Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-15

The affairs ofthe National Savings Bank
in Concord N. H., the treasurer Of which,
W. w. Storrs, lately proved = defauter,
are now assuming graver phase The
bondsmen of Storrs claim that the defa!ca
ton WAS not in the savings bank but in tho
First National Bank. The banks are in the
same room and it is said that the savings
bank had no till, but the money WAS
dropped into the till of the first National
Bank and credited on the books of the lat
ter bank. If this view is correct the bonds
men claim that it will release them.
ST ALBANs BUTTER MARKET, JAN. l3.-
The market was firm. but the offerings
were quite limited owing to the bad condi-
ton of the roads. Prices: Common to fair,
80 to 32c; medium to good, 80 to soc;
choice, 81 to 3Sc; selections, 4Oc. Ship
ment very light. No cheese offered.
Miss Charlton has been elected third
assistant clerk of the Illinois Legislature.
Pay Sc per day and very little to do.
The Grand Duke Alexis, who will be "a
to-day, has got to travel again IN the
spring. all for the love of sweet Madcmol-
selle Shirkoosha whose welded husband
he is, and who has just presented INN with
son, unfortunately, not an heir. Poor
Young man, His stern 'parient de-
mands that he shall divorce the object, but
he clings to her right manfully. But
- Eel absurd for the TO
put on such airs. Didn't Peter, the Great,
marry a common army drudge, and make
her Empress Catharine? Let the boy have
his sweetheart if he will, and make her
countess of Shirkooshaski, if it is neces-
sary.
The Ncm York Sun has unearthed n
biography Of George Washington, written
bv NJ. l.. Weems, an Episcopal clergyman
Of Philadelphia. and published in 1908, in
which the hatchct story appears to the
world for the first time; and the Sun says
that the anccdote is product of Weems
Imagination.
Both Houses of the Illinois Legislature
have passed Il resolution which denounces
the salary grab, instructs the representa-
tiveS of that State to vote for Its repeal, and
advocates an amendment to the Constltu-
ton prohibiting any future repetition OF
similar legislation.
FIRE IN NATICK.-Tuesday morning .
fire broke out in Natick and spread with
Great vieor. Some thirty-fve buildings
were DESTROYED 1t is reported that two
children are missing The lossis estlma
Ted at from $500 900 to S5O0,OO0.
The Boston Post says: THE Emperor
of Austria selected the sealiest man II
Vermont to make knight, proving his
Indictment we'll balanced.
Over. 5000 coal miners of the Sehuylkil
rcqion have struck against the reduction:
from last seasons price (S2.50), and nj
the coal operations of that region art
stopped. The miners declare they viii
not accede to President Governs PROPOSE
ton. which was a sliding scale of prices
with S,.25 rs the lowest and unless h
reccdcs there will be prolonged struggle
The miners of Columbia and Northumber
land counties are affected directly by thu
action of the Schuylkill men, and al th'
region indirectly. The whele region vii
have to suspend in Il few days.
hlIc MI. ana Hlfs e. IL W lCoA y
BROOKLYN were celebrating their COLDER
wedding with a large party of friends, las
Thursday evening, suddenly, in the mlds
of the fcstivitv, Mrs. Wilcox was stricken
with apoplczy, and, to the horror an'
grief Of her guests, expired in few min
utcs.
, The court of queen bench in Montreal
against which the lawyers have recent
j rcbcllcd, is indeed in u very bad way. lh
t chicf-iustice has resigned on account c
. bodily infirmitics, the next in rank is a
deaf as a haddock, while the third
strongly suspected of corruption. Th
a courthouse has been regularly opened
with the seats empty, and the sitting ad
iourned to the next morning, every day
since the lawyers refused to do any bus
ness in it
DR.. Budington's two DIS come at tn
, end Of his name There is onl y one in tn
-, middle of it.
= Gov Hartranft of Pennsylvania must b
rather forbidding man. for when tn
PENNSYLVANIA Legislature lately met
: found awaiting its action eighty vetoe
from him.