Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-28
ThE FREEMAN
MONTPELIER VT.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2S, 1877.

Resistance now, after an agreem Coun
nrbitrate, will be tenfod worse than it
would have been before; and, whatever
the final verdict of the Commission may
be, the party that cspouses resistance will
have to bear the brunt of the disaster that
will surely follow Chicago Tribune.
THE EMMA MINE.-E. j. Phelps, Esq,
opened the case of the defendants, in the
Emma Mine litigation in New York, on
Tuesday; continued his speech on Wcdnes-
day and expected to close on Thursday.
when the evidence for the defence would
be put in.
An inventor proposes vessel that will
not be affected by waves at sea. A hollow
body is to be submerged several yards be-
low the surface Of the water; and above
the surface, supported by strong posts,
is to be the part of the vessel for passen-
gers. The propelling machinery is TO be
in the submerged portiom
There has been great slaughter of cat
tie in Nevada by railroad trains this win
ter The snow has been so deep that the
animals have sought the tracks for COM
Portable standing places, and upon the APP
proach of II train, after making frantic ef-
forts to scale the banks of snow lining the
track, have been crushed in large num-
bers.
There are any number of rumors flying
about here as to the motives Of Senators
Conkling and Edmunds. 1t seems impos-
sible for some creatures to imagine that n
pablo man can do his duty without being
goaded up to it by personal piques or
bribed by personal ambition and its lures.
Washington paper.
The Rev. Dr. Murray, of Boston, was
asked by n Sunday School boy what the
chariots of biblical times were like. He
replied: "Thoy were good deal like
horse cars in one respect, at least: Who
ever rode in them had to ride standing
We have enlarged the chariots in our day,
but the chief characteristic is still kept
They had other resemblanccs. They had
no springs. They often got off the track !;
ard the men who were inside had straps
to hold on to, to keep them from humping
out. And they had to hold on, TOO"
The newspapers of the West, even to the
Pacific coast are writing obituaries of the
grasshopper. The mild weather that had
prevailed on the coast and extended to the
grasshopper States east Of the Rocky
mountains, had brought life to the myriads
of eggs deposited in the soil. A cold
wave swept over them and it is believed
cut off the offspring, If this proves true
the winter will have brought an inestima-
BILE blessing to the whole country. The
Ia ~,
piled, can do more to relieve mankind of
insects plaques, than all the ingenuity of
man. We fear, however, that we shall
hear good deal about the potato bug in
Vermont next summer.
The assassination OF Gov. Packard of
Louisiana was attempted Thursday by w.
II. Weldon, Il young man who visited him
in his Office under the pretence Of being Il
newspaper correspondent. Fortunately
the pistol was struck down by the Govern
or, who was injured only slightly in the
knee. 1t is claimed by Republicans that
Weldon acted rs the agent Of an organiza-
tion; by the Democrats that he is insane.
Packard Immediately dealt the man u
blow with his fist, striking him between
the eyes, and knocking him down. Several
persons in the room drew pistols and fired
wounding the would-be assassin seriously,
but not fatally.
A scene of intense excitement followed.
Weldon was kept II close prisoner. Pack
ard was conveyed to his private apartment
on the second floor of the capitol, where
his wound was found to be not of serious
character but light prove so if not care
c,,ll :. e.,
several days.
TIE CHRISTOPHER OF 1977-Respect-
ing the next seasons grasshopper, the Sa.
line (Kan.) JoWrnal has this to say:
Reports from all parts of the State are tc
The effect that nearly all of the eggs de-
posted by grasshopperS were Matched dur.
ing the recent warm weather, and that the
storms and cold weather since then have
been the means of destroying the young
hoppcrs. The reports are so well substan
tiated as tD leave little doubt that We will
be relieved Of much of the trouble antici
pated from these pests next spring. We
have talked with men from all parts ol
Saline and from adjoining counties. who
assured us that they had personally investi
gated the condition of the egg deposits il
their localities, and they had found that il
most cases the eyes, backs, and legs o
young grasshoppers had formed, but life
was apparently extinct. The indications
are that this section will be comparatively
free of the hoppers in the spring
Al other writer thinks that the lrairies
should not be burned over until the young
grasshoppers are hatched out next spring
then, if the old dry grass is set on fire
millions of these pests will be destroyed
If particular day WAS FAMED for thi.
wholesale destruction, and all the farmer:
in the regions named would observe it n
Grasshopper Day. much good might
follow in the way of ridding the eountr,
of grasshoppers.
Mrs. Van Colt, the noted revivalist, i
only forty-seven years Of age and is said t.
retain much of The vigor and enthusiasm
that must have characterized her youth
1t is evident from her personal appearance
that she is not believer in fasting, OF els
that sort Of penalty is productive of grea
bulk, for the Widows plumpneSs suggest
aweight Of 250 pounds. 1t is never Ill
lowed, however, to seem cumbrous, for n
slyph could glide across the platform witt
more ease and grace than does this clcri
cal giant in the ministrations of her saint
calling. Her face is large, full and rosy
lit up with large gray eyes. The forchea
is broad and high, surmounted with puff
of chestnut hair, which add immensely t
the widows attractions. Although blacl
is the chosen color of Mrs. Van Colts at
tire, her dress is of the heaviest silk, mad
with Il court train and devoid of 1lounces
but though fashionably cut there are n
elaborate trimmings in the way of pleto
and fringes. A neat boot peeps from be
meath the skirt as the lady moves to an
fro on the platform. Her hands are plum
and white, as becomes Il lady of sue
GnlbOnpOjm. In fact, Mrs Van CotL is
woman of taste and refinement: for, dis
carding the conventional cuff, her wrist
are encrcled with pleatings of soft lace
She, however, retains the linen collar 70
her neck, which is fastened with iC
brooch, in harmony with the simplicity c
her dress. Being II woman of simplict
and sensbiliiy she delights in sweet pei
fumes, rightly thinking that true religio
is not found in asceticism. Therefore sl
gralilies her senses with essence of viole
and so plentiful is her supply that Will
she exhorts sinners to repentance and trie
to show them the narrow but shiny pat
to salvation, she sheds abroad the so