Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
News and Gossip.

/ At jacksonville, Fla, recently, nve SHARKS were
seen swimming after boat in whic h man had
cut his foot.
Anthony the Lelvenworth (ksn.) editor with
pistol ball in his head, is steadily improving anu
has resumed work.
Reports are again in circulation that Prince
Bsmark contemplates resigning his office in cor
sequence of ill-health.
Policeman Redmond Joyce, of Brooklyn has
been sentenced to % days in jail for the man
slaughter Of Robert Gilmore.
The Car of Russia has presented Gen Won kauf-
mann with a golden sword, bearing this insclip-
| ton . For the defeat of the khokandcrs."
| Mai. Henry Fulton of the American rife team
has become general supervising agent in the rifle
| department Of the Remington armory at lion,
Ny.
). In one or two Ohio cities, the democrats go
ing in for stringent enforcement of the Sunday
laws by way of getting even with Schurz's
Dutch
| It is reported that President Grant has in con
temptation the removal of all federal officials in
Utah who hold to he Mormon faith. whether
poly gamists or not
The Utica y. Y, board of charities seems TO have
solved the tramp problem by requiring all able
boiled stragslers applying for relief to break stone
| upon the public streets
| Cen Joe Hooker who for the past wear more
has lived at Garden City, on Long Island, has start
ed for the hot springs of Virginia, where he pro
poses to spend the winter.
1t is believed in Madrid that The Carlist leaders
will hold meeting shortly at which a decision
will be arrived at which will influence 10 impor-
tant extent the position of their cause.
Thmty-six thousand eight hundred and seventy
no Fort
at Lake George, the past season, VIZ: June, Gag.
July, 95I3; August, H.7:5; September. 7,2ss.
Prof J c. Watson. 0 the Michigan University,
has discovered another new planet. 1t shines like
a star of the tenth mlgnltuie, and in compliance
with the advice of the late Horace Greedy moving
West.
Thursday was the hundrclth anniversary OF
Lyman Becche's birth, and his sons ..Henry Ward
!, Edward, Charles and Thomas X. ate common
orativc dinner together at sam Scovile's table III
Norwich \. y.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania are very conf
dent. When Hartrant was elected there were many
harsh things sad OF him. but he has made one OF
the most popular Governors that the Stite has had
for many years.
DR.. y +. sherman and Samuel Parker of Macon,
Mo, ie dead the street at Bevier, Friday, short
ly after having visited DR.. Shank's drug store. and
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the matter is 10 be made.
There is faii to be a man living in Wash
Ington county, \. Y, who in 1854 challenged a
steamboat Lake Cnanpain 10 a race with
him. lie padded his canoe. The challenge was
accepted and he beat the boat.
There are ln,imations that the President Will take
a very dec ied position Ia his message to Con.
gress with respect TO the nItion OF the Cuban
:
sources friendly 10 the Cuban insurgents.
sunday afternoon a carriage was precipitate,i
into the >chuylhill river opposite the Maunayunk
, Penn. The vehicle contained five persons, three
of whom, Henry Getler his mo Their and child were
drowned; James Miller and wife were rescued.
t Parson BrownIow was 40 years oil last mouth
He says the Lord has been mercful to him AMI
preserved him in the midst OF great dangers, in
prison and out of 1t, which he attributes In part
. to his never having voted the Democratic ticket.
John Mprri5sey has cpn:lulel t, accept that
, anti Tammany nomination for the stat, senate,
= AFTER all his e,!!fvlns scruples AMI coyness. He
doesn't for the OH e. but feels 1t his duty &c
, " aii in Overlooking selfish AMI prescribing
combination"
Mr.. Dawes IN tka> soot ppilt IN his speech
when he says 1t i no wonder that the Democrats
walt the people to stop looking past records ant
past recorl won't bear nu:h inspection and prom
ises cheap.
\ funeral was In pro sress at Brall the oihel
: day, when the corpse astonIshe,l the mou rnins
friends by askIn. to be turne on her side II was
rather an unreasonable request for the inmate of
/ coffin, ana she was taken out and is said 10 b
a " doing lnely." Funerals ought always TO b'
G postponed until the deceased is dead.-BostoI
: Glotf
4 Joseph schmidt AMI Charles .Jost, merchants o
Philadelphia, among others, have been male the
II victims Of huge sw!nile by Frederick Feote, Wit
gave them, Is alleged, worthless notes for slet
}, 900 worth OF goods. lie arrested an lodged il
4 jail; $4,000 worth OF the property SAID to hav
h been stolen found with his broth in law Il
New York.
IL In the L1v.cn =, Ms, SIperIoc Colrt, Friltv.
v Jeanette NJ. Col;on Of Lynn. for perjury. sen
q tencel to four years in the House of Correction
She borrowed chill of woman in Boston name,
Marga:etta Burns AMI brought a charge in the >l
: perior Court Tor ba>tarGlv. and subsequently o
I alultcry, asain, Francis Parton of Lynn Mass,
: man of property claiming the chill As her own
II The whole charge i a bl,ckmtil ling operation.
Tie igoIs ofthe gallery" viii be glad 10 lear
- that the new crop of peanuts will begin TO arriv
in tie course of a week or; ten days. Last yea
nearly 100 bu shells oflhe plebian nuts wer
u cons umcd III the United States. Boston seems
have hankeriLg after the African growth of pc.
m nuts. using about nine Tbs of the American in
49, ports OF that country. And this is the modcr
Athens! Lage quantities OF peanut oil. old III
l. der the seductive name of " olive oil ;, also find
e. It's way To our market.
II y sparta Glenn constable named Monroe IIu,
OF son, who attempted 10 arrest bosterous druuhe
t. fellow named jonathan Palgett, was forced !
..,fF .,.C.,,. yD,-
~ chap named Sewer lvans. and severely woundc
ut II. {. Lowely who came TO Padgetl's assistance
" and then fed the country 10 escape the vengeanC
20 of the dead mems numerous relations. The me
killed III the vicinity OF Sparta in personal encoun
ers average six months.
- The rhnoceros connected with Forepaugh
lc menagere, which deceased week ago in Ne,
IL York state, has been skinned and it'll the skel
ton Is to be set up for the state museum at A
bany. The skin was found to be from tire,
e quarters of an inch To an inch thick, and Idle
~ of its weight may be obtained from the fact that
y required l. strong men to lit the box coutanin
it. The skin will have to be reduced one-haf
- bulk. and VIII he put over manikin by the in
= proved French method, the old German methed G
y stufing with straw being found impracticabI
> The remains of the giraffe, which died few ,lay
y, after the rhinoceros, were also purchased for II
IS museum but when the museum authorities we,
Mt for it they found some vandal had been there b.
fore them and dug up and carried OF the remain
);
n The mysterious disappearance of NJ,
ii Lucius W. Pond of Worcester, Mass,
- in part explained by the discovery of g,
:, tensivc forgeries committed by him. TIL
= discovery creates great surprise anon,
, those who knew him. rs in the case 6
= Abraham Jackson of Boston; a man VIII
D; had the reputation of honesty and fai
n dealing. proves TO have been Il swindlcr.
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