Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-03-18

Edward King, who is doing The Great
South - for Scribners, is now in Arkansas,
hunting pictures and facts and things.
1t is said that General Jose Concha is to
succeed Jovellar rs Captain General of the
Island of Cuba. BY order of the Govern
ment, several prominent Carlists have
been expelled from Madrid.
From an official report just published by
the State of California. we find that since
the discovery of gold in that State, in 1913.
up to the beginning of the present year. the
total product of the precious metal has
been $3.50, 100000. And yet the area is
small compared to that known to be auri-
ferrous in the State.
ister to England, arrived ut Washington,
Saturday morning. He will remain in
Washington about a week, and then go to
Ohio to attend to some personal business
Several of Mr.. Summers friends had
called on him the evening before his death
and it was only after their departure that
he sent for his physicions. They brought
no relief and he sank rapidly until his
death, Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Grant and Mr. Sartoris are to be
married Just after Easter. The brides
maids, it is said, will he the daughter
of Surgeon-G General Barnes; Miss Kitty
Cooke, daughter of II. ID. Cooke; the two
navy secretary; and Miss Drexel of Phila-
delphia. This will be the second wedding
ut the White House, the previous one be-
ING of President Monroe's daughter to Mr.
Gouverneur of New York in 1920
Mr.. Sturgeon has returned to England
after his long soiourn for his health in
Mcntone. Italy, and preached ut his " Tab
ernacle" on the first Sunday in Lent with
all his wOnted fervor and effect.
The Rev. w. H. H. Murray told his
congregation last Sunday that he would
require six months rest, but was by no
means u broken down man, and " with
Gods blessing did not propose to be for
| forty wears vet" He will either spend his
vacation quietly at his Guilford Conn. J
farm, or make the tour of the Yellowstone.
The new postage law brings a consider
able revenue from the New \ DIRK adver-
Using agencies. Geo F. Rowell 4 Co :
quarterly bills upon newspapers received
exceed $40: those of S. NJ. Pettengill 4
/ Co. are above $500, while the agencies O
w j. Carlton. Bates Il Locke. w. W
Sharpe and others most prominent, pay
from one fourth to one eighth of the above
amounts.-N \. Sun.
Before the ways and means committee
Wednesday night, Jayne testified that the
total amount of moieties awarded him Il;
informer in revenue suits was 1928, 600 o
which he only retained $4,000. The
balance was paid 10 other informerS. By
sharp notwithstanding from Beck, Jayne
acknowledged that he knew the paper,
presented him in the Phelps-Dodge cast
had been stolen. To some of Beck'S ques
tons he declined to reply until hare
pressed
4 recent visitor to the Kellogg Legisla
twe was amused to see Il stalwart negro
rise to make a speech. holding a large piece
Of pie in his left hand rs the orator pro
ceeded. he would take an occasional bit
from the pie, and then continue his re
marks The stranger laughed. The gas
tronomic statesman was indignant, and de
manded his election, for conduct disre
spectful to the assembly. The idea of dis
respect to such an assembly must hay
been fmnicr than any thing else.
The Nebraska newspapers complain tina
tE.eir State la, been :. slandered En-
grants have been frightened from thei
Ian Is by the report. of Indian di>turban
ces. when there i no truth in them.
! will the Coming Man Steal?" is tn
a suggestive title of an editorial in Il NeN
York paper, which, after enumerating
fortnights frauds throughout the country
thus answers its conundrum: We be
ieve he will-if there is anything left +
: ret away with surreptitiouslv.
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