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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
GFrom Our REGULAR correspondentl
st. Petersburg Letter.
St. Petersburg, May l. 1881

~ - Atohs
Since the late cars assassination the
state OF affairs in Russia has been going
from bad to worse; and | now hear daily
accounts of open disturbances, in which
the troops do not always side with the
authorities. During the recent tumult at
Kew. for instance. the soldiers fraternized
with the mob, and there is no intelligence
yet to hand showing that they have return
ed to their duties. Although l,4OO arrests
have been made, there are no signs OF
order being restored. The Jews are re-
moving from the disturbed districts as fast
us they can. but they are even molested in
their flight Yesterday train, conveying
large number of Jewish families from
Kew to Faston, was lapided, and obliged
20 pull up half way on the road. The
passengers fled to a neighboring village.
They were attacked by the inhabitants.
and the huts where some of them had
taken refuge were set fire to and burnt.
Several rich Jewish families, coming from
Kew, have arrived at the Austrian frontier,
and, according to their statements, gen.
eral massacre of the Jews in South Russia
is imminent. The damage already done
to Jewish property at Kew is enormous,
and it is apprehended that to-day, the first
OF May, further disturbances will take
place. At Gotta and a number of other
localities not Jewish house has been left
standing. Unheard of crueties are per.
petratcd on the persons OF the Jews
men, women and children. The semi
barbarian peasant vies with the drunken
Cossack in maltreating the unhappy Jewish
population. The Russian atrocities are
only beginning, and the horrors commit
ted at Kew are but a foretaste of what
we have to expect. There is reason to
tenance these barbarties. Thus, on APP
pealing to certain municipal functionaries
at Kew for protection for their lives. the
victims of the sanguinary mob obtained
this answer: You Jewish hogs only
get what you deserve" These sentiments
are not exclusively protested by suba tern
officials. received a few days ago some
elninently trustworthy information of what
had taken place at Eizabethgra1, and my
informant mentioned, amongst other
enormities. that in many Jewish houses
infants had been thrown out of the
windows into the street. Let it be re-
membered that these CHASTITY deeds are
committed in part of Europe where the
telegraph and post are under complete
control of the authorities. The local press
is gagged, and no foreigners, much less
newspaper correspondents, are PERMITTED
to soiourn there The accounts that reach
US come from travellers who happen to be
passing through, or from the unfortunate
victims who take refuge on this side of
the frontier What we know already
through these channels respecting the
atrocities in South Russia is revolving to
all sense of humanity. Such denominations
cannot and must not be tolerated by the
civilized world. The powers have obliged
Roumania to emancipate the Jews from
their civil and political disabilities. Russia
must be compelled to protect their lives
and property.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

One of Cadet Whittakor's friends, who
has been in constant attendance on the
trial, states that the court-martial will
reverse the decision of the West Point
court of inquiry, thus indicating Whitta-
ker from the charge of deceit, and
sustaining the theory of his friends that he
was actually the victim of white cadets.
He is led from what he knows of the court
to believe that it will decide in Whitaker $
favor by a ma jority of one or two. Whitta-
ker having been indicated, will retire
from the army to private life, perhaps
going upon the lecture platform.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

MATT STATISTICS. "A statement has been
prepared at the postoifice department by
the committee appointed to conduct the
official count, showing the amount of
matter mailed in the United States during
the year 1880. The statement is based
upon an actual count of matter mailed at
the different postoffices throughout the
country during the first seven days of
December, 1880. 1t shows that the total
number of pieces of all classes mailed
during the year was 2,720, 234 1852. The
whole number of letters mailed during
the year was 1888 252,87 6, or an average
of 81 for each man, woman and child in
the United States; 324,556,440 postal
cards, 8l2 $4,000 newspapers, 40, 148, 1872
magazines and other periodicals, and
l,5l5, 1892 packages of merchandise passed
through the mats during the year The
number of letters mailed in this state was
1858, 040, or 2l.24 to each person.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

The news from Ireland continues to be
of the gloomest character. A cable
dispatch says: "Tne police are rapidly
becoming demoralized. Every mans
hand ia against them No Car man will
drive them, no publican will supply them
with food. The people stone them al
every opportunity, the women boot, yell
and upraid, children throw mud at them.
After long and fttiguing march they
find in some country village that the wells
are defiled with mud and rubbish, so that
no man can quench his thirst. No patrol
can venture far except in great force. At
night the country is left ia the hands of
marauders. who carry on their lawless
practices with the utmost IMMUNITY. The
governing powers are almost helpless.
They cannot improve the desperate posi-
ton in which the military and police are
placed" In the meantime outrages are
becoming alarmingly frequent and there
is not Il single instance OF II guilty person
having been brought to justice since the
passing of the coercion act. 1t is said
that an opinion is growing among the
commercial classes that, for the sake of
the trade and commerce of the country,
the government ought to do something
which will restore peace.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

Judge Ebenezer Peck, for many years
the most intimate friend of Abraham
Lincoln, died in Chicago on Wednesday,
aged 76. He was at one time member
of the legislature of Lower Canada, and
came to the United States about 1910.
Judge Lyman Trumbul states that no man
ever possessed the confidence of Lincoln
to the extent that Judge Peck did. Their
intimate relations continued after Lincoln $
election to the presidency. Lincoln ap-
pointed him judge of the court claims, an
office which he held for seven years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
The New York Contest.

Gen. Grant telegraphs from Mexico cit,
that he hopes the legislature will sustain
"our senator's" But the legislature doe
not seem to sustain, on the contrary fl
Other wise. And the people of the grea
state of New York are evidently more
solid than their Albany representative:
against the resigning senator's.
Messrs. Conkling and Plat took the on,
step from the sublime to the ridiculous
when they resigned and then went t.
Albany to button hole for reelection. The,
not only failed TO get caucus called BY
heothcers authorizedto call one but could
not muster majority of republicans t.
sign call for one. The consequence was
that yesterday the voting began with nc
caucus held by tie republicans.
There are 128 members of the New York
House and 80 of the Senate. The republi
cans have 81 members of the House and q
of the Senate; the democrats AZ and re
spectively. The democrats nominated a:
candidates Jacobs and KerDan Yester
days vote in the House gave jacobs AZ
Conkling 26, Wheeler Is, and 80 republi
can votes scattered among various candi.
dates. In the Senate Conkling had 8
Jacobs 7, and IL republican scattering.
Poor Mr.. Plat mustered but 81 votes
in the House and 8 in the Senate being
% in all out of the l06 republican mem
bers of the Legislature. So that, whatever
may be the final result no two high and
mighty gentlemen ever went up volunta.
rily like rockets to come down like sticks
so completely as the imperious Mr..
Conkling and the shadowy Mr.. Platt.
Mr.. Conkling has lost none of the great
ability that he has always had, but his
present performance threatens to cloud his
reputation for ability, even because of the
utter righteousness OF his position. No
man can make laughing stock of himself
while trying to pose for effect, with any
sort of safety to his influence. The only
possible feelings of the general public are
sympathy and amusement; each equally
ruinous to dramatic effect in would-be
tragedy.
The general verdict is "served them
right" Whatever may be the final out
come of the matter the pitiful showing of
the two ex-senators in Yesterdays voting
has given the finishing touch to their
humiliation. The school,b boys who ran
home to make complaint of the teacher
are feeling the maternal slipper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

STATE CONFERENCE. The state confer
ence of Congregational churches meets at
the North church, St. Johnsbury, on Tues
day, june 18th, and continues (probably)
three days. Besides the ordinary business,
such subjects as the Relation of the fam
lily to the state" 1.-The council and min :
isterial association as safeguards of doc.
trnal purity" and the report of the COM
mittee on Change of institution" are
to be presented by those appointed last
year FOR the purpose. The Chron,cle thus
speaks Of this meeting: The conven-
ton at St. Johnsbury ought to be one of
the best that has yet been held in The state.
and should be preceded and prepared for
by much forethought and devout prayer
for the spirit that guides into all truth, as
well AS prompts to careful consideration of
the subjects above noted and the others
that are to come before the body. no less
important because they are annual and
ordinary"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

The candidates for senator TO be elected
by the New Hampshire Legislature, which
meets tomorrow, includes Senator Rol-
Inns, VIM. E. Chan Her. Gen A. f.
Stevens, Congressman Briggs. Gen. Mars
ton, Ex-senator Patterson and Congress
man Ray, and their strength seems to be
about in the order named. 1t is doubtful
if any one elected by this legislature will
be admitted into the Senate, on the ground
that it has no right to elect
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

Henry Ward Beecher said to an inter.
viewer: II have been put down as a
friend of Conkling, and guess | am.
admire his way Of fighting. and admire
his pluck and nerve. Whether he is right
or not in this fight, he is fighting like a
cavalier. He has taken the greatest risk
possible and seems to be willing to abide
by it, He is figure th.t would be
missed out of politics more than any
other man. His retirement to private life
would be like Achilles withdrawal to his
tent during the Trojan war. 1t would be
almost fatal to his party"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

New RAILRoAD.-Tti is said that con-
tract for the construction of the balance OF
the Missisquol and Black River railroad
has been let. Il is intended to have the
southern half of the road open for traffic
this season. and the northern half by the
autumn. 1t is also purposed to construct
q line from Masonville to Richford, there
to connect with the Central Vermont, so
as to give a through connection via st.
Adams to New York-and by connection
with the Southeastern railway, near Ma
sonville, to have another through connec-
nection by way of the Southeastern, Pas
sumpsic, etc., to Boston.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

7. l.. Clingman, who was United States
senator from North Carolina before the
war, and afterwars confederate officer.
is quoted as Saying: II have been a hard
worker in the democratic party in every
contest, but feel as if | had been horse
behind wagon trying to push it along
with his forehead, while weak team
and an awkward driver were directing
it against stumps and mudholes. think
that the way the democracy has been led. ,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

A DOUBLE MURD Err. Saturday, May
2Sth, a tramp named Mehan, while in
bathing with several young men. al
Bridgeport, Ala, became angered because
they spattered him with mud. He pro-
cured knife and cut VIM. Copeland in
the neck, causing instant death. The
tramp was seized, and while in prison,
Sam Reese. Il cousin of Copeland, stepped
up and shot him through the head, killing
him Reese escaped.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

A call has been issued for non-partisan
prohibitory state convention to be held in
Jackson, Miss, on Wednesday, July Goth.
Its sole purpose is declared to be to com
bine the friends of prohibition in the effort
to induce the adoption of constitutional
amendment, prohibiting the liquor traffic
in the state after given day-leaving the
scope and phraseology of the amendment
to the wisdom of the legislature.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

Some Dominion papers are amused at
Queen Victoria's recent bestowal of the
title of knight on some distinguished
Canadians. 1--WE shall have more non.
sense than our good society can comfort.
ably hold if this sort of thing is kept up"
says one, while another, trusts the
gentlemen feel honored, because that is
the only recompense they will receive for
enduring public ridicule."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

The Swedish government is disposed to
take active measures to prevent the whole
sale emigration of its subjects to this
country. Stringent means to check the
flow of emigration will be powerless as
long as the Swedes are convinced that
they can better themselves by leaving
their native land. While home in the
United States means better wages, greater
freedom and more comforts, the exodus
will continue.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

Conklng s reputation goes over like a
tree with big top ard no roots. For 20
years in national public life the man has
rooted nowhere except in the shallow soil
of interested office-seekers. Very few
newspapers support him, no newspaper
men have any feeling for him. the verdict
of all independent critics of public affairs
is against him. He has no background of
sympathy, no backing except among poll
ticians, and his fight from struggle for
mastery becomes in three days desperate
wrestle for revenge. Republican.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET. Nav Al
The market was active, prices ranging
from 10 to 70 cents per pound. according
to the quantity. Butter, common, sold nj
10 cents per pound; good to choice l6 to
10 cents per pound; selections 20 cents
per pound; few fancy diaries at high
er price. Shipments, 1900 package S.
Eggs u cents per dozen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

During the last presidential campaign
the republican congressional committee
sent out 1913. 100 documents. New York
received the greatest number, 1,640, 1926;
Illionis came next with 1,5l0,99l and
Pennsylvania third with l,290,17l; Yer.
mont got 42,543. The Chicago Inter-
Ocean belives that if the same amount oil
money had been spent in the circulation
of good republican newspapers the effect
would have been greater-and it is I'M
doubleday correct in its belief.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

We have boosted great deal about
Edison in this country, but he does not
begin to compare with Siemons, the great
European electrician, at least, as far as
pecuniary profit is concerned. Siemons
has already laid aside neat fortune of
5000 900 from his electrical inventions.
and expects to make as much more from
the electrical railroad which he has
just put in operation in Berlin. The
inventor used to be poor man.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

A monument is to be erected in the vii
lage cemetery ut Batavia, N. Y, by the
National Association of Anti Masons, to
the memory of William Morgan, whose
mysterious ending in 1926 caused such
widespread excitement. The style of the
monument has not been decided upon,
but it will be appropriately inscribed and
will cost about $4,000. 1t will probably
be erected during the coming summer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

DR.. James Moore of Ironton, Ohio
thinks he has discovered specific for
small pox in lemon juice, which he used
in his own case with such results as to
make him say: so strongly am con-
WINGED OF the power of lemon juice to
abort any and every case of small pox
that look upon it as specific of as much
certainty and power in small pox as quiz
nine is in intermittent fever. therefore
publish my experiment, hoping that every
physician having II case of small pox will
give it fair trial and report the result to
me-"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

The duties of the Office to which Fred
erick Douglass has been promoted are
not very arduous. General George A.
Sheridan, the late incumbent, say, he liked
the place but, was overworked. His office
hours were from halfpast twelve to a
quarter of one, every other Wednesday.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

Mr.. John Hoey's Conservatives at
Long Branch now contain two aud half
millions of plants. There are twenty
three greenhouses all told, five of which
are 800 feet long and one 400. One of
the largest greenhouses is devoted wholly
to orchids. The eastern house is devoted
to cacti, of which here are 5000 plants Of
800 different varieties.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
MONTPELIER MARKET

FOR the l0sek ending 1tesdaV May 81, ISL,
Apples, dried new Sc r, h Butter, 25d2oe
Beef 4dl5c; Beef dried, green weight, l2lc' rotS
fresh, sal! &c; PORK, salt, l0c; Ham, loc ISi "a
Il sc; Veal 50l2c; Beans, bushol, t2U!''v
Oushei, b GlOc Flour y DBL, S6OOa1.OO; ClaGS
crs, 800 Coal, ~ ton, $3.50 200 90; Cheese, u
5dlSc; Fish-Fresh Cod dressed loo; lianDu''
lie; Shad, sc; Mackerol, i3c; SAT- FISH, Goa, &C.
, nOn, S1l0c n 10; rripe, lOci helosysnno.,
Oh. " gallon, I5c; Potatoes, r Oushel, tlUdoVS'
sab y bushel, jO16Oc; Dairy, = 02cT . su7iS,,
elm, Us i0llc; brown 7,OSc, dOasses, gd,iion
7Ods0 rea, tOc00.7O; Coffee, Old Java ro' seei
t5c; Rio, roasted, 25c n 10 ; Herds Grass fe o,s
500; MchigaN Hover, } BlJ , 'lrtaerh Wv
York 10, II Dl2c = pouud.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

VERMONT POSTAL CHANGES. - Post
offices established Bloomington Centre
Orleans county, Charles Wheeler, post
master; Wheelock, Essex county, james
II. Beattie, postmaster. Postmasters APP
pointed Mckenzie w. Rounds, Richford
Franklin county; Monford L. wilkins
South Woodstock; Victor Richardson
West Corinth, Orange county.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

The report that an attempt has been
made to assassinate the car, cabled from
Vienna, lacks confirmation, and is proba-
bly, untrue. 1t will not be surprising,
however, at any moment, to learn of such
an attempt. No country on the face of the
globe, save perhaps, Ireland and Peru, is
in so deplorable condition as Russia.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
Minister Kasson of Vienna thinks

Ex-Mnister Kasson of Vienna thinks
well of Elk Secretary Evarts's suggestion
of the desirabiliy of improving the con-
suar service in the United States, and
believes it can be effected through the es-
adjustment in Washington of school of
languages and international law similar
to the Oriental academy at Vienna. He
says it would be in accordance with the
purposes of the Smithsonian institution to
give room for Il class of this kind. The
expense of instruction would only require
"A moderate grant of money. Non-partisan
admission could be secured by giving to
state institutions, or boards of trade, the
nomination of scholars, who should be
graduates of some advanced institution OF
learning its exceling graduates should
be preferred for the clerkships of the
state department, and for the consular or
inferior diplomatic ports for which they
should be first fitted. The French, Ger,
man, japanese and Chinese languages
should be taught both as written and
snoken languages. Diplomatic history and
treaties should be studied together with
general diplomatic history and interna-
tiona law.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

The census bureau reports that the total
debt of the 309 cities and towns in the
United States having more than $500
Inhabitants is as follows; Bonded debt,
1868 $4,000; floating debt, 1927, 626, $40;
groes debt. 1857, 472 439; sinking fund,
Sll7,0ol,O66; net debt, $570,47l,373
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
Wendell Phillips is inst affirming.

"'HItII THIIIIps u JUST sIAIy 'uIht,
Thomas Jefferson was good violin player.
The Emperor William old as he Is Killed lis d...
and wild bears during his recent hunting exc,,rsa.
at LetIzngen.
Motley, me d stinguished historian, firmed tia,
the govt Of Charles V changed the destinies of th
worll SO much depends upon seeming TRIES
Mr.. II. II. Warner of Rochester. Y. Y, l. o,s o.,
the mOsl liberal aud public spiriteit Of Ame icsn
selfmade men, and he Is U sing the wealth Eb,es
the popularity and value OF his safe kidney 80
Liver cure have brought him most admirably.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

1t is very evident that the pedestrian
craze is dying out In this country. The
match which closed Saturday night. al
though all previous scores were beaten,
was failure financially, the managers
coming out $4,000 behind.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

DIED AT THE AGE OF l02 YEARS. Mr.
Isaac Farwell, the widely famous centena-
rian of Dorset, Vt, who has lived to
nearly the age of 1902 years, died Monday
night, May 23d. He was born on the l4lh
of July, 1779. His health has been re-
markably good in his old age, and he has
quite perfectly retained the use of his
faculties up to the time of his death. He
went to the polls at the last presidential
election and voted for the republican
electors
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

man in Indiana who subscribed $50
to the church on Sunday refused to pay
the subscription, and it was decided that
the church could make collections on Sun.
day, for they were leash down." but
could not hold a man to u contract made
on that day.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

A largely attended meeting of Jews wa.
held at Chicago, Thursday night, to pro-
test against the treatment OF their brethren
in southern Russia Over one thousand
dollars was subscribed toward aiding the
sufferers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

Mayor King of Philadelphia, has issued
an order forbidding the manufacture. sale
or exposure for sale of squibs. rockets,
cartridges. toy pistols, etc, and announc-
ing that the firing of pistols, etc., on July
fourth next, will not be allowed
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

A bailiff who went to serve writs in
Mallow, Cork county, Ireland, the other
day, was seized by women, stripped,
thrown into the river, taken out and
thrashed, then tarred and feathered and
hunted over the country like a wild beast
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

RICHMOND MARKET, My 3D-Tbe
market was well attended. Prices were
about the same AS last week-l5 to Is
cents fur fair to good, 10 to 20 for choice
and q to p for fine. New cheese sold a,
to 3 cents.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

Postmaster General James continues
his reforms in the postal service. Here.
after all mail contractors must satisfy the
department that they are financially able
to fulfill their contracts.