Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-08

GARFIELD MoNUMENT.-The society OF
II he army OF the Cumberland propose to
rect Il $1,000 coo monument 10 Genera
Garfield at Washington as national trlb-
ute Of love and respect. A committee Of
nine veteran officers have the matter in
charge, who have divided the country into
light districts for the collection of funds.
zen. A. B Underwood, surveyor of lh'
BORT Of Boston, is in charge of New En-
.lend and has appointed 10 raise funds il
Vermont the following well known SUI
Hers and citizens: Gov. r. Farnham.
bradford; Gen. Wm. Wells. Burning on;
.x-Gov. Rudkeld Proctor, Rutland; Col
rcorge w. Hooker, Brat leboro; Capt
Stranahan, St. AlbanI; M,or A B
valentine, Bennington. Capt. +. E. Smith.
lont peIier; Capt. p. u. Blodselt, S :.
Iohisbuy.
The work will be begun Immediately in
rider 10 dedicate the monument within II
lew years and we understand that th,
;umnntee will give the people of Vernon
IN opportunity to contribute to the pro.
Josed fund us soon as arrangements cab
tie completed. 1t is a work worthy of the
nat on AMI the illustrious soldier and
statesman whose virtues it will h,tinely
honor and emhalm. We hope Vermont
will do her share.
Perley says that the resignation of Mr..
Justice Hunt of the United States supreme
court was officially communicated TO tic
president last week.
Secretary Fo!ger the other day refused
to write his name in an album that con.
tanned Guiteau's autograph, and gave the
man who brought it to him ALVEY dress.
ing down.
Baldwin, the defaulting cashier of the
Newark Bank, pleaded guilty to the indic,
ment against him, and was sentenced to
fifteen years. imprisonment in tho state
prison-a justly severe penalty.
Last week Tuesday forenoon, in the
burning of the printing offices near the
Times building, six lives were lost and
many more endangered. Orlando
Potter, the owner of the building, stands u
good chance Of being indicted for man
slaughter, AS he deserves TO be for running
such Il fire trap in such u close iistcd way
as to result in just what happened.
Secretary KIrkwood has prepared bill
for the " civilizing of the Indians" This
provides for their ownership of land as
individuals instead of rs nations and their
being taught agriculture and the arts of
civilization by the government. This is IL
move in the right direction.
The Methodist church at Newport, n
H., having been thoroughly renovated at
cost of $4,000. WAS rcdedlcated January
10Th. Rev. DR.. Hall of Dover preached
he dedicatory sermon, and Rev. DR.. Jas.
per, the presiding elder, preached in the
evening. Rev. j. w. Adams is the de-
voted and popular pastor.
Henry Ward Beecher lately preaching
on the subject Of death, made The follow
ing remarks: Generally, there is no pain
at tho last moment. for it seems that he
body suffers in proportion to its Remote
ness from death. 1t s commonly sup
posed that evil men die in great morn or OF
their doom. They don't. Wicked men
usually passou of life as TRANQUILITY as an,
one else. Tranquility is the law of decad
ence. Pain or exquisite pleasure ut the
last are only experienced in rxceptona
cases Men suffer more every day OF their
lives than tney do in dying. Every man
subject to the incnrsons of rheumatic al
iections. or the pangS of tooth ache. suffers
hundred times more than he will when
he is on his death bed. No death is MOI
painless than sudden death. Livingstone
records his experience when sprung upon
and struck down ny lion. The moment
when the beast was upon him WA, one OF
the most exquisite tranquility, No death
is too sudden 'or him who is doing his
duty. Not the stroke of helIghtnIng, nor
The fall from the precipce. Right living
is the correct road to right dying, and no
man need fear DEATH"