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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

The Springfield Republican says: 1t
seems to be settled that Frederick Billings
will soon retire from the presidency and
active management of the Northern Pacific
railroad, though probably not from its
direction The Willard interests, which
have now become paramount in the own
ership of the road, are not hostile to Mr.
Billings, and would doubtless be glad to
have him remain at its head. But his
health and other personal considerations
are likely to prevent his carrying the bur-
den of the management much longer,
even if he desired to. II is stated, in fact,
that he has sold or will soon sell large
share of his great interest in the road to
Mr.. Willard, and the virtual consolidation
of the Northern Pacific with the Oregon
company will of course then follow. The
change in management will involve no
essential change in policy, unless it be
with regard to the construction of the road
over the Cascade mountains in Washington
territory to Puget sound, this being part
of the route as the rond was originally
chartered. 1t has been contended by par
ties interested in the Oregon roads that
this course if not Improbable was at
least unnecessary, and that the line down
the Columbia river to Portland would be
all.sufIicient. Mr.. Billings, however, has
insisted that the road should be built as
chartered direct to Puget sound as we'll as
through the Columbia valley The con-
struction of the line through Montana and
Idaho will continue to he pushed with en-
ergy. Now that Mr.. Billings has so clearly
and fully mapped out of the way, it will
he comparatively easy matter for his
successors to complete the road. The
real honor of making this great enterprise
success will still be his, though 1t is
fully AID finally developed by other men,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

Senator Conkling ought to read carefully
a speech made by him in January, 1872,
in which he said; the president has been
made the object of gross insult because he
would not yield to demands sometimes
sordd and vile touching patronage ":
and the present public administrator has
heen exposed to suspicion of abusing the
appointing power for personal ends,
Do not senators as we'll as presi.
dents need to be delivered from tempta-
ton? May not senators and presidents
be tempted to scheme and intrigue and
play the demagogue and defame other
departments of government, and neglect
their duties, and employ patronage and
even worse means, all to secure re cleo.
ton or higher place? Have no
passionate discords, unseemly contentious
enmities, pernicious disturbances and bad
Legislation grown out of the ambition OF
members of one or the other House Of
congressp The worst broils in our polite.
have festered in congress, and who does
not know their causep
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

The American board of foreign missions.
according to its report for 1880, EMPLOYS a
force occupying 7l9 stations
and out-stations In India, Ceylon, Turkey,
Africa, China, Japan. the Sandwich
Islands, Micronesia, Spain, Austria, Mex.
leo, and among the Indians of North
America, and consisting of 1917 mission
aries from the United States and 1927
natives. The latter are pastors, preachar.
and catechists. Leaving aside the Sand
witch Islands. 273 churches have a mem.
bership of 1000. The educational work
of the board embraces 737 common
schools, with $1,000 pupils; special school
of a higher grade for girls. with 1860
pupils; and twenty.nne colleges, semi
naries and training classes for young men,
with 1860 students Not less than $500
600 is wanted to carry on the regular
work of the board, Of which the churches
are asked to give S4S00O0.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

1t is predicted that Samuel J. Tilden
will be the next democratic candidate for
governor of New York Postmaster Gen
eral James has already been named in
connection with the republican nomina-
ton.
DR.. Philip Schaff, now he has finished
helping revise the New Testament, is free
to observe that the British are pretty
obstinate. The Scotch are not behind the
English, he says in the critic. They
strongly believe in the perseverance of
saints, and they have excellent reason to
pray: Grant us, o Lord, that we NAV
be right for thou knowest that we are
very decided"
BY the change Of possession of the Suli-
van road it is said that greater proper
ton than now of the Central's through
freight to Boston will pass over the Rut.
land road. Several of the side tracks at
stations between here and Rutland are be
ing heightened some so that they will ac
commodate forty cars and an engine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25
Che freeman.
MONTPELIER. VT.
WEDNESDAY MAY 25, 1881,
The New York Contest.

When Senators Conkling and Plat re-
signed there we're two opinions expressed
one that they went to the Legislature for
Endorsement and of course knew before
hand they were to be returned; the other
that they were sick of public life and in
toned Indignation had voluntarily
laid aside their great offices and would not
accept them again.
Neither Of these opinions appears to
have been very well founded. 1t is now
plain that Mr.. Conkling and Mr.. Plat
intended to be reelected. 1t is also plain
that however much they thought they
knew about home feelings they did not
know much about it. The body of the
republican party in New York condemns
their action and this fact is so very appar-
ent that Il collection will be little of an
Endorsement.
Mr.. Conkling went to Albany yesterday
and as the election does not take place till
the 3lst there is plenty of time to apply
the whip which he so well knows how to
WELD, upon those members of the legisla.
ture who are inclined to do as their con-
s.ituents want them to. But the opponents
OF Conklinysm in the legislature claim to
be certain of enough votes to prevent the
return of the resigned members. They
may be right hut Mr. Conklng's presence
generally has Quieting effect on good
many who talk loud in his absence.
II Mr.. Conking should receive demo-
cratic support it would of course render
his return sure but this seems less and less
likely to be giren-and in any case would
ruin the Endorsement boom. The fact is
that Mr.. Conkling's imperial will and
arrogance are Il nuisance to himsef End
everybody else and the republican masses
of his own state while admiring his SPLEEN
did abilities and much else about the man
are tired of his spoiled child attributes.
His last caper may not be enough to make
them quit supporting him but it is coming
very near the line.
The dignity is all gone out of the resg-
nations that were made SO grandy, and
the spectacle of a reelection secured by
the personal presence of those posing as
martyrs will add nothing to restore that
dignity. Meantime the Senate having
confirmed Robertson, rejected William E.
Chandler, and acted on lot of other
nominations has adjourned and gone home
and whoever is elected to the Senate from
New York will not take his seat till next
December.
The result in Albany now depends on
whether the republicans have a caucus
and attend it in body. If they do the
Conkling men can bind the others to sup
port the great resigned. At any rate next
Tuesday the result of Mr.. Conklings
home labors will be known.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

The Conkling conference in New York,
Sunday, resulted. it is said, in the decision
that Conkling and Plat should be candi-
dates for reelection, that the campaign
should be opened at once and fought ag-
gressively from beginning to end; that
there should he no surrender or compro-
mise; and that the entirere sources of the
stalwarls should he brought to bear.
Accordingly, Messrs. Conkllng and Platt
will 60 to Albany in person to lead the
fight. Mr.. Conklings presentation of the
situation is said to have been. in substance,
rs follows: The sentiment of the republic
can party in New York, as he believed,
had been mlsrepresented and misunder.
stood at Washington; and the president
had been falsely advised, and had acted
mistakenly. So believing, Mr.. Conking
and his colleague had determined to return
to the people of the state, and to put at the
disposal of the representatives of the party
the offices they held. If those representa-
tives decide that the republican sentiment
of the state was not faithfully represented
in the United States Senate, they could
send other men there But the senators
desired that thu issue should be squarely
tried by the legislature. Mr.. Conkling is
reported as saying that he had been an
answering republican all bis life, and
should remain true to the party principles
ms long as he lived. Mr.. Plat, of course,
conceded in Mr. Conkling's views.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Tenney, who has been strong Conk-
ling man, in conversation in New York,
on Saturday, said he did not see how it
was possible to return Messrs. Plat and
Conkling again to the Senate, by this or
any future Legislature. " 1t was" he said
"a very unwise act in them to resign in
such way as to throw the Senate temper
arily even into the hands of the democrats,
and to remove the issue from Washington
to Albany. 1t simply forced the hghlng
where the administration was strongest.
1t was putting upon his friends pressure
they could not bear up under. They have
wholly miscalcuated public opinion. The
feeling of the republicans is against him
strongly. They can only hope for aid
from the democrats, and the democrats
are either ridcuing them or are disguised
with their action. If no election bv this
legislature takes place before November
this quarrel will be an issue in many Sen.
ate and assembly districts and we shall
lose many. The democrats may in the
next legislature elect two senators in their
places. 1t was very uupatriotic, sense.
less act"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

THE individual soldier" says the Lon.
don Times, of modern conditions of war
fare, " must be made as complete fighting
animal as possible, instead of being reckon
ed as mere point in Il curious and elabo-
rate geometrical pattern" This is the
tendency of all modern military science
and to wheel like a gate is less and less of
The old Austrian troops in
their long white tunics with their years
and years of service, used to stride past
reviewing station like automatic and show
ed to perfection the old march part; but
at the last review In Vienna, the troops
detiled in loose lines, each man trained to
take care of himself and to keep an accu-
rate relation. rather than alignment, with
his comrades
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25
AUGUST

Revelations concerning the star route
crookcdness. continue to fill the papers,
and some of the cases present such strong
evidences of fraud that it is impossible to
believe that Mr.. Brady or any other Off
cial could fail to see it. There are score
of routes in the wilds of New Mexico
Colorado and Texas upon which the
service was increased from once or twice
to seven times week-a service more
frequent than is given to people living
along the lines of railroads or in the most
deDsely populated portions of New Eng
land off the lines of railways. With the
returns of the postoffices served before
them, showing that the entire annual
receipts from one Texas route were only
$3.50, the pay of the contractor by increas
cd and expedited " service was advanced
from $1,000 per year to over $4,000
There are not many cases as fragrant AS
the above, but there are large number
where the fraud is as manifest in the
transaction.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

The fact is recalled that President Grant
nominated Mr.. Simmons for collector of
Boston, mainly to please Gen. Butler, and
that he refused to withdraw his name,
although requested to do so by delega-
ton of Boston merchants and majority
of the state delegation in congress. Bob
senators were opposed to his nomination,
and MIR. Boutwell, presented the report
adverse TO his confirmation, though it is
said that at last he withdrew his oppc ST.
ton. But in spite Of this hostility of Mas
sachusetts senators and representatives
Senator Conkling voted for confirm tion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

When Jay Gould was in Galveston. and
accompanied by number of leading
citizens. was inspecting the cotton ey,
change, small boy was seized by one of the
Galveston gentlemen, just as the gamin
was picking the great railroad magistrates
pocket, WHAT did the little fellow do?"
asked Gould. He stole your pocket.
handkerchief, Mr.. Gould, and am going
to turn him over to a policeman. Don't
do that" replied Mr.. Gould, smiling
good-naturedly; "let him go. we
should not discourage young beginners
had to start out in a modest way my.sIc
when l went into the railroad business. !,
and reaching down into his pocket Mr.
Gould took out quarter and gave It to
the BOY, to encourage him to ain higher
GdlCeston NesOs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

A story is told of Boston schoolmaster,
strong in logarithms, who had the courage
on recent voyage, having mads his own
computation of the latitude and longitude,
to warn the captain of the Cunard steamer
Bothnia that his (the captain's) calcula-
tons as to the course of the ship were
dangerously wrong. Said the schoolmas.
ter: Captain, if you continue in the
course you are now sailing, you will bring
up at Gibraltar" The captain replied
that he had friends at Gibraltar who would
be glad to see him. When the ship
arrived off Queenstown, the schoolmaster
asked the captain how it was that he (the
schoolmaster) could have been so mista.
ken in his reckoning. Not being a
schoolmaster, can't say" answered the
captain.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

The national bank circulation steadily
increases, being in excess of 1852, 100000.
AT no time in their history have the
national banks had in circulation so many
notes. The reason given, of course, is
that, in the present prospe rous condition
of business, more money is wanted than
at any time since the war. Some sections,
parts of New England, for instance, have
fewer notes than are needed, and it
is expected that the national bank circula-
ton, which is steadily rising every day,
will increase for some time to come. 1t
may reach $4,000 900.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

During the last one hundred and twenty
years tho only statesmen who have had
memorials to them put up in Westminster
Abbey have been the two Pitts. Mr.. Perci-
val, Sir Robert Peel and Lord Palmerston.
Ludlow has tree curiosity, maple
that has clean trunk-growth of fifteen
feet or so, and then branchss into four
nearly equal parts. Into the fork thus
made, the decomposiug leaves of passing
years have formed quite depos it of soil,
in which locust seed has lodged, taken
root, and attained height of two or three
feet. This same maple tree has yielded
sufficient sap to make ten pounds of sugar
this season,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

The proprieters of the Champlain gran
lite works, located near Barn Rock Bay on
Lake Champlain, claim to have discovered
a petrifed sea serpent of mammoth pro-
portions, being about eight inches in
diameter and nearly fifty feet long. The
surface of this stone bears evidence of the
outer skin of y large serpent, while the
inner surface shows the entrails. The
proprietors are intending soon to begin
excavations along the place where it lies
embedded in the dirt and granite, tc
ascertain its size.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

The new Russian emperor takes policy
even moro stringent and unpopular than
that pursued by his father. The nihilists
are as active as ever, and as likely to kill
him as they were the late emperor. They
appear to be utterly regardless of what
becomes of their own lives if they can
make the cars life one of continual dread
and danger
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25
The secret Told

Nobody told tor nobody knew,
How sweeIlV the pure little vol let grew;
How 1t came through the earth and the frost and
the dew,
And lifted its head to the heaven 50 blue
Nobody told, for nobody knew.
WHY periec' COOL health should gladden. 30 few
While thousands, who long something noble Ia do
Are bowed down by sickness their whole lives
through.
SOMEBODY told, for every one knew,
The wonders Safe Kidney and Liver Cure do.
In bringing pure health to the body anew
And saving from death many noble and time.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

ST. ALBANs BUrTRR MARKET. MAY "a
Attendance good, receipts very large
market active. quality good, prices at one
cent per pound advance. We quote butter
common Is cents per pound; GOOD to
choice Is to 20 cents per pound: selec-
tons 81 cents per pound; few fancy
diaries at a higher price. Shipments 1000
packages.
Egg II cents per dozen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25
MONTPELIER MARKET
RETAIL PRICES


For the seek ending fitsstdy May a ISL,
Apples, dried new SC g h; Butter, y 62sc ;
Beei 40l5c; Beef dried, green weight, l!ic PORK,
fresh, sal! &c; PORK, salt, 100 Ham, ljc; Lara
II &C. Veal jGl2c; Beans, bushel f2G!oo
bushe IS 0iOc; Flour o DBL, S8OOU7 90; Crack'
ers, $375; Coal, - ton, $3.50 10000; Cheese, q n
50lsc; Fish-Fresh Cod, dressed lOc ialDuI
), mon, s0lOc y 10; rripe, lOc; kerosene,
O: Y gallon, l5c; Potatoes, p bushel, S4Od1N'
sal, = bdsnel, 5OuiOci parry, Z Dlc = b sugar,
euns Us ollie; brown 7 Csc, Noasses, p gallon
l00so Tea, tO;0O.l0; Coffee, Old Java roasted
oci Rio, roasted, l5c y + Herds jrasS 'esl
jOJi hldhl saN )bv}t, D. ? b ,1rtaera 'tH
YOrslor II Dl4c , p0uud.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

Morse, who invented the telegraph, and
Bell, the inventor of the telephone, both
had deaf.mute wives. This fact suggests
how rich other men might get invenling
things, if they were not much better EN-
ployed listening to their wives.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25


Are made annually by the use of medicines called
tonics and bltters, containing large portion OF
rum and other kinds of spirits (al OF WHICH should
be labeled destruction and death,} DR.. Kennedy
has put up the "Favorlte Remedy" in form of
syrup, with not one drop o spirits Hence 1t NAV
he given to persons OF all ages of either sex, who
require medicine to purify the blood, regulate thu
hker kidneys or bowels, or to give tone and
strength to the system Sold by all druggists tl0o
a bottle. im2lw2
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

Lord Roscoe had little lamb, its name
was Tommy Plat, and when Lord Roscoe
rose to go, the lamb no longer sat. 1t
followed him from school one day, 1t was
Lord RoscUe's rule, and why it did it all
can see, it was II little fool " What makes
the lamb love Boscoe sop' the togas all
did cry because Lord Roscoe lams the
lamb, the knowing did reply. And poor
little Tommy Plat doth run about and
bleat, for, having loved Lord Roscoe so,
it's lost the public teat, Chicago Times,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

RICHMOND MARKET, May 23.-Butter
was firmer and prices in sellers favor.
Sales we're made as follows: For fair to
good, Is to Is cents; choice and best, 10 to
20. New flll.mIk cheese sold at 8 to II
cents; potatoes, to car, 80 cents.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

An excursion steamer, the Victoria, with
over six hundred excursionists on board,
collapsed and sunk in the river near Lon
don. Ontario, yesterday. Over one hun
dred and fifty bodies have been recovered
already, and more are being brought
ashore
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

Jay Gould, having testified that he
could not recollect WI ether his subsorip-
ton to the American union telegraph
company was five millions or ten millions
of dollars, the Albany Journal thinks he
could not talk more impressively about
money if he were the successful descend
art of long line of plumbers
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON.

FOR the oesk eadtHg Tuesday, Nag "a 1881:
ctule 5heeD HogS. Cu,.s
At market this week, 4,ess 4,6ss l2,745 1880
= last week, 3,lOS 9Ol5 l0GOf ITi0
" one year ago, 2,646 1869 II, 90 1856
PRICES. N-rt TIT AMI heavy pre- mum oxen
SooosOO; first quality, s6,OOd675, second
quality, s5.2j65.75; third quality, 81 5Oa5N
perlOO lbs on total weight of hide, talow and
dressed beef. lew chOlce single pairs, 1927
900. Bulls, etc, - 00G4.2j. Working oxen, slOO
Gl65 y pair, or according TO their value as beef
Steers, SjODl0S Mich COWS, $40 G35 90: extra
stores, warnings, 87.00fIl2O0; two-year.olds
sl3.OO G25.OO three-year olds S2OOOd 400. sheep
Sd6Kc; extra, 7a7%c p b-or t2.5Od7.25 =
dressed hogs, 06Oc . h. Veal CALVES, 3d4lc
h. Brighton hides, Ease; country lots,
6T07Hc; Calf skins, l2Ul2tc per 10. Tallow
wool on, SlG$I.75c each; country lots, sld
sl.75.
REM ARkS.-W ith an Increased supply OF cattle
notwithstanding fair amount for export, we mi
decline on western OF &C, live, and about the
same decline Is also noticed on northern. Dressed
beef, which Is put upon the city market in large
quantities, has It's effect upon the cattle trade at
yards. p. NJ. Hunt sold eight and j-year-od
steers, to dress 900 each, sSc, dressed Jones
sold seven oxen, to dress 100 lbs each al &c,
dressed: ). NJ. Flint sold seven yetrlngs, home
weight 953 lbs each, fed by Nelson Morse Of Ran.
doiph, Vt. at SIC per lib, dressed; HathaEayS
jackson sold one hundred western cattle. g0ss
weight l3l ,lSO lbs, at &C per III, live, and dNy
Others, weighing 5000 lbs, at $64j per cNt sheep
and lambs are III hight supply, with an advance Of
&C per 10. The hDcks OF northern were mostly
sold on drln. Z. Z. Martin sold a small lot, aver
aging s. lbs, at j2c per 10. Best uudny of veal
calves at frmer rates; several sales at SC per 10.
Poultry sells at Il dlSc per Id, with full ton at the
Union yards, and strong $40 lbs at Brighton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

If Secretary Window continues to hold
the National pocket hook until the 1st of
July, he will have effected saving of
nearly Sl5,000,0O0 in the annual account.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

When in the course of human events it becomes
necessary for people to find universe safe rem.
edy, the genius of the 18th century digs the depths
and discovers Wheat Bitters.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

Middebury had grand list last year Of
S772l; this year it is $l7,543, The real
estate valuation has been increased from
1907 900 to S1,lSl 900, and personal prop
erty from Sl64, 200 to $685. 900.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

The French are having trouble with
their African neighbors in Tunis, and have
sent q1te a large military force there
which is about to begin operations.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

Mrs. Cole of Windham, n. H., declares
that her life was saved by Hoods Sarsapa
rilla. She had 81 terrible Scrofuous sores
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

WuLIsToN MARKET, May 22d.-Choice
butter sold at l9 cents; good to fair, l6 to
10; selections, 20. Eggs, IL cents.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-25

Stanley Mathews has been assigned to
the district including Ohio, Michigan,
Tennessee and Kentucky.