Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-15
News and Gossip.

Anna F. Dickinson has Travelled Is 900 miles this
season.
Florence Tilton has resigned her position as a
school teacher.
Philip Phillips is singing during this month IN
Calcutta India.
Diphtheria is very prevalent in New Jersey anu
unusually fatal.
The Orleans Princes still continue to disturb the
politics of France
Cancels hair and cashmere are to be the NODES
for shaw Is this season.
Mr.. Geoffrion, Canadian Minister OF Internal
Revenue is dangerously i'll.
II is alleged that illicit distllaion Is carried on
to a great extent in California
A. r. Stewart has presented 20 his chicl super
iutepdcnt b. use worth S3','oo.
Olive Losan's husband saved woman from
drowning at Long Branch ON Wednesday,
Victor Hllson has with irIvn his libel SUIT
AGAINST the Montreal Sun, upon the latter paying
costs.
The nrop,ictors of the Twin Mountain House
denv TN, rumor that Mr.. Bcechcr pad Tor his boaiu
there by preaching.
The J.caues Cartier Bank OF Montreal resumed
busincss saturday, but does no discountng, and
will not for some months to come
California ha another election coming ON Ill "
tohor This time the vote is for Judges and a
superintendent of instruction.
IT, Cetter late cashier of jacques Cart ier Bank
of Montreal, was again arrested saturday this
Tine for issuing false monthly reports.
Twen,v.lve members of the press of Virginia are
visiting New York city. One Is a member Vi
Congress and several hold high positions
On retltin. from the japanese service next
montb General Ie1ieade Will receive the nrsL
imperial decoration offered to any foreigner
The health of DR. :. q. Howe is somewhat I'M
nroved but he is stl suffering considerably from
the illness that has ,ffecte1 him the past summer
The Grand Duke Alexis OF Russia, who married
AGAINST IN. fathers Will has been restored TO The
ROYAL favor by obtIinins i divorce from his Vile
Mean.
Mr. Gladstone is not only statesman and at
scholar, but is quite player on the panolorte and
sings, withal, song in manner u delight iovecr
of good music.
General Joseph +. Johnston, 1t Is now stated on
good authority, has accepted the thrice refused
command OF the Khe,llvco ARM. The salary is
stated at $500 year.
Greene Sha,lIach Washington Lewis enjoys the
honor OF beng the Only fui!-bloo lie negro In the
Alabama Convention. Ihe other tw Curtis and
Carson, are not darby unsed.
Representative Field of Michigan has given forty
acres of land to Detroit for public park, on the
condition that The city shall eXrend not less than
5000 a year in maintaining and improving It,
1t is estimated tn 1t the recent heavy rain started
down the Mississippi River ~ 90 900 feet of logs
that could only have been ioated by large forces
of men and horse, had the dry weather continued
Ex-Qucen isabella continues to reside at Trou-
Vile + ,nce, with her three daughters. They all
,lde out daily IN i clrrIase drawn by two horses
and surmountei by the French An spanish flags
waving side by side.
Two devil fish are on exhibition in a San Fran
cisco market. They measure twelve feet from end
To end OF their arms or tentacles Each has twenty
OF them, an the strongest SWIM ncr would be lost
ii clasped by even three or four OF the arms.
The Prince TEX is stalwart young fellow who
mas Il great deal of surplus energy hidden away
tmon5 his han l-one muscles, and Is expert both
c.,noei>t AMI i swi nmcr. rhe other day he
tled the Toyton dress, an NOT only set the lash
ION, but beat Boyton AT III, own game.
Two sons OF the Emerald Isle paid visit TO
ttirmuunt Park Philadelphia recently. They Wis
!leI the water work.. Looking With amaze
lnent al the great turbine wheels while In motion,
one exclaimed 10 the other: Faith Pat, the
AneIlcan, must be qutre people; they must have
their w.thcr grOunl before they III INK it,
NJ. oscar Barron, j., Manager of the Twin
Mountain House, VA, presented by the resident
guests WITH splen'lIi gold watch on Wednesday
night. The e was no cerem my. b request Mr..
Harriet Bcecher stowe ftvorc the guests OF THIS
house with readings from her humorous worS
entitled " O!d iowa >to.Ies.' The occasion Was
greatly cnj wed by all wAD were present