Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-07

The irrepressble Ellison is alleged to
have made another momentods discovery,
being process for extracting gold from
the "tailingsn or refuse of worked out gold
ore. There is said to be literally millions
in it, the figure for one SPOT in California
where large amount of heretofore sup
posed to be useless "tailings" is to worked
over, being put ut SjO,0O0,000
EXODUS OF FRENCH CANADIAN5.-The
exodus of French Canadians to the eastern
states, chiefly Massachusetts,, continues
very large, In two days five hundred
persons left Montreal by the Central YER
mont railway. There is also "A very large
emigration TO the west. 1t is estimated
that ten thousand Canadian emigrauts
will during the summer seek new homes
in the west and northwest. The Canadian
railroads report the emigrant movement
to western points as already heavier than
ut any time last year.
Mr.. EDMUNDS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL
NoMINATIoN.-The New York Herald s
Washington correspondent furnishes the
following good one:
Senator Edmunds is reported by his
friends to be extremely adverse to presi-
dental nomination for himself. lie is
even, it is said, inclined to write a public
letter declaring his refusal to accept the
nomination. In IL conversation day
with senators on the subjec., he is reported
to have exclaimed:
Il am absolutely opposed to it. | see
not single feature in the presidential
Office which would please me-
Whatr' said Senator Hoar, " not even
the power to veto bills?'
At which home thrust at his well known
critical habit, Mr.. Edmunds had to Join in
the general burst of laughter.
The unhappy city of Elizabeth, n. j.,
which has been ruined by excessive taxa
ton consequent upon extravagant outlays
for local improvements. seems to be in
hotter water than ever. Two OF its prom
nent city officials, City Controller Leggett
and Assistant Treasurer Leeds, have been
tried and convicted of swindling the city
in the sale of its bonds. The court sen.
fenced the faithless controller to seven
years in the state prison, and Leeds to
four years. Since they were taken to
prison the city treasurer has resigned.
leaving no officer to care for the city's
finances. The vacant places cannot he
filed as there is quarrel between the
mayor and common council, and the latter
will not confirm any of the formers
nominees. 1t is suggested thot receiver
for the city will have to be appointed by
the courts.
The Springfield Republican feels little
tender over Vermont dealing with Tatro.
and has this to offer:
Vermont will hang at Windsor on Fri
day Edward Tatro, II youngster who when
he passed under the condemnation of the
law for the murder of Mrs. Charles But
Ter of Higbgate. was barely 90 years old.
who yet retains many of the characteristics
of tender years, who has spent much of the
period of his incarceration weeping and
repenting his crime. He is not Of the
coarse and brutal stuff of which most mnr.
deTers are made and is not known to have
committed any crime before the murder of
Mrs. Butler. Indeed. the fact that he was
particularly apt in the performance of
women's work indoors is evidence that he
is less masculine than most men. 1t is a
pity that states-having the whole power
of law and might on their side-shoull
think it necessary to hang any body; it is
specially regretable that Vermont should
condemn an infant to the halter. There
are better uses TO which this boy migh, be
put than to hang him on gibbet as a
spectacle for other and grosser criminals.