National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-01

\ gentleman of Burlington writes
to the Free Press. asking that tpe
lamp posts he removed from that
city. He says that these posts are
in the way on dark nights, Wlleil
they cannot be seen. which Is al
ways the case at such times, he iiloIt
than insinuates and on moonlight
nights. when the gas is lighted. they
are useless, for. he asks. and with
singular point. of what use Is gas
light when the moon shines bright
Is. The gentleman is loglclah.
VERMoNTERs IN THE LEGIsLA-
TURE OF MIcHIGAN.-ln the MI
chigan Legislature now iii SESSION.
there are eighteen natives oil YER
mont as follows:
In the Senate-Hon. Charles An
drews. Hon. John :. JenneSs' hon.
Hampton Rich, and Hon. John Ii.
! Standish.
In the House of Representatives
Hon. Julius 5. Barber. Isaac -.
! Beall. Amos S. Brown, Charles W.
Dean, Samuel w. Hill, John ). Jen-
ness, Enos T. Lowell. Elisha +.
/ Mead. Fayette Par, rs, Phlneas >.
Spaulding, VIII Warner, hleI
Woodward, George Willard, and j
| J. Woodman.
The Senate has 81 members, the
!, House 100 members.
TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS l,
NERMONT.-It has been stated II
several papers that there are now II
this State 1870 lodges OF Good lem
pIars. This is a mistake. lher'
: are now not far from so OF Suci
lodges which are constantly III
creasing. There are three Recha
bites societies or "tcntS, two o
them in Bennington and one IN Al
p lington. and about half dozen q
, visions OF Sons Temperance III az
e., tive operation in the state. Beside
= these. we have now about l30 tow
{ protective temperance societies. au,
l illerV to the State society, who's
l meetings are all open, and which,
= is estimated, haveahOut 25,00o men
c bcrs. There are also few juvenl
p, temperance societies. The abON
l comprises all the organizations
/ the State. formed for the cXclusiy
c purpose Of promoting temperance
: except a few associations organize
in some ofour large villages expires
" fol sllppresSing the unlawful ira
II, II, lie.
N Thos. purrenton Of StaYksbor
Of has sold his famous yoke of lars
" oxen, which have been exhibited
IS various Fairs in the State, to Gt
IN Collamer, Warner Dunsbce and y
I'd Chase, of Bristol, for three thor
o, and dollars. They weighed at t
" Fair in NergenneS last Fall betwe
5000 and 1000 pounds.
&c RAILROAD PROJECTS.-W h
yn with the quarrel between the "
ut ern Vermont and Troy & Rost
is, Railroads, the raising SubScrlptl
ell for the " oOdStock railroad, and I
re- proposal to build a road ACROSS
state from Montpelier to St. job
tn. bury, the people of Vermont
Ii lust now good deal stirred up
ms the railroad question.
r's The Newport Express urges c
ncction between the Vermont {
tral at Swanton and the Grand Tru
ad at Island Pond. by way of the NJ
ell $500 Valley and Newport. II
el' route it says is even shorter tn
tn' the Montpelier and ST. Johnsb,
Tue proposed connection, and requi
' 80 miles less OF new road ;
'n' while it will give Portland just
10 great advantages as the other ro'
'i'o it will open to railroad tacilltl'
ia fine and well settled region in
:" State.
NeS' The people of Derby Line. 81
I , stead. G. T.. and thcreahouts are
, deavoring to get the Passum
MS road to make an elbow of three II
'o' and half SO as to touch Stans'
h'" and connect with the Grand III
y, ", at Compton. The road is now |
., to the Canada line, and as laid
' .ieo is to connect with the Grand II
l'is' at Watcrville.
'un
'cci- 1t is said that the dryest ma
the world could not get a gla'
liquor to drink, as beverage, il
>ak- town of Sutton.