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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23
Il II E M A R K E rs.
reported Gad tets0raphed expressly FOR the rr1
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON
For the ,eees ending rueytau, u,roa %, Ivr:

For the ,eeek ending r,tsstaH Utrch %, Isl:
Cattts, Steap. I'm, "rr,
vt market this week, $40 lO,1s 1854 7W
= last week, 1924 s,f7 10, ~ -
" one year ago, 3,5O6 9,227 l!,ito 81
PRICES.-Extra fat and noavy pre- mum oven
800 0775; first quality, $6.0D1G.7i, -econM
quality, S5.G0655O; third quality, fi5Io+H
per 100 lbs on total weight of hide, lalioW 40.
dressed beef, a lew choice single pairs, $50
s.62 /. Bulls, etc. 81 00OD4.2i. Working oxen IA
0l65 p pair, or according to their value AS be-.
Steers, S5OGl0S. Mich cows, $20.Ue 81 90. eYa
good, $40.00D45.O0 with or " ithout calves as u.r
be agreed; iarrow and ordinary, l0.OUa!> 1
stores, yearllngs, 87.00'tl2.oO; two.year-c j.
tl3.OO025OO; three year Odds, $2O.0Od $500. >g,s
dead. Spring lambs, 5k d6alc = H.. Shearea ,tHy
J d6c T. N. Fat hogs, 6&d7Ac = =; uornsg
dressed hogs, 010c T. h. Veal calves, ne
p Il. Brighton hides, Ease; count Us,
5H17c; Calf skins, IL 6l3c per H. T. Ca,
510Oc, per Id; country, B, ATE. Pelts g@
wool on slG$l.75c each; country lots, So
$l.75; selected skins, 500 each.
REMARKS.-Pnces are &C better on we.si
and some choice state cattle sold at our h-Hg'
quotations. Hathaway Jacks N sold el-hss.
western cattle, gross weight 2',lOO lbs At ne per
and tWenty.iour others, gross weight 3!,!J ms, d
$3.50 per Gwt; Taylor 4 Hirpln sold tNp rAot
oxen to dress $50 lbs each al $50 per 10 dressed
L. L. Sargent sold two oxen, ross weight jor!r
for $3.50; |. b. Sargent sold lhree ste r., average "
lbs, at SIC per 10, live; A. y. Munr0e soil lodrtC
western cattle average ,3J5 lbs, at $3.50 per cT
The movement was moderate IN sheep an tate
were &c OF Il. L. French sold one nun yet ll.
thl sheep and lambs, gross weight 90" los ~ 10
Taylor l. Harpn sold thirty'two sheen IrW St's
Ianbsl, average 10 lbs, at 6Ac wood * l;ouat
sold twenty TIVE lambs, average ~ los, Al o. 49, ,Ai
ten sheep, average 100 los, at TIC per 10. Nutkni
oxen are in fair demand.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23
Minister TO France.

Mr.. EDIroR:-Perhaps the readers of
your valuable paper do not know that the
recently appointed minister to France is
Vermont boz. Levi p Morton was born
in Shoreham. this state. and must he nearly
ifty-eight years of age.
His father was an orthodox clergyman,
and when the family was known to the
writer was pastor of the Congregational
church in Springfield. VT. The good min
lister was so anxious for the good of his
son that rather than have him spend his
vacations running with the village boys,
was in the habit of putting him back
among the farmers. | can recollect of
trying at three different times to learn him
to work.
How much his early training had to do
with the future greatness of the man !
will not undertake to say. One thing |
am sure-I did not teach him the French
language. What had to say TO him was
spoken in plain English.
have often thought that Levi P. Nor
ton was an uncommon genius. An anec-
dote might be related of him that would
show a sagacily far beyond his years. and
foreshadow the future able fnancier and
eminent statesman, but will wait until he
gets into the presidential chair.
The Rev. d. o. Morton and family
removed from Vermont to New Hamp-
shire. near Concord. The father diving,
the son went into the employ of Esta-
brooks, large merchant of Concord, who
plpced young Morton in charge of Il
branch store at Hanover, N. H.. of which
he soon became owner.
The next we hear of him he is banker
and broker in New York city, worth his
millions. The next member of congress
from the eleventh distI let. and now minis
ter to France, and probably would have
been secretary Of the treasury had he been
eligible to that office.
4, N. r.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23
In accordance with statute which pre-

In accordance with statute which pre-
scribes that at the end of each par lament.
AIRY election, the successful and unsuccess-
full candidates shall make a return of the
moneys expended by them in their
canvass, large number of the eleven
hundred and odd gentlemen who sought
the suffraees of the British and Irish
constituents in the late elections have
made the +, qusite returns. from which it
appears that the enormous sum of 81, 687,
800 was expended by them in the contest.
But this by no means represents the total
expenditures, for ninety-four candidates
have failed TO make any return at all.
The famous insurance case of Col.
Walter Dwight of Binghampton, N. Y, is
decided by the New York court of appeals
against the insurance companies. Dwight
obtained $225,000 in various companies
between August Is and September II,
1878. He died in November, 1873, and it
was alleged that he had purposely taken
means to undermine his health, and,
again, that he had committed suicide.
Some of the companies, however. paid the
claims presented In April, 1879, the
body of Col. Dwight was disinterred nd
a Jury of inquest found that death resulted
from natural causes. The litigation has
gone on, and has now reached decision
as above.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Paris Letter.
PARIS, France. March |. 1881.

Lent putting stop to All dancing en-
tertainments, the week preceding Ash
Wednesday has been taken up by number
less private as well rs public balls What
is known rs the American Quarter has
been especially active in this respect, but
all other balls of the season have been
completely thrown into the shade by that
which was given last night by Mrs.
Mackav. the wife Of the owner of the
famous Nevada mines, The large rooms
in her sumptuous abode, in the Rue rilsit,
being thought too small for the reception
of her numerous friends, the entire garden
abuttng on the rOHd point of the Arc de
Triomphe was converted into huge ball
room, supported on massive looking COL
umns of imitation marble, and draped
with rare TAPESTRY from the looms of Bau-
vais. Waldtenfers band was reinforced
by full chorus, so that the dancers had
the satisfaction of moving to vocal as
well as instrumental accompaniment. 1t
is scarcely possible to imagine how much
this happy thought of the fair hostess added
to the enjoyment of her guests, and to the
zest with which dancing was carried ON
by the best looking members of the Amer
lean colony, which, blythe by, supplies
French society with by far the largest
nra,,nrtion IF Nc hpuufv
But the pleasantest characteristic of the
ball, affording in this respect a most well
come contrast to the majority of Partisan
entertainments, was that the number OF
guests was exceedingly limited. so that
there was ample room and verg.
enough for the ladies to move without
spelling the effects of their tolettes, and
for the men to lounge about in unembar
raised enjoyment of the fairy.like scene
around them.
A line in the almanac is nearly the only
indication that to day is Mard Gras. the
height OF the carnival season. once
devoted to unrestrained merry. making
and grotesque .ollity in this, as in all other
Catholic countries in Europe Already
last year the Parisians complained that
the streets, which in former days presented
gay mass of color and lively scene of
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23

There is some prospect that the English
and the Beers in South Africa will make
an arrangement that will stop hostilities.
The trial of young Kalloch for the
murder of Charles De Young is drawing
to a close in San Francisco after lasting II
month.
Mr.. Edmunds went to Florida last week
for his health, Senator Camden of West
Virginia is paired with him on political
questions.
Alexander III. has taken the reins of
government fully into his hands as ear of
Russia. The body of the dead car was
removed last week to the fortress of
Peter and Paul with great pomp. Rouss
akoff who threw one of the bombs and
four or five other nihilists have been com.
mitted for trial.
Edison says that the electric light tans,
burns and brings out the freckles, particu.
larly on delicate skin, ke' n summer
sun. Every so called improvement in
artificial light has borne hard upon a
womans face and complexion. The best
light of ALL unapproachsble for softness
and the even balance of its luster, is from
wax candles; oil is too yellow. gas i,
scarcely less trying than early day light
the one hopeless test to which no wise
woman submits, and he electric light
is likely to cloud the freshest rose-lea
complexion in a nights dancing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23

IRISH HOME RULE.-There lisa growing
home feeling in England in favor OF the
independence of Ireland. Even Mr..
Froude in the reprint of his pamphlet on
the history of the English in Ireland,
after proposing as the best plan military
rule for fifty years in the three southern
provinces admits that this is impossible,
and adds: Then let Ireland be free
This, too, is called possible-yet, if we
will neither rule Ireland, nor allow the
Irish to rule themselves, nature and fact
may tell us that, whether we will or no,
an experiment which has lasted 700 years
shall be tried no longer. Between the two
responsibilities, we may be obliged to
choose, if Ireland is to cease to be our
reproach." Mr. Audubon Herbert NJ. p e,
the pronounced radical, has declared
against the policy of governing Ireland
by concessions" The true and only
method" he says. "is to give rights and
not favOrs. You must let her govern her
self, even if self government leads to
independence. We are only dreaming
ilIchulS III Il Dtl tdilot VI u VIC
that any cobbling which Mr.. Gladstone or
Me-. Forster can do, is going to prevent
this final issue" Sir Willfred Lawson,
NJ. P, told his Scotch constituency
I'VE have tried to rule Ireland for 600
years and have totally failed. We have
Il rebellion there every eight or ten years,
and two armies to keep up-one military
force and the other a constabulary-to
keep those people in subsection. 1t is a
heart rendering state of things, and it
cannot much longer go on. If we cannot
pacify those people, we cannot 90 on
insisting on holding an unwilling nation
under our CONTROL and if it should come
to II question of separation or subjugation,
then, far rather than see my fellow
subjects in Ireland crushed down by
military force, |, for one, would heartily
90 for separation of the country from
England"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23
MONTPELIER MARkkI

For the ,oeek ending Tuesday March p lS
Apples, dried new Sc p ~ butte ,.,ii.. Pot
Beef. 46l5c; Beef, dried. green weSn" ~ lAc
fresh, SAIL SC; PORK, salt, loo; Htn, ".5a!{
u &C. Veal 5dl2c; Beans, ou,aoai ,,i.
Corn, s5sc Corn meal. - LIS Ms. 80 JtIlA
6ushe, Is 6iOc; Flour y bbl., $500 i oo; ~
ers, 1915; GOAL, = ton, s6SOaoooo; ch'''Ghi ,DU.
.5siIsc; FlshHFresh Cod, dressed iIt' t HJa
lie; Shad, Sc; Mackerel. lSc SAT Isl" ktero.es
), lmon, s6Dl0c v b; frlpe' Wv' siOd%
Sal, y bushel, 5OI6Oc: Dairy, : o. n gaG
edne |, s 0llc; brown tSc, uola9aes, saG
O070l, Maple Sugar, r l0lOc'SyIWUr'i, rose
7ODs0 Tea, t0;0O,70; Coffee, plI 1"nI re-
sc: Rio, roasted, 25c v u; leris ",' w.
100; MIchiSap Hover, 2 DO . b sf' i''
York do. llDl2o Y pound
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23
From Our Regulsri Correspondent.
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Mar. 18, 1881.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Mar. IS. 1881.
The interest at this political centre will
probably be kept up till far into the sum-
mer. The lower House. it is now thought
by many. will be convened in extra ses-
sion before the middle of May. Inter
views with number Of leading men, OF
both political parties, develops the FACT
that there is wide difference of opinion
touching tho probably of call for an
extra session of congress, but the weight
Of opinion is on the side OF the extra
session. Stalwart republicans generally
think that it should be called, and demo-
Gratis believe that their opponents will
improve their opportunity. The date
generally fixed upon for the extra session
is May LIST, though there are many who
favor a later date, and think about the
18th of the same month would suit all
concerned better, and give ample time for
the passage Of funding bill, and the
transaction of all necessary business before
the sultry days of the summer solst,e.
Quite crowd was present TO witnes,
the organization of the Senate to-day
although no election for officers of the
body will take place until next Monday.
Ex-S Secretary Gorham is thus far the only
candidate spoken of for his old position.
For sergeant alarms, Colonel A. T.
Riddlebarger. of Woodstock, in the Shen-
andoah Valley, at present state senator
of Virginia will probably be chosen. For
chief clerk, Mr.. johnson. of Minnesota,
who was for eight years secretary of the
Senate in that state. is mentioned.
James R. Young, of Philadelphia, will
undoubtedly assume his old place AS
financial clerk To-day the committees
only will be organized. There has been
no caucus held yet to nominate officers.
The heads of department are still kept
very busy with an immense throng OF
Office seekers. and. in case an extaa
session shall be called, this throng will be
increased. So far but few changes in
minor officers have been made, but
changes are inevitable. Places must be
made for the friends of the new cabinet
and many an official head will bite the
dust.
A determined effort is being made to
defeat the continuation of Stanley Mat
thews for associate justice of the supreme
court by representatives OF the seventh
judicial circuit, who claim that that cir
cult, which has been represented on thu
supreme branch since the retirement o
Judge David Davis, is entitled to recog
milton. A number of gentleman hav'
been mentioned for the place. but probao
" all will be disappointed, for the position
now seems to be to confirm all OF the
nominations sent in and adjourn as sool
as possible. Judge Matthew's friends are
however. not inclined to take this 10
granted, but are using all their powers
persuasion to get the support of senator
who in the last session are known to have
opposed Matthews conf nation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23
Fast Dav Proclamation.

We know not the future. Seedtime ana /
harvest and the SHOWS Of winter have
come and gone in continuous succession
and infinite variety from the dawn OF the
worlds history until the present time yet
no human foresight can tell us that we
shall again plant in peace and quiet and
reap in abundance and contentment. We
NAV hope so to do; but commotlOns oil
the people. Disturbances IN nature moos'
strikes, riots, tempests, hail, drought
food and pestilence may prevent. lnese
Affections no man can foretell although ne
may be able to compute the motions OF lhe
stars If we rely upon human Judgment
alone we are in despair. Our only hope Is IN
the goodness ofthe great Creator oil the uni
verse, who cares for the bodies as wen as
the souls of men. and who shows Himself
in nature as He has revealed Himself ID
His word. To Him let Us turn in humhle
PRAYER. asking that the blessings that nave
so long followed us in the past may be
continued to US in the future; that during
the coming spring time, summer ana
autumn. the earth may yield to us OF her
bounty in proportion TO our industry ana
labor; that we may escape want ana iam-
inc, sickness and pain, pestilence and the
DANGERS of storm and food, and that
abundance may reward the labors OF the
husbandman, the miner, the artisan and
the thinker rs well - rnr worker.
That our people may offer such prayers
with concert of feeling. ! Roswell Farm
ham, governor of Vermont. do hereby ap'
point Friday, the 9Th day of April next, Is
day of fasting, humiliation and prayer.
And on that day | recommend that all
of the people of our state refrain from
labor. business and amusement, and meet
ing in their customary places of religious
worship, there in prayer and humility ol
spirit, and with such restraint OF the
| be div appetites as best conduces to such
frame of mind, they implore forgiveness
Of their transgressions as individuals and
of the sins of the state and of the nation
of Him and through Him, who alone Il
able to forgive sin, and ask that the new
year may look upon repetition OF the
blessings of the past.
Given under my hand and the seal oil
the state, in executive chamber at Brad
ford. this fourth day of March. in the veal
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eis hty-one, of the independence Of the
United States the one hundred and hftl
and of this commonwealth the one hun
bred and fourth.
| ROSWELL FARNHAM.
BY the Governor,
LESTER F. THURBER,
Sec'v of Civil aud Military Affairs.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23

The Mexican national railroad company
the Palmer and Sullivan or Jay Gould
party-has made contracts in Philadelphia
for POO locomotives and 5000 freight cars,
said TO be the largest single contract ever
made for rolling stock in this country.
In addition, this company has contracted
fer steel rails tn lay 1000 miles of track.
All this track is to be laid and this rolling
stock operated in Il country which up to
the present has never had but one line of
railroad. and that has never paid its
stockholders dollars worth of dividends
and has defaulted over and over again on
its bonds.
RETIRED PREsIDENTs.-In reply to an adj
dress of welcome on his return to Fremont,
ex-Pre,ident Hayes said:
1t strikes me tAat this is good place 10
find IN answer to the question which is
often heard, what is to become Of the
maup What is he to dop Where is his
place. who having been chief magistrate
of the republic, retres to private llfeP 1t
seems to me the answer is near at hand
and sufficient. Let him, like any other
good American citizen, be willing prompt
" to bear his part in every useful work
that will promote tho welfare, the happi-
ness and the progress of his family, his
town, his state and his country. With
this DISPOSITION he will have work enough
to do, and that sort of work which yields
more individual contentment and gratitica-
tion than the more conspicuous employ
ment of public life from which he has just
retired. We all recognize in general
way that our institutions rest upon the
character of private citizens. What the
people are our government will be.
Character is formed at home. The family
and the home re the unit and foundation
of our free society, of our American civil
izatinn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23

costumed revelry during Shrovetide, were
almost devoid Of both; but to day the
spirits OF the general throng appear 70
have followed the thermometer down to
the immediate neighborhood Of zero, and
costumes are infinitely more conspicuous
by their rarity than by their originality.
The Boulevards, it is true, are thickly
crowded with strollers. giving the town a
Sunday-like appearance; but anything less
resembling the Shrove Tuesday Of other
days, with its procession of Bours Gras
and carriages full of costumed and masked
jewellers. it would be difficult to Imagine.
Here and there are seen group OF little
children prettily got up as columbines, or
miniature warriors; but their number is
exceedingly small. and that of grown-up
votaries Of the carnival is still more jntin-
itesimal. 1t is probable that the inclem-
ent weather of the past few days may &C.
count to great extent for the falling of
in Mardi Gras enthusiasm; for though the
sun appeared this morning for the first
time during the last fortnight. the atmos'
phere is still extremely frigid and alto
gether unsuited to parade in the tight
fitting suit of harlequin or the thin. airy
raiment of pier rat, while that of Polal
bear, though appropriate. would doubtless
prove too unbecoming and uncomfortable
for the majority of maskers. If the truth
must be told, the carnival fete is gradually
but surely degenerating into gigantic
opportunity for profitable advertisement
and the place once taken by carriages
laden with careless he liday makers is nov
used by eccentrically decked out car
belonging to enterprising hattHrs. tailnrs
diapers and baby-bottle manufacturers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23

Persons exposed to innrences prejudlcsl In
health, will ind Wheat Bitters a most y teut TEN.
sdy. Fswl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23

Mrs. Lincoln has never recovered from
he shock of the martyred presidents
death. In 1868, unable to live quietly al
home. she crossed the Atlantic, and has
since resided most OF the time in Europe.
At present she is in this country, having
returned in October last, still broken in
health and spirits.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23
II ANY READER

feels tired, has severe headarheor loss of tlp.-
lite, it means that something IL the matter d. III,
kidneys which Warner safe Kidney anu 1--we,
Cule alone can help. ui
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23

Court was adjourned Friday forenoon
until Monday afternoon by Judge Royce.
who has presided over the court the past
week. Judge Royce's engagements for
babe his staying longer, and he returned
to St. Adams. Judge Powers took his
seat on Monday and will stay to the end of
the week.
Charles and Joseph Duffanv VS.. George
and Frank Corbeile. This case is now on
trial, and is An action of trespass on the
freehold. 1t also is to settle a disputed
boundary line between lots thirty-two and
thirty-fou in the first division of allot-
ments in Waitsfield and which were after
wards set off to Mortified. The main
question in the case, is whether what are
now considered the east and west lines of
Waitsfeld are ORIGINAL lines. The guam
tity of land in dispute is about forty acres
and about half of it woods.
Messrs. Carpenter and Shurtleff for
plaintiff; MesSrs Pumley, Hath &
Carleton for defendant.
Monday afternoon Judge Powers called
the new law docket. There is the smallest
number of new entries ever known in
Washington county. there being but forty
eight. Nine of these entries are applica-
tions for divorce:
Ira II. Edison of Marsh6eld d, vs.. Eunice
T.Edson. for wiful deserton and adultery
Abbie j. Currier of Cabot vs.. John A
Currier, for having been sentenced to the
state prison; Emma Somervile Of Fays.
ton VS.. William Somerville for wiiful
desertion; w. II. H. Powers of Moretown
VS.. Lydia A. Powers. for adultery and
intolerable seveity; Henry Brown of War.
rem VS.. Augusta A. Brown, for desertion
Elec S. Jackman Of Barre Va. John NJ
Jackman, for intolerable severity; Hattie
v. seaver of Waterbury VS.. Josiah W
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23

An English servant girl, who had re.
turned from the United States to visit her
home. was told that she looked really
aristocratic,' to which she responded,
" Yes; in America all of Us domestic, he.
long to the hire class