Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-04-09


lington went down with the train, but DO th
escaped uninjured.
TERRIFIC WESTERN SToRM.-A dispatch
from Burlington, Iowa, dated April 9Th, says
The most terrible rain and hail and wind
storm ever known here, came up at min
ute's notice this afternoon, creating fearful
havoc and causing loss of life. The storm
struck the city on West hill, tearing the
roof from one of the school houses, and De-
scending thence through the business portion
of the city. Buildings were unroofed and a
great deal of damage done. The most horri
bic part of the ca tastrophe was the destrue-
tion Of the T. U. Pond Butter and Egg de-
pot on Jefferson street, and the death oil
seven persons. The house was blown down and
twenty-five persons buried beneath the ruins
Mr.. Pond and three others were taken out
dead, and nineteen others rescued, more or
less injured.
Postal CAUSE.-THE Morgan E nvelopt
Company of Springfield, NJ 4ss lchusetts, are
to have five millions of the car is ready for
delivery by Nay day. Tho cards will be
three inches broad and little over five inches
in length each will bear a 0ne-cent stamp,
and the watermark will consist of the letters
l''U. ). 2. Q. D. (United States Post
Office DEPARTMENT. The Postmaster General
| is very sauguine OF the success of the new
arrangement He thinks that in the first
year, though the law calls only for hundred
million cards. fully third more will be re-
quired to meet the demand. The opinion is
expressed that the postal cards, by supplying
real want, will add greatly to the Post
Office returns, without leSsening in any per-
ceptible degree the revenue from letters
lnclosed 10 envelopes and paying higher
postage.
IMPORTANT CHANGE. -The propretors OF
the Grand Trunk railroad have recently de-
cided to reduce the guage of their road tc
four feet eight and half inches, same as
most of the roads in the United States, put
down steel rails the whole length Of the line
place double track upon a part or the whole
of the road If nece sary, increase the rolling
stock and put the road In hrst-class shape in
every respect. These changes snd improve
ments will require some ten millions of dol
lars, rart OF which is now ready and the bal
ance will be forthcO ming soon as the Do
minion Parliament gives the needed legisla
tive authority. This is very importan
movement and when the changes cpntem
plated have been made. the Grand rrun kiwil
be prepared for competing with other through
lines for Western freights for Portland ant
other Eastern points
DIsGKACEFUL SCENE IN THE New JERsE,
LEGIsLATURE.-A KNOCK Down FIGHT AMONG
/ THE MEHBERs.-Some remarks made by As
sembl yman Carse in the New Jersey Assem-
bly, on Thursday, in which he called the
notorious James NJ. Scovel a perjured maj
, and scoundrel, eliminated Friday mornin:
in fight 10 the lobby. Messrs. Cole anC
Hood had some warm words, when Scove
came up, and a violent talk took place be
} tween Scovel and Cole. Cole passed the lie
G and Scovel struck him a heavy blow AMI sen
: him rceling to the floor. The excitemen
e grew intense. The Speaker directed the
q Sergeant lt-Arma to close the do)rs Cars
e hearing the noise outside, rushel from hi
i seat to the lobby and mixed 10 the fight
=, Scovel seized Carse and punished him severe
e ly, knocking him down. 1t is said that h
b was kicked while down. The Mayor, VIII
= happened to be present, induced Scovel to g
0 out Of the Safe House The affair grew gu
2 of the opposition of Scovel to bill in tn
0 House, which it was alleged affected the dis
e position Of some property in Camden said t.
be IN the courts
Stokes CASE. The argument for new
v trial in the Cas-; of Stokes will be heard q
!, the general term of the Supreme Court
u April p. 1t is now positively known tina
: both Lyman Tremaine and John r. Town
a send are out of the case, and the onus O
g argument will fall on Mr.. John R. Dos passc
He will have for his opponent that expe
}, rienced and austere lawyer, ex-Ju ige Beach
h who was the head and front in procurin
!. the late conviction. The almost universe
opinion among the legal fraternity is tina
: the bill of exceptions amounts to very little
g and that the original judgment will be al
{ 6rmed by the Court of Appeals at their meet
e ing on the first Monday in May. If sue
{ turns out to be the case. there is but littl
{ hope for the interposition of executIy
Q clemency, and the law will have to take i,
9 course. Stokes is still buoyed up with hope
# however, and bis relatives entertain th
e opinion that new trial will be granted an,
y reversal of judg nent BE- the result
? Amadeus, late of Spain, was tall, rattle
q ungainly, perhaps, in his motions, with
# thin, dapper figure, keen, searching eye
&. resolute mouth and jaw, a nose like h
o father s, which had more of a fighting tina
any other quality, skilled horseman, rarh,
y silent IN his manners, of almost person;
k habits, rising at day break for business an
e never drinking wine, his pei sonal characte
morally unscathed in community whel
: sc ndal fills the air like miasma, a mod
y king of whom the Spaniards were NJ
n worthy.
t The Harlem railroad has been leased t
?. the New York Central railroad company 70
the term of FIVE hundred and one years. Til
lease was effected Tuesday, the terms beiu
Z as stated by Gen Henry Baxter, one of tn
e directors, to reporter of the New Yor
!. Herald: The Harlem railroad cedes all the
a rights, privileges and grants to the Ne,
York Central, the New York Central to pa
y to the Harlem road eight per cent upo
3 their capital the Harlem road to retail
a the city line of cars and all real estate below
J.. Forty-second street in the city of New York
d Ex-Governor A. B. Moore of Alabam
died at Marion, Saturday morning at half
past eleven o'clock. He was Governor O
Alabama when the State seeded. His az
was sixty-eight.