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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19
CoLD WINTERS. -Ofearlier cold winter

Cold WINTERS. Ofearlier cold winters
the most remarkable in this country was
that of 1880, when, as Jefferson says in
his Notes. Chesapeake was covered
with solid ice from its head to the mouth
of the Potomac; and at Annapolis. where
the bay is more than five miles wide, the
ice was from five to seven inches in thick
ness, and loaded wagons passed over. 1t
was at this time that troops crossed on the
ice from New Jersey to Staten Island,
Washington supposing, as Ramsey says,
THAT an attack on about 200 British
troops posted on Staten Island might be
advantageously made, especially in its
present state of union with the continent
by an unbroken body of solid ice." The
Delaware river was closed from the first
of December to the first of March, the ice
being two or three feet thick. Long Is.
land sound and the Chesapeake were SC
entirely ice bound as to be passable only
with horses and sleighs The lowest tenn
perature, according to DR.. Webster
observations at Hartford, was 200 on the
29th of January. Back of that time the
winter of 1740-41 was leckoned the cold.
est that had ever been known. my
father" said DR.. Noah Webster "who was
witness of 174l and 1880, considered the
cold of the former quite equal to that oil
the latter" The storm which has passed
into New England history as the great
snow" came in l7l7. and was followed
by very cold weather. About six teet OF
snow fell in Boston between the 18th and
22d of February, and the extremity of the
weather hindered all the three posts from
coming in tor good many days. AS late
as the 9th of March the Boston News Lette,
had this item from Worcester:
1--WE hear from Stafford, in Connecticut,
that the sound is frozen over SO that
people ride every day from thence to
Long Island, which is three leagues across
which was never known before
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

of the high court of iudicature against the
Edison telephone company.
The system of "all prizes and no
blanks" in the lotteries of our seaside
bazars has been adopted by the promoters
of the Panama canal, even to the similari-
ty of the prizes; indeed, when one COM
pares the entrance money in the two cases,
the Panama prize is inferior. 1t is not
indeed a doll nor pin cushion. but 1t is a
medal (price. As. 6d) to which every
holder of hundred pounds share shall be
entitled Everybody therefore will get
something out of the scheme for dividing
North and South America. If the queens
permission can be obtained to wear the
medal the success of the undertaking is
assured. A great proprietor will in this
case be quite dazzling, spectacle. l
should like to be decorated myself
only don't know where to get the hun
bred pounds from. Why not make them
one pound shares, Mr.. Lesseps. and give
penny medalP
To disturb our digestions at this festive
season and to further embarrass an alread.
heavily weighted government. comes tn
news of the Boer victories over the colo
nists in South Africa. Troops will b.
promptly dispatched to prevent Englis
authority there being anphilated.
AUGUST.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

A TOMB OF SNow-A HOUSE BURIED
UNDER HUGE DRIFTs-THE INMATES PER-
IsH-.A dispatch from Middlebury' London
county, Va, says the snow in that vicinity
has been on the ground for the past three
weeks to the depth of forty-two inches on
level. 1t has drifted over the fences
hiding them from view and blocking up
the roads completely. The farmers have
been Obliged to cut down the shade trees
near their farm houses and use them for
ire.wood, as the snow prevented them
hauling from the woods. Great suffering
is said to have prevailed among the poor
people. In one section near the loot oil
the Blue Ridge. just where the Leesburg
turnpike crosses the mountains, an old
lady lived with young grandson alone In
a small house, a mile away frum the near
est dwelling. She was completely en-
tombed by the snow drifting down from
the mountain, and for several days was
without food. Being reduced almost tt
starvation and knowing that relic
party would not be able to find her house
she cut u hole through the roof and thrus
long pole through the snow, with
gailv- coiored shawl on the end 1t wa
seen by persons, who notified an ole
gentleman living "A couple of miles away
He Immediately ordered colored man t.
mount horse and take with him food an'
fuel. The man rode toward the hous'
unit the horse was stuck in the snow AM
then could go no further. He managed
with difficulty to get back home, and upol
telling his employer the latter summons
out all the hands on the place and gettlnt
rs near to the old woman's house as the
could, they worked with shovels until the
cut throug Oh into the cabin. On breaking
in they found it too late. The woman an
her grandson had both frozen to death.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

A little boy called at one Of the Hartford
a. hanks on Christmas morning, and,
standing on tiptoe so that he could just
look over the counter, said: Wish you
a merry Christmas Noticing that the
little fellow stood his ground MS II expect
ing something. the bank man said: wen,
sonny, what is it2" Wish you merry
Cnristmas!" replied the lad. "Oh. we'll;
| wish you a happy New Year: And noi
that makes US about square don't M
answered the bank man This was set,
back to the boy, who stood for a null
minute evidently trying to collect MS
thoughts. Finally the little boys eye
frightened, and he said: Mister you
wished me a happy New Year." and,
reaching over the counter as far as hi.
little arm could 90. Here's penny FOL
YOU" He dropped the coin and then ran
out of the bank as fast as bis legs could
carry him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. Is, 1881.
Political circles are much more Interest,"
ed at present. in discussing and fore
casting the future than in consideration
of heavy appropriation and financial
questions that have mainly occupied the
attention of congress during the past
week. The personnel of the coming Sen
ate is now pretty well known, but beyond
The fact that Senator Blaine will be
secretery of state, the composition OF the
coming cabinet is known only to MIR.
Garfield and few very intimate friends
There has been much occult canvasslng
among the republican members oil the
lower house in the interest of favorlIe
candidates for the speakership. Several
prominent aspirants for this position, the
third in rank but the second in influence,
have been recently translated" to the
Senate. Mr.. Kassun of Iowa is, OF all
the candidates, best qualified by his nat
ural ability, Legislative experience ana
parliamentary knowledge, for the place;
but he has not been in congress Tor lour
years. and but few who will have seats IN
the next congress have sat with him IN
the House or are personally acquainted with
mis- skill AS a debator, and his readiness as
Il parliamentarian. In the rare quallilca-
lions of presiding officer. l do not think
him inferior to Mr. Blaine. Other prom
inent candidates are Me,srs. Keller, OF
Ohio; Hiscock, of New York; Bur-
rows, of Michigan. aud Dunnell, of
Minnesota.
It is the intention of Senator Salisbury,
chairman of the committee on elections,
to call up the Kellogg case as soon as the
Holiday hill is out of the way, and urge
it to vote. The democratic mempe'o Vi
the committee say they have not been
advised of any change of opinion among
senators in regard to this case, but they
do not believe the democratic majority
will permit Mr.. Kellogg to retain his
seat The democrats on the elections
committee insist that democratic ascen-
deucv in the next Senate depends upon
ousting Mr.. Kellogg, and they are not
prepared, SO they say, to believe mat
democrats will vote to deprive their party
of the last hold it has upon power IN the
government by voting to sustain MI
Kellogg. At any rate, the committee are
determined to have the question settled at
the earliest moment practicable.
The bill to place General Grant on the
retired list of the army was killed in the
House committee on military affairs
The subcommittee having the subject In
charge made an adverse report upon the
bill, and they were sustained by the ful
committee by vote Of six to three.
According to the most careful estimates
based upon the last census returns, there
will be larger gathering of people il
| Washington on the 4th of March mex
than the capital city has witnessed since
Columbus discovered America.
1t is confidently anticipated that nothin!
0 short of the end of the world, UNUSUAL,
) bad weather, or want OF accommodations
will present ut least four tifths of tn
population of the United States (includin!
Indians not taxed) from witnessing thu
y inaugural ceremonies.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19
DEATH OF THE INVENTOR OF THE How

DEATH OF THE INVENTOR OF THE HOWE
wheel al the Lincoln Iron Works, We'd
nesday afternoon, Thomas Ros s the pro.
prietor, was so seriously injured that death
resulted in about two hours. Mr.. Ross
was showing workman how to properly
grind some steel discs, about four inches
in diameter and one half inch in thickness,
and for this purpose stepped up TO an
emery wheel and WAS polishing disc
when the accident occurred. The wheel
was of the sort known as solid emery. was
sixteen inches in diameter and one and
one half inches in thickness, and was
speeded up to 1900 revolutions per min
ute. Close TO the side of the wheel was a
wooden rest upon which articles to be
ground could be placed. In some way
MIR. Ross lost his hold upon the disc he
was holding against the face OF the wheel,
and it was carried down between the
wheel and rest, causing the former to
burst into two pieces of nearly equal size.
One of the fragments struck MIR. Ross In
the left upper side of the face, destroying
the eye and breaking the bones around
thO nOOhoe anu lhUO CtNlt1 Vi luo Skull
The other portion of the wheel flew up
high above his head, it is supposed, and
came down upon the left side of the skull,
producing second opening to the brain.
lie never recovered consciousness. Mr..
Ross(with +. M. Strong of Vergennes) was
the inventor of the Howe scale He then
resided in Vergennes. In 1857 he moved
TO Brandon and contracted with Howe
(from whom the stale takes It's name) to
manufacture the scales. After few wears
he sold out his interest in the scale to Mr..
Howe. In 1865 he moved 10 Middlebury.
where he conducted foundry and ma.
chine shop for three years. He went to
Rutland in 1868, and established the Lin
coin Iron Works. Within u short time he
had invented an improved coffee mill for
which good demand had arisen. and
which was likely to become a large and
profitable business. Mr.. Ross also inyen
ted and patented several other useful ar.
ticles. He leaves wife and five children.
two sons and three daughters.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

Charles NJ. Phelps, ex-state cashier nf
the treasury department OF the Slate Of
New York. died in the peniten'iary at A.
bany Tuesday morning. where he was
serving a term A. defanlter. He would
have heen ptrroncd in few days.
Mrs. Cole of Windham, n. H., declares
that her life was saved by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. She had 81 terrible ScrOfulous sores.
s s. Morev. who figured in The iorged
letter inquiry in no very enviahl" WY.
has been dropped from the list Of hose
wbo have bcen receiving state and from
Massachusetts. The reason given is that
he is no longer ''worIhy' citizen.
A :. National Autobiography League
has been formed in New York, Hon l. f.
Chittenden being the presiding 'iicer.
He said the object of the organization was
to prevent the great wealth OF lhe country
from falling tinto the hands CT corpors-
lions. There were two ways TO put
stop to monopolies-on 10y meeting
peaceabIy and selecting proper men to
represent the people, the other 10y rcyou-
ton 1t was the aim OF the league TO
adopt the first.
John F. Swift one of the commission.
ers to negotiate the new Chinese treaty.
has returned. He states that in addition
10 the points heretofore made pubic, the
treaty contains Il clause reserving to the
Unired Sites the right to terminate at
any time the residence of Chinese laborers
in this country, and claims that it wss
tactlv understood that th" Chinese ran
rot be naturaized in the Uni'ed States
This will doubtless please the Pacific
coast.
A LARGE FAMILY The members Of he
White family of East Whitehall are re-
markAbe both rs to weight and sin- Fur
of the family when stretched on mea
sure "a feet and Z inches Their combined
weight is 75l pounds. The father Is feet
and / inch high and weigh, 213 pounds;
William John, age % Years, weigh ls5
pounds, height feet inch; Darld, aye
: 81 years. weigh BOB pounds. hcigtt q feet
inches. There are five other brothers,
ranging in years from | to 49, weighing
from no to 100 pounds who are from to
u 6 feet high Each of the seven brother
. when they reach the age of q viii lp the
scales at 200 or more aud will measure
over feet.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

The House committee on the abuse of
the franking privilege during the cam
paign is endeavoring to keep its proceed
ings secret. Evidence will be produced
before it to show that the clerks of the
democratic congressional committee were
instructed to send non.mailable matter
through the mails under frank, and to
deceive the postoffice officials by placing
one or two copies of speeches which were
frankable on the outside Of each package.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION.-lhe lar
gest circulation attained by any daily
newspaper in England is supposed to be
that of the London Telegraph, which is
set down at 100000 copies per day. Yet
the Telegraph receives the same rate per
line for its advertising AS the London
Times, which has a circulation of but 10O,-
900 copies per day. The London Graphic,
with the same circulation as the Thaes
charges and receives for advertising near
" three times as much per line as the
Times, and the Illustrated Ne'os. which,
like the Graphic, is II weekly paper, re-
ceves two and one-half times as much
for its advertising as the Telegraph,
which circulates more than twice rs many
papers. The London NewS, with 100000
cil culation daily, receives five cents per
| line less for its advertising than the Times
with its 100000 circulation. and the
London Chronicle, with a circulation nine
tenths of that of the Times. receives only
about one third as much rs the 1anaos for
advertising. The Standard, with daily
circulation of 200, 000 copies, second only
to the telegraph, receives but little more
Than three fifths of the Times rate fol
advertising. In this country there are
two or three daily newspapers, each OF
which claims the largest circulation. The
New York Herald and San get the largest
price per line for advertising. their char
yes being alike. The Chicago Times
Claiming a daily circulation of $4,000 tt
the New York Suns 10000, gets ovel
half as much as the Sun per line fol
advertising, and nearly twice as much AZ
is received by any Boston paper. o
weekly papers the Boston Youths Com
Danion and Harper' s Weekly charge th'
highest for advertising, their prices bens
alike. although the former claims 10000
circulation and the latter only 100000
Tne highest rate per line charged by an.
British daily is twenty-one cents, by thu
Times and 1elegrap6 The highest rat
by any British weekly in fifty.fve cents
by the London illustrated News, Tn
highest rate per line charged by any dali
in the United States is forty cents, by thu
New York Herald md Sun. The highes
rate by any weekly paper in the Unite
States is one dollar and fifty cents, by tn
Youths Companion and Harper's Weekly
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19
MONTPELIER MARKET

TOY NE lpeek endlH0 IUeSIHV "V0 10 T7-''
Apples, dried new Sc p III ; Butter -'&!S'
Beef 40l5c; Beef dried. green weight, l2ir' Io,l
iresn, cal! iG; Phrk, salt, lOc' Han, i'. ~
Il &c; Veal 50l2c; Beans, huShel, 7s"-
bushcl, s. Dl0c; Flour = DBL, $500 100, Cl'Vs
ers, s3.75, Coal, ton, 5000 10000; Cheese 'na,.
l5WlSc, Fish-Fresh Cod, dressed zoe; lai' \,
&c; ohad, Sc; MacEerel. l3c salt rlsh, ,
o. y gallon, I5c; Potatoes, Ousse !, styngnr
sab . bu5hel, % t5Jc; DAIRY, "a p2a = ,,a,7Ilop
,ehn, is ,0llG; brown tSc, dulaS,es' " S'ii5G
i0m7O.. Maple Sugar, ? ,70lOciNyrdb ss.tSi
S0asO Tea, tOl00 10; Coffee, old lava ro' sssi
'5e; Rio, roasted, 25c p = Herds '1rdss g
50 %; Michigan lover, nId . b; Norlneru
YORK do, IL 0l2c v pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

Gen. Harris M. Plaisted has been nau-
gurated as governor of Maine and has
delivered message that redeems Elk Gov
Garcelon and would have. been Gov.
Smith of that state of any reputation they
may have had in the way of commence
in talking nonsense. Gov. Plasted suffers
badly from the proposed display at the
coming inauguration of Gen. Garfield
which display, in however poor taste it
may be, will be very harmless in a mill
tary way.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19
Good Words for a Good Thing.

The papers are so full of cxaggcauous about all
sorts of thugs that is.harn To- itel Nhrh to be
neve. Yet all thingolare notihumnug~, nov ave all
statements lies. DR.. DIvi kennr'ly'' tAVoile
Remedy" Is exactly what it claims To ne' ann de-
serves the praises that are iahowered np"h III rom
al whoInave used 1t. Hear a word IRON N''l7r'eI
II. snyder, of Saugertis.N. y. Tie says; Ny mile
daughter was covered with Salt Rheum tl"m neat
tn foot Dr, Kcnuedy's Favorite Remedy cured
her atoe ether and the disease has never -'lce ap
peared. This was two years ago" Such words 20
to the polnt. let :" Ftvoritc Remedy OF y.ur
druggist or write to the Doctor at RontoH', y 7,
81 on a bottle. FHjA+
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

Congress established a bad precedent on
Friday by voting to pay claim for sup
plies consumed by a portion of our army
in Georgia in 1865, without any proof that
the claimant was loyal man. There are
similar claims on file to the amount of
several million dollars.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

The apportionment bill will probably be
presented to the House early this week
Chairman Cox of the House committee is
still ill, but his associates Oh the committee
have perfected the details of the bill.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

Congressman Walbridge A. Field (an
old .time VermonteD has been appointed
one of the judges of the supreme court of
Massachusetts.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

The House elections subcommittee, after
lively discussion, unanimously voted to
report in favor of unseating Hull dem }
and seating Bisbee (rep.) from Florida.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET Janu.
arv Attendance good; receipts light
market quiet. We quote winter butter Is
to % cents per ID no fall made butter
offeri ng.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

NJ de Lesseps read a paper some time
ago before the French academy, stating
that he believed he had discovered the &C
rual place where the Israeites crossed the
Red Sea. A French priest, thinking M,
argument conclusive, is appealing for fund
for dredging purposes, in order to bring
ght any remains of Pharaoh's army wi
may be under the sand.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-07-15
OTH COUETY OFFICIALS,

Like the Gar Of Russia, county
officials sit enthroned in their official
position; and like him, they revolt at
the idea of there being a higher law
than such as they may formulate.
They have lived by feeding upon the
public crib these many years, and
now that the people demand them to
render an account of their steward
ship, they laugh at their request.
There is a provision in the law, which
specifically points out their duty in
the matter Of making a report of the
receipts and expenditures. If the
officials have ccnscientiously per-
formed their duties there is no reason
why they should not publish state
ment, showing where the large
amount OF funds intrusted to their
care has gone. If they have not it
is time we should know it. Further,
they have no option in the matter.
The law requires them to inform us
what they have done with the funds,
and they must comply with its re.
quirements. Now, gentlemen, If you
can show a balance sheet that will
pass inspection of the taxpayers, let
US have it. 1t may be that many un.
Just suspicious are atioat. If for no
other reason it would appear to us
that they owe it to themselves as
we'll as the public to make a proper
exhibit of the county affairs.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-07-15

The question that now agitates the
English Government, and which is
likely to prove troublesome, is the
proper disposition of the land
leaguers, and the settlement Of the
agraian outrages committed in that
isle, and way to prevent such trouble
in the future. 1t is difficult prob
lem to solve. The favorite plan is
to dispossess the proprietors and sell
it to the peasantry on long time. We
find plenty Of politicians to-day, in
this country arguing this plan. But
it seems to us the government would
be guilty of oppression to take any
such steps. We cannot conceive of
such state of affairs existing in our
own country where we should permit
or consider it proper to make man
to make man give up his farm at a
forced valuation, and have it distrib-
uted among his employees, on the SIM
pie ground that they were unable to
buy land. If the people of Ireland
cannot pay the rent demanded, they
have the alienation of coming tc
this country and make themselves
homes which they can have for the
asking and a little industry.
Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-07-15
THAT FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The "otficlal' paper OF Stutsman
county contains what is called, by
courtesy, an annual statement of
the financial condition of this
county, and in another column of
the "official paper appears the
"official announcement from the
County Clerk, that if the Alert is
not satisfied with this statement
we" presumably the Commission
ers and County Clerlz), g will put
him in jail" Now with this
threat staring it in the face, the
Alert does not dare to say that it
is not satisfied, but we merely re-
ter our readers to that clause of the
Civil Code relating to duties Of
County Commissioners, which re-
cites that
"They shall cause a FULL and
ACCURATE statement of the assess,
ments, receipts and expenditures of
the preceding year, to be made out
in DETAIL, under separate heads,
with an ACCOUNT of all debts paya-
BILE to and by the County Treasurer,
and they shall have the same
printed, ETC."
And then to the so called estate
ment," appearing in the L" official
paper. The law requires the pub
LEGATION Of these annual statements
in DETAIL" that the taxpayers
may Judge for themselves, if their
money is being properly and econom.
ically expended by their servants,
the commissioners. How much in
formation is gained by the state
ment that the expenditure in
county orders ending July /, 1881,
was 50, 724.75?' What the people
who pay this tax want to know is
how and for what was this nearly
ten thousand dollars expend-
ed. How much of it went to the
Commissioners, the County Clerk,
the Sheriff, the Road Commission
crs, and other channels, legitimate
or illegitimate, the Alert does not
know, and there fore does not pre-
tend to charge that one dollar of
this money was diverted from honest
and proper channels Of expenditure,
but the failure to tell just how and
where every dollar Of it has been
used, as was the intent and purpose
Of the law quoted, is a circumstance
80 unusual and suspicious that the
people will not be satisfied until
they know all about it.