Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-22

Richard Gibbs of New York, has been
appointed by the president and confirmed
by the Senate, Minister to Peru. He is a
brother-in-law to Tom Murphy.
Arrangements were completed for the
execution, Friday, in New York, of four
murderers, Weston. Ellis. Thompson and
Dolan, but another respite was granted to
Dolan, the Noe murderer, and only three
were hanged
The doctors are really quite hopeful now
that Charles O'Conor is going to get well.
His stomach seems to have recovered its
tone, and he can eat nourishing food quite
heartily, for the first time in nearly three
weeks.
The Congressional visit to Philadelphia
will result almost certainly in a grant of
the million and half that the. Centennial
managers ask. So much has already been
done by Pennsylvania, and especially by
Philadelphia, that there will be far less
hostility now to a national appropriation
than year ago.
According to the revised edition of the
American Cyclopadia, just published. five
States have provided by constitutional law
against sectarian instruction in their
schools. The States are South Carolina,
Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska and Nevada
The people of no State have ever voted
down the proposition.
General Babcock was to be arraigned at
ST. Louis on his Indictment. Saturday or
Monday; but his counsel have arranged
for his case to 60 over till the 18th of
January. and his trial will then speedily
follow those Of Mckee and Mcclure.
CUBA.- The insurgents not long since
captured Spanish gunboat on Llama Riv-
er and burned her hull. Her artillery,
arms and ammunition, stores, etc. which
were intended for Spanish forts. were
confiscated, and her crew captured. Sew
eral garrisons have since been abandoned.
DEATH FROM GRIEF.-Waldo Lang
maid, aged sixteen, brother of Josie Lang
maid of Pembroke, the victim of the
shocking tragedy for which l., Page is
now in Jail died Wednesday. from typhoid
fever induced by grief at the sad fate of
his sister. He had been seriously i'll for
some time, and had worried himself into
the fever
Senator Edmunds, Monday, introduced
a bill authorizing George p. Marsh. United
States minister to Italy. to accept pocket
chronometer from the republic of Switzcr-
land and a Mosaic table from the kingdom
of Italy, rendered him by those govern
menlS in recognition of his services rs az
bitrator in settling a disagreement between
them touching question of boundary.
MacDougal of New York, who voted no
on the anti-third-term resol ution, explains
his vote in this wise, upon being twitted
by leading Republican Senators and men,
bers: My constituents don't send me
here to elect President, and l consider
that Congress has as much to do with
electing a President as Methodist confer
ence.'
Boston has re-electad Mayor Cobb. to
the great satisfaction of her better class of
citizens. They were frightened by horde
of unwashed, who rallied to the sup
port of one H. j. Boardman Cobb is a
democrat and Boardman 4 republican. ana
the latter had the regular republican nom
nation. But most Of Boardman's votes
came from democrats, while Mayor Cobb
received at least two-thirds of the repub-
lean vote.
Supervisor Tuition Of the District of
Pennsylvania. New Jersey Maryland and
District of Columbia, has written Il letter
to President Grant, assuming the RESPONSE
bility Of urging the Executive to revoke
Secretary Bristows's order of January -,
1875, for 4 general transfer of Revenue
Supervisors. This is done in refutation of
Special Counsel Hendersons accusation
against Gen Babcock.
Cold weather seems to be the most cf-
fective means Of depressing crime yet dis
covered Last Friday night was so cold
in New York that there was not Il case of
grand or petit larceny, felony. manslaugh-
ter. murder, assault and battery or mis-
demeanor brought before the Tombs Police
Court Saturday morning. The occasion
was commcmorated by the presentation of
Il pair of white kid gloves to the presiding
judge.
New LOUISIANA JUDGE.-Mr. +. A.
Billings. whom President Grant has NOM
mated for jldgr of the United States court
IN Louisiana in place of Ju lge Durrell,is a
native of East Arlington, in Bennington
county, and was L student ut the Burr and
and Burton Seminary, at Manchester, in
1853 and 1889. lie has been a leading
lawyer in New Orleans for several wears,
and was mixed up with the political
troubles in that state.
FIHE.-Bridgeport Conn, was visited
by Il most destructive fire the 14th. in the
burning Of the extensive cabinet shops of
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine COM
pany The fire broke out ut six in the
evening, and the gale of wind that pre-
vailed threatened ut first the destruction of
the whole city, the fire department being
powcrlcss on account of an insufficient
supply of water. The buildings were of
brick. one three hundred and fifty and the
other two hundred feet long. The loss is
estimated ut half Il million; insurance
100000.
The lively struggle for that Virginia
scnatorship has resulted in the success of
John w. johnson. the present incumbent,
who was nominated by the democrats on
the 45th ballot.
The Dutch residency and fort at Menan-
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