF the best things boy
learns al school is to eschew tale-bearing
and keep faith with his companions, while
one OF the most common practices oI
society is quite the the namely
to betray the trust contained in talk. and
repeat to all what has been told 10 implied
5 confidence to one. This habit of repeating
| what we hear is as fatal TO the best inter
course of minds rs to the finer feeling o
integrity.
= EMBARGO ON NAvIGATIoN-THE CAN
AIS CLosED.-The severe cold has CLOSED
2 the canals so firmly that unless there is
, great and immediate change there will h
1 scarcely Il possibility of breaking then
= open and working through the immens
| number of boats that are now ice boun
on both the Erie md Champltin cInals
G The ice in both canals is solid and tw
# inches in thickness and making rapidly
. The worst feature of the case is the vas
; number of pelishable freights. pota,oe
D apples and Other produce, that are nov
, ice bound ramnte from places where the
might /" trIns'iipp'Nl ny rail On I'll
Ia Champaign cnnrl there are, Is i rsi lilate'
5 more than POO boats blnktded. A
} Whitehall, NJ nIaN morning, the thermo
+ meter rrg>trred 90 b low zero
O An uubrukrn line of Il cSions, stale an
# federal favor he ground taken by w. W
Grout, rongrrssn N elect from Vernon
that children torn of Am rc;tn palenl
l. abroad enjoy I'LL the rights AMI privilege
d of american citizenship Chancellor K"r
q first lald down the doctrine that neI
, changes Of residence do not affect clizAI
- ship or alter the rights of descendant
9 ana he general tenor Of American drci
e IONS i, IN The same direction. In the Gas
of Mr.. Grout his birth occurred during Il
temporary rcsnl'uCe of his parrn
Cantdu, and while by English law II cl,ii
might be made on his allegiance, by Anne
lean law his citizenship and allegiance Al
both American In The absence of an
statute p,rm ting the Act in terms. II
in tacl extremely doubtful whether d
American cltlz'n can drvrst himself OF h
r American allegiance IS far IL ihi> coun:l
- is concerned -SDrtngfeid Republican.
!, TIE Boston T"aUpLer has this edi ori
-, paragraph: Hon. George Perkins Mars
" American minister al Rome, is about
re retire from thlp posilon and return HON
g. He has been absent 50 long that some
q. his counlrNmcn have almost forgotten hin
-, He graduated at Dartmouth college SIX
III years ago 1T the age OF nineteen. was
u mcmbrr ul congress, closing his servi
IN in that body almost une-lhir,l OF II cenlu
lie ago. After serving tour years rs mnist
n at Conslan inoplc, and as II special mini
=. ter in Greece, hc returned home. and W
engaged in literary pursuits until his n
IL polntmenl to his present position, ninete
I'll years ago. He is ii ripe scholar, and
10 excel ent lingust, and several volumes
mas published have attracted altenti
- abroad is we'll us at home. lie has earn
Gu special honOrS at the hands of his countl
aI men, and it is probable that his admire
at will adopt applopritte measures for
manifestation Of their esteem.