Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-17

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States district attorney for New York in
place of George Bliss.
Gen. jacob Brown. victor with Scott AT
Lundy's Lane, who died in 1928, left wild.
ow who is still living at the age of nine
ty-two.
The democrats have got good case-in
spots; but they are really in danger of
spelling it by /" biting off more than they
can chaw."-Spring,feld Republican
The Free Press contains the sad an
nouncement of the removal of the wife
and two children. one and three years old.
of Mr.. Hawley r. Nash, OF Shelburn-his
entire family-swept away, last week, by
diphtheria.
james Redpath, clerk of the Senate in
vestigating committee 10 visit South Caro-
linz, has returned to Washington, and
makes statement regarding the wholesale
intimidation and fraud practiced by the
democrats at the late election.
The annual pew letting in Plymouth
Church, on Wednesday, realized something
over S4S 900 in premiums. Il falling off OF
$4,000 from last year. II. B Clahn took
the first choice at 5000 premium. T. w.
Park took pew at 1926 premium.
Among the plans for breaking roads
comes one from Connecticut, which is
practcpd there with success. Take pair
of cart wheels and fasten beneath good
sized evergreen tree, with all the limbs
attached. Then hitch on as many yoke
of oxen us can be obtained and then 90
ahead.
There continue to be differences of opin
ion among the democratic leaders how
this campaign for fair count shall he
managed The Ohio and Kentucky plan
Of massing 10000 to 100000 of the faith
full from the Northwest at Washington
when the time for counting comes, by way
OF showing the counters that the people in
the back towns are taking an interest in
the business, is said to he not approved by
Tilden and hewitt.
William II. Vanderbilt says he is going
to carry out the Commodore's will exact
| " according TO its provisions, and denies
any brotherly intention of increasing the
portions of his sisters. He admits that.
besides the home for disabled railr nd
men, his father left directions for many
ger, no received n legacy of $4,000 by
the will, is the widow of Gen. Gordon
Granger, and has been for some time
clerk in the quartermaster generals office
at Washington
Mr.. Blaine has declared himself upon
the political situation in letter which has
been received in Washington. lie denies
that he has ever said or done anything
which would war; ent anybody in forming
any Judgment us to what course he intends
to take on the presidential dispute. He
states that being II new Senator he does
not intend to speak on the subject at all
lie declares that he has seen nothing to
change his first impression that Hayes and
Wheeler are elected, and that being the
case. he does not see why any compromise
should be made.
The New York canal men have been
holding II convention to see how to save
their business from the competition of the
railroads. They took the ground substan-
tally, that the side canals, which are not
srlfsupporlng, must he abandoned, and
that the state must give up all expectation
OF revenue from the main canal, and thai
it he run hereafter pro bono public0. the
tolls only being large enough TO keep it in
repair. They also recommend the adop.
lion OF the Belgian towing system thro Oh
out the entire line, as likely to greatly de-
crease the cost operation.
A woman writes to New York paper
suggesting remedy for the peculiar ill,
and disadvantages which fall TO the LOT or
the female sex, and at the same lime so.
Luton of the whole question of woman snf-
fraUp. womun's rirhts and womnn's woes
II IS simple and easy, and would beyond
Goubt be eificacionS. 1t is merely to
smother lhe Slrl napleS, II would not be
50 crne' us war; OF u'Sease, OF poverty II
ln'SilU DC oohe III tepneTesI ply ana with
me gehIllst anu h,nue,' Oh intentions.
Mercy press Il so's PII'o" 'or TWO mlh"t
o" inc iiIIle it'o " 'Ntly S'rl otpy 'nat Is
porn ana lnc business Is zone IN Few
years Vlle NcAeu q''S''oiiS "ooiu oe sc'I'eu'
At about noon Friday large part of the
GLASS roof of the east side of the Cur house
at the Grand Central depot, in New York
CITY was crushed in by the weight of the
snow upon it. The thick GLASS fell with n
crash directly over the part of the depot in
which the trains come in. The distance
for which the class cave way WAS more
than one hundred feet. Fortunately. no
train WIS in ut the time: one was lust due,
and had it arrived and the passengers had
many persons would undoubtedly have
been killed and wounded. AS it was no
person was injured, Several car horses.
attached To the Fourth Avenue cars, which
were in the depot, were severely cnt by
falling glass. One Of them was lacerated
in terrible manner The roof of one of
the cars was crushed in.
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