Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-26

A Montreal man went to California
twenty years ago, and never wrote back
to his wife. She deemed him dead and
married again, The second husband died,
and last spring she took third. Now
the first returns and claims her. She has
separated from the third but intends to
return to him if she can get n divorce
from the first.
Gambetta's speech at the dinner party
given by Emile de Girardin to Grant was
one of the best short addresses he has
ever made. 1t was filled with friendship
for America, but persisted, in the absurd
French manner, in regarding Grant rs a
very noble man because he had relinquish-
ed the presidency after he had once got
well settled in it. The French cannot un-
derstand popular sovereignty yet.
For several days past the Directors of the
Connecticut Valley, Passumpsic and South
eastern Railroads have been in session in
Boston, for the purpose of settling the
controversy which for two months has
been going on in reference to the business
and connections of those roads. The con-
ferences have been pleasant and harmoni-
GUS, but no definite conclusion was reach
ed and the meeting was adjourned for two
weeks.
From the northwestern AdUocdte: Rev.
S. Woolpert, of Wakefield, Kansas Con-
florence, started recently with II team for
Topeka. Ills non-amlval alarmed his
family and search was begun. The out
come was that n man named True had
travelled with Rev. Mr.. Woopert, had
murdered the latter, and sold his team for
n mere song. True, being pressed, CON
fessed the murder, revealed the place
where he had concealed the body, ard
gave up all the things he had not sold.
Tho colo of 1;orors to noirors &c Cor,i1-
don hy oll license laws hnt tho licensed
Jrinl, .vnndars f., I"ro.o extort innoro tho
law AVN and % ,ho oyil wi Of I ;syeniIo inioxica,ion
ossnmns alnrmino nrono, tions The West.
cgn P,,roi of Chir9aGro n in an article on this
erbiect says IF thot citv thnt its rnm.
sbops nro t1rning ont hnndrods of thous.
nnJp fnll aeInod drnnE"rds in onr tender
boys and girls tli@t "llle sIaCiSIlcS q, oi
crime among Ihe chlluren Oh 'nlS city di-
| IcClly lIdCtilDlC W lull 10 lJCIlCCllJ dppill-
ing :" 1t adds that "EleUeD hUDdred chil-
dren 0erc arrested on the South Side alone
for crimes for which rum was responsible
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Proeidont NcMahon has finally welded
to tho moderote Left. and formed = cabi.
not with which tho rennblicans are mainly
satisfied Thns thn Ionr struoole which
hnrnn with fine memorable 16th of Nav
Wien the Simon ministry was DISCHARGED
has ended The now ministry is MS fol.
lows DnGrre nrcsiJent of the counci
and minister of iuslice. DE Marcere. min