Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-23
Items of News.

EttI1S Ol News.
japanese Tommy is dead, killed in battle.
Horace Greeley has been lecturing in
Montreal, and dining with the Mayor.
Sing Sing Prison in New York claims the
finest choir in the country.
Edmonia Lewis (colored) has received an
order at Rome from Prince George OF Prussia
to execute a statue Of Clio.
David Orcutt. last week, was thrown out
of Il suit in a Chicago court because he did
not believe in God.
The Chicago Post says Colfax was obliged
to buy a Fairbanks Scale in order to have
Nelly Wade.
The young Prince Of Spain is commiser-
atcd as the boy who will never know who is
his father.
Capt. Ned Tirrell, the notorious Kentucky
guerrilla, has died of Il wound received in q
fray.
The crown of laurel placed on Rossini's
coffin was originally from trees growing at
the tombs of Virgil and of Tasso.
P. p. Stewart, the celebrated stove founder
and inventor, died at his residence in Troy
n. Y, on the evening of the 18th, aged up
wards of 20 years.
H Rasin has been appointed United
States Guager for St. Louis. Most of the
appointceS to this position are Rasin H.
1t is rumorcd that Commodore Vanderbilt
is negotiating for the lease or purchase of
the Great Western Railway Of Canada, to
run in conjunction with the New York Cen
trail.
1t is said that poor people in the cities are
suffering more than usual this winter from
lack Of work.
\ special committee to investigate the
New York election frauds has been appointed
by Congress.
At an election held il Grafton. Mass.
Monday, Miss Jane E. Warren was elected
to fill a vacancy IN the general school COM
nIittee.
The Free School building at Andoyer, Mass.
was destroyed by fire on Monday night. Loss
$4,000 on which there was an insurance Of
SO 900.
On the recommendation Of Mr.. Beechel
three deaconcsscs have been chosen by his So
cicty
The new son-in-law Of Commodore Meade
says he knew nothingabout his incarceration
till after it had been done.
1t cost Gen. Coles rich brother so, oOC
t. pay expenses in the late trial. The law
yers g: $50, 900 for proving him insane
for thirty seconds.
Ia the neishborhool Of Bowling Green
Caroline county. Va, the people have raiscc
$500 t. tender f. \. Pollard u aid in prose
cutting Grant, who killed ii. Rives Pollard
The paupers of New York are supple {
with Ma0lS9mc food. enbracipr %Suficien.
vsrin+;n, ~. - rcr
Gen. McAIlhon. our new Minister t. Par
a.uay, has gone UP the river T. his post, in
% Al oI war
Its authoritatieoly state that Hon. +. +
Woodbridge is not "A candidate Tor tie oaic,
q ooHHi'99I'ne Oh the internal I'e'eh"e-
Richard II. Dana has suei the eitv fIthcrI
Of Cambridge for throwing out his vote or
tne ground tlat ne was Il candidate i0r con
s''ss III "i''De' uI9''Ie'-
New England society has been organize,
ut Washington, with Senator FcsScnien 10
new c9ihplic1tloh Is IiScoIerct IN tn
oaSe from New Orleans. Menari. the c1l9re'
claimant ot the seat vacant by Mr.. Mann
death WIS chosen under TIE la" re-iistrict
from that vh;el elected Afr Mann
Ihe 'toF'a says the -" lorA traders al
Ctlse wei ,bts mid measures
Ihe "%ri5!nai sinner WIZ uieNcl r woman
loeNcO' WINE ne was SpeIHlnS "'FdS 81 com
@9nt +, SIN SIM rr a Similar oflac a.
MlIWaukee couple, Just married, Wer
b-ld., T1ry one9rI ne wrIi' n, G]'.tjyitc
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INC lat ON "en Grant eNhlhi1ea az on
last State talr' has been presenter to tn
rre9i-en' eject ior t"e inauguration dinner
Nj Jene1es' o, l'noue Island VIII pfeSer
4 "a cAotHulhG .'o li"hit ~ '"e 9PeI"tIo"S :
III D1h~1uIt ACT amer Lie ''o-I"iy IcccSS-
1t is said that Secretary Wells struck on
OF the Chlet Engineer : report a paragrap
ness. 6c. # our monitors.
\ Dane in san Francisco desired to marr
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SeetinH ihep meI io o WaGrc ne mortar
been found near Charleston and the Car,
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h ,oent has 2cs;rUdi hnc, ~ W. ha An d'nn III dHI ih
. the wav Sheridan does business Cen /,
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