Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-02

Velocipedes are getting common in New
York. The last story about them is that a
Paris expert made l23 miles in "a hours.
Boyden, one of the candidates for Congress
in North Carolina, is eighty years of age.
and yet during the campaign he made more
speeches, travelled more miles and slept less
than any other man in the State. Notwith-
standing all this, the old veteran was beaten.
If General Shields is elected for the Sixth
Missouri district. as it now appears he is,
he will have the rare and singular distinction
of having represented Illinois and Mime
sofa in the Senate and Missouri in the House.
besides having sought Senatorial honors at
the hands of Oregon.
1t is again announced that Louis sIapo-
Icons health is failing.
Marshal Ney, the bravest of Napoleon's
generals, is said to have been an American.
There is hope that the f~ruitless war of
Spain against Peru and Chilli will now be
brought TO a close by the Provisional gov
crnment at Madrid.
The Greek Chamber of Deputies returned
a vote of thanks to the United States gov
eminent for its encouragement to the cause
of Greece.
y iduiD WHICH tTdfieiulle ll1lt through the
animal tissues, was recently exhibited to the
British Society.
The elections in England arc nearly com
pleted, and the liberals Will have at least
100 majority in the House of Commons.
The safety of DR.. Livingstone, the cx-
plorer. is again confirmed. lie has been
heard from, and sends word that the Nile is
1000 miles long.
A terrible explosion occurred last week in
a coal mine at Wigan, England. At least
fifty persons are killed aGd many are
badly injured.
The japanese government have sent q
consul to look after their interests in the
Sandwich Islands. lie is the first native
ever sent abroad to act as consul.
The formal opening of the Suez Ship Canal
is to take place during the present month.
and Il fleet of one hundred gailv decorated
vessels viii follow the French gunboat La
vette through the canal on the day of the
opening.
\ railway station master at Rome has
lately been sentenced 70 the galleys for five
years, because of 4 collision between two
trains, started by his orders, and which re-
suited in the death Of five persons. Give US
Il little of the same sort of justice, and our
travelling public will be safer.
The greater portion Of switzerland is com-
pletely buried in snow. 1t fell necessarily
for two days and two nights. and the rail
ways were only rendered passable after great
exertions. In some places the leaves arc
hardly off the trees yet, and the green boughs
covered with the snow have a very singular
effect.
Punch says the United States have done
well to choose a Ulysses to preside over
them. Not only because Ulysses is the type
of political wisdom, but because there is
great need of one who has had Il previous
experience in Kidding a house Of %Suitors.
The Vermont Members Of the Electoral
College met at the State House yesterday, it
being the day before the first Wednesday of
December. and organized by the choice of
Hon. George ". Grandey of V~ergennes,
Chairman, and George \. Merrill of Rutland,
Secretary.
This m)rni NJ the Electors convened at
an early hour, and cast the five votes Of
Vermont for
GRANT AND CoLrAx.
Hon. George w. Grandey was designated
as the special messenger, TO carry the vote
to Washington.
DARTNoUTH COLLEGE FEsTIvAL-During
the past few years the alumni of all the lead
ing New England colleges living in New York.
have formed associations for the purpose of
perpetuating college memories and college
friendships. The alumni of Dartmouth Col
lege were first in the field and this year cclc-
brate their fifth annual festival. These gath
erings have been surpassed by those Of no
other college.
The alumni of Dartmouth College hold
their festival this year at Dclmonico's, New
York. Thursday evening. December 10th, at
) IL o'clock.
The following named gentlemen compose
the Committee of Arrangements
David +, Wheeler. president Professor
Edmund R.. Peaslee, NJ D, II. d, vice
president Horatio ". Twombly, treasurer
Walter Gibson, secretary; Lafayette Ranncv,
NJ. D, George II. Bissell. Edwin I. Rice.
General Charles A. Carlton and Daniel q.
Rollins Jr.