Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02


NJ. c. MITCHELL, Republican, has just
been elected T. ). Senator from Oregon, to
succeed Senator Corbett, also Republican
The well-known banking house of Spencer,
Villa & Co. of Boston, suspended last week
The fall in Vt Central securities, it Is SAID,
contributed to this failure.
DAVID ". GoocH has been nominated by
the Republicans for Congress in Gen. Banks
d strict in Massachusetts,. The Democrats
and Liberals will, it : understood, nominate
Gen. Banks.
Tue SECOND District Republican Congress
ional Convention is called at White River
Junction for the Esd of October, at , o clock
pm. 1t is to be a delegate convention, and
in addition TO a candidate for member OF
Congress, it will nominate candidate for
elect1r
The PROTESTED Notes.-The Springfield
Republican saws that the protested notes of
the Vermont Central amount thus far %
about 500. 600, being signed by - Ii. W.
Wilbur. treasurer kc0untersigned and
=. approved 10y B. P. Cheney, trustee
and manage and ind1rset by Gov. Smith,
ms brother, " c. Smith. and Joseph Clark.
The amount of this paper Is said TO reach
several hundred thousand dollars,
The State FAIR held recently at Sacramento
closed with a race between Goldsmith Maid
and Lucy, mile heats, best three in five, for
so, 900 Goldsmith Maid won the race in
three straight hearts. Time, 30 2-I1 IA
md , % ID. Governor Stanford : OccIdent
z no , 3 i
aud 22I34 he third heat, TO wagon, was
made IVA - - which was announced from
the stand is the fastest time ever n tie t.
wagon
Mrs. j. W Townsend. who lett Benning-
ton On visit 10 Mount Holly, y. J., fort
night ago, has not been heard from since,
and her friends are at a loss to account for
her sudden disappearance
The hop crop in the eastern townships and
the neigh boring counties IN Vermont Is good
IN point OF quantity ani quality The
average i probably somewhat smaller than
last year, but the yield per acre is as large. !
An unfortunate accident occurred at the
University on Thursday, by which John B.
" heller OF Burlington, member of the
junior class. Will probably lose the sight of
one eye.
y T.
Is a Lutheran, ami her husband was Roman !
Catholic. until he communicated himself /
~ being married in an Episcopal Church. /
How I'd DIsFosE or INITIATED CURRLNCY. /
u nder the new postal code persons having [
mutilatej fractional currency have only 10 /
take it 70 the post ofice. where 1t viii be /
placed IN a registered package sent To /
Washington for redemption aud returned /
Tree oil cgs-.
Maha,aita Daulcep Singh married in I
1854 one OF the girls OF the United PIesby- /
terrain Mission School IN Cairo. Egypt. and /
has since celebrated the event by sending 1t 1
a check tor one thousand pounds, or s. 900 /
IN gold, annually.
The Northire>,cyat says -. TIE Ladies /
College at Evanston has had a much larger /
number of applications than ever before, /
and nearly all the rooms are engaged.
The House of the Bishops of the Prores-
tant Episcopal Church met in New York .
October 81, - elect "A missionary bishop to
\ lrica.
The Free Btptlsts Of Nova Scotia are or
SanizinL their small churches tatl plsto-
rates Two or three churches situated near +
each other are placed under the charge of /
pastor, v no gives his whole time 10 their |
service.
\ telegram from san Francisco states that /
the thirty young Chinese stu tents VINO ar
rived on Friday last are fine intelligent /
ladies and gentlemen. and OF much iairer
than any of their countrymen
who have heretofore visited the United /
States. Three tutors of the Mandarin rank |
accompany them The Chinese Government
Appropriated 81 900 600 for their educa non.
The design OF the Chinese Government is to
send thirty students TO this country annu-
ally.
Enoch L. Fancher. Esq, LID, ot New
York has been appointed Justice Of the
Supreme Court in place of Judge Barnard,
In this appointment Governor
Hoffman, by Ignoring political party lines,
and selecting Tor the vacant ludgeship a /
gentleman Of such recognized legal ability
ana Christian integrity as those which all |
accord 10 Mr.. FaLcher, has performed a most
graceful and grateful act, which we are quite
sure will give great satisfaction t. friends to
law and order IN that city.
Mr. William M'Auther. VI. P. highly
distinguished Methodist layman OF i-1nion,
and well known to many in this country,
received few days asoa pressing request,
signed by 400 of the leading citiz ems his
ward, men of all ereeds and parties, TO ac-
cept the nomination Of Alderman of the
city. He consented To do 50, and at the
election, the Lord Mayor presiding, received
a unanimous vote for the office
In Vermont there are POI Congregations.
churches and 2lS ministers The amount
paid for preachers salaries, reported by l32
is $l26 $50. an average of $500
The membership OF the churches is 1874
Of whom ,05l were added last year, 6lS by
profession. The benevolent c)ntriblt alton
reported by l49 churches amount u So, 446 |
The new Bible House at Constantinonle
'ost $4,000 and is four stories high.
a WoRO To CORRESPONDENTS Mann
scripts for publication in newspapers cannot
De sent through the mails at the rates for
printed matter only book MANUSCRIPTS can
e so sent. ALL OTHERS ARE CHARGED AT
.ETTER RATES. Il
YET ANoTHER.-In the geocrap-.i.., sec
ion of the British Association tie question !
II another Arctic expedition has been
roIght forward by Captain Sherard Os
'orne 1t Is proposed to make Smiths Sound a
t the north OF Bafhns Bay, the starting
'olnt, and to endeavor to reach the North |
Pole in sledges.
There are 242 Congregational churches in
dame. The members number 10 ,462, of I
Fhom oOo were received last year, $40 by .
The moneys contributed DURING !
be year amount to $4l ,5S7. 5
The latest popularity of the ritualistic wing e
the Protestant Episcopal Church Is the !
OF what is called clerical 5
etreat at Bridgeport, Conn, baginping on
he 18th instant and continuing four DAYS. 3