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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

A ROMANCE OF THE ADIRoNDACKs.
Little Moose Lake, in the Adirondack
mountains, was recently the scene of a
romance, the result of which has only
within few days been settled to the
satisfaction of all the parties con.
cerned. At that place lives the half
breed Indian guide, Elijah Camp, who is
we'll known to nearly every tourist in the
named Emma, just budding into woman
always been the favorite of the many tour
lists who have happened in the neghbor-
hood of her home. A regular summer
visitor to the home of Camp has been Mr..
Robert G. Mead, of Sing Sing, who, with
his family have passed the season there.
Mr.. Mead has son named Gabriel, who
is about 20 years old, and possesses a
large fortune in his own right Of about
1925, 900. Last summer Gabriel boarded
with the family of Elijah Camp in the
mountains, and was thrown much in the
society of the dusky maiden Emma. 1t is
alleged that the willy Elijah, by making
the young man drink too much, induced
him to marry the girl. After the ceremo-
ny Gabriel remained with his Indian wife
until spring, when he paid visit TO his
father at Sing Sing. Mr.. Mead, when he
learned how his son had been entrapped
into his marriage with the guides daugh-
ter, was very angry and steps at once
were taken to procure an annulment of
the marriage. The ground of the action
was that the ceremony was performed
when Gabriel was not in condition to
know what he was doing, and that his
consent was obtained by fraud Mr..
Mead employed Mr.. Smith Lent of Sing
Sing to prosecute the action, and the
defendant, Emma, was represented by
Gen. Charles Honghes. Nelson H. Baker,
the district attorney of Westchester, was
made referee, and after hearing the testi
mony in the case, he reported in favor oil
annulling the marriage, and the supreme
court confirmed his report. After the
decision Mr.. Mead presented Emma Camp
with $4,000 as a recompense for her
voluntarily abstaining from fighting very
hard to keep control of her white hus
band.-Ne,0 York Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

SUICIDE AT SHELBURN.-A suicide
was committed at Shelburn. Friday eve.
ming under the following circumstances
George White of Belcher, Washington
county, N. Y. brother of James f. White,
went to Shelburn on Friday afternoon
with the intention of visiting his brother.
For some time past his mind has been
seriously affected by business troubles
He was somewhat better, however, at the
time of his intended visit, the purpose Of
which was in the hope that the change of
scenery might forward his recovery. He
was missed from his brothers. house about
8 o'clock in the evening, and upon search
being made about the building, his body
was found hanging to a tree in the yard.
He had taken a pair of reins, from n barn,
climbed into the tree, and after securing
the ends to a limb, made slip moose in
the loop and jumped off. His neck was
broken and death must of course have been
instantaneous. Mr.. White was 52 years
old and leaves family. His remains
were taken to Hebron. N. Y, Saturday,.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08
The latest victim of the confidence game

! ldtcSt VlClllll Vi luc SdiIlC
is S. p. Soper, cattle Spectator hailing
| from Shutdown, l.. |. He arrived in
Troy on the steamer Saratoga this morn
ing. en- route to Rutland. VT. to purchase
sheep, and while waiting for the north
bound train was accosted by well
dressed man, who, after making remarks
about the weather, informed the cattle
Spectator that his name was George
| Adams, and that he resided ut Burlington
He was going up on the train that Mr..
Soper was waiting for. He had been in
Troy consulting with doctor about
removing a cataract from his daughter
| eye. Soper had never been afflicted with
cataract in the eye but was troubled witt
deafness in one ear. Adams said the ''eye
doctor" could cure Soper, and as they
started for the "doctor 81 Office the "doc'
tor" himself appeared, Fastening toward
the depot. Adams to meet the doctor
who, after stating that he was in hurry
to meet his family at the depot, said
Your goods have arrived. Here's the
bill for $751;" Adams had any number
of checks, but they were all for larger
amount than the doctors" bill. Soper
was asked to advance $3.50 until Adams
got check cashed. And Soper was
obliging enough to do it. Then the ''doc
tor" remembered that he had left his
instruments at his office, and Soper was
invited to walk down to the Boardman
building. At the Fulton street entrance
the doctor requested him to wait ~
minute while he ran up TO the office.
The "doctor" ran up the Fulton street
stairs. Soper waited until convinced that
the doctor had forgotten him, and then
reported his loss to Detective O'Hairn
who conducted him to the uperntendent's
office, where Soper told the old, old story.
At last accounts the detective had found
no trace of Mr.. Adams of Burlington and
the famous cataract DOCTOR"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08
New Hampshire Senator.

Hon. Austin +. Pike of Franklin was
elected United States senator from New
Hampshire on the 42d ballot That was
last Thursday and closes contest that has
continued many weeks.
Mr.. Pike is lawyer, sixty-four year.
old. who has had considerable Legislative
experience. He was three years speaker
of the New Hampshire House Of repre-.
sentatives and was one term member Of
congress. 1t has always been believed
that he was elected to second term but
got counted out"
At any rate Mr.. Pike thought he had
got through with politics when the revolt
against Rollins and the Rollins caucus
overturned things and brought him out
again. The new senator is lawyer OF
ability and will make better legislator
than most of those who were grabbing for
the prize.
lie accepted his election in very mod
est speech and his success is much
better outcome Of the squabble both for
the state and the republican party than
could at one time have been predicted.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

The Boston Journal says: Rev. DR.. Vm
Butler first came to America that he migh'
be able to marry his deceased wife's sister
The late DR.. VIM. Punshon left England
for Canada for similar reason.
The Boston Journal says that Professor
Park of Andover has very impressive
manner in the pulpit. When he prayed
the other Sunday for those of the congre'
cation present to whom it was appointed
soon to de-" the attention OF the most
careless listener was arrested, and deep
sense of the dreadful uncertainty Of life
pressed upon all present.
In his address before the Mass. Bible
society at lis 74th anniversary, the Hon.
Robert C. Winthrop said: What can
legislation do but confess that all its labo-
rious statutes are little more than the
detailed application to existing society OF
the laws first promulgated on Sinai, and OF
the two great commandments into which
those laws were condensed and crystalized
by him who died for US on Calvary"
John Oberly, editor of the Bloomington
Illinois Duly Bulletin, is chairman of the
democratic state central committee, and
evidently talks politics at home. Some
years ago his little daughter, Eunice. only
five years of age, was taken out walking
near the beautiful home of Judge Davis.
When she came home she told her father
where she had been, and he asked her if
she had seen Judge Davis. mo-" she
lisped, II walked all around there and l
didn't thee Judge Davis on the fence"
The story got out and ever since then Mr..
Oberly has been afraid to call on Judge
Davis.
DR.. Prime, in the New York Observer,
charges the present generation of church
people with demanding an intellectual
rather than a spiritual ministry. They
demand preachers who gather and hold
congregations. The talk runs on this
wise "Other congregations have able
and entertaining preachers, and so must
We" 1--WE want man vino can hold his
own."-E1.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

The cesspool of hotel at Passaic was
uncovered to allow the gases to escape so
it could be Gle med After several hours a
Dutchman, not detecting any odor, went
down to begin work and dropped senseless.
George w. Conkling, prominent citizen
who was passing, said he "coud not stand
by and see another man die" So he was
lowered and also collapsed. Then third
man, Krymer, went down and got rope
around the Dutchman, who was raised.
Krymer then foil. One Ockstein went
down with rope around him, but was
soon raised suffocating. Finally firemen
came and raised, with their hooks, Conk-
ling and Krymer, both dead. This instruc-
tive incident shows what sweet institution
the cesspool is.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

The Boston Sunday Herald says There
is one eminent republican who, if nomi.
mated for president, couldcarry New York,
and, if any republican can, the country.
We refer to Senator Edmunds. Fortu-
natcly his fitness for the high Office is
equal to his availability. He stands to day
at the head of the senate He is able,
honest and progressive. He represents
the best element in politics. His theory is
that government is for the governed, and
not for the placeholders. He has always
been strong republican, but has never
been counted with either of the warning
factions. He is wholly and intensely
American, and he would maintain the
dignity of the great republic among the
nations, while his domestic policy would
include wise economy, an honest civil
service, and liberal appropriations for
education. He is by far the best and
the strongest candidate named,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

| WOMEN AND LIFE INSURANCE.. DIR
Hammond, in recent article, says that
life insurance companies refuse to insure
because they cannot depend upon what
women say of themselves. Whether
female applicants for life insurance a,e
more truthful than male applicants is 6
question which must necessarily be
largely matter of opinion. They must
be pretty untruthful if they are to contest
the palm with men for prevarication. DR.
Hammond's statement was, however
weak in two respects. First, life insur.
ance companies provide against untruth
fulness in applicants by making the con
tract depend upon truthfulness for its
validity. and second, only few compan
les reject women. The real difficulty
with female insured lives is, as we pointed
out some months since, that they are
taken upon the morality tables fol
male lives, and during the insurng ages
there is no correspondence between this
assumed mortality and the actual mortal
ity. The arbitrary addition of one half Of
per cent upon the insurance made by
some companies, only adds to the injustice
and absurdity of the rate. The com panies
which have made the addition have lost
money on women, while companies which
have made no discrimination in rates have
made money. the statistics of insured
female lives in this country we should
consider of very slight Importance were
they not corroborated by more extended
observations in England and Germany
Female lives have not had fair chance
here. 1t is, however, pretty clear that
females live longer than males, but that
superiority comes before 25 and so. AnG
it is not untruthfulness that kills them
between these ages, but the fact that they
are females and not males. AS to the
mortality from maternity we believe it has
been greatly exaggerated, and notwith,
standing the positive statement of one oil
the interviewed that "the mortality among
American women incident to child bearing
is frightful," we believe that healthy
insurable woman is as likely to bear
children and yet see green old age as
she would be if she remained spinstel
and avoided the perils about which men
talk so much and know so little Weekly
Undertaken.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

Fashionable society in New York is
agitated by queer law suit. The late
Peter Goelet, the millionaire, died unmar-
ricd and his property descended TO his
nephews. A lawyer named Wolf has now
appeared, who ''claims" to have found
evidence showing that Mr.. Goelet con :
tracted marriage in Indiana in 1915;
that child was born in 1917; that the
child wins left with a guardian, who sub
sequently reported it dead too. Far
otherwise was the fact, for the poor little
remote Indiana child lived 10 grow up TO
be q woman, married one George Myers,
and now Mrs. George Myers lays claim to
the Goelet estate in New York. Mr.. Wolf
says he has been at work on this little
matter ever since 1880, and has written
i've thousand letters about it. What will
strike everybody as strange is that the
existence of the heir was kept secret for
thirtysix years. True the guardian might
have been bribed to report the child dead !;
but there must have been relatives who
also would have to be bribed
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08
I II E NJ ARK ETS.
ReDcrtct aud teLe0raphed expressly for the ,freen
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET
CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON
For the ioeek ending Tuesday ugust 7, 1881

Cattle. Sheep. Hogs Catoes
At market this week......... 1881 lliO9 9OSs FOL
" " last week......... S54 1883 1l,64l 29l
one year ago.. 2,o7i l5,3J9 l3,55J 1871
PRIOES.-Extra fat and heavy premium oxen, SIS 90
rs; first yS7 009l75; second quality S6OGdS rs
third quality, 5per loo lbs. total weight OF
hi O. tallow and dressed beef A few choice single
S9dl .fcwt Bulls ,etc., s425S475 Working oxen
Sl00995 pair. or according to their value as beef
Steers, S759l15. Mich cows, S9.OOdsOO: extra good
$+00OS4aOe with or without calves, may be agreed
iarrow and ordinary sls ooa32 90 Stores yearlings
$AaA sheep, 24sP+c: extra, 5s5}5c y dor S225
b%d6Ac ID: northern dressed hogs, nc D n. Veal
calves, 3Ad7c % n, Brighton hides,7k "a &c country
7s71sc Calf skins, l2tl34c b ID. Tallow ia SIC Pfb;
country 485c pels with wool GOA Csc each country
lots. 90S25c each. Lamb skins, O6s5c each. Dairy
SKINS, rs fa5O each
REMARKS-The cattle market is heavily stocked
with all sorts excepting veals. Western cattle were
SELLING better on Saturday and Monday than to-day
Cousil ering the quality fluid higher rates but they
better grade western Country cattle held steady
with stock for beef and store Mich in good
supply, with but little call. Ten country steers and
four hefers averaRe 100 u.s. were sold at SIC live
two oxen, 70 dress gg lbs each, were sod at $50 o ~
dressed; Hathaway Jackson sold twenty seven west
ty.four, average M u.s. at S6 W y cwt The rates on
northern hocks of sheep quite as Arm as last
week; 1t was hard to realize 10 o 10 the best lambs
Two hundred and twenty-one limbs. average 6s4fbs
sold at SIC; lot Of sheep, S5s Sc: forty
lambs average 6sbs at 6Sc; seventy five sheep aver
age Is Ms at 10 u ID Ponltry sold at l5c n n including
with some two tons on sale.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

HIDING 14YEARS IN A GEORGIA SWAMP.
The death of John Gillian recalls the
curious story of which be was the central
figure during the kuklux era in South
Carolina. In 1869 Gillian, who was a
man of good family and some property,
took a prominent part in the khan oil
which he was member. One night two
| negroes were murdered in most brutal
manner by band of kuklux, and the
evidence of Gilham's completely was SO
strong that warrant was issued for his
arrest, to avoid which he fled from home
and found refuge with M. G. Gay. who
lives near Newman, Ga. Here he has
lived for IA years, avoiding human beings,
two large pistols buckled around him, and
living in constant dread of arrest. Mr.
Gay lives just between the swamps oil
Gilman passed the greater part of his
time. lie was terror to a | the negroes
who knew him, who related fearful stories
life. Though he has lived IA years in the
county, not more than &C white people
knew of his existence. For long time
Glham has been 81 bject to cramps. One
day last week he was in the swamp alone
when one of these cramps attacked him,
rendering him utterly helpless. A negro
man passing by in little whilewas request
ed by the sick man to inform Mr.. Gay s
family of his condition, but this he refused
: to do, thus inilicting retribution for the
crime pc rpetrated upon two Of his race IA
years before. For four hours he lay
in the swamp suffering untold pain, when
he was rescued By SEEMING party, but too
late to snve him, and he died shortly
erward.-LouiSUite Courier Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

Kentucky held its election Monday, and
we suppose that the returns, when they
are all in, will tell the usual story. A
governor and other state officers were
chosen for term OF four years, and vote
had on the question of holding Il conven
ton TO revise the constitution of the state
to be submitted to the people. AT present
it is necessary to hold convention to
to make any amendment of the constitution
and in order 10 hold convention it must
be voted for by a majority of all the legal
voters in the stale, as shown by the latest
special census, regardless of the number
voting on the propositions or at the
election.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

Last Friday U. S. Marshal Henry OF
Burlington with Deputy Sheriff Jones of
South Royal.on and Constable Cilley OF
Tunbridge arrested Miles Camstock, Will
liam Swan and James M. Jones of Tuu-
bridge for running "moonshine" still on
the farm of Jones. The prisoners were
taken TO Burlington for examination.
Jones was discharged and Comstock and
Swan we're bailed in the sum of $500 and
300 each, respectively.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08
SANDWICHES

PITTsFoRD. Mass, Sept. 90, 1878.
SIRs-I have taken Hop Bitters and recommend
them to others, as found them very beneficial.
MRS j. w. FULLER,
Sec. Women's Christian Temperance Union.
fm3lw2.
The Rev. Chas. e. Piper, Formerly of Pittsfeld
n. H., but now of Wakefield, r. l., writes az have
used Bakers Mandrake Bltters in my family for
over two years, and as result have not called
physician in the whole time. My wife had been an
invalid for years, but these Bitters have cured
her." fm3lw4
N. e. Perry, ESD, residing at 2j2 Honover ST.
en-, Mass :, says: Els's SPAWN Cure has .
ed two Of the worst cases of Wnd-galls l ever
met.
To the rescued Your liver In trouble, Wheat Bit
tiers will correct 1t. Remember this. 32wl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08
FoRry-N1NE PERSONS POISONED BY IcF

FoRrY-NINE PERSONS POISONED BY Ice
CREAM.-Many persons plrtook of ice
cream at church festival at Camden, S.
c., Friday night. Ga Saturday SO were
taken seriously sick A child died and
only two thirds of the victims have been
pronounced out of danger. The symptoms
resemble those of arsenical poisoning. The
victims were attacked with violent oramE 6
and vomiting, followed by high fever. So
long time elapsed before medical aid was
summoned that antidotes proved ineflec.
live. The lives u are despaired Of,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

Last Thursday evening half dozen
houses in Nashua, N. H., were burglar
lied in the same way that the work was
done here July 5th. Friday evening a
Nashua policeman found one of the bur
glars trying to get into Ex-Mayor Sargent's
house and race ensued. the burglar win
ming. The policemen fired twice but his
aim was bad.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

The Ne York Sun thinks we might
have government butcher or undertaken
just as we'll as 10 have Il government tele-
graph. Senator Edmunds believes pos
tai telegraph would be a good thing. So
opinions differ but the present telegraph
situation is bringing folks to the senator's
opinion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

Capt. Elijeh Root of Shelburn Harbor.
who died last Friday at the advanced age
of II years. was one of the best known
men on the lake. He entered the service
of the Champlain transportation company
in 1926 and was its chief engineer for
over fifty years. retiring from active ser.
vice only few years ago.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

At Pownal on Wednesday morning two
freight trains collided, wrecking so cars
and killing eleven men The cause was
an overworked telegraph operator. lie
had been directed to hold one of the trains
but had been on duty all night and up to
9 o'clock in the morning and was worn
out. There seems TO be limit to human
endurance, though the Western Union is
slow to discover it,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

GRAIN: TRADE,
CORN.
The market for corn is steady and Arm, with light
receipts and moderate demand. The sales of steamer
mixed have been at SIC; steamer yellow at IS &c;
high mixed at 696sc: and no grade at 4566Oc D bu
to quality. To arrive from Chicago prices are nopl-
nay 64d66c q bushel for No. . and high mixed.
OATS.
The market is quite duh for oats and the sales have
been confined to small lots. Prices are easy and we
QdoteNo and extra white at 81 55c; white at %
+c; No. white at Acc and mixed at a 4lc d bush
ell. No | oats are comparatively scarce.
RYE.
The market quiet and tho sales have been confined
to small 10 s at rs q SC D bushe
FEED.
Shorts have been selling at SI7 IS: and fine
feed aud middlings at SIS Ia 81 fton. Cotton seed
meal sells at $97 q % Ston.
BARLEY
THERE'S nothing doing in Barley and prices are
quite nor inal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

"Will New York be the Final World
Metropolis" is question w. C. Conant
will ask in the September Century and
answer in the affirmative with a curious
array of facts and arguments. He predicts
that before another century passes New
York's population will surpass that of
London, and that it will be the unrivaled
center of finance and commerce. of luxury
and fashion, of art and lteraturo-the
heart and brain, in word, Of the civilized
world"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, August
7.-Attendance fair, receipts light, market
quiet, prices firm. We quote butter good
to choice Is to 1S cents per ID; selections
10 cents; extra choice lots at higher
price. Shipment 1000 packages.
Eggs 20 c.nts per dozen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

Down in Massachusetts they are busy
discussing who shall be the next governor
on the republican side. Elk governor
Talbot, congressman Robinson and Judge
Devens are the favorites while on the
other side Butlor must be the candidate,
unless Butler refuses to be the candidate.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

The lunacy of the king of Bavaria is
taking its latest form in the building of
secluded palace. which he is striving to
make the most magnificent human abode
on earth, with the largest banqueting hail.
AS he shuns everybody, one of the small
est would best fit him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

The new board of directors OF the Rut-
land railroad company have elected
Charles Clement president, and j. H..
Williams, the present treasurer, treasurer
pro tenn. 1t is said that DR.. John A. Mead
of Rutland will be the permanent Treasurer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

The New Hampshire legislature is dis
cussing quarters for the state library, the
choice lying between 100000 annex to
the state house and separate fire proof
building, to cost 100000.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

DR.. Dustin of Craftsbury mas resi- gned
as superintendent of schools and l., G.
Upper has baen appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

One.half of the farm on the Maquam
road in Swanton, known as the Folsom
Rood farm, has cen purchased by Ward
Barney for $4,000, Mr.. c. A. Folsom
selling out his interest.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-08

Andrew Potter has been appointed
municipal Judge of the village of Ben
nington in place of Hon. John V. Hall,
resigned.