Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-10
News and Gossip.


Blaine delegates, last Thursday
Gov. Richard Coke WAS elected United states
Senator nv the Texas Legislature May ),
Moodv and sankev have declined an invitation to
hold meetings in Montreal, on account of other en-
gagements
The road from Custer City to Fort Laramie is
strewn with wagons. their owners having peen
killed or captured by Indians
"What is your business. sir: ~ asked the count
in sharp voice. a csncholoGIst" " What's
that 2" said the Judge. opens CLANS
Extensive fires are raging in the mountains in
/ The northern part of Sussex county, \. j. large
amount OF valuable timber has been destroyed.
An English judge has decided that woman can
keep her wedding ring and wear it when she pleas
es but she cannot give it away without her hus-
bands consent.
A young woman in Somerset county, \. j., VINO
took chloroform before submitting to surgical
operation, two weeks ag', mas ever slhCc "oc"'
blind, deaf and dumb
! Counsel lor Or. Worms at Montreal expect the
English authorities will confer with the United
states to secure his return on the srouH III u uie
extradItOn was illegal.
a Upton (Ind H. man pressed 4 piece of ice to his
forehead while warm from overwork, one day last
! -
is rcgaining his sight
Alta shooting match at indianapolis, Saturday.
betw cen A. Ii. Eosardus of illinois, and William
! q. Gree of London. England. for the Champion
ship of the world, BoSarlus won.
/ The graduating class of TIlen Ladies seminary
! West Lebanon, y. H., thirteen IN number, have
voted to appear at their Sraluatlon, IN june IN
calico dresses. Sen Ible girls are they.
/ Frank Euttan. the young man accused OF the
murder of Sarah COnkn under circum9 stances
similar to the Miss Ball case, has been found
guilty and sentenced 10 Auburn prison Tor life
| Here Is the model verdict OF coroner'5 jury
" W. do believe, after due inquiries and according
to our best knowledge. that we do not know how,
when and where said infa mt came to It's death.
\ noted burglar in custody from Detroit to Bait
more on Tuesday jumped from train near Fer
mont, W. Va going at 40 miles an hour The de-
tectvc charge had the tram stopped and arrc>ted
him after desperate fight
MIS-. W llamson, of Jersey City, is to begin a
suit against Col. j. 4. Fay and his father. to re
cover tract valued at nearly Il oo0,0o0 IN Eliza
bah which she c aims under the " Ill OF Cavller
Jewett, filed IN Lonlon IN 1894.
The editor Of a heather paper in Bengal says IN
an article which Will pass for sort OF review OF
/
language with view to gam wisdom, there is hot
a DO ok more worthy of beng read than the Bl0le.'
| Dom Pedto Is a shreyyd and sensible ob,ci
He wonders why there are no statues OF pictures
! of Wcbestcr, Calhoun or Clay, and there are SO
many OF small, insignificant men IN. the public
places of Washington. Others have wondered
t before Ii IN.
The latest argument for TiLlen Is that lie has 10
/ IL aiaIn IN m
barrass his administration If it should turn out,
/ however. that no woman would have hun. how
many doubtful States - would that fact be likely
10 give HIM?
Everything is apparently quiet at the diaesen,
ONO coal mines. The strikers continue 10 hold out
against the reduction of wages and have gone 10
| their homes. Troops have been ordered - the
mining districts to public safety but no ont
| break Is Anticipated.
| The Philadelphia Inquirer strongly urges the
reduction of the prlce OF admission - the EAposi
ton from hity to twenty five cents the ground
that the present charge viii virtually lose the
doors against hundreds OF thou,an Is Of worAin--
men anj their families.
Point Tor investigating committees AL o.?)-
neuts of leading Fl e,dential canii aes gratuitous
ly offered 10y the Chicago Times, q" Two million
cubic wards of mud have been eNcavatei from the
bottom OF the Mississippi River at la Is jettes
and now available for us
The grave of Joseph Guioord, whom they had
such iuss about buryIns at Montreal, a io"
months ago, already looks neSlecte |: II Is depre>e
ed several inches, as though the earth had settled
after the exc Ivation hal been ii He'd IN, and no
head stone monument marks the spot.
A celebrated scientist Is going about telling thai
our much inferior to other great lights IL
The universe. AS If 1t were not enough for poor
down troiden man to know that has gas Is failure
he has 10 be tainted with the fact that even TIE
day light Is far from beng a hrstrate aitlcle.
Instead OF siN regular resting days" IN eacl
month recognized from time lmmemorIal, IL,
japanese government has substituted four, CORES
pondlns to the Christian sunday, and they have
also adopted the oil. New England custom OF en-
slderlus the latter r,rt oil saturday time fol
rest recreation.
rem Aabc duel Is reported ttom the neigh
boihrnd OF Iouf use. The cumD4Iint> We're Nv,
j5u,ra!l t. and both good >Eot> They met i.
cI-h, III nc mornIn- and after the usual rrcmLu
mares INC signal for lire given. E"t H.,
ducli-t> tel dead the spot each having receive
\ Dali III the rei5,n Of the heat. They Wee botl
married and leave large families.
NorSlrh bulletin says: Mr., Eucs len states Tx.
human nature has changed very ht}e in the la
three thousand years. but we do not rcmcmh0r an,
re- prl OF 4 Roman itor tryIn, Il AZ .ount Il
hi- wife for light deposit Of pc M pow Ter on IL
LEFT >hou Ter OF his tos, on the ground t!a he Ia,
been playing check rs IN a erI,t mill
, Comma lore Vanderbilt has ovcrreirhe him-c II
He contracted y large amount OF gram IN Liver
pool to be delivered by such a time am. then hr,.
M his compact with other trunk lines trans pos te
gram iron Chicago At Is cents per hun'lr,'
rou dds Now the steamship companies. known.
III ) nave Aln IA their poSer. have doubled .lIci
ra'c- i'r trans poIt alton from New York.
Santa lara county Gal justice decides tia
man carry IN an umbrella Is bound TO keep OF
OF The WAY OF people who haven't any. AMI award
, S2"' damages 10 4 man who hal his eve prctt
neatly rulned by another maA's st.ckln. the end ,
Ms umbrella into 1t As they were trying 10 pas
each Other, the umbrella bearer having hepcd brln
about the collision by turning out II the left
y black smith was summoned to a co mt
court as witness in a dispute between two OF hi
e "orkmcn. The judge. after bearing the estmon,
$ asked him why he did not advise them 10 settle a
e the cost had already amounted TO three times III
: disputed sum. He replied, told the fools ,
f settle; for SAID the clerk would take their coat
the lawyer their shirts, and If they got You
t honor's hands you'd skin en-
: Lord Maidstone, an English mob, WAS incl, Il.
other day. for tax! ing his dog to irstcass com
4 parncnt OF railroad car contary to rule an
f against the protest of a vicar who occupied II
t same compartment. The owner OF the dog WI
very nigh at the objection to his presence. said Ii
I was Lord Maidstone and his do. had always ira,
clcd with him and always should. The court cav
him the highest fine possible, $40 and costs.
e The Philadelphia Times says apropos of Snine
q LanIei' 5 Centennial ode that one Of the ba>s,.
the chou us thinks the street la Had concernIn
. street cars,
II Punch. brother, punch with care
q y three cent hole for Sin cent fare
. more expressive of American spirit and scntime
. than are Mr. Laniel's lofty musings on the w,
: tering OF long ago round about the moyeless base
my maj resths'place. Eut perhaps this bas
was actuated by malice
Mrs. Eliz tbeth Martin of Marhl,h.,,, Mo-,