Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-13

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to England, and James Russell
Lowell the mission to Austria.
Judge Wheeler goes to Canandaigua. n.
Y, next week, to hold a term of the U. s.
Court for Judge Wallace who is in
Europe.
The wife of DR.. George f. Woodbury.
of Methuen, Mass, gave birth to four
children Wednesday night. Three died
after living three hours.
"Mr. MacVeagh," says the St. Louis
" is not as accomplished a letter
writer as Ben Butler is. He absurdly en-
deavors to confine himself to facts.
Gov. Fairbanks has appointed Prof.
Of Burlington delegate from Yer
mont to the international Prison Congress
at Stockholm, Sweden, in August next.
A dispatch from London says Gen.
Grant intends to make a long stay in Scot
land after his return from the continent,
when Edinburgh and probably Glasgow
will present him with the freedom Of the
city.
The Pope netted. it is said, 81, 800. 900 in
gold from the Jubilee. This is in addition
to n large number of valuable presents.
What in this world will he do with it all?
No children or family to speak of, we be-
lieve. Although it does occur to us that
he has a large-sized parsonage to keep in
repairs.
Cinnamon in California are themselves
complaining of " Chinese cheap labor"
Coal mines in Amador County are worked
by Cinnamon from the interior Of China,
who speak a dialect that the rest of their
countrymen in California cannot under
stand, accept ten dollars a month wages
and board themselves.
Cable dispatches say the Turks lost 1000
men in attempting to force the Duga pass
and the M|ontcnegrins 700. The Moslelhs
in Bosnia are exasperated by continued
Turkish war contributions demanded.
The Russians attempted to cross the DAN
ube ut Rustchuk on Saturday as n flint to
develop the Turkish defense, amy by a
series of alarms to force the Yurks TO
keep n large number of troops along the
river so that concentration at 1.-THE real
point of crossing will be impossible.
There are various signs of the truth of
the reports from the West th9t the Van
derbilts and Jay Gould ARE getting
" cahoot," and combining their railroad in
terests as against the Pennsylvania Cen
trail and the Baltimore and Ohio. This
would represent New York in solid array
against its southern rivals, and now that
Gould is seeking respectable associations
and the public's forgiveness for past sins,
it would be q very shrewd thing for him
to do personally, as it is also II natural one
in itself as a practical business resort.
After describing the external aspects of
life in the Oneida community, and allud-
inc to the nameless peculiarities of the
system, q correspondent of the Newburgh
Journal says very truly that the system
that would eXterminate maternal love
that does away with old-fashioned mar
riaee-that p%ronounces parental, marital
or lilial love, as exclusive, selfish and TO
be rooted out,-that does away with the
idea of father, mother, husband and wife,
and child and home in their time-honored
and hallowed sense. is monstrous and abb
ho%rrent.'
The new line of railroad, which has
been purchased by L. Robinson Of New
port, to connect the southeastern counties
with Montreal, is rapidly approaching
completion and will make 4 direct route
from Boston to Montreal. 1t will be in
running order by the last of July, when
fast express trains will be put on, making
the running time between these cities some
hour and a half quicker than at present
The new line rum from West Farnham tc
ST. Lambert and Victoria Bridge. The
line will be known as the Montreal, Port
land and Boston Railroad (thlrty-twC
niles.
The times are hard. Business is very
dull. Thousands of men, strong, broad
shouldered, robust men, seek employment
in vain, and still emigration continues
Why men from the East will perist il
coming to this State for work is past m,
comprehension. My advice to those con
templating n visit to California in searcl
of employment is, stay at home there il
no work for you here. Pull a handcart
saw wood. do any kind of work at HON,
rather than come out here. Stay away
and welcome such an opportunitv. even i
Won are moi making YOUR Grub at home
car. Boston Journal.
In reply to the Delegation OF Ala0ain
republicans, who called at the Whit
House to inquire if northern men wer,
TO be turned u oil once IN tile soutnerl
states SIMPLY because iney were mortimer
lhen' lle lesiuen1 t'Pllo" az Nv 90 ~
but where he was satisfied northern mel
had gone sC9In Simply loT !ne purpose q
p'ooul'n5 5, oiieo rn 40 oV for CONFERENCE.-THE ri
nnhiicsns. Int where n northern man ba,
ilnntifed himself with the interests of tn,
nconle he believed in allowing him TO bol
his Gpficr if he performed the duties of i
efficiently,
The first annual meeting of the Ne,
England society of Friends held outside G
Newport, R, l., for 200 years, now bein.
held at Portland, Me-, is attended by lead
ing members of the society throughout tn
United States. Reports from the variou
delegates indicate that the society is in
hourishing condition. the interest anon
creased Of late, The society of Friend
numbers G0,000 members in the Unite
States, with 6G2 church ediices, $1,000
>, 600 in church property. and $500 Sunda
school scholars. There are 10000 men.
hers in Great Britain, and churches an
forcian missions in many of the Europea
States
Tup POpF His holiness continues (