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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12
BOSTON MARKET, Jan.11.

FLOuR-rhere continues to be very dun FEEL
ng TO, -four, and the trade are purchasing oeW IN
small lots. We quote western sulel me al sow"
4. common western at $4d4 30; Wisconsin extras
al iua5 4 ); and Minnesota extras at S50621 per
barrel, including choice bakers brand. NlNttV
Whea,s are selling in small lots at 10 700 ~ Ior
ONO and Michigan; s5.old64 20 lor Indiana, ana W
$50 for st. Louis. Spring wheat patents range
f,om tG.75as 80; and winter wheat patents at so'o'
as per b /,
CoRN-pherc is no change, with a m oderate de de
mani. sales OF new mi Ned and yellow al oedooc
and old al 62d63c per bushei.
OATS are lrln and continue in steady demand
sales of No. | nd extra white at 5Od53e; No. whte
Ht 4S re; and No. 2 mixed and No. white at 4bd
AZ &c; per uushei'
RYEIs auiet at . .05 Id bush shorts have been
selling at SIS, and due feed and mddlnSs al PISA
| 20 pel"ton.
| pROVISIONS-rhere is no change IN the poIN
MAJ ket; sales OF prime at sl25Odl}; mess at Sl+'
| Is; western clear at 81 i50Hl1; and Boston cleai
and eXtta clear at Sl7,5O 1890 per opi. hevi -
a ii Tor mess and extra mess amt Sll q ~ iDt lai
Inv. l. ll Is steady tn / IN tnt demand a. ~ a.
ner H. for CIV and western, In smoked naulS
sales at 9 10 for city and western pressed I'Vss
IBu6kc " To- tor western, and l-2d6Sc Y H. lo'
city. ~,
BUrrER-rhe butter market remrn' dnl 5o,, W Sac
quote western and northern cfetmetles az -" 10
Tor late ma lie, and 25IlSc for talr to So'd, a.
VI tan daues at 2ta1 j1; straight T. ana VI, w. va
RES al 2ld2IG; common and tar DAIRY 'o's at wv
20c, aud winter made at 10 a &c Flo' 1900,
CHEEoE-Firm at l2 ) dl3&c for choice; h"i''
for tar to good, and Sal0c fol common
EGG -Iave been selling At 32d3ic per dozen iTi
western northern and eastern, but mtlket = nus
and unsetled with the prospect al lo"e'ploe'
POrATDEs-r There is no change in pota!@Se 'ss
The demand is steady with sales ol Nrnosto"h ~ "a
AT IS zoe; Name Central and Vermont ho'g .,
E5r, Sew YORK. Rose at 90 dD60c PrOlhcs at o.dooo
Pce less at 80 G52c, and Chenan2oes al "D'''
bush.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12

The Oldest church in the United States
is few miles east of Tucson, Ariz MI.
Long before the Puritans left England or
.John Smith had set out on his adventures.
the Spanish Jesuits of Mexico penetrated
into Arizona, New Mexico and California
and established their missions. Old adobe
buildings they are now, but looked upon
with strange reverence by the swarthy
half-breeds who still show n slight trace OF
he blood of Spanish cavaliers mixed VIII
that of the natives For generations the
Dadres have lived in these regions, while
the English settled and finally conquered
Independence in the east Thirty years OF
Ame, lean sovereignty have not wholly
broken down the old customs. There arr
towns to-day beneath those sunny skle
where barbalized Ctstilian is still SpOkeI
and the traditions of former magnlticenc
jealousy guarded. Families are TO be foun
who trace their descent from those free
hooters who followed Corlez and Ponc
De Leon, and priests chant the same song
rs their predecessors brought over iron
the universities of Seville and Cadiz Bt
the Acknowledgements of all modernlze'
-thunders at their gates and tn
sleepy confessor prepares for the shoe
which renders him but memory like
f dream. The story of that semi-civiliz
. ton which held California until IL generi
ton since and which now packs its tral
in the adjoining territories will soon
5 forgotten, but in pure romance and a
81, al nit in fnr T.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12
There are at present 5000 men and boys

There are at present 5000 men and boys
and | 800 horses at work on the Hudson
river housing ice. The harvest when com
pIeted will reach 100000 tons. The
total cost of gathering it will be S2,0OO,-
900. Lust winter only 100000 tons were
gathered.
ACCIDENT ON THE MONTREAL Ice
BRIDGE 1t will be remembered that last
season the managers of the South eastern
railroad laid bridge on the ice across the
sriver at Montreal and ran freight trains
over it all winter. A similar bridge wa,
laid recently over which trains We're rur
successfully until Thursday afternoon IN
engine broke through the ice about mid
way the river. -Four persons were or
board and AS the engine sank upon it
right side, sprang upon the ice from The
left and thus saved their lives. 1t was
narrow and very fortunate escape. Car
will hereafter be drawn over the river BY
: horses.
Prof. Henry Youle Kinds disclosure o
the way in which the statistics of TIN
Prince Edwards island fisheries were
cooked up fraudulently to win an aware
from the Halifax commission seems t
have made an impression in England, an
must be rather humiiating to BIRTHS
} honor. In order to make the damage t
: Canadian fisheries appear large, the ex
portations of fsh from Prince Edward
island to the United States were increase,
I by the m tnagers of the British consider
, ably above the truth. Prof. Hind show
the whole matter in tables. The aversio
of the Canadian authorities to investiglt
= shows that they are not ready to face tn
truth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12


A pleasant person is William b. Jones
of Milton. One day last week, he TOOK
cow Inn, had been living dead in a pasture :.
at Malleu's Bay for week, dressed IT,
cured the forequarters for his own use
and brought the hind quarters to ms Guy
to sell. Fortunately he was detected De-
fore eff.eting u sale and unfortunately on
being arranged in city court. it was iouhu
that there was no law under whlch he
could be punished. For so gross AN
offence there certainly ought to be pun =
isbment and not a light one,-Free fTeSS'
Suicide AT BRATTLEBoRo.-Fred C'hn'
wards of BratlleboIo, for more than score
of wears local stationer aud book binder
committed suicide in his store Friday oy
h,noino. He was abont 60 years old, OF
ouiet and unass inning nature. lie was las'
seen about 1880 o'clock, A. NJ loGk'hs
over his books, and in good spirits When
found his sleeves were rolled up ana
everything abont the bench at when ne
was at work indicated that the act had no
been long contemplated, though II BANK
draft had been paid before it was Tue. OF
the opening of the bank in the mornlh1
while his life insurance renewal WIS con
spicuously pinned to his shop oench' Nv
cause is assigned for I've deed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12
IFrom Our Regular Correspndent-l
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan 8, 1881.
Congress has re- assembled and gone to
work. in the lower house at least, with
energy that promises the accomplishment
of much important legislation before the
4th of March. 1t is the object of the ma
iority to pass all the appropriation DIS
and to complete all necessary legislative
work before the term of the present con-
gress expires, so as to avoid the necessity
of an extra session after the Inauguration
of General Garfield. Whether the majority
will be successful or not the coming two
weeks will disclose. If the republicans
are determined to have an extra session 10
enable them to step at once into the patron
ace of the House, it is in their power to
compel It by dilatory measures. Events
in other political centres, notably IN Vlr-
gini, and Tennessee. will, | think, nave
much influence on the question of an extra
session If shall become apparent that
Malone of Virginia, or the senator TO be
elected from Tennessee, will give the or
papization of theSenate to the republicans;
that party will not be disposed to postpone
for year, the full fruition of power.
There have been many sensational ru-
mors during the past week, relative to
, manifesto, in which it was said General
Malone would announce a new policy fol
the south, on the basis of political, COM
mercial and industrial determination with
the republican party; but the so-calleo
manifesto has appeared without defining
Gen. Mahones position on any national
question, and without indicating whicf
party he will act with in the organization
of the Senate.
There has been much talk recently o
breach which is said to be widening
between the stalwart and conservative
= factions of the republican party. 1t Is con
ceded that Mr. Blaine can have any cabine
position he may want under the comlni
administration. 1t is not so certain tina
> Mr.. Conklng can have all he wants 10
his friends; and this situation is sufnclen
to increase the feelings of rivalry and an
, tagonism between these ancient advel
, saries and the powerful factions OF whlc
;. they are the leaders.
The House has passed the regular arm
v appropriation bill, making the fifth OF tn
regular appropriation bills which hav
been passed. Mr. Reagan's inter-sta
l. commerce bill, and Mr.. Woods debt re
funding bill have been discussed and 1t
lie probable that the latter will be passe
Y, Mr.. Reagans bill meets violent opposition
W and it will certainly not become law
its present shape. Its friends claim that
j. will estop determinations against shipper
g and defeat the tyranny of corporation
e. Its enemies say it is a scheme TO divert tt
carrying business from the rails to t.
oil rivers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12

Prof. Alphonso Wood, the noted boan-
list, has Just died at his home in West
Farms, N. Y. aged II years. He was
born in Chesterfield, N. H., and graduated
at Dartmouth college in 1884.
The English steamer Harelda, bound
from Patermound to London, colidcd
Thursday with the Spanish steamer Lion,
bound from Liverpool to Manila, II miles
from Cape Roca, Spain. Both vessel,
sank, and As passengers and The crews are
missing.
The Providence Star says that the inter
national telephone company has strung it,
wires from that city to Boston, and tina
experiments show that conversation car
be carried on between the two cities as un
derstandingly as it can be between twt
stations in the same city.
The oyster famine continues. In Bati
more and Norfolk prices have risen 10
per cent, and oysters and CLANS are eve
scarce at that price Usually the humble
of oyster laden boats arriving at Bal
more daily is about So each OF which will
average 200 bushels, or an aggregate q
60 900 bushels. Of late the number ha
not averaged dozen and the commo
article known us dredge oysters. whc
generally sell for from 20 to % cents pc
bushel, have been their principal cugc
these oysters now being from 81 to 5 3
per bushel. The demand at Baltimore
constantly increasing. and packers repol
that the request for bivalves has neve
been so great since 1872 The Baltimor
: Sun says: Before the cold weather oy'
tiers were shipped west at from 60 to Z
, cents per gallon; now they bring 81
the cold spell and the demand contnn,
+, prices will rise even higher then they al
a now
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12

Prince Hannibal. an old negro with an
interesting history, has just frozen to
death in log-hut near Warrenpon, Va.
lie was the son of m AT lean king.
and while boy, he was captured
by slaves and brought to this country.
lie was purchased by Virginia farmer,
who liberated him few years before the
war. Then Htnnibal became slave
owner himself and made considerable
money. During the war he sympathized
strongly with the south, and WIS impris-
oned for IA time at Washington for his
disloyalty. He kept his negroes even
after the close of the wal. demanding
| from them the Difference which he cOnsid-
cred due him not only AS their master. but
AS man of royal family Finally they
left him, and gradually losing his farm
and other property he spent his last days
in seclusion and POI erty.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12

IRON MINING IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
Some fifty years ago Il species Of iron ore
was discovered eight miles northeast OF
st. Adams, and Il small forge was erected
and operated for II brief season in the
vicinity of the ore bed, but for nearly
half IL century this primitive furnace has
been out of blast, and the mine has been
unworked. Within IL few months, how
ever, business men in St. Adams and
Boston have taken mold OF these ore beds
md have recently unearthcd most valua-
BILE deposits of red hematite steel ore, The
quality of which is unsul passed for purity
and richness, being free from sulphur
phosphorus and tatlnium. The quantity
of the deposit appears to be almost un'
limited, and the developments ALREADY
made promise TO make these ore beds ;
bonanza for the owners. The first man tt
Brainard OF St. Albans. who caused
specimens to be aSsryed and which SHOWED
the ore to be from 50 to 20 per cent pur
| iron.
Some four miles near 81, Adams Their
is q farm of 400 acres once owned b
Judge Asa Adds Lust sammer Mr.
Joseph Durham Of Boston, who has ha
considerable experience in tie mimi
business, visited this section and came
The conclusion that iron ore in larg
quantities existed here, and at this rt'
ommendation wealthy parties becam
} interested in the project of working III
ore beds on the Adds farm, am tn
property was at once secured by Il
} parties in question. Rich and extensiN
veins have been unearthed which can |
} traced for five hundred or six hundrt
+ feet. The pit that is now being worked
l twenty feet in depth and shows Il vein
eleven feet width. Under the superinte
, dence of Mr. Durham, several car loa
of the ore have been shipped to Port He
nv, while orders have been received fro
!, Pennsylvania for quantities of the or
) A dozen men are now employed at Il
e mine, and the indications are very prol
{, ising for large and extensive deposits
1t the ore The market value of the ore
Y $40 per ton Messenger.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12

THEOLD Trick THE Confidence MAN
AT BELLOWS FALI.s.-A week on two since
he entered one of the jewelry storeS,cal
the proprietor one side and proceeded TO
tell narrowing tale. He was young ana
innocent, had been staying few days ut
the hotel, had lost all his money how ne
couldn't tell, but intimated that 1t was
through those little bits of pasteboards-
and was completely strapped. But he had
"A heavy gold watch chain which had be-
Iouued to his mother--he thought every
thing of it, would not sell it for the world,
but, under the circumstances. he must rise
money some way and would pawn 1t Tor
a few days. All this with appropriate
gestures and emotion.
Our Young jeweler swallowed it all, eX'
amining the chain and finding it genuine
| rs he supposed, advanced $40 on 1t, whlcf
the fellow took and departed. He stayed
about few days, then appeared again ant
wanted more money, saving he was goins
to Boston on the first train. lie got Sl'
more. In few days along comes his pal
in the person of II man who desires to buy
Il nice chain He secs this chain, admire
it and buys it for S75 of our jeweIer, VIII
thinks he has made a good thing of 1t.
Another week gees 10y and rogue mum
Der one reappeared with $50 and demand
his chain. He is terribly indignant owe
its sale, declares the jeweer had no bns1
ness to sell it, and nothing will soothe hlr
for the loss OF his dear dead mother
chain but S25, which is paid, and on
friend consoles himself with the reIlectio
that if he has made norhing he has not 10:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12

case on the house just erected in Belgrave
SQUARE by Mr.. Sassoon. Ground is very
valuable in that fashionable part of Lon
don, and by RELOCATING the horses to me
top of the house two birds are killed WIN
one stone. for space is saved and the
smell of the stables avoided. The horses
do not seem by any means to object to the
mode of ascent; possibly they are I'M
conscious of it on account of the closed
shutters of the lift, The house itseli
is replete with luxury Baron Gram
seems TO bave set the fashion oil tue
building of costly houses. Sir Frederick
Leighton has also been indulging in some
what lavish outlay by adding to his hous'
a room bedlight with oriental splendors'
AUGUST.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12

VENNoR's GUEssEs.-As an illustration
of 1.-The reckless defniteness of Vennor's
ungrounded guesses," the Nation quotes
from his almanac for 1881 the following
specific predictions, and promises to review
twelve months hence: &" For January,
1881: blockades Of snow in the United
States about the 9TH and 8th;" mild spell
from January IS to February 12;" "March
9 and 10 gales are probable around New
York and Boston, and snow storms" I'm
April there will be a snow fall, on the 4th
or 9Th, but spring will be well advanced
by the 18Th" ''In May, after the 10th,
hot weather; on the 18th and 10Th thunder
storms" ''June: warm till 1lth, then
cold till Goth; frosts on 22d and 23d; 24tt
to 26th hot" July: cold on 18th, goth
23d and 31st; hot on the 4th, 9th, 9th
18th, 10th, 18th. 25th and Doth" august
4th and 9TH will be cold.' In September
the center of the month will be its warm
est part October will open cold; Novem.
Der will be muddy, with little frost
December will be the warmest eveI
known,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12
IFrom our Regular Correspondent
Paris Letter.
PARIS. France, Dec. 81, 1880.

Imagine. if you can, an American
newspaper office being converted into
fencing saloon. and. if you are able to
stretch your fancy thus far you WILL
nevertheless, fail to form any idea OF the
scene presented last night in the house OF
the Rue Drouot. built for the printing
and publishing of lie Figaro.
II was announced short time ago that
a certain Baron di Ian Malato, the most
redoubtabe swordsman of Italy, and who
had acquired notoriety as fast man about
Florence, intended to exhibit his proves
in Paris. The Figure according offered
10 him the hospitality of its house, for the
purpose of giving private assault OF
arms. to which an exceedingly small
number of invitations were issued, these
being restricted to the best swordSmen oil
the metropolis and the writer's on the
paper.
The publishing Office is of itself worth a
visit, and it is specially interesting tt
American journalists by reason OF Its
being utterly unlike any establishment o
its kind in the United States 1t consist
of II large and lofty hall, open to the root
and surrounded by gallery running roun'
the first floor, similar to that which Is Il
be seen in many an English country
bouse. The walls are adorned will
admirably painted frescoes' deplctrn'
episodes of the plays of Beaumarchalse
of which Figaro is the hero, and tn
polycbromatic ornamentttion is gorgeo4
in the extreme. Rich panoplies of arm
are fixed against the walls of the ante
rooms. and on the staircases are big vase
containing handsome plants. The decoro
ton of the central hall is completed b
pictures of the royal peraonages who hav
been guests of the staff of the Figure, tn
prince of Wales occupying the place
honor in the middle.
A low platform was put d 1wn along tn
centre of this hall, and here the Baro
di Ian Nal to pitted himself against n
Meripnac, the first professor of Paris. II
Italian appeared with IL foil of peculI'
description, the handle Of which he he
bhtween the first and second fingers, Al
g he wore boots, which are here new
. donned in the fencing room, but Il
g reserved for duelng purposes. He eXhI
tied extraordinary suppleness in |
a movements, and assumed attitudes Whlc
+ effective though they wonld be ON t
q stage, would be dangerous upon t
:, ground.n 1t was amusing to contrast t
y wild gestures, the foot stamping and
=, defiant cries of the Italian with the cal
>, quiet, unassuming bearing of his Fren
,r antagonist But it soon became evidt
!, in whose hands the mastery would rema
II and after Il bout, which lasted more til
ii half an hour, M Merignac scored clev
~. palpabe hits y against one very dou
: fui touch of the Baron di Ian Nj tIato.
Vi One of the most curious aspects OF
evening was the intense excitement
10 hibited by the few spectators, WI" w
,s almost all adopts in the brilliant art
Fi0nro would do II real service to Fret
U journalism if it could insist on all DIN
1t ences being settled in its office by mei
ng of foils instead of rapers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12
News aud Gossip.

There were a deaths from diphtheria in Brook =
Ign last week. The health authorities think the lie
ease is slightly decreasing.
Among the saddest fatalities of the recent cold
snap was the freezing to death Of William John.
sons twin babies at New Albany, Ind, while be
was hunting Tor work.
Mrs. Mollie Grizzard, the repubhcan-eieeted
engrOssng clerk Of the Tennessee legislature, is a
widow whose husband was killed by rebels while
hiding out in the bushes.
The Empress Eugene, when she sold the villa
Eugene, at Biarrtz inserted in the deed a specia
clause, bindinp the purcha,erhis heirs and assigns
under heavy penalties to celebrate memorial mas
ses in the private chapel Of the villa on the ami
versanes of the death OF her husband and son.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12

The Friday morning passenger train
(south) on the Passumpsc met with an ac-
cidenl half Il mile from EIst Coventry, by
a spreading rail. The engine and car next
to it did not leave the track, bnt the others
we're thrown off A Mrs. Gushing, II
wears old, was killed, and was the first
passenger ever killed on the Passumpsic
in an accident.
The following is partial list of the IN
lured: Mrs. Ephraim Foster of Barton.
dangerously in the back; j. ii. Brown OF
Barton Landing, in the head, badly; Mary
Ferguson OF Inverness, in the head and
chest seriously; David Cameron OF Artha-
baska, Pc, in the head slightly; his WIFE,
three ribs oroken his child. in the head,
BADLY; Mrs. G. w Parker of Barton Land
ing, cut in the head, severe; Mrs. Duve OF
hartford. slightly; Mary M'Donald, slight
Iy; man, name unknown, dangerously,
conductor Edgerton, slightly; mail agent
Colby, slightly, and IL & BaisdelI, in the
side, badly. Eight or ten others sustained
injuries of more or less serious nature.
Auoinu, Iiseasas which threaten ihe weak, Whea
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12
How Mr. NlcKERsoN WAS SURPRISED

How MIR NICKERoON WAS ouhF hioTD'
-I.meya Nickerson closed up the old
wear last Saturday afternoon with qu'te
surprise. He was coming to lhls village
and when passing the lower crossing ut
the Lyndon mill the Montreal express
claimed the RIG hit of way and took 1t u et
n, mis-. The COW catcher took the horse OUT
of the thrills, carried him ten rods amt
rapped his brains out against the end OF
the bridge, where it left him without
single strap of the harness on hun me
bride was lef hanging upon nail against
the end Of the bridge The slegh was
left right side up just outside Of the iron
with Mr.. Nickerson sitting bolt upright "A
dumbfounded spectator of the scene. As
soon us the train stopped and Nlckersof
hepan to realize that The scene was NJ
dream he got out of that sleigh to inquire
of the engineer VIVA he had done viii
the old mare. We don't believe there Il
another railroad in the state, which Cal
cut a mans team right in two In TIT
middle and 90 off with the front end OF 1t
without damaging tue rear end Of IL. Bn
the sleigh was minus ouIy II mil AM
Nickerson was left us sound 81 brick
only a little surprised at tn prompt wa
railroad folks have of doing business
Lynd0n Union.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-12
MONTPELIER MARKET.
aErAIL PRICES.


FOR the cesk ending Tuesday Jan. T. ISL
,,,,,os dri,a new SC +. tn; Butter, 25@!seG
nap phlbc, Reef. dried, green weight, l2ci PofN
t pest t SAL ,e PORK, salt Oc Hun l5G 53 50
i ici Veal aol2c Scans NJ. o" n l} 0ats +
S SSsne s2%t oS S' ton, ooo Cheese
s@se fsGT,ssn SOd a a'e 5st FISH, oi' dod 2
'G sGad, 2S NaSNV H. Tripo lOc; Kerosene
o. ""Su Gallon, l5o; otatoes onsae. st S%2T'
Sail , Sasn j, 80 800. pawy' 9!S : gallon
elm. is ,0lle brown 7ts', a,HSIG' p gallon
V%s0 Yea, tOl15IO; CoT33, Qd Jay s, tS' Feed
'ie: RI, r,ast9l, 45c .; uetHs ,r %os New
a 90; usn,slr Hbvtr, pa b.. N'r'no'"
YORK do, Dl2c Y pound