Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-22

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The richest Jews in New York are tn
n metal dealers, Hendricks Brothers, whC
}. are worth, it is said, S5,000,000. Precious
metals they deal in.
e The Burlington HaWbeye is loudly
, praised for having delivered its daily edi-
ton on hand Car during the strike; but
it does not hand-car after such another ex
! perience.
Secretary Schnrz has appointed as trans.
lator of languages in the Interior Depart
ment Miss Irish, daughter of Col. Irish
of Nebraska. That position has always
hitherto been held by man.
Chas. Howard is the latest offering of
the horse thief fraternity. He stretched
) hemp near the Belle Fourche on the 28th,
Louis Curry James Hall and A. j. Allen,
were hung at Rapid City on the 10th ult.,
for the same offence Bismarck Tribune.
Sudden death of two able bodied Demo-
cratic rumors-Secretary Schurz has no
intention of resigning or fear of being re-
quested to resign, and the Indian Depart
ment investigation has not discovered evil
dence of dishonesty in eX-Secretary Del
amos management.
Postmaster General Key has filled his
difficult role of speechmaker to northern
audiences with such success as to suit all
hands pretty we'll till last week at Ben
nington, when he spoke about the "erring
southern brethren" and now he is catching
it among the fellows he used to fight with.
Mr.. Toombs's Constitutional Conven-
ton repudated the bonds issued by the
State of Georgia to pay for the building in
which the Convention held its sessions.
The Rev. Sydney Smith would have con-
sidered this IN attractive theme for brief
essay to supplement his "views" on
American credit.
The counterfeit eagle tested by the
Assayer was found to be of right weight,
but in fineness was six hundred and forty
seven instead of nine hundred. 1t was a
good imitation, but too thick, and probab-
ly there are quite number circulating.
An other counterfeit eagle of type metal,
washed with gold, is easily detected by its
| lightness.
The Bounding Banning of Cincinnati is
to take the stump for the Ohio Democrat
ic ticket. He is expected TO dwell on the
necessity for reform. Banning knows
how it is himself He was elected by the
activity of few sons of toll who are now
reposing in the penilentary for voting
something like fifty times apiece. Ban
ming should be allowed to make one
speech ut least to these faithful constituent
Mr.. Bryants admirers make a great
fuss because the grand old poet walks TO
his work every morning. Well, there is
nothing wonderful about that. We pre-
sumo Mr.. Bryant feels little too old to
90 whirling down to the office Of the
Post swinging by his hands from the tail
gate of grocery wagon.-R~rIington
HdaCbeye.
Had you any sinister motive in max
ing this assault?' the Judge asked rail
way engineer arrested for scalping yard
man with copper hammer. ANY
what?" queried the engineer. "Any
sinister motive, any malicious motive"
explained the Judge mo- hadn't moth
ing but n locomotive" was the reply
old 206." Then the case went to the
jury without argument.
A murderous assault was made upon
Eastman Arnold, in Lincoln, VT, Monday,
by James Moody. MIR. Arnold was at
work in a field when Moody came up, and
after some words about an old quarrel
drew knife and stabbed Arnold three
times, inhicting dangerous, but not fatal
injuries. The doctors think that he will
recover. Moody has not been arrested as
yet.
The recent reduction in the printing ex-
penses of the New York Tribune appears
to have been made under the leadership
of boss printer from St. Louis, who Offer
ed to make reduction of $500 week or
forfeit $4,000. 1t is understood he has
saved his forfeit money, besides winning a
place as managing printer,-for the reduc-
ed scale of prices has been successfully
maintained.
An elegant sword, gold mounted and
beautifully engraved, which was to be
given to the captain obtaining the great
est number of votes, was awarded to Capt
N. o. Wilcox of the Park Guards of Ben
nington. The contest was principally be-
tween Capt. Wilcox and Capt. John w.
Newton Of the Ransom Guards of St. AL
bans. The former obtained two hundred
majority in the excited friendly contest, in
which nearly the whole of the National
Guard of Vermont was engaged.
The English Parliament has been pro-
rogued till October, the government first
giving assurances that it would maintain
its neutral attitude on the eastern war.
There is more than ever the disposition on
the part of all the other powers of Europe
to keep clear of the contest, and since
Russia has formally assured them that
they will be taken into council when the
question of peace arises, they are holding
themselves in reserve for the highest inHu-
ence then.
There is not a library of any Importance
in California -none in San Francisco, a
city of 100000 inhabitants. And now
State Senator Rogers, who has been max
ing Il special study of the library question,
is making addresses in favor of free libra
ries, and proposes to intro luce bill at
the next session of the Legislature for the
establishment Of free libraries in cities
having, say, not less than 10000 inhab-
tants. The Bulletin suggests to the San
Francisco millionaries that here is good
chance for one of them to build himself a
monument. A good free library, too, it is
thought, might have civilzing effect on
the hoodlum.
There is already split in the working
mems party in Ohio. The state ticket,put
in nomination at Cincinnati n week ago
turns out not to have single practical
working-man on it, and the discovery has
caused so much dissatisfaction in the still
inchoate party that another convention is
called at Columbus September 10, which
is expected to take farmer for governor
candidate The Ohio voter certainly ought
to find variety enough in tickets this year,
what with republican, democratic, green
back, prohbitory and two working men,
already, and chances of lot more before
election day.
The credit for the invention of the
steamboat is now claimed for still another
man, Capt. Samuel Morey, of Vermont,
who, it is declared, had a small steamboat
on the Connecticut river in 1892, and