Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-26
Cornell won the college races at Sarato.

NOinell won the college races ut SaratO
ga.
The Prince of Wales intend, to have his
study and smoking room at Sandringham
carpcted with the skins of tigers and other
ANIMALS which he shot in India.
A son of jeff Davis belongs to the Chick
asaw Guards Of Memphis, the company
which recently rendered its services to the
Government to fight the Sioux.
The Pittsburgh PD POST Oem) says
in Ohio is less than fifty thousand. This
much
The Cincinnati Light Guards arrived
at Philadelphia the 9th They left Gin
cinnati two months ago, and marched the
entire distance.
1t is reported that The President has de
cided to pardon Avery, the convicted wills
key thief. If SO he lets u guilty nun es-
cape.
a little boys father gave him two cents
One to spend for candy, the other to
give to the heather. He presently lost
one Of the cents. but consolcd himself with
the thouyht that the one which was lost
was the one which was to be given to the
heather. Hence the falling off OF contri-
buttons for the heather.
The House refused, Monday, by = vote
Of Is yeas against 6S nays, two-thrds
being necessary. to suspend the rules for
the passage Of Kclley's bill providing for
weight il2 10 grains, and making the
same legal tender
An Italian was killed by his roo. mate
in Boston last week The murderer was
N Italian also and escaping in the night
hid under the Lowell rail road draw
bridge where he remained nineteen
hours without :, thread ofclothing. He
was then discovered and arrested
1t is stated that Mr.. Bl,ine's general
health has improved considerably since be
reached Rye Beach, but the excessive heat
exercised retarding influence and pre-
vented his gaining strength rapidly a.
WAS hoped He is inclined to be less
careful about cxertion than his physician
woul,l desire.
james Cross, with party of five girls,
was boating on i lake near st. Joseph,
Mo. july 23d. when one of the girls. in
reaching for a water lily, ,ipl ed the boat
and the whole party, except Cross. Were
drowned. Their ages ranged from seven
to sixteen wears. They Were all Ger
mans.
The Republican Congressional Conven-
lion of The Third Ohio District last week
voted down proposed resolutions declaring
that " the Isl day of January. 1879, will
not be a practicable period for the rc,lem
ton of the | nitei States notes in coin
and that = persistent determination to en-
force the provisions Of the so-called Re
sumption Act is unvi>e and dangerous
and will result in great financial em5ar-
ra>smcnt, both pubic and private.
In his prp.r on "Oll King Cole" pub
li~ncd in the August GalurY. Richard
Grant White aims To show that Charles II
of England was the original Of the famous
patron of music wi>sail and tob ,cco de
>cribci in the ballad. H. holds that the
ballad was written in the time of Oh ,rlc.
H. that the King WAS nicknamed King
Cole. and that there are Other facts r,ttb
fishing the identity of Charles with that o
the merry old >oul' in the song.
"Brick" pomeroy issued the first edition
Of an anti Tillen Democratic afternoon
new>p paper in Chicago last Wednesday
under the name of the Grt Il ClnspaiJ,l
1t ann plncc, that it viii represent re
form will oppose the St. |. ,ui. c.nli
dates and Will insist on a repeal Of tn,
Re>unption &c, and on \ paper currency
The first edition names no candidate for
Presidency.
CoNGKE>S The senate has been cnCav
ed on the River and llarbor Appropriation
bill. which i a great Job that Mr. FL
mund~ has mad, a gallant fight against
Mr.. Black has nude his argument foi
Btlkutp, and III" Impeachment trial will
close this week The House i tinkeriny or
appropriation bills and dis clssiny p plitics
The democrats are lust ready with som,
of their inve>tiya CATION reports. that on tn,
navy ccn>urin- K phcs on.
II is said that Mr. Lamar has prepared
An elaborate speech on the political >itra
ton reviewing the present administration
and presenting what hr considers tn,
leading issue before the country. and tina
he will deliver il in the House Of Repre-
>tnt1;ivr> to-day or a> soon rs he has ar
opportunity Mr. Lamar is a very saga
clous man and 4 very moderate man to1
!, Southern Democrat. bat we are incline,
to ,hnk it would be better for his party i
h" would refrain from making his speech
Congressional >pccchmaAing for pulitic:.
effect i apt "a be unfortunate
TIE TuEkI>n REEEI1IoN. The revol,
of th, Scr,ians has assumed the form of :
we'll organized war and Herzegovina
Montenegro and Serv.. are now in arms
Several sever. battles have been Tough
between the Turks and StrvianS and TIT
former appear 10 have been generally sue
{, e>fll. The empcrorS III SalZbnrg agree,
that ''tI,r maintenance o: the policy of non
intervention was impossible. in view 0
HE blop'l>lrd." This would Indicate tn,
Germany and Austria are getting anAion
to bear 4 hand in the fight or nj least in
peaceful mediation.
BUSINESS INTEREST >-The largest IN,
brst-equipp"d lumber mill in New Eng
land has ll~t been built at McIndOcs Falls
bv X. r. Peabody X Co. 1t is y three
story and basement 5ONl;;j building. viii
1 piltto m extension for each floor of jnX
100 I hrcc hundred feet hcyon they hav,
built Il planning mill 3oNSp, put in 4 soil,
railway wharf IA mile long. with a loadin:
capacity of 80 ears at one time. The yar'
and mill grounds cover six acres. with
separate short lumber and clapbOard yard
TWO thousand feet distant, of three acres
All excepting the passage ways under
cover, this having separate and indepen