Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-19


of Louisville. died suddenly at Washing
ton, Saturday afternoon of congestion Of
the brain Mr.. Parsous was born ut Mid
dletown, Ky, Dee. II, 1912, and Wa> in
his 34th year at the time of his death.
Gov. Dix Of New York, in 4 letter ac-
cepting the charman>hip Of the National
Soldiers and Sailors Union, pronounces
unequvocally for Hayes and Wheeler. and
says that II mln cannot be elected presi-
dent who, during the war, wHs not active
ly and openly opposed to the adversarleS
Of the Union.
They were a gushing young couple, and
they were dong" The Chinese depart
ment. She was gazing curiousiy at the
almond-eyed natives and was tdmiring
the wonderful exhibits. DO you know"
asked he, " that the Chinese are over Goo0
years old "Why, no, returned She,
with aStoni>hment; 4" they don't look to be
over 80 DO they?'
The Ilor SEAsON-A mImbtr OF Con
gressluen went to Fortress Monroe on
Saturday and escaped the hottest day of
the season. the thermometer having stood
here al lu4 in the shade. Ihl, intensely
! warm weather prompts Il desire To close
the session bat it seems Impossible 10
either hasten the Brlknap trial or secure
the enactment of the appropriation bills
St. .John>jurv had a Centennial reli-
giouS service on Sunday. The exercises
were held in the l9r9c tent used by Beech
rr last summer at the Twin Mountain
House Az the religious denominations
in town united in i >rrl ice of thank, ,giv-
mo aud praise L. God for His signal
blessings to our uation daring the past
hundred vca.e. Nearly three thousand
people were present.
The | nited Stl,t, : .-n;ltc GA Saturday
extended for ten days longer the act recent
" passed providing temporarily for the
@ovcrnmcn; cNpcn>cs Further testimony
Wa, taken in the Bclkntp impeachment
,..i>e. and the bill providing for the COM
p!ction of the Washington n.ttionnl monu-
mcnt wa, referred to the appropriation
committee. The House discussed 1t CON
siderable lcnL,h the Indian question.
Custer hal none of those great vices
which are 50 common and 50 distressing
in the army. He never touched liquor II
any fnlln hr did not smoke or chew ol
gamble. In early life he had been addict
ed to SOM, ofthc>c habits, but WAS entirely
won from them by tine loving. purifying
influence Of III, devoted Wifi. lie was
man of great energy and remarkatle en-
duranrc and could outridc almost any mat
in his regiment.
The Chinese are master, Of !, proce-:
which, 50 far Il We know. l. not practl>e'
/ bv any other people. for covering pilates @
sheet lead with thin layers OF rolorr'
otla,, With these >hret> the domcs am
side, Of their temples are plated. givln.
= them 4 -in.ululv U>troH> and ~"rgrou
of ola
, cred le.ld are in the hands Of French gl:l~
manufacturers who hope to discover th
secret of the process.
1t i said that there ha~ never been
massacre of our troops 10y the Indian
that apllolrhr.l in extent the recent on
o1 Little Horn river. The Nodoc mas
-acre and ;hc ailtir at Fort Phil kearne
: in 1866 most nearly approached it. In tn
: latter two companies We're decOytd IRON
i he fort by a flint /, WAS in the day
l. the oN m4IIlr-loadine mu>lct>, wher i
! took a handful of ~oldirr> too long to lot
= and fire to successfully defend them~elvc
| agan,, Il clouI of redskins: and not on
escaped.
The Burlington Ere. Pres, says tn:
Cen. Clusters death VIII be received Wit
: c,rrci,, sorrow hv many Of the veteran
-
J. ln,,,n,lrr him and h,. rcpr:ltcdIy, whr
Y l.:,djnr = charge. pat himself at the hel
II Of the 1T Vermont. This hr did :" Otter
" when troo., OF his own state anu "lhtl
t, were at hand. that I'll" dlstlnrtlon peG"h
IL marhrd. Our boys "ppreri.t'1 II. h'
u loved and admired G-''r, ana ''l't "'l
never beaten BACK "Heh ne WIS III con-
m:,nd.
= After ,li.lraNolm4 To look :,i"al int
!, rhr second century, the New lorN TIN"
d concluor- that Of this We may be surf
II ,htt Il, the tremendous stimulation /
steam and electricity of the ener-ir~
Ln,iur., mon has not rendered honest
tiLIitv and nrlcnt industry less nccc>-:,r
50 no tutu,c change, can do So We IN.
in brrnne, relatively greater or less con
,,,,,.iI mamie. bit WI. cannot bv al
'',,....... .-,.,r. from those supreme DBL
ne ,;',, .r,in,.r.,l ,i,,u, which hlv, ou
Y, I,,I.,u ,I,. ,nut.,tinn, that history =