Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10

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quakes in the West Indies, concluding
with these remarks:
6 may add that the whole of the island
of st. Thomas is manifestly undergoing a
gradual upheaval, as appears by the wave
worn rocks of recent date, but already two
or three feet above water mark sea-shells
and corals left dry, and similar indications.
Hence the artificial channel opened. for
purposes of cleaning by means of the
thus established, between the south
western extremity of the harbor and the
outer sea, and which is in itselfa clean cut
twenty feet wide, through narrow band
of rock, has since 1870, when it first was
made, lost so much of its depth as scarce
ly to allow of toat passage, and threatens
at no distant period to become absolutely
useless"
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has this
good word for gossip in her new story, just
begun in The Christian Union: "A great
deal of good sermonizing. by the by, is ex.
pended on gossip, which is denounced as
one of the deadly sins of society. But
after all, gossip has its better side; if not
Il Christian grace, it certainly one of those
weeds which show good warm SOIL
A leading man in the Indiana Farmers
movement says that at their convention in
June they will nominate a good. sound
ticket" which in all probability the Demo
Gratis will accept ut their convention. If
the two parties are thus united, he is con
fident that they can carry the state by 30
600 majority. If three tickets are nomin-
ated the result would be doubtful with the
chances in favor Of the Republicans.
The public debt of Great Britain is said
to be in a very satisfactory state. For the
first time since the great French war il
stands at less than ESQ. 5000 and more
than fj1 ,000,0 900 of this sum represents
the value of a series of temporary annu-
tiles, which will expire chiefly in 1885
The permanent debt of the country, then
amounts to about 972S, 100000.
The neighborhood of Bagdad has been
inundated through the overflow of the
Tigris During the night of the 24th OF
April there was Il fearful gale of wind
accompanied by a hailstorm and thunder
Many trees were torn up by the roots. and
some houses fell, killing and woundine
several persons. y general panic prevail
cd
VI. COnanOn, the Geneva physicist, has
published an essay on the subject of turn
ing poplars into lightning conductors. lie
proposes to insert in the lower part of the
trunk metallic rod, which he connect,
with the earth by chain, so that the fluid
cannot leave the tree to dait ut any object
placed within a short distance.
The Chicago Times thus explicitly de
fines its opinion OF Professor SWING and hi:
accuser: = David Swing is n simple, hon
est man, born with great gifts, but among
them is not belligerence. He has not the
temperament to fight men for his own sake
however bravely he fights for Gods; anC
he sees no reason, for Gods sake, or hi-
own, to fight an incarnate theological devil
like Professor Francis L. Patton
A colored Sunday school near Savannah
which began its life III a brush arbor, anC
then removed to shed with II grount
floor and logs to kneel upon in prayer
time. is now trying to put up decen
house to meet in. One of the teachers
asks, through the American Missionary
. Who will give little money to bay
boards for it
The editor who would write with tn,
shackle of any administration on his wrist
is MT fit to write at all The Republican
who is afraid to criticise, honestly, tn,
conduct of affairs in his own party is nj
fit to criticize his political opponents. nor i
there any virtue or value in his communi
cations.-Jersoy city J01rWal.
\ remarkable object is on exhibition in
Iowa, in the form of horse with Il snak,
six inches long in its eye, "wigglin.
about seemingly with as much comfort il
his strange quarters as he would were h
in his native element" II is question
whether this is not rather in the eye of til,
beholder.
George W Childs has taken measure
for the erection of a suitable monumen
over the lcng- neglected grave of Edgal
Allan Poe. Attention was recently called
to the desolate condition of this grave, il
the old cemetery ut Baltimore, by Pau
Hayne, the South Carolina poet.
Madison avenue, New York, is now
called Lovers lane, because all the en-
gagged and newly-married couples arr
prone to meander there Of an afternoon
between 30th and 10th streets, on this thor
oughf,re, is simply disgusting,
According to the Wilmington Gazene
there is II woman living in Pencader Hun
dred, Newcastle county, Delaware, wht
has been married twenty-fOur years, ant
who last week gave birth to her twenty
third child, which makes her record on,
child per year since her marriage.
One-third Of the Catholic bishops il
Germany are imprisoned for violation O
the ecclesiastical laws, and two others ar
! likely to follow, when there will be bu
half of the whole number ut bertv Th,
| forfeiture of their sees is not improbabl
event.
Baxter says if Senator Clayton dares t
show his face in Arkansas, he will hav
him indicted for conspiracy; and he think
there is evidence enough within eas,
reaching distance to insure him prolong
ed residence in the state prison.
Nitro-glycerine exploded sleeping ca
on the Kansas Pacific Railroad Il few day
ago. Only two persons were in it. AM
they did not appear to be hurt. The
We're pretty efectually walked up, doubt
less.
DR.. Kenealy, Of Tichborne trial notoriety
is at Ottawa, Canada. He was the CUES
of Lord Dufferin on Saturday. He ha
business connected with the development
of the mining interests of Nova Scotia.
The latest summing up of the numbe
lost by the Mill River disaster makes tn
total number 140, of whom the bodies Q
all but four have been recovered and iden
titled,
\ dispatch from Brussels says that tn
Congress of European Powers will NEE
there ON the 18th of July next, for the pur
pose of considering the subject of inter
national law during war.
The Christian Chinese in San Francisc
recently began to hold prayer-meetin
of their own, which is well sustained, a
many as eighty having sometimes beel