Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-11-07

of pretty treasury clork-a wilder
this time,
A whale taken to the London aquarium
, from Labrador, via New York, died j
three days from hard cold caught on th
voyage over.
Secretary Evans has asked for promr
action Us to the Paris exhibition, ant
Hewitt has urged it upon the Commits
personally,
Governor Van Zandt has clear idea c
the fitness of things. His Thanksgiving
proclamation consisted of seven lines
which Is about fair proportion for Rhod
Island.
1t has been discovered that contractor
at Indian agencies have been obtaining
double weight for cattle, and thus receiv
ing pay for millions of pounds of bee
more than delivered.
Secretary Thompson in answer to thu
House resolution of inquiry concerning hi
action regarding hours of labor in tn
navy yards, says the laborers work eigh
or ten hours day, at their discretion, re
ceiving pay accordingly,
A China paper states that during III
outbreak of cholera on board the Custom
cruiser Fei Hoo, one of the crew was saved
while in dying state, by the novel eXper
iment of placing him between the heated
boilers of that vessel. This eXlemporizeC
Turkish bath completely cured the patient
Canada claims TO have produced tin
the largest cheese on record. From thu
Ingersoll factory has been turned out ;
cheese weighing 1000 pounds. 1t was si1
feet len inches in diameter, three feet II
height and twenty-one feet n circumfer
ence. 1t required one milking of 1000
COWS, or thirty-fve tons of milk, to produce
1t.
Gen. Ord reports 10 Gen. Sheridan thai
during the last two moons-the full moon
being the time for raiding-there have
been no foravs by Lipn Indians upon The
Texan ranches below the mouth of Devil S
river Such period of immunity has
not occurred for years, and he believes il
is due to the fact that his instructions have
been enforced.
The Thanksgiving proclamation of Gov
Van Zandt of Rhode Island is perhaps
the shortest on record; Il appoint Thurs.
day. the Goth inst, us Thanksgiving day,
and request the people of this State to as
semble to their houses for public worship
and return thanks to God for His tender
mercies and loving kindness; and may
those who are blessed with abundance
give literally to the poor
Old and we'll established papers, with
constituencies representing the best classes
of society, are undoubtedly the most avail.
able, the cheapest, and the mostremunera-
tive avenues for advertising, The con-
stituency of u newspaper, the character.
the consuming quality the taste and varic-
ty of its readers, their respect for il and
tho fidelity with which they and their
families read it, are facts to be considered
quite as much rs the mere amount of cir.
culation. -SyringfeM Republican.
Mr.. Hayes literally carried Richmo nj
"by Storm" but it was rain of peace.
The feeling exhibited on both sides was
downright hearty and brotherly, but Will
liam Lloyd Garrison would doubtless have
been better satisfied if the citizens had
stoned the president and decorated u few
lamp-posts with negrOs. Reconciliation
is such horrible thing!--Baltjm0re G@-
zctic.
The palmetto has been considered one
of the most worthless trees Of Florida. \
gentleman from Volusih now comes for
ward with display of brushes, maltings
and ropes made from the inner bark, and
contempatos the building of II mandatory
at Volusia. The wild orange, also has
always been regarded us worthless fruit
and millions have rOttcd every year. Al
enterprising Yankee has engaged in man
ufacturing from them essences, syrups and
marmalades. He has met with considera-
bic success.
There is no need Of dime novels in Ne
vala, where there are real fights like that
between Redell and Mile, in ElIo. RedelI
called Mile out Of his tent and said, I'VE
may us well settle that matter now" They
used their fists awhile. Then Redell got
revolver from his tent, and Mile Dor.
rowed one from IL friend. Miles weapon
contained only one load, which he dis.
charged into Redell's body. Redell fired
rapidly but wildly, and ofseven shots only
one bit Mile. They struggled together
again. Mile threw Redell, and, hastily
procuring an axe, killed him on the spot.
NAsBY's PRAYER. Wat good wood 4
refUrmer be in world witch has no sin in
it? Wat good is Their in bein agitator,
when ther amt nothin' TO heller agm? FL
the yooserper had left hundred soier5 in
the South-ef he he'd left ten-ef he had
left one or the ghost Nv onc-ef he he'd pu
up bloo.kote in korn. field, it wood hey
bin enuif, but to send the entire eight hun.
bred off to fife Injins, wuz crooelty to me
and SIGH ez me, for witch | shell never for
give him. The idse NV Dimecratic Con.
venshuns bein obleegcd to indorse the acts
Nv Republican President! The i,lee oil
hevin nothin' to howl about!
The severe wounding of Senator Blaine's
daughter by bullet from II toy pistol /.
followed by another accident of similar
character which occurred at Scranton, P1.
A little boy got hold of some cartridges
that happened to fit the toy weapon, put
one in, and tried to fire it. Not having
strength enough in his thumb to cock it,
he placed the muzzle against his abdomen,
and pulled the hammer back with his hand
which slipped off, and the load was dis.
charged into his body, probably killing
him. Between the carelessness of parents
in allowing children the use Of such play
things, and the recklessnesS of children
themselves, it is rather Il wonder that any
children live to grow up.
Lucy Stones final verdict upon ColorA-
do: The majority of the men Of the state
made record to stay for all time, thai
while they had by law pat the right OF
suffrage into the hands of every male pnu'
per, idiot, lunatic. thief and felon, they
on that day denied the same legal right to
every woman in that state. They began
our second century as the tories Of the first
century did, by denying political rights,
and they will share the same historic dis,
credit. But the $500 who sought to es-
tablish "the consent of the governed y for
women are the signers of the new declara.
ton of Independence, whose historic cred
II 1il,p that of the si0ners of the old dec