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, 1881-02-15

nTTAwA, Feb. 1t.-ft Wis announced ut ono
ttnc tint tho Princess l.uu[se would return IL
Cnnr*ln III March. At TINT tno 1t wis expected
that Parliament would 10 through by 3lNrrh.
t,nylng n,ct cnrIIcr thin usual. 1t Is now nr-
nounccd thar s.,e Will not return till May. ,Hy
tult tln!e ,1'urIinmcnt will knvp rInen. Tho
Princess has evidently 70 timed ler return thAl
rho will cxcnpe the social tu!serlcs Of Tie Cnpt-
tA during tho session or 11ar1 lnn,ent. After tho
st]sUli Is over. the curtain IN down. md the
lights Aro out, tho Princess will csnsc OUT
, 1881-02-15

KINGSTON, Ont. Fob H-FonE conyIcts es
capped from tho solitary cells Ut tho Kingston
Penitentlury lust eycntus.
II appears they hui succeeded In cutting tho
llnrs of their cells, md Wien tho guards visited
them. ub,,4lt 0 o'cock, they werr struck down,
setzel 0verpoweretl. mud loft lit tho cc1ts. Tic
cunyietH tflpn broke ifn tho tAllOr-stlnp. Rnt
clothing, then phlccd lntltlerH together, aud es-
eupeta over tho DIier Wllil.
tfhe chief keeper visited tho prison shortly
utter y. IN. And gavo tho dlnrul. M captures
buYn lrcr nude.
, 1881-02-15
1tI(ANCE.

ST. iItIAIR1;'s Ft,ili:iVS r0I.iCY.
l.snl.. Fc. 1l.-.Thc Rcnnc l'ofitiq,ic
ittntsa ptrong attack oil 1'artltt!cmy st.
lillaire's for'lan policy,, wlIici, It declares
prevented the settlement ut the t'rcek Gues.
tfon. thcscby directly cntanRerlng peace.
The nrtic1a Is said to l,e MI authorized expo
sttfon Of tho views Of GnMbGtta.
, 1881-02-15

At 1 O'clock yesterday nttaTnoon 1. n. lIam-
burger, ct Itan,bcrKcr 1ros., Nm. 81 Wabash
ayclislo, was thu,wn out Ut his cutter by turn
ing tM shnrtly ut tho cos1lcr Ut Thirty
AIth street al,u Michigan avenue. Tho
AUrso run nWny, md sOlo distance fur
thur on ran q n,, down Fn.nl; Weieoiae, years
M o,n H. resr ai nt So @ so srscI H.
fUrller had l0ur teeth knocked uut. uni had hls
, 1881-02-15
11ANLAN.


I4oynoS, Feb. i4.-1he rice betwccn Eli
ward Ifanlan, the Canadian oarssnn.,. md II.
e. l.'.ycock oycr the Thames championship
course for the championship Of England, tho
Sl'0rtxlHuh's cl,allenge clip, md El,.tN, caflc
oil this afternoon, a'ul was wtn easily by
1Ianlan by nbnnt four lengths. 1l,uro WIS
little betting n, the race, the result being re-
garttcd M n furugUne conclusion, md three
to orc OIL llnnlan freely offered.
TIME.
Tile ttnIc OF tho race was Is minutes II
seconds. Tho steamers accompanying the
race werc crowded, while bargcs tillca with
sfght-secrs crowded th0Er1ytr near Barnes
bridge.
GOING HOME.
IIun1an md i.nycock visit Westminster
Aquarium to-nieht. They will leave for their
respective homes shortly. laycock. nlttlnugll
raWing well antl strongly. Ind no change
from tho beginning.
THE WEATHER
was cold and rainy, Jet tho towpath along
the river bunk WINS tl,ickly lined with spectts-
tors.
llY WlSNISn T0-nAy's RACE
1fanlan bcG0nlcs tho absolute owner Of the
Sl>orfaMan championship cup. having al-
ready defeated Elliott md Trickctt. I3cs1.ca
ulo cup md the stakes, he galns :El00 prou!.
lsc'l 1,y the donurs Of tho cup. Thu ropric.
tars of The Spoftsman will further present
lin with n commemorative medal valued at
- grinpas.
1IASLAN rCsr WOW Az ItE LIKED.
Another championship challenge cup will
be Instituted, the first contest for which wIf
take placc OH the Tyne tho coming summer.
, 1881-02-15

GUATEMALA.


NEW ORLEANS. La., Feb. 14.-:flio I7icaY-
tt'lc i,ns q letter dated british Honduras,
Fob. i, from tho lsey, Henry Glliett, i. j., ro-
ported executed III Guatemala. llo says ho
Is not doa.i, was not shot, WIS npycr tu
Guatemala, and knows nothing about tic
D0lItfca of that State,
, 1881-02-15

TIN leading part In tho negotiations at Con-
staI,t11oplc,-- tint France and England 'lad
nlrr;l.ty takrn Nh unsuccessful Initiative.
rIm French anil f,rItt5!, ii,f1'rc. ut Con-
stntinopIe IL ut ycry t0w chl}. while the S'll.
tint continued Ii, regard Germany III the
lntst .ltsinrrestctl III his advisors. bismarck
readily consented
, 1881-02-15
l'}jlfSfA.


f.oSpoS, Fe',. ti.-'tlc Kurdish t1ilef
Ohe1,lu1nl, l1as agatn collected II consider
able fuycn for nuotjlcr Invasion "s Persia.
TIE Persian t;Dyer,,nlent sl,uKcsts HAT Tho
Sultan arrest OlMEtI0iEali,' but this requires
argcr force than tile Iorlo. can conycn-
iehtIy sratc.
, 1881-02-15

DISTURBANCE IN MliIAcE1I.0. CHETE.
I.oanoN, Fub. l+.-lnthe proy!nce OF MI
rneclIo, Crete, tho p0putace attacked the I.-
lice, who fired upnu tho police, woulldlng
several. Soldiers llayo been sent to the dis
t.lrbed districts,
lIsAAItcK AND THE SULTAN,
l}EnIIN, Fab. l4.-lt IL salti Tue Hrltlsl,
Ambassador to Turkey WIS instructed to ask
bismarck whether no would consent to tAke
, 1881-02-15
EfsAIE.

COMMERCE. WITH AMERICA.
MAnut,, Fcb. lf.-The Government In
tenIs tn push forward negotiations for Il
treaty Of commerce with tic United States.
DEMOCRATIC ttANQrE1s
wcrs given Sunday Ut l1nrxus, Zamora, aud
t3alajus. Thu proceedings were orderly.
, 1881-02-15

THE AORGAS-IIESNIN TRAGEDY.
Special Utspateh to The Chttaaa Tribune.
HAMILTON, Ont, Fob. l4.-rhe shooting Of Mr.
IIcnning BY his companion III Chicago, Satur-
.lay, II THO tulk ot tho city. 10th i'artlca ure
well known and hnyo inauy friends hurp. Sr.
IIonnine waB II rcn!lnw Ut sEs, Ctlnrlcs Il. Mnr-
gntt, AMI for sntsu ttme WIS Trpnsurcr OF tho
.Iohlt Smith, Immigration ngent here, w1lp re-
crIycd the first ttitimntion Ut thp 1slsl urntr
through tho columns Of tho morning papers.
ExtrrMo sorrow IL expressed by every niip.
, 1881-02-15
THE IRISH QUESTION.
rAIlSELI To RETURN 'Tn Ills SEAT IN THE


lIDt'aE.
Special fHbte.
LoSuoS, Feb. t+.-Tln rl,mors which were
current lust week to tic effect lint Mr.. Par
nell, fearing arrest. would not return, were tle-
n!cd to-uy by Alcssrs. Dtgsar and 1lcaly, who
laye Just returned from the meeting of tho
lenders Of the Land League which wns held
III Paris to-tlay. On Mr.. B!sgnr's arrival l,o
called n meeting Of the Ilone-1,ule Menu
bcrs Of Parliament anil announced that
A[r. rarlle'l was nbout To return ulld would
shortly l,e seen III lis accustomed place IN
tho House OF Comnons, after which lie
would probably 60 to ireland. During
M1L rltNSEif.fS ABSENCE
his party fns bec0me greatly tlisorKnnIzcd,
nnd It was f0und TINT the members would
not adhere 10 orc another when tho
rumor Of Ills Intention to 70 directly
from Frnnce to Ainrricn wns frs: announced.
Now, however, tl,at there Ii 4 prospect Of Ills
return, they aru rctolblIng their opposition
to the Coercion bill. Tl,o Government
has also prepared fur contest, al,d lt;ls
perfected Its arrangements to have coll
tlnuous sitting so us to f0rcn tho bill through
tho Committee NJ tIie Whole, In which 1t IL
1low undergoing consideration.
LAND LEAGUE FuSns,
~ tho 1Vtster7. Assoetatti prr,s.
DUBLIN, Feb 1i.-It Is stated that tho Land
Lcagun hns decided to invest III tho United
States 4;0.0 900, tho money now III Europe.
TIE ExEGt1T1vE's INTENTIONS.
1lere Is reason to believe TINT tho Irish
Executive docs not now Intend to nrrcst any
Parliamentary leaders of tho Lunl League
agitutlon under tito provisions of tie rotr0-
spectiye clause Of the Coercion act.
OPENING LETTERS.
~ $knf }S. L..
, 1881-02-15
BUSINESS NOTICES.

L1ehiE Cunrnny's G:ncn beef Tontc.-
"ft hns moro than realized my expectations"
snyt i'rnf. Duncan CHmpbc1 NJ. D.. Ill, H., Pres.
t!"nf ltt.nl Collage Physlctnna and Surgeons:
M1ruti. rte.
1n.aluallr for debility. wenk lungs. bilious
!arin !!vtr complaint, sick hentlachc. icwnre Of
cN,intGItgits.
, 1881-02-15

Sptttal Dhpafeh 10 Tho Chfedoo Tribune.
TOn,STt,, Feb 1l.-l'rlyntc Intelligence ru-
cevti hero says TINT Pope lea bas ruised llshup
DcCharbou,cl, Auxiliary ItIst'op nj the Cardinal
Archbishop Of Lyons, mud formerly l.tsbap1t tho
TUronti, l,occse. to thu rink II Archbishop,
with tlo ttlu Ut Archbishop Of 5osopolts III art-
IUuH tnttIcliuHl.
, 1881-02-15
11U12Sf4AI

MAisr1..f. Law PROCLAIMED.
L0SnOS, Feb. lf.-Afnrttat law has been
proclaimed In sluntaltn, I,urinall.
, 1881-02-15

~ lltAIlLltAN lin II.
OTTAWA, Feb. 1l.-rh0 brazilian C0nsu! writes
That 10 has or9anzesl d company 10 rs1n steam
crs between lsraxtI md ttnllfax. Tho l>onnsan
nud brazilian tluycrllulcnts cnEh gIy9 subsidy
Ut <dD.MW fur such aoryiue. THO Company hHyo
u capital OF S5GU,lQD.
, 1881-02-15

snrsapar|iln In tho genuine ahaker medicine prr-
pnre'l from ris,ts, hcrts. md berries, gn,wn,
selected. uld rtyparrt! BY ths Canterbury shak-
preference to MI others. such IL thotr rr8ard fol
tho character Of thL. tinted f1rrthrrr.
, 1881-02-15
VANDALISM.

Spktfat utspateh TO tn Chicago Tribune.
6T. GATHERINGS. Fub t.-Bono ntscnl has
partially .iustroye,! sx lock. .xatos prtpar.Al for
tho nsw Wollanl Cunal. Anl It ID suspected that
tho purpose WIS so retArd tho Opening Ut tlla
Euul1.
, 1881-02-15
RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 14.-I}aron Andre
tle l,uttberg, Russian tlipiomaaist Is dead :;
Age, Bl ycRrs.
, 1881-02-15

A. SLEEP Or Et1lIrY HOURS.
. nHoCKvlLlE, Ont, Feb. IA man named
Reid, III IMii Tor contempt Ut coErt, fell into
sleep continuing eighty hours, terminating In
Ats leAth. Whit0 asleep blu pulse And rcspltn-
tiun werO reguInE.
, 1881-02-15

4 homeopathic travelling cusc should
nctotn1,a,y every "sIc lenrinR tho Gt.y.. a large
tltsIcIncs il fund ut I!oereke Il Tnfcl's Fh9rs
if1nGy. 81 clark street.
, 1881-02-15
Isossini's Superstition,

. L0IslV4 3f}fVfIUh. =
Fran i(enrl lAruls Interesting personal
"Reminiscences Ut Itt4ani wu extract thH follow
lug hithorto unpublished unecdote, cs.tiouslY
, 1881-02-15
Els.tNCO-CANAD1AN STEAMERS,
Snkeiat utspateh 10 Tia thttaoo ItthalstH.

OrTAwA, Fell, l4.-Tho I,ropusal TO establish n
Inu of steamships between t,lslala md France
hAs llot bcan abahtloncd. Sir Alexander Camp
hell suited In tho StCut0 that tl9 two UuyUrll-
tlvlts u1u tlln1Hlsgl to grant subsidy, Quebec
will hu tho sAnsucr-purt ct tho nuw lino. iu cnso
II In established.
, 1881-02-15
TOW ELS.

100 iloz. All.Linen iluck Towrls, 20x40.
with Red Or Blue Borders, each 15c;
linye sold them ut aoc.
200 loz. I>nmnsk Or Hurk Towels, with
inserted Child Borders, 45c; this
Towel can't lie bought for less tllnn
"a cents.
, 1881-02-15

80 pcs Cream Damask 90 nnd 75c forru-
er prizes, A5c an1l III.
100 pcs. isnrnsley I)annsk, Soc md 81 j;
cost to import, 81 nn.l $i.3j.
IL pcs. Nlenci'cd DnmasN, ~ Ice md
81 :; soll everywhere for $1. 10 and
$l.50; lower or better grades In
hlHle proportion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18
UNITED STATES BONDS,
BOSTON, NJ y
BOSTON MARKET Mar Y.

FLOUR-The market for iour is quite t0ll Snd
sales limited. Prices remains the same, We quote
western super1ne at 81; common extras AT u 9a
4 I5j Wisconsin extras at 84.jOd5.JO; aud Mlnnt'
sofa extras at $475d6 per bbl,, including choNe
bakers brands. In winter wheats The sales have
been at $5.50d5,75 for ONO and Michigan; sljJa
Is for Indiana, and t6d6. 80 for II. Louis sAl
Illinois. Patent spring wheats have been -el.ls
at S6.501S; and patent winter wheals at S6!Mn''
per Dbl.
GRAIN-ls in moderate demand. Sales of steam
er mixed and yellow at 81 a &c, AMI no grade 81
55d59c = bush Oats are scarce and firm but sue,
IN small lots. We quote No. | and extra white a.
57d6Oc; No white at 55d SIC and No NAKED AnI
No white at 52d54c per bush. Rye sells 10 smaI
lots at $l.9Odl 25 per bush. Shorts aud doe tra
have been selling at Sl60l7; and mlddnnss al siN
~ per ton.
PROvISIONS-Demand for pork moderate vito
sales at $l3.5O for prlme sl6.50al6,7j Tor old ana
SlSG 80 for new mess; and clear and extra cIea
at 81 d23 per Dbl Including backs. Beef hI' VetI
selling at $lOdl9 for mess and extra mess, W.
sl3Gl4 for family. Lard Is quiet at d l,dl-st ~.
lb Tor city and western Smoked hams are selling
at l0hGI2c per ID, as to quality.
BUfrER.-Is in steady demand at unchansel
prices. We quote western and northern cltame' lI
at 21023c Tor choice, and Is d2lG for far ana GOV
New York and Vermont diaries at lSd!Oc for cAove'
l5dl7c Tor fair and good, and lOUi2c Tor tnmnoI
choice dairy packed western at 10 l''. 11 I
packed western al l4d l5c Tor choice, ia IS LOT ID"
and good, and lOdl2c v 10 for common,
CHEESE-Has been selling at l! ,alSc for pew yD,
fall cream; lOdl2c for fair and good, and d's pe
10. iot conmoni old cheese ranges from ohlt P'
Id, us to quality.
EGGS-Have been IN fair demand at I'Il d lTi
dozen for eastern, northern and Pruce tI"a''
Island, aud l!dl2Tc for western.
"REMINISCENCES firm and prices are We"
sustaiLei. sales Of AroostoOk Rose AT ~" Of
Maine Central, Vermont and New loLh NO.
SSG9Oc; Prohhcs at S5dSl; Jacksons at 731sc ""'
Peerless and Seedlings at s0dS5c per bush
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18
NeUs and Gossip

ev.R. d. Metcalfo Of the Congregations onuron
al wardsboro has resigned.
Chandler has given up all hopes OF continuation
and will ask the president TO withdraw MS ha'ne'
Dispatches from Washington disagree as TO ue
condition of Mrs Garfield, but Is certain tha' sue
is seriously Ill.
"Miken Finn, brakeman, has been In the employ
Of the Central road for soven years. and during THIS
time has lost only four days
About Is men are now employed 10 the s'a'e
quarry on savage Island. No dock has yet been
built, but landings from vessels ara enec'ed Oy
ferry.
-Euterprising undertakes now offer premiums TO
families in which there the largest number OF
deaths during the green apple aud cucumber sea-
son.
Mrs Amelia Lewis asserts IN "Food and Health
that nearly SIS 100000 is invested In oeomargarine
factories and that they have added nearly u 10 the
value OF every OK killed.
A medical journal of Munich says that diphtheria
caught by kissing is likely TO assume a much Sc
verer form than If the disease were contracted or
the contagion impaired in any other way.
A Chicago jewery firm has put up sign l2s feet
long, and eX wide, which consumed 1000 feet oil
lumber $500 worth of gold aud $3.50 worth of meta
ornaments, and cost ~ 500.
British heads are gradually growing smaller
Within the last quarter of century the dimen
OF tue head have shrunk an average one. seventh
of an inch at least SO says a paper recently read
before the British naturalist society.
1t is computed that since the beginning Of the
century, So attempts have been made on the lives
of soveregns and presidents of republics, OF which
nine have succeeded. The proportion of presidents
killed being AS compared to crow ned heads, four oil
ave.
The explorations recently made of deep sea bot
toms show a novel constituent Of such bottoms Il
he pumic dust arising, it is presumed, from sub
marine volcanic action general is II, in fact
that it rarely fails to appear when carefully looked
for in any Of the dredgngs, and 1t is believed to be
the chief origin of the deed sea clays.
A volume of smoke rises constantly from thu
| mdst of deusely wooded morass in Wakun
county, FLORIDA, and has for at least fifty years beef
a mystery to the people of that region. The spot
| 1--we miles from the neares. point to which any per
son has ever penetrated. The negroes believe it i
an entrance to hell, and regard it with awe. Som'
of the whites accept the theory of volcano. Judg
White of Tallahassee, lately organized an exped
ton to explore the swamp, but failed to make wa
into the tangle of rank growth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

CURIOUS Cara curious invention
called ''Dynograph Car is among the
new things added to the equipment OF the
Central Hudson. It Ia used in examining
the condition of the tracks and roadbeds
in speedy manner. The machine is very
intricate. A band of plain paper, about
twenty inches wide, is fed from a roll into
the machine, passing under a complex set
Of overlooking pens which accurately reg
lister every moment. For every fifty feet OF
track passed over by the car this paper
band moves one inch, thereby taking eight
and fraction feet for one mile oil road
and perfect chart of every inch OF The
road traversed is obtained. The instru'
ment shows the power used in drawing
the train, the minutes, seconds ana tenths
of seconds occupied in transit, the dlstrlou'
ton of coal and amount of water used by
the engine, the number OF revolutions
made by the driving wheel Of the engine
in a minute of time or in covering mile
of space, and parts of the two last; all
grades and curves are shown; the mile
posts and bridges are correctly located,
and the work done by the engine is so re-
corded by one of the many pens that the
work can be easily ascertained by mul-
tiplying the ratios; the velocity and reslS-
lance Of the wind are also noted. and the
condition of the frogs. jolsls and other ap
pliances connected with the trackare map
ped out. The machine shows whether the
rails are fitted perfectly true or not. Ii
one is tribe out of place it shows the fact,
and the elevation of the rail on curve is
also noted. An invention has lately been
added which gives the exact number OF
feet and inches tha each rail is depressed
from true line. The exact movements
of the engineer when the brakes are ap'
piled, when steam is put on, and the power
required to start and stop the train are
likewise given. The car is now engaged
in mapping out the Central Hudson.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18
Letter from Minnesota.

We have had cold hard winter here In
Southern Minnesota. The snow drifte d
from ten to fifteen feet deep, making travel
with teams as on the railroad almost i'm
possible. There was great amount of
suffering here it was so cold, and next to
impossible to get wood.
In many places two or more families had
to move into one house and burn the other
to keep from freezing. and many were lost
in the snow and frozen to death.
The people in the eastern states know
but little of the hardships and suffering
that has been undergone in the far west
this winter. There has been a great loss
of stock in nearly all parts OF the west and
now they are gathering up the cattle To
herd it is sight to see the cattle so thin
that they have to stand TWO together "a
make good shadow.
The spring is very backward; many oil
the farmers have not got their wheat sowec
vet and but few have commenced to plan
corn, and now the weather has come
on cold and wet 1t will be sometime before
we can plant any more; as the ground il
so sticky here that it cannot be worked i
it is much wet-and how the mud will
stick to the boots here.
Winter caught us with our corn moi
picked and lots of blowing to do. 1t viii
be so late before we can get our corr
picked and the ground all plowed, that we
shall have to put in lots of late grain, fax
buckwheat and the like.
This is y good time for any one tina
wants TO go west to settle, as there are 81
many of the settlers that want to get ava.
50 bad this spring they will sell out TO
enough to get back to their old homes
There is a great many leaving Minnesot;
and Dakota this spring. G. A. W.
Fairbault, Mimi, May Ia, 1881.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

Complaints go In troops. They are as.oeistssh-
nature Get one disease and you Will have ,be-.
Dr. David Kennedy's "Eav6r tie Remelyr strika..,
the root of all disease You cannot take il sni.,
no matter what your particular trouble NAV h.
For all ailments Of the kidneys liver stom,,k
bowels, 1t is worth more than its weight IN god.
silver dollar will buy it, whether you ~ to Won
drug store. or address the proprietor, Dr. K. Al
Rondout, \. Y. wi
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET. May Il.
Attendance good; receipts increasing;
market firm and active, with advance Of
one cent per To- for best grades common
dull and unchanged. We quote butter
common, IL to Is cents per H.; good to
choice, 16 to 10 cents per h., with few
fency diaries at higher price.
Eggs IL cents per dozen.
Diphtheria poisons the blood. Convales-
cents should take Hoods Sarsaparlla to
neutralize and eradicate the poison matter
VERGENNEs MARKET, May l4.-Attend.
ance on market good and prices firmer
Butter, 16 to II cents; selections, IS cents;
eggs, 10 cents per dozen; potatoes 30 cents
to 55 cents per bushel; beans. 81 to 81
per bushel; beef, cents to cents per
pound; pork. 7 cents to cents per pound
hay, Sl2 to Sl5 per ton.
A food and medicine are combined in the most
perfect manner IN Mat Buffers wi
WIIJJsToy MARKET Nav 16.-Cboicc
..,,.oa,l =, 20 :. e,;u &c ;.
ou''o' 'oi' ~ 30 00",' so"' u la''' ~ "
II; selections H. Eggs ~ cents
;, 49,. ,,..-..o.,,,, ......,,..,.... -. -.-,.
relief by the use of wheat Bltters, wi
A pair of Italian twins are now being
exhibited in Vienna. From the sixth rib
downward these boys are grown together.
They have but one abdomen and two feet.
The upper part OF the body is completely
developed in each and the intellectual
faculties OF each head are OF a normal
character. All the operations OF eating
drinking. sleeping speaking ana thinking
are performed ny eacn chiia independently
OF the other. Inc chlldren are IN perfect
health and are now over three years oil
age.
Yesterday, Gilhoolv visited a fashionable
tonsorial arena on Galveston avenue for
the purpose of getting shaved. The razor
was dull and the barber had been at the
Sons of Zion temperance the previous
night. The result was that several chs
were sliced off Gihooly's upper lip and
there was an ugly cut on the chin. Can
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

Vermont is just beginning to bring out
the taxable property of its citizens aud
compel 1t to bear its proper share of the
cost of government. The new tax law
regulating the manner of assessment,
which has this year gone into operation,
has already produced most astounding
revelation as to the valuation of real and
personal property in the state. Under the
old, loose law of assessment it is curious
to see that only about Sl5,00O,0O0 of per,
sonal property appeared for taxation in
the whole state, the rich city of Barring
ton, for instance, showing only $3.50, 600.
The operation of the new law makes
marked changes in these figures. In
twenty-six towns from which returns of
the new assessment have now come in, the
assessed valuation has nearly doubled, in
creasing from Sl6,000,G00 to S3l 600, 900.
Eleven towns in one county, which last
year returned 1894 600 of personal proper.
ty, now return 81 700, 900, or nearly three
times as much. So the returns come in
from all over the state, and Vermont ex.
i poets to find double the amount of taxable
property which was returned for levy last
year. This is in the interest of honesty
and Of equity; for under the former tax
practice it was, of course, impossible tt
equalize the burdens of taxation which
was confessedly sham. But the gooc
people of Vermont must not imagine tina
the reduction of the rate of taxation which
will follow this increased valuation is ,
reduction of taxation ITSELF or that is it il
in any way a relief to the poorer class o
citizens. 1t is the amount of money calle,
for through taxation, not the rate pc
$1,000, that measures the burden, and it j
the poor man, who owns no property to b
assessed, and taxed, who pays every cen
of the tax levied on the estates of hi
weather. fellow citizens. He pays it in
directly, in small, sums every day of hi
life in the rent Of his house, the clothe
that he and his family wear, and the foo
that he eats. Property protects itseli
The merit of the new tax law of Vernon
, consists in its prevention of the conceal
ment of taxable property, and hence i;
equalization of taxes among the propert
Of citizens.--BoSton Globe.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

The latest practical application of cleo.
tricity is as railway motor, Sieniens
and Halske, the famous German experts
in this branch of science, have devised an
electric railway; and trial on an expert
mental six,mile road proved highly sue.
cessful. Although the greatest speed at
tanned, or, rather, permitted, was only
eighteen miles per hour, there is no reason
to doubt that, with batteries of sufficient
strength, maximum speed equal to that
of our present steam system would be
easily attained The invention is a won
derful one, and only serves to furnish
another hint of the immense possibilities
of the utilization of the electric force in
the ordinary affairs of life 1t is an in
ven,ion, moreover, which, if persistently
pushed, must ultimately revolutionizt
travel.