Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-27

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The treasury department is about to es
tabish quaratine stations for imported cat.
tie at New York and other seaports, under
the authority of an appropriation of $780,
900 by bongress.
DR.. Reyburn has filed claim for pro-
fessional services against the Garfield
estate for $4,000 or $4,000. 1t is under
stood lhat Drs. Hamilton and Agncw will
soon file claims for $4,000 each.
An enthusiastic prophet predicts that by
the beginning of another yearthere will be
over S45,000,000 invested in cotton fac.
tories in the southern states, ard that there
will be S1O0,OO00OO invested in cotton
manufacturing in the south within tho next
dozen years.
The Rev. A. II. Birmingham of New
York received Monday in the same mail
two duplicate letters mailed in Rangoon,
Burmah, on August Z. One letter was
taken through the Surzcanal, and through
Italy, and thence to New York, while the
other came by way Of China, Hong Kong
and San Francisco.
LIQUOR WAR IN WINDuAM COUNTY
Some of the indicted liquor sellers of
Brattleboro were before the court at New:
fame, Wednesday, Druggist Willard pays
800, Proprietor Reed cf the American
house, three offences. $500, also Landlord
Baker of Guilford $50, Lendford Miller of
Noufono COO 10 bo1 ID
Falls 5000.
Mrs Eliza Buckham OF Island Pond
having died under suspicious circum-
stances, an inquest was held, which shows
that shortly before she died her husband
came home drunk and began breaking up
the furniture. The neighbors heard the
woman scream and went into the house,
but saw no blows struck. An examina.
ton of the body after death showed bruises,
however, and the case was held for furt her
examination.
An exchange calls attention to a new
swindle for use on unsuspecting farmers.
This time fellow comes along driving
shining rig and sells carpet by the sam
pie. He offers three ply ingram at thirty
six and half cents yard, and genuine
Brussels at forty three and half cents.
| The farmer selects the pattern ne wants,
the agent writes out the number of yards,
the price, etc. The farmer signs the order
and he never sees or hears Of the carpet
man any more, but he finds a note signed
by him due in about thirty days.
The mayor Of Charleston, 6. C.) hav-
| ing Just discovered that there are not any
slaves in that section in these days, and
that the custom off ringing bells and
beating the tattoo to warn them off the
streets would be better honored in the oh.
servance, has prohibited the tiptinnabul
airy exercises. But the people of the south
are eminently conservative; they have a
Lost Cause" and cherish it but they don t
propose to have any lost customs TO keep
it company. Asa consequence the mayor
is in hot water,
The English JlDiSh World calls atten.
ton very forcibly to the effect on the Eu-
ropean grain market of the persecution OF
Russian Jews. Compared with the cereal
harvest of 1881, it is stated that not over
one,ifth of the gre grain crops of south
ern Russia will be gathered this year.
This is said to be due to the refusal of the
Jews to lend money to buyers, producers
and others, to the withdrawal of the per-
secuted race from that market as purchas-
ers, together with their wagons. animals
vessels and other machinery for moving
the crop. 1t is believed from this showing
that the European grain market will be
seriously affected by the hostile attitude o.
the Russian people to the Jewish residents
within tho empire.
Tho great Northwest of Canada, (which
is some day to be peoplcd by happy mill
IONS" ETC., still monopolzes the attention
of dominion travellers and inves' ors col
onization companies and land shark.
under different names. A party of Mon
treal bankers who made large allowance
for the glowing newspaper accounts of thu
new region lately visited it and ar,
fairly astonished" over its rich soil anC
3 vast resources. 1t is Il great country, NJ
doubt, and the burdensome land law!
which now govern it deserve the attention
of the government and of parliament
The next session AT Ottawa has some worl
to do in this particular, and it NAV profit
ably consider whether the best good of thu
northwest demands laws which establish
and strengthen monopoly, or statutes which
. encourage and protect individual settlers
A VERMONT GOLD MINE.-An Arlington
correspondent writes: The report OF tn,
mining expert from Colorado who inspect
ed the gold mine in Sunderland Tuesday
has created no little excitement hero i
has been known for many years that golC
existed in the district where mining ha'
begun. Fifty years ago or more, go!C
was found in the crevces of the rocks an,
frequently since. The mine is in the tow
of Sunderland, about four miles from Ar
lington village, by way Of the old turn
pike, and up what is called 1.-THE roarin
branch" The property is owned by Gil
bert w. Bradley of Sunderland, manufaC
turcr of wooden plates and butter boxe
and veneers. A few months ago MI
) Bradley began sinking shaft by way @
, experiment. He has only three men dig
ging. They have followed into the shelly
ing rock about twenty five feet, maxim!
: II big hole. They have found already or
o that is said to be valuable; both gold an
silver. Several experts have examine,
the mine and agree that the indication
are good. Tho Colorado expert who ex
0 amincd tho mine and tested the ore say
$ there is no doubt that the mine is a valul
bio one,