Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

FrENDIsH,-A About week ago, the suuerin-
lendent of track repairs from, L.aporte to Cbica.
20, Mr.. Oakley, finding one section Of his heal
was not Kept IN proper shape, determined 10 dis
miss the whole gang Of men On the section II,
From threats which were uttered, and informa.
ton received, strong force Of detective nalice
we're appointed to watch the section near Bailev.
town, Ind. On Monday evening, Mr.. Ptpkertons
the police uperintendent and his force were an
The watch. Every nook and granny was careful
" searched, and under a bridge at Bailey,owh
cawbar, such as is used for drawing spikes was
found 1t was left there. About eleven o'elock
Two men were observed 10 approach CAUTIOUSLY \
take the claw, and proceed TO place near whera
The track crosses the Calumet river. undoubtedly
selected by them for its daneerousness. when
they went to workwith the bar, drew the spikes,
and slid The rails on one side, making a perfect
switch. During the time they were at work.
Pinkeron and his men, barefooted, Law within a
few feet of them. AS they started to return one
of them was seized. The other villain fed Mr.
Pnkerlon fired at ham, when the villain halted
and fired at Plnkerton, and again fled; but ran
directly into the hands of the reserved force who.
on hearing the firing, were Fastening to the
scene With desperate struggle, however. he
subsequently, broke loose and got into the woods.
The other prisoner fought violently until Sc,
cuely lroned, when he was conveyed to Calumet,
about three miles. distant He proved to be an
lrishman named Peter Welsh. one of the gang
who were lately discharged. Welsh says the one
who made his escape was also discharged track
i, hand. Welsh strongly prote is his innocence,
although seen in the very commission of the act
An express and mail train was due at the point
: where the rails were moved within half an hour
q IL. Al ~ O.
whose arrest is considered certain within a few
days .s3s XVI Y, n. !. .sg,..
= Foop FOR GuNPownEa.r--Ait the rates Louis
Napoleon is now progressing with his ievies for
soldiers, he will as effectualy annihiate the gem
: GRAFTON of young men now arriving at manhood,
as did his us,rious uncle in his devastating wars
The French are martial people, and like the ex-
g citement of war as Americans do trade commerce
and money making; yet we would not asser,
d that there are not thousands of active spirits
among Us, who, now and then, would like to en-
bark in military enterprise, in which they would
2 show themselves as efficient as people bred to
& arms like the French. But this draft of young
and active men just arriving at manhood will yet
be felt in France taaer rai
1t appears that in 1853, while France was al
peace, her army consisted of $50 900 men. In
p the two years that followed, levies were made Of
81 I40 900 men in egch year, making 100000, and
now comes new demand of the Emperor fol
100000 moro. This conscrption is to take
place in January and the conscripts will be drawn
q from those who, being born in the year 1895
81 will have attained their Goth year in that month
We thought that during our war with Mexico
drafts of 10 600 and 10000 men were aage
but what would be the effect of drafts of 100 ,0O(
year were made for three years. Then we
should have taste Of the devastating effects o.
war-Prorideace Journal.
EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING.-The cupola of the
Court Honse in Taylor county Va, was struck
by lightning while the court was in session or
the 23d ut The Paramount Wrgin,an say.
that all who were in the court house felt thu
shock, and those who were able rushed into the
street. There, stretched on the bricks, lay
number of persons, and in the midst of them the
denuded body of Rev. Hezekiah Durham, en-
tirely stripped of every vestige of clothing
Those who were found in the entry and jury
room were dragged into the street, where wa'
ter being poured upon them, they were restored
to consciousness but there are six or eight o
them confined to their rooms if not to their beds
and one or more of them in very precariou
condition. ..
PROPERTY AND TAXATION IN New YoRK.-
The aggregate value of real and personal proper
ty in the city of New York. as assessed for tn
year 1885, is 1886 1898 ,278, being an increase 0
$24, 7l2 ,487 over the valuation of last year. TIL
rate of tax is about one hundred aud twent
cents on every one hundred dollars, making
levy of nearly ST, 600 900 for the suppoot of thu
municipal government of one single city. Els
timatng the population at $50 900, the tax i
about eight dollars for every man, woman an
child in the city.
MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.-A large party of la
dies and gentlemen went to Coney Island, from
Williamsburg, few days ago, stopped at Wye
koffs, from whence they proceeded to the beach
and went in bathing. They had not been Ion,
in the water, whe the cry was raised of s'the un
dertow," and five of the party were seen drifting
out to sea. Itappears thata Miss Elliott, daugh
ter of Rev, John Elliott, got beyond her depth
and feeling the undertow, cried out, +" am sink
ing, save me" Her father, who was in the wa
ter, seeing the danger of his child, swan towards
her but before reaching the spot where she wa.
he was also taken with the current and driftec
out to sea and soon sank
MIR. Gibbons, the affianced husband, it is sale
of the young lady, seeing her peril, swan Il
where she was struggling in the water, and sup
ported her for some time, but could make n,
Roadway towards the shore, and was drifted sea
ward. As a last hope he told her to hold on t,
the suspenders of his bathing dress she did so
but feeling, probably, that both would be lost
she continued TO do so let go her hold despit
tue enireales of her lover, let go her hold an,
was drowned Mr.. Gibbons managed to reac
APPOINT of the island, and was dragged ashore b
ropes In an exhausted state Mr.. Henry Boyd
Jr, and Miss Eastman, who were likewise i
great peril, caught some boards that were hoa,
ing about, and were rescued. The lady san
twice, and her nervous system has received sue
a shock that her recovery is doubtful IN.
Mirror
DREADFUL PARRIclDE.-On Saturday Of wee
before last Mr.. Tucker Jones, who resides abo
six or eight miles from Dinwiddie, N. Y, W;
scoltlng his son for not having obeyed his dire
lions in going with load of oats. The 8,
made some nsOlent remark in reply, which
provoked the father, that he seized a gun al
pointed it.towards him AS he was about fri
it, thA mother turned the gun with her arm, a
the load was discharged through an adjoin
window. As she was rushing out of the Hou
to call in help, she heard noise behind her, a
on looking back, perceived her husband stretch
iiifeless on the floor, fei!edhy the hand of his Sc
The son has been arrested, but is out on bail.
THE HARvEsT.-The reports of injury to t
wheat harvest in New York by the rains are
contradictory that we conclude interest is at I
bottom of some OF them
The editor of the Toledo Blade has made
excursion of 300 miles over different sections
Ohio, and says with the exception of corn,
crops are fine. Wheat, which was mostly h
vested was heavy and abundant. Grass a
oats could not be better but the corn is VI
quail, and on many level lands its health are
much impaired by continual vet weather, tina