Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-03

The top of the great dam at Gileppe
Belgium, is to be crowned with a colossal
ION cut from two hundred and three huge
blocks of stone. A man will be able r.
hide easily behind each claw.
Billy Kersands, a negro minstrel was
dragged and badly hurt in stopping Il run,
away horse in Petersburg, va, but he
says the Incidental advertising of his bus
mess is well worth the cost.
Wade Hampton's Louisville speech did
him great credit. He is rapidly coming tc
the front as the leader of the Young South
which is intent upon establishing genuine
friendly relations with the North
Orleans Times.
The Hon. Alexander II. Stephens has
mt upon the real reason of the strength OF
the Presidents position on the Southern
question He says the policy cannot fail
because 1t is based upon the fundamental
principles of the Republic itself.
The reception which the president is
receiving from the people of Kentucky
and Tennessee is conclusive of the estima-
ton in which his peace policy is held bv
the democratic South Nowhere throno6
the South will II president, who desires
to restore peace and prosperity, be more
cordially welcomed, regardless of PARTY
than IN perce-loving old North Carolina,
-RaIeigb (M c. News.
Governor Wade Hampton makes Jokes
as well as the president. At Nashville,
one day, Mr.. Hayes stood erect in the
carriage bowling to the shouting throne
and sIeadying himself by hand placed on
damrtons shoulder. In making gesture
he removed his hand, and, the horses start.
ing at the same moment, he was suddenly
thrown down in the carriage. INF.
President, said Hampton, quietly, "if Won
want to stand firm, you must lean on the
south" And the president laughed.
One of Kentucky's prodiges is thus de-
Scrloed ny news paper printed in Hendor-
son, IN that state There is white man
IN our city, Il sober, sensible gentleman.
now in his torty-second year, who has a
good common education. He never wrote
letter in his life, never owned a nostaoe
stamp, and never received but one letter
tie states that the letter received was never
read by him, but was deposited in his
pocket and packed around until worn ont
md he does not know till this dav the
lame Of the author"
The St. Louis Republican saws; :" Finn.
y .thlngs happen on the Iron Mountain
Eallroad us well us on other lines. For
Instance, letter came to President Allen
complaining Of certain passenger con.
luctor. The complainant declared that he
lad offered the offending conductor n
wenty-hve-cent box of --'s hest an
Ibillous pills in return for passage to
jarondolet, said passage being worth in
ON ten cents The complainant lhonoht
very hard, indeed, and altogether a
INuu' whGn genuine twenty five cent
OK OF ambitious pellets wouldn't balance
ten-cent railway fare. He wanted IN .
now what freedom was worth, and ,
mere was the American Eagle when snch
llh9s were allowed. The condue,or w,s ,
ct discharged. No pills wanted bv The ,
lot Springs route"
BLUNT BUT TRUE. - There is said IN he l
Dung man in the Missouri penitentiarv
hose parents at their death left him far.
me OF $4,000. There is where his M. g
'nls made fatal mistake. Iflhov had Il
ken the precaution to invest that sum in 5
small dog and shot him, and then had .
IMPLY left the young man iuck-plane or q
wood saw, with printed instructions how c
use It, the chances are that instead or n
'ing in the penitentiary. he would TODAY u
we been gradually but surely working0 IL
s way up to handsome competency ana p
honorable old age But ever since tho II
yss OF Adam and Eve, parents have tt
ado 1t point to toll and STRUGGLE oil p
cir lives in order to realize s1ffic;en, a
m OF money to purchase, when thew are q
ad and gone, their sons each tirst.clasS Il
rough ticket to the devil, and it is not (
UGH to be wondered at that SO MANY " u
cir sons, reared in vice and idlenesc a o f
, many OF them often are, have no high d
ambition than TO invest their inbsri
nee IN Just that sort of transportation,